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Emily H's favourite creatures are spiders. So living next door to Professor Percy Pinkerton, a "Villainous Fiend" who murders spiders for the "Sake of Science", is not an easy thing! She sets out to save a prize tarantula from his evil clutches. ... Read more

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"The Footprint Reading Library" is the first non-fiction reading series for English language learners to present real-world stories in print, audio, and video. This series offers fascinating stories and facts from across the planet, and develops the language and skills needed to understand non-fiction writing. It offers a rich selection of engaging non-fiction, grouped into five themes: Incredible Animals, Fascinating Places, Remarkable People, Exciting Activities, and Amazing Science. One hundred individual readers are graded into eight levels - from pre-Intermediate to advanced. It ranges from 800 to 3,000 headwords. ... Read more

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This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website (GeneralBooksClub.com). You can also preview excerpts of the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Subjects: History / Europe / Great Britain; Language Arts ... Read more

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Lizzie's scheme for getting a pet tarantula backfires. ... Read more

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Highlights interesting features of this largest of all spiders. ... Read more

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Autobiographical novel ... Read more

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Tarantula Woman is a human document.
In Tarantula Woman, as in Babbylon, we are presented with a human document rather than a work of fiction. The inhabitants of the demimonde of Mariscal Street, the red-light quarter of Ciudad Juarez, Profunda, Sandra, Marina,Paulo, Angel Mike-these are real people, not imaginary characters. DonaldO'Donovan is a very ordinary man, a common man-he comes from a line ofrailroad brakemen-and yet he is extraordinary in that he is a giftedwriter, and moreover, he is extraordinary only in this respect. Here iswhat O'Donovan says in Tarantula Woman regarding his failed book, TheAutobiography of Everybody: "I believe that the life of the commonestman or woman-the janitor, the waitress, the mechanic, the telephoneoperator, the truck driver, the prostitute, the barmaid-is worthrecounting, if it is presented with verve and style and panache." Andso, in Tarantula Woman, we see the common man with his heart laid bare,courtesy of O'Donovan's primitive honesty, surreal flights, torn rhetoric,and verbal pyrotechnics, which, in my view, are unequaled in contemporaryAmerican literature. ... Read more

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This book pits scary scorpions against terrifying tarantulas, awarding points for survival skills such as strength, size, hunting ability, and camouflage.At the end of the book, the points are added up to discover the overall winner.But which animal will it be?Read this book to find out! ... Read more

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FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Provides answers to a variety of questions about various poisonous creatures, such as Do Gila monsters bite humans, What are killer bees, Which ant sting hurts the most, and Are frogs poisonous? ... Read more

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Lots of Unusual Facts
My daughter and I read a little of this Q&A book at the library one morning while waiting for Story Time to begin. My kids are fascinated with anything that bites or stings. This book has some info I had never heard or read before and I taught elementary school for 11 years! I had to buy it because I kept referring back to it! ... Read more

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Boy-genius Wally McDoogle makes one very minor mistake…and decides to hide the truth from his parents. What harm could come from hiding one tiny mistake? Much more than Wally bargained for! Junior Genius (the spoiled, super-inventor from My Life As a Sky Surfing Skateboarder) turns Wally into a human guinea pig for his latest creation--the Mind Magnifier. And something goes terribly wrong. Instead of a dramatically increased brain size, Wally ends up with ears big enough to use for hang-gliding!

When you mix in giant flying snails and Tina, a giggling tarantula the size of a small house, you've got problems of major proportions. Now, our boy blunder must save Tina, his life, and the entire city! In this life-and-death struggle, Wally learns the importance of admitting mistakes and not hiding the truth from his parents.

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Fast and funny!
My 10 year old son ADORES this series. He grabs these books and reads them front to back, cracking up! When he is done, he asks for another. If you want your child to really LOVE reading, buy any one in this series!
Ellen Treanor

Bill Myers is a Genius!
Preteens and teens love Bill Myers!Whether it's a Wally McDoogle tale, a Bloodhounds mystery, a Forbidden Doors story, or an adult fiction book, every library ought to be well stocked in Bill Myers' books.He writes inspirational fiction that is addictive enough to want every book in any series he puts together.If you have extra money, donate some of his books to the community library--our kids need his humorous and insightful perspective! ... Read more