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| Book DescriptionIn these new, small format touch & feel books, Spot is ready for a full day's worth of fun in four different locales-the farm, the beach, the garden, and finally playing at home Along the анссфway, simple words on every page describe the things Spot sees and the toys he plays with Every page has an interactive touchy-feely-from a gritty sandcastle at the beach, to a fluffy sheep on the farm, to a smooth, shiny birdbath in the garden So kids get to experienаяшхуce every bit of fun that Spot does Perfect for occupying young hands and minds during playtime in any of these places, Spot's four little books of fun are perfect for springtime, summer, and all year long!. |
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| AmazoncomIt is the year 2008, and volcanic ash is still falling soft and deadly over 16-year-old Miles Newell's hometown of Minneapolis Ever since the '06 eruption of Washington's Mount Rainier, the entire Uанснтnited States has suffered food and fuel shortages due to the stifling gray ash In the big cities, chaos and crime are beginning to creep in Miles, who always hid his mechanical skills and phenomenal memory behind a screen of sarcasm and smart remarks, discovers that аяшужnow his natural talents just may save the lives of his family Since fuel is astronomically expensive, he uses his tools to build a vehicle made of bicycle and sailboat parts The Newell family utilizes this strange apparatus to escape to their summer cottage, braving hostile biker gangs and suspicious police along the way But a nasty surprise awaits them when they finally reach their destination, and Miles must draw upon his other special gift--his amazingly accurate memory--to findбмыюх sanctuary for himself and his family inthis new, uncertain future In an interesting departure from his usual setting of farmyards and baseball fields, (Farm Team, Hard Ball, etc) young-adult novelist Will Weaver has created an eerie gray landscape where only the resourceful survive While the adventurous plot of this futuristic Swiss Family Robinson tale will draw in even the most reluctant reader, the novel's greatest strength lies in Weaver's characterization of a smart young man who discovers his worth MemoryBoy is an admirable first foray into a new genre for veteran author Weaver (Ages 12 to 15) --Jennifer HubertBook Description A Family in Danger Ash is still falling from the sky two years after a series of globally devastating volcanic eruptions Sunlight is as scarce as food, and cities are becoming increasingly violent as people loot and kill in order to maintain their existence Sixteen-year-old Miles Newell knows that the only chance his family has of sбсуьшurviving is to escape from their Minneapolis suburban home to their cabin in the woods, As the Newells travel the highways on Miles' supreme invention, the Ali Princess, they have high hopes for safety and peace But as they venture deeper into the wilderness, they begin to realize that it's not only city folk who have changed for the worse. |
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