She's back: the beloved fictional heroine, an aspiring writer and indefatigable observer of humanity's foibles.
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Throughout the seasons, the ancient observances of Judaism celebrate a heritage thousands of years old. The absorbing and informative text is accompanied by recipes and crafts projects.
The art of improvisation takes center stage in a clever compendium of exercises and scripts.
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Fifteen stories offer a window on many cultures and an introduction to comparative literature.
Instructions for 150 experiments, based on everyday household objects, make for an inviting guide to first principles in physics, chemistry and biology.
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Perhaps the acquisition of a governess who wears a miniature replica of a Viking spear as a hat pin could spell trouble. Not here: young Maia’s caretaker turns out to be a lifesaver; it’s the scheming relatives who present problems.
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From pulsars to a new solar-heat method for pasteurizing water (recently developed by a 14-year-old), breakthrough insights recorded by female investigators have illumined our world.
Written in the form of a journal kept by kids during an imaginary expedition to the Amazon, this diary reveals the allure of field science conducted in an imperiled wilderness.
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A Japanese-American agricultural community in the 1920s is the setting for an excursion into tongue-in-cheek adventure.
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Spanning 1,500 years and regions from Eastern Europe to the Middle East, legends rooted in the mystic tradition of Judaism evoke angels, spirits and demons.