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Author
Series
Masters of Rome volume 6
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
"Swearing to bring him down, Caesar's enemies masquerade as friends and loyal supporters while they plot to destroy him"--Inside front cover.
Author
Publisher
Annick Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
From the time people first rode horses more than 5,000 years ago, these amazing creatures have changed the way humans live, travel, fight, work, and play. In her captivating storytelling style, Elizabeth MacLeod brings to life six of the most exciting horses that have influenced the course of civilization.
385) The art of Bone
Author
Series
Publisher
Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
Showcases artwork from the comic book "Bone" that encompasses everything from pencil roughs to original pages and finished covers that span the life of the comic, from the artist's first sketches in fourth grade to the last issue published in 2004.
386) Wildlife
Publisher
Playaway View
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Visit some of the world's most exotic and interesting animals in this Wildlife series. Featuring far-out creatures like the Sloth, Ocelot and Iceland Puffin, scary crocodiles and mysterious Gila Monsters, and beautiful Monarch Butterflies, this series is sure to show children the variety of animals that call Earth home.
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"Learn how wild mustangs were first introduced to America and how they still roam free today. On the North American plains, wild mustangs have roamed for generations ... shaping human history and struggling to survive it. For the Spanish, they were a tool of conquest. For Native Americans, they brought on a new way of life where horsemanship and horse-trading were central. And for the entire world, wild mustangs became a renowned wonder of the American...
Author
Publisher
Anchor Books
Pub. Date
1996
Language
English
Description
On the sparkling morning of June 25, 1876, 611 men of the United States 7th Cavalry rode toward the banks of the Little Bighorn in the Montana Territory, where 3,000 Indians stood waiting for battle. The lives of two great warriors would soon be forever linked throughout history: Crazy Horse, leader of the Oglala Sioux, and General George Armstrong Custer. Both were men of aggression and supreme courage. Both became leaders in their societies at very...
389) Maestoso Petra
Author
Series
Horse diaries volume 4
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
©2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Maestoso Petra, a Lipizzaner stallion, trains to perform in the Spanish Riding School and is hidden away during the German occupation of Austria in World War II. Includes facts about Lipizzaner horses and the world-famous Spanish Riding School.
Author
Series
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2013, ©2011
Language
English
Description
AD 664. Sister Fidelma finds herself in the seaport of Genua, en route from Rome back to her native Cashel. Her old teacher, Brother Ruadan, lies dying in the abbey of Bobium, an isolated abbey in a disturbed country where even the Christians are in bloody conflict with one another and the worship of the pagan gods often prevails. Fidelma is determined to see Brother Ruadan before he dies. But from the moment she enters the beautiful valley of Trebbia,...
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Pub. Date
[1988], ©1976
Language
English
Description
Arrested at Fort Robinson on September 5, 1877, Crazy Horse was fatally wounded by a bayonet in a scuffle that was reported differently by every observer. In this book the killing of Crazy Horse is viewed from three widely different perspectives. - Publisher.
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"Cocoanuts"; Groucho as a hotel owner, Harpo and Chico as con men. "Animal crackers"; Loosely centers around a painting stolen during a house party. "Monkey business"; Running from the authorities the Marx Brothers stowaway on a luxury liner where they encounter and become bodyguards for rival gangsters. "Horsefeathers"; Professor Quincy Wagstaff has just been installed as the new president of Huxley College."Duck soup"; To rescue the small country...
Author
Series
Sir Robert Carey mysteries volume 1
Publisher
Poisoned Pen Press
Pub. Date
[2017], ©1994
Language
English
Description
Carlisle in 1592 is one of the most dangerous parts of Queen Elizabeth's kingdom, where the law of the Scots gives way to the law of the English, often leaving gaps where there is no law at all. Sir Robert Carey, the new deputy warden of the West March, must solve a murder and avert a minor civil war.
395) Dance, dance, dance!
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Horse and Buggy are best friends, but Horse likes to dance and Buggy doesn't--until Horse shows him how to get down!"--
Author
Publisher
Stewart, Tabori & Chang
Pub. Date
©2010
Language
English
Description
Long shots and closers. Secretariat, War Admiral, Citation, and Seattle Slew. The astonishing ride of Mine That Bird. The lovable spirit of Smarty Jones. Trainers and owners. A sea of spectacular hats. A classic mint julep in a silver cup. The break from the gate. Photo finishes. Holding the winning ticket. These are only a few of the things that make the Kentucky Derby the most exciting two minutes in sports. The Kentucky Derby offers a compendium...
398) Black Cloud
Author
Series
Horse diaries volume 8
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
©2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Despite the dangers, Black Cloud enjoys his life as a wild mustang colt in 1951 Nevada but when humans round up and slaughter his herd, he is rescued by a talkative girl named Annie who gives him a safe and comfortable life, lacking nothing but freedom.
399) Train your young horse with Richard Maxwell: a complete equine education from foal to full grown
Author
Publisher
David & Charles
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
An illustrated guide to training a foal that covers planning, preparation, repetition, reading a horse's behaviors, equipment, imprinting, halter training, leading, weaning, desensitization, and other related topics.
Author
Publisher
Carroll & Graf Publishers
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
In this book Kenneth Ackerman re-creates an American political landscape where fierce battles for power unfolded against a chivalrous code of honor in a country struggling to emerge from the long shadow of recent war. He casts familiar Civil War figures like Ulysses S. Grant and Winfield Scott Hancock in unfamiliar roles as politicos alongside feuding machine bosses like senators Roscoe Conkling and James G. Blaine and backroom string-puller Chester...
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