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"Sloths spend most of their lives in trees, and until recently scientists didn’t know very much about them. But Dr. Rebecca Cliffe was determined to discover their secrets. To find out more, she fitted sloths with special backpacks containing a device to track their activity. She learned how to climb trees in the Costa Rican jungle so she could take sloth hair samples and test their DNA. And she’s helped create sloth crossings and plant trees...
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Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
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"Rebecca is thrilled to spend the day at a real movie studio, and when a super, spectacular opportunity presents itself, she is quick to volunteer. But how will this scene play out? Then, on a visit to Coney Island, Rebecca gets the chance to use her acting skills to lighten the mood in an embarrassing situation--and her climbing skills to rescue someone in a dangerous spot. But a factory tour makes Rebecca believe her skills are needed there, too....
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English
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A collection of Rebecca West's early journalistic writings reveals her clarity of mind, severity of wit, and relevancy in today's modern world. In this collection of early writings, beginning when Rebecca West was just eighteen years old, Jane Marcus sheds light on one of the foremost feminist and political thinkers of our time. West's essays, reviews, and public correspondence tackle many subjects, including politics, suffrage, education, morality...
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Rebecca Connolly series volume 2
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English
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"When a man in eighteenth-century Highland dress is found dead on the site of the Battle of Culloden, where Bonnie Prince Charlie led his forces to a rout seared into Scottish memory, Rebecca Connolly takes up the case for the Chronicle. A controversial film about the rebellion and battle is being shot nearby, and it has drawn the ire of the right-wing nationalist movement Spirit of the Gael. Is there some link between the murder--the weapon used...
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Series
Rebecca Connolly series volume 3
Language
English
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"When banners proclaiming the innocence of James Stewart spring up at the gravesite of his famous namesake...investigative reporter Rebecca Connolly smells a story...The young Stewart has been in prison for ten years for the brutal murder of his lover, lawyer and politician Murdo Maxwell...Rebecca soon discovers that, prior to his murder, Maxwell believed he was being followed...As Rebecca keeps digging, she finds herself in the sights of Inverness...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 4
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English
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When Rebecca helps her injured neighbor, Mr. Rossi, by caring for his pigeons, she discovers a strange black pigeon with an eerie message warning Mr. Rossi of danger, and consults a fortune teller to learn if she is in danger, as well.
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Series
Golems and goblins volume 2
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-old Becca's family is in turmoil and her home is haunted by demons, but with the help of her best friends, Naomi and Eitan, and the lessons learned from their last tussle with mythological figures, she is determined to defend her loved ones and save Hanukkah.