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Presents the text of William Shakespeare's tragedy in which Hamlet, the Prince of Denmark, struggles with the decision whether to avenge his father's murder, and includes text glosses; details on Shakespeare's life, world, and theater; and an essay that offers a modern perspective on the play.

64) Cranes, dump trucks, bulldozers and other building machines

Author

Jennings, Terry J

Series

How things work

Pub. Date

1993.

Physical Desc

40 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.

Language

English

Description

Investigates, in text and labelled diagrams and illustrations, the functions of various kinds of building machines and how they work. Includes instructions for related projects and experiments.

65) Electricity: a creative, hands-on approach to science

Author

Baker, Wendy

Series

Make-it-work!

Pub. Date

1993.

Physical Desc

48 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.

Language

English

Description

Make-it-work!
Make it work! History

Experiments and activities introduce the basic principles of electricity and magnetism.

66) Insects

Author

Baker, Wendy

Series

Make-it-work!

Pub. Date

1994.

Physical Desc

48 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.

Language

English

67) The life and works of Degas

Author

Mannering, Douglas

Series

Life and work of

Pub. Date

[1994]

Physical Desc

79 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.

Language

English

68) The life and works of Lautrec

Author

Harris, Nathaniel

Series

Life and works of

Pub. Date

[1994]

Physical Desc

79 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.

Language

English

69) The life and works of Sisley

Author

Anderson, Janice

Series

Life and works of

Pub. Date

[1994]

Physical Desc

79 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.

Language

English

70) Ancient Egypt

Author

Haslam, Andrew

Series

Language

English

Description

Information about clothing, transportation, food, religion, and many other aspects of life in ancient Egypt is accompanied by a variety of related craft projects.

71) Flight

Author

Haslam, Andrew

Series

Make it work! Science

Pub. Date

1995.

Physical Desc

48 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.

Language

English

Description

Make-it-work!
Make it work! History

An illustrated book of projects demonstrating the properties of flight.

72) North American Indians

Author

Haslam, Andrew

Series

Physical Desc

63 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 28 cm.

Language

English

Description

Provides instructions for making models of things used by indigenous peoples of North America throughout the development of their thousand-year-old civilization.

73) The 1,000,000 bank-note and other new stories

Author

Series

Pub. Date

1996.

Physical Desc

xliv, 260, 26 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Language

English

74) The American claimant

Author

Series

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook

75) The celebrated jumping frog of Calaveras County, and other sketches

Author

Series

Pub. Date

1996.

Physical Desc

xliv, 198, 33 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Language

English

76) The diaries of Adam and Eve

Author

Series

Works
Literary classics

Language

English

Description

Mouse Works classics collection

"With his trademark charm and wit, Mark Twain (1835-1910) tells the Garden of Eden story in the first person, allegedly deciphering the newly discovered diaries of the legendary father and mother of the human race. In Twain's "translation" Adam comes acro.

77) Disney's Bambi

Series

Pub. Date

[1996]

Physical Desc

96 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm.

Language

English

Description

Mouse Works classics collection

Bambi lives in the forest among other animals from the time of his birth until he becomes a beautiful stag and proud father.

78) Disney's the Hunchback of Notre Dame

Series

Pub. Date

[1996]

Physical Desc

96 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm.

Language

English

79) Extract from Captain Stormfield's visit to heaven

Author

Series

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook

80) The innocents abroad

Author

Series