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4) Mountains
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Introduces various mountain ranges, how they are formed and shaped, and how they affect vegetation, animals, and the human population.
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"In the vein of Jon Krakauer's Into the Wild, a riveting work of narrative nonfiction centering on the unsolved disappearance of an American backpacker in India -- one of at least two dozen tourists who have met a similar fate in the remote and storied Parvati Valley. For centuries, India has enthralled westerners looking for an exotic getaway, a brief immersion in yoga and meditation, or in rare cases, a true pilgrimage to find spiritual revelation....
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Set in the present day in the rural community of Feathertown, Tennessee, this novel tells the story of Dellarobia Turnbow, a petite, razor-sharp 29-year-old who nurtured worldly ambitions before becoming pregnant and marrying at seventeen. Now, after more than a decade of tending to small children on a failing farm, oppressed by poverty, isolation and her husband's antagonistic family, she has mitigated her boredom by surrendering to an obsessive...
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"The women in Ashley's family have helped mothers usher new life into this world for generations. But what if it's Ashley's turn to have a new life? Ashley Tolliver has tended to the women of her small Appalachian community for years. As their midwife, she has seen it all. Until a young woman gives birth to a baby at Ashley's home and is abducted just as Ashley tries to take her to the nearest hospital. The new mother is dangerously bleeding and needs...
13) The Himalayas
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Provides information about the Himalayas, a mountain range that stretches from China's border, south to India, and west to Afghanistan, discussing their formation, climate zones, plants and animals, and people, and reviewing the history of exploration of the Himalayas.
15) Chapel of ease
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"When Matt Johansson, a young New York actor, auditions for "Chapel of Ease," an off-Broadway musical, he is instantly charmed by Ray Parrish, the show's writer and composer. They soon become friends; Matt learns that Ray's people call themselves the Tufa and that the musical is based on the history of his isolated home town. But there is one question in the show's script that Ray refuses to answer: what is buried in the ruins of the chapel of ease?...
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Provides information about the Urals, a 1,500 mile mountain range that forms the boundary between Europe and Asia, discussing their geologic features and resources, climate zones, plant and animal life, and people, and looking at attempts to protect them from pollution.
18) Mountains
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Text and photographs introduce readers to mountains, including information about explorers and volcanoes.