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Oak Island Family: The Restall Hunt for Buried Treasure by Lee Lamb PDF

By Lee Lamb

For two hundred years humans have sought the treasure buried on Oak Island on Canada's East Coast. Bob Restall acquired his probability, however it resulted in tragedy.
A outstanding treasure lies buried deep inside an island on Canada's East Coast. Or so that they say. For greater than two hundred years, treasure-hunters have come to Oak Island, spent fortunes, labored hard and long, and left empty-handed.

while Bob Restall and his relations obtained their probability to go looking for treasure on Oak Island, they believed they quickly might prevail the place others had failed. however the island resisted. for almost six years the Restalls lived and laboured on Oak Island, spurred on by means of small successes and tantalizing clues. after which one August day, the Restall hunt for buried treasure got here to a surprising and tragic finish.

Oak Island Family, written by means of Bob and Mildred Restall's daughter, Lee Lamb, offers a transparent account of Oak Islands unusual heritage and the Restall family's try to switch it. own notes and greater than 50 never-before-published photos and sketches assist in making Oak Island Family an engrossing learn. someone who loves secret, event, and a superb human curiosity tale will take pleasure in this book.

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Download e-book for iPad: Samurai (Legendary Warriors) by Adrienne Lee,Cynthia Martin

By Adrienne Lee,Cynthia Martin

To the Samurai, loss of life at the battlefield used to be thought of an honor. Casting their fears apart, those warriors lived and died through the code of bushido. study the fine details of those courageous combatants lives, together with what fueled their loyalty, the guns they used, and the way their legend lives on in Japan.

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Download e-book for iPad: Making Choices in my Community (21st Century Junior Library: by Diane Lindsey Reeves

By Diane Lindsey Reeves

An age-appropriate examine the factors and results of decisions childrens make on a daily basis of their neighborhood. every one name contains actions encouraging scholars to appear, imagine, MAKE A bet, ASK QUESTIONS, and CREATE. colourful pictures embody range and backmatter encourages additional studying at the topic.

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Armin Greder's Australia to Z PDF

By Armin Greder

Australia to Z - an alphabet publication, yet no longer one for the younger and educating them their letters. in its place Armin Greder has forged his severe eye on us and our symbols.' Libby Gleeson

'Disquieting and powerful - a gloves off" account of Australian nationhood, and the way we, as a tradition, may perhaps seem to these from different cultures. this can be a profoundly major paintings so that it will - like Greder's The Island and The City - impress, disturb and problem the reader's conception of what it ability to be Australian, and what it ability to be an international citizen.' Dr Robyn Sheahan-Bright

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Download e-book for iPad: P is for Peace Garden: A North Dakota Alphabet (Discover by Roxane B. Salonen,Joanna Yardley

By Roxane B. Salonen,Joanna Yardley

Our carrying on with alphabet trip takes us to North Dakota, the house to such wide-eyed wonders as bison, mosasaurs and the purple River. each letter within the alphabet is one other bankruptcy of a land wealthy in heritage, humans and nature. glance to the skies for a bald eagle or to the horizon for a Wild Prairie Rose, the country flower. yet regardless of the place little ones glance in P is for Peace backyard, they are absolute to locate attractiveness and kingdom satisfaction on each web page. This homespun travel of the Roughrider kingdom makes use of folksy rhymes and in-depth textual content to percentage North Dakota's background with every person. One simply must open its pages to be taken on journey that would take them to Fargo, Bismarck and past. Paying distinct consciousness to the wildlife in addition to the folklore that makes North Dakota a shining jewel in our nation's crown makes this e-book as vital to its humans as readers all over. Roxane Salonen makes use of her North Dakota roots to target the features of the nation others not often pay attention approximately. percentage in North Dakota's glory and panorama via her gleaming prose and illustrator Joanna Yardley's beautiful renderings of a imaginative and prescient hardly ever visible. P is for Peace backyard: A North Dakota Alphabet is bound to motivate and provoke generations of reader for years to come.

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Let's Visit Dublin!: Adventures of Bella & Harry by Lisa Manzione,Kristine Lucco PDF

By Lisa Manzione,Kristine Lucco

sign up for sibling Chihuahuas Bella and Harry as they commute to Dublin with their family members to go to the HaPenny Bridge and Trinity university Library. Take facet journeys to Giants Causeway, Blarney fort and the Cliffs of Moher. find out about neighborhood delicacies (Irish stew and Irish soda bread) and easy neighborhood words. The Adventures of Bella & Harry is an image booklet sequence that chronicles the escapades of a doggy named Bella, her little brother Harry and their family members, who go back and forth the area exploring the attractions and sounds of recent, interesting towns. The Bella & Harry sequence is meant to be an informative, interactive and interesting technique to introduce youngsters to shuttle, assorted international locations, customs, heritage and landmarks with the tutorial worth of this publication cleverly disguised amidst dozens of illustrated pages that are guaranteed to win the hearts of younger readers. touring the area with those lovely and cuddly Chihuahuas will enable the younger reader to realize an appreciation of the realm and its cultural range. satisfied Travels from Bella Boo and Harry too!!!

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Download e-book for iPad: All About Korea: Stories, Songs, Crafts and More by Ann Martin Bowler,Soosoonam Barg

By Ann Martin Bowler,Soosoonam Barg

**2012 Creative baby Magazine most well liked selection Award Winner**

Perfect for educators or mom and dad wishing to educate teenagers approximately assorted Asian cultures, this new booklet within the Tuttle All approximately Asia sequence contains favourite video games, meals, distinctive vacation instances and after-school actions exact to Korea. All approximately Korea is a fun-packed trip to a brand new position. Korean tradition and historical past are featured prominently during this colourful Korean publication for children, permitting an instructional in addition to enjoyable experience.

  • Learn the way to play the interesting Korean see-saw online game with a pal, easy methods to sing "Happy Birthday" in Korean, and the way young children say "hello!"
  • Other actions contain creating a White Tiger puppet, enjoying jegi (Korean hacky-sack) and making a song "Arirang," Korea's such a lot liked song.
  • Enjoy the conventional Korean tales "Taming a Tiger" and "Two silly eco-friendly Frogs."
  • Easy Korean recipes are integrated for scrumptious treats like kimbap (roll-your-own wraps) and songpyeon (sweet stuffed rice cakes).

All approximately Korea is a booklet for households to treasure jointly. It deals not just crucial evidence approximately Korean, but additionally displays the spirit that makes Korea one-of-a-kind.

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