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Simon Stålenhag's Tales from the Loop is a wildly successful crowd-funded project that takes viewers on a surprising sci-fi journey through various country and city landscapes--from small towns in Sweden and the deserts of Nevada to the bitter chill of Siberia--where children explore and engage with abandoned robots, vehicles, and machinery large and small, while dinosaurs and other creatures wander our roads and fields. Stålenhag's paintings and...
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Fox Chapel Publishing
Pub. Date
[2013]
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English
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"Your mission is to invent, build and control wild and wacky toys! Are you up for the challenge? This madcap follow-up to Zany Wooden Toys that Whiz, Spin, Pop, and Fly is sure to thrill the ten-year-old creator in your life. Zany Wooden Toys Reloaded! is packed with author Bob Gilsdorf's best and most creative projects. Disarm spy robots, launch flying discs, throw cards magically across the room--each of these imaginative woodworking projects ranks...
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Publisher
Robot Dinosaur Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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"Final girls who take care of each other. Dead boys still breathing. Ghosts who whisper secrets you can never share. Angels beyond the grave, yet not of heaven. Wolves who wear human skins. Featuring ten contemporary dark fantasy and horror stories, You Fed Us To the Roses is a visceral, triumphant collection by Carlie St. George that you won't want to miss. Stop by for the murder...and stick around for the feels."--
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English
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"Our predictions of the future are a wild fantasy, inextricably linked to our present hopes and fears, biases and ignorance. Whether they be the outlandish leaps predicted in the 1920s, like multi-purpose utility belts with climate control capabilities and planes the size of luxury cruise ships, or the forecasts of the '60s, which didn't anticipate the sexual revolution or women's liberation, the path to the present is littered with failed predictions...
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Simon & Schuster Canada
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"A fascinating look at the cutting-edge science and technologies that are on the cusp of changing everything from where we'll live, how we'll look, and who we'll be, by the popular science broadcaster and bestselling author Jay Ingram. Where will we live? How will we get around? What will we look like? These are just some of the questions bestselling author and popular science broadcaster Jay Ingram answers in this exciting examination of the science...
86) Wild blue yonder
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Series
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BBC Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
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"A ship at the edge of space. A robot with a secret. A sinister presence. The Doctor and Donna are trapped on board a mysterious spacecraft. Fate of the crew: unknown. Fate of the universe if what's on board gets out: terminal."--
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DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Explore spectacular visual timelines that tell the story of science, from fossils to quantum physics, and discover exactly how science has changed the worldd--one discovery at a time. Timelines of Science takes you on an astonishing journey through history, showing how dedication, disasters, and eureka moments have brought us antibiotics, electricity, space exploration, and so much more! Packed with fascinating facts, amazing images, and some seriously...
88) Monster knits for little monsters: 20 super-cute animal-themed hat, mitten, and bootie sets to knit
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Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
2013.
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English
Description
"An adorable collection of animal-themed hat and mitten sets for babies and toddlers from ages six months to three years, that kids will love and adults can't help but fawn over. These cute coverall hats keep your child's head, ears, and neck warm and toasty, and have a practical pullover design so that they can't tug it off easily. Also included are designs for matching mitten "paws," socks, and scarves. Featuring bears, owls, frogs, foxes, sharks,...
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20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
Bring home the timeless journey of Irwin Allen's Lost in Space! Follow the heart-racing, cliff-hanging adventures of Prof. John Robinson and his family aboard the Jupiter 2, along with Robot B9 and the delightfully devious Dr. Zachary Smith. This massive 17-disc set contains all 83 episodes fully remastered. It's out-of-this-world fun for everyone!
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Plume, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2015]
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English
Description
"A bear flies through space. A hamster suffers a breakdown. Elsewhere, a garden snake is arrested by animal control and jailed for home invasion, while a child marvels at the wonder of nature as worms emerge from the ground and begin looking for vodka (as they always have). These are common occurrences in the world of Reza Farazmand's wildly popular Web comic, Poorly Drawn Lines. Traveling from deep space to alternate realities to the bottom of the...
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Letters of note volume 1
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"This collection of 125 letters offers a never-before-seen glimpse of the events and people of history--the brightest and the best, the most notorious, and the endearingly everyday. Letters are not ordered chronologically or thematically, but are artfully arranged for a discovery-rich reading experience. Each entry includes a transcript of the letter; a short contextual introduction; and, in 100 cases, a facsimile of the letter itself"--
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Publisher
Night Shade Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"The best science fiction scrutinizes our culture and politics, examines the limits of the human condition, and zooms across galaxies at faster-than-light speeds, moving from the very near future to the far-flung worlds of tomorrow in the space of a single sentence. Clarke, publisher and editor-in-chief of the acclaimed and award-winning magazine Clarkesworld, has selected the short science fiction (and only science fiction) best representing the...
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Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
Description
"The mystery of the giant brother-stealing robot may have been solved, but a new set of troubles for Molly and her friends has just begun. Strange things are happening once again in Far Flung Falls. Where have all the pets gone? And who--or what--is behind the disappearances? Naturally, everyone is looking to Molly for answers. Only this time, she's as clueless as anybody else. What's more, between dad's new girlfriend, fifth grade homework, and her...
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Subterranean Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
The Best of Uncanny features some of the uncanniest stories and poetry in Science Fiction/Fantasy today, by its current leading voices. Immerse yourself in 44 original science fiction and fantasy stories and poems from the first 22 issues of Uncanny Magazine.
98) Rad recycled art
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Series
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Hungry Tomato
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Turn everyday waste into a work of art! Design a futuristic cardboard building, make funky chicken bookends, and construct a robot from nuts. Readers will learn how to think outside of the box and create while recycling"--
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Publisher
Findaway World, LLC
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Children will strengthen problem solving and critical thinking skills while exploring the animal kingdom and developing creativity through color, music and sound exploration! All apps in this SuperPack have won industry awards including Academics' Choice Smart Book Award Winner, Children's Technology Review: Editor's Choice, and Parent and Teacher Choice Award Winner. This SuperPack contains 2X as many apps as the standard Launchpad!"
It's time...
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Publisher
Touchstone Book
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
"Through the fascinating stories of thirty English words used and understood in nearly all corners of the globe, The English Is Coming! takes readers on an eye-opening journey across culture and commerce, war and peace, and time and space. These mini-histories shed new light on everyday words: the strange turns of fate by which their meanings evolved and their new roles as the building blocks of the first language ever to forge a global community....
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