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European history, Dinosaurs
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The text tells the story of the bitter feud between Gideon Mantell, who uncovered giant bones in a Sussex quarry…
and became obsessed with the ancient past and Richard Owen, patronised by royalty, the Prime Minister and the aristocracy, who scooped the credit for the discovery of the dinosaurs. Their struggle was to create a new science that would change man's perception of his place in the universe. 2000.
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Dinosaurs
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Science historian draws on recent, revolutionary discoveries to present a new picture of dinosaurs and their world. Takes exception to…
the long-held myth that these beasts were sluggish, small brained, giant lizards. 1976.
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Hobbies and crafts, Home and garden
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A guide to building a well designed perennial flower garden that will bloom from spring until fall, and provide an everchanging variety of colour. 1987.
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Hobbies and crafts, Home and garden
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Shows how to overcome the Canadian climate and produce a bountiful garden of vegetables and herbs. Discusses soil preparation and seed selection. 1982.
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Canadian non-fiction, Science and technology, Dinosaurs
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In 1985, a party of Canadian and Chinese scientists embarked on a five-year treasure hunt in China's Gobi Desert, the…
badlands of Alberta and Canada's Arctic. They hoped to answer questions about dinosaur behaviour, migration, and evolution. 1993.
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Health and medicine, Hobbies and crafts
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A comprehensive guide to massage techniques with clear step-by-step instructions, written and demonstrated by a leading international expert on massage.…
"Clare's massage course is a sensuous sun-filled treat. And the bonus is that afterwards you have a terrific, much-appreciated skill". 1988.
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Hobbies and crafts
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Features lots of great projects using cardboard boxes, designed for indoor or outdoor play. Chapters discuss where to find boxes…
of different sizes, what a basic tool kit consists of, how to use paint and glitter, when adult help is needed, and the time involved in constructing the creations. Clearly labeled and illustrated steps, lists of supplies, handy tips, suggested variations, and "Reality Check" fact boxes are found throughout. The authors - a father and his two sons - deliver plenty of humour along with the instructions. Grades 3-6. 2006.
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Canadian non-fiction, Science and technology, Dinosaurs
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Wayne Grady, the science editor of Equinox, and Phil Currie, a Canadian palaeontologist, travel to Patagonia, China, and the Alberta…
Badlands. Living in tents, experiencing rain, mud, windstorms, disagreements, and the ultimate glimpse of bone, they try to find conclusive evidence in an ongoing debate: did dinosaurs go extinct, or evolve into birds of the modern world? 2000.
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Science and technology, Archaeology, Dinosaurs
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A geologist recalls the first scientific proposals of the theory that a large asteroid or comet had collided with Earth…
sixty-five million years ago, causing the extinction of the dinosaurs. Describes the vehement debate that followed, the accumulation of evidence, and the discovery of a crater beneath the Yucatan peninsula that appears to substantiate the impact claim. c1997.
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Science and technology, Dinosaurs
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Lessem explains that the "biggest" dinosaurs weighed the most. They were plant-eating dinosaurs,the sauropods. He details how dinosaur bones have…
been discovered and what scientists have learned from them. He concludes with a description of the Argentinosaurus, officially named in 1993, which may prove to be the biggest dinosaur ever. Grades 3-6. c1997.
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Business and economics, Canadian non-fiction, Hobbies and crafts
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The author provides information about how to start up and run a successful home-based business. It emphasizes three main aspects of business: marketing, administration and finance. 1997.
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Hobbies and crafts
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This is a guide to creative knitting, including step-by-step techniques, personal tips and over 20 inspiring projects by Debbie Bliss,…
successful knitwear designer and author of numerous best selling books. Colour knitting, embroidery on knitting and index are omitted from the recording. 2001.
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Hobbies and crafts, Science and technology
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Explains how to start a rock collection and how to recognize igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks. Grades K-3 and older readers. 1984. (Let's-read-and-find-out science book)
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Careers and job hunting, Hobbies and crafts
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Includes nearly 100 sample resumes in a variety of eye-catching formats, and 20 cover letters. Explains how to create a…
concise and stylish resume using worksheets, and how to format and submit them electronically. 2006.
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Hobbies and crafts, Home and garden
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This book is packed with DIY techniques and technology. It gives hundreds of ideas for the home, to fire your…
imagination and show you how with step by step descriptions. 1995. If you request this book on CD it will be on 2 or more CDs. You must play the first CD to the end before playing the next CD.
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Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction), Science and technology, Dinosaurs
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Ce livre a été préparé par un garçon passionné des dinosaures qui a voulu partager avec les autres enfants de…
son âge les informations qu'il a rassemblées sur ces grands disparus. De quelle couleur étaient les dinosaures? Marchaient-ils à quatre pattes? Comment pouvaient-ils courir avec un tel poids? Que mangeaient-ils? Comment se défendaient-ils? Est-ce vrai que les oiseaux sont les descendants des dinosaures? Où peut-on voir des squelettes de dinosaures? Le Petit guide des dinosaures répond à ces questions et à bien d'autres. Il constitue un excellent résumé des connaissances actuelles sur les dinosaures. Années 2-4. 2015.
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Hobbies and crafts
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Sixty fragrant bath and body recipes that can be made at home. Arranged by aroma, each section provides recipes for…
massage melts, soaps and bath bombes. The recipes use only natural ingredients and simple step-by-step instructions are provided. 2003.
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Hobbies and crafts
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Explore the world of make-believe with fun and easy-to-make props and costumes. Create a life-size igloo out of milk jugs…
or put on a puppet show in your very own lighted box stage! This book offers storybook play, games, cooking, mini-plays, dress-up costumes, puppet ideas, and more! Grades 3-6 and older readers. 1999.
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Dinosaurs
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L'auteur, spécialiste de la paléontologie, a rassemblé ici sa conception de l'histoire de l'homme, une science neuve qui n'en finit…
plus de réviser ses éphémères certitudes. Une esquisse d'autobiographie, un portrait de la fameuse Lucy, certes pas la plus vieille femme du monde, mais "le squellette le moins incomplet de la préhistoire."
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Science and technology, Dinosaurs
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Repérer un terrain fossilifère ? Distinguer du premier coup d'œil un théropode d'un marginocéphale ? Facile... Os, œufs, becs, cornes…
et petits bobos, vous n'ignorerez presque plus rien des mastodontes de l'ère secondaire. Pour les lecteurs d’école secondaire. 1997.