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"Heir to a fortune, Marguerite is destined for a life of prosperity and gentility. Then she is orphaned, and her guardian--an enigmatic and volatile man--spends her inheritance and insists she accompany him on an expedition to New France. Isolated and afraid, Marguerite befriends her guardian's servant and the two develop an intense attraction. But when their relationship is discovered, they are brutally punished and abandoned on a small island with...

That thing is growing again. We must destroy it. The time to act is now...With these words begins Gideon Crew's latest, most dangerous, most high-stakes assignment yet. Failure will mean nothing short of the end of humankind on earth. Five years ago, the mysterious and inscrutable head of Effective Engineering Solutions, Eli Glinn, led a mission to recover a gigantic meteorite--the largest ever discovered--from a remote island off the coast of South...

"Simple text and full-color photography introduce beginning readers to the Arctic Ocean. Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through third grade"-- Provided by publisher.

Our Five Oceans explores the unique qualities, uses, and living organisms of the worlds oceans. Each title examines a featured oceans natural resources, climate, history of exploration, and much more. This dynamic new series invites readers to think critically about the issues that threaten the oceans, while inspiring a passion for oceanography.

Our Five Oceans explores the unique qualities, uses, and living organisms of the worlds oceans. Each title examines a featured oceans natural resources, climate, history of exploration, and much more. This dynamic new series invites readers to think critically about the issues that threaten the oceans, while inspiring a passion for oceanography.

Our Five Oceans explores the unique qualities, uses, and living organisms of the worlds oceans. Each title examines a featured oceans natural resources, climate, history of exploration, and much more. This dynamic new series invites readers to think critically about the issues that threaten the oceans, while inspiring a passion for oceanography.

"The story of how British polar explorer Felicity Aston gathered a team of ten women from across Europe and the Middle East to ski over the frozen Arctic Ocean to the North Pole"-- Provided by publisher.

When a chain of dangerous earthquakes, triggered by deep-sea gold and silver mining, threatens the coast, Benji Franklin, kid zillionaire genius, is the only one who can think up a solution to stop the quakes from happening.

"In this book, early fluent readers will learn about famous shipwrecks in the Pacific Ocean, including SS Pacific, Peter Iredale, and USS Arizona. Learn about the final voyages of the ships and when they were discovered. Real-life photographs and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn more about the history behind each shipwreck. A Take a Look! infographic offers more information about the many shipwrecks in the Graveyard of...

In the early 1950s, an eleven-year-old boy in Colombo boards a ship bound for England. At mealtimes he is seated at the "cat's table"--as far from the Captain's Table as can be--with a ragtag group of "insignificant" adults and two other boys, Cassius and Ramadhin. As the ship makes its way across the Indian Ocean, through the Suez Canal, into the Mediterranean, the boys tumble from one adventure to another, bursting all over the place like freed...