Ute Simon
1) Dracula
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English
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When Irish born Bram Stoker s Dracula was published in 1897, vampires were creatures of myth and fantasy. It had taken seven years of research into European folklore and a nightmare (allegedly caused by eating too much crab) about a vampire king rising from the grave before the book was finished. There were many adventure writers at this time penning books about impending threat and invasion of the Empire and Dracula was well received. However, despite...
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Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2012
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English
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A biography series featuring some of the most important people from history and today.
I am one of the most gifted minds that ever lived. I am a Nobel Prize-winning physicist. I was expelled from school as a young child. I am Albert Einstein.Learn all about this brilliant man, whose accomplishments are truly remarkable in Scholastic's biography series: I Am. The series features full-color illustrated covers, one-color illustrations throughout,...Author
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Scholastic
Pub. Date
2013.
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English
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"I was a famous baseball player, I am known for my heroics on and off the field. I devoted my efforts to charity work and became an inspiring humanitarian, as well as a legendary ball player. I became the first Latin American to be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, opening the door to future Hispanic players. I am Roberto Clemente" --- p.4 of cover.
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Magic Wagon
Pub. Date
[2010]
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English
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An illustrated adaptation of Charles Dickens' novel set London during the French Revolution, in which a French nobleman, Charles Darnay, renounces his position and leaves his country, then returns during the Terror to save the life of a servant, putting himself in grave danger.
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