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Marvel Worldwide, Inc., a subsidiary of Marvel Entertainment, LLC
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[2015]
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"See the Guardians assemble side-by-side with the mighty Avengers. Next, Ronan the Accuser joins the battle after the Black Vortex strikes the Kree Empire. Then see what happens when the intergalactic bounty hunters travel to New York and run into She-Hulk!"--
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Imagination station ; 14
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When the Imagination Station sends time-traveling cousins Patrick and Beth to a ship that is captured by the British during the Revolutionary War, they are befriended by James Forten, a free Black of Philadelphia, and help save the life of an imprisoned boy dying of scurvy. Includes a secret word puzzle.
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Dive into the chilling world beneath the ocean's surface! Young readers will explore weird and watery topics like the Bermuda Triangle and Loch Ness Monster in this scary story collection. Shocking sea tales from around the world are just spooky enough to delight little learners. After reading the book, download even more activities including a sharable pirate ship coloring page and letter-writing prompt to a fictional ocean creature.
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Abby Sutherland grew up sailing. Her father, Laurence, a shipwright, and her mother, Marianne, wanted their kids to develop responsibility, to see other cultures, to experience the world instead of watching it on TV. So they took them sailing down the coast of Mexico... for three years.
When Abby was thirteen, she began helping her father deliver boats and soon was sailing solo. She loved being on the open ocean, the spray in her face, the wind...
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Danger reunites them, but will it be enough? Captured by pirates, Taryn Jeffers doesn't know if she will survive, much less make it home, until the night everything changes. Galen Maxwell operates mechanically, until they rescue a woman who makes him face the darkest parts of his past. The ones he's spent years burying so deep they would never again see the light of day. These two have a past but can they have a future? Will Galen show her she is...
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Halley is going on a Christmas cruise with Candace, but when she boards the ship and opens her door, all hopes of a merry cruise evaporate; Candace has sold her ticket to Devon, the mean-spirited bully who took pleasure in tormenting Halley in high school.
Now, she must share the same room, attend the same excursions, and eat at the same table with the one man she never wanted to see again.
This Christmas, join the cruise where enmity meets forgiveness,...
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Voyage into love Unlucky at love, Professor Angelina Lewis is resigned that she is more of an intellectual than a romantic. She is in the habit of satisfying the yearnings in her heart with academic pursuits. This all changes when her sister talks her into taking her place on a singles' cruise. On the high seas, red-hot desire ignites when she meets Jeremy Bell. Frolicking in the Caribbean with the sensual doctor is making Angelina believe in the...
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Captain of Her Heart Sold into slavery by her jealous sisters, Ada finds herself captive on the ship of a Greek merchant. Expecting a harsh new master, she's surprised to find the captain compassionate - and attractive. Yet she can't fall for the man who owns her - not when she watched her enslaved mother pine after her unyielding father. Nicolaus only wants to rescue the beautiful, mistreated woman from the auction block. He plans to free Ada, just...
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Caution: rough waters ahead!Let's sail to America, Desmond suggested. It will be fun, he promised. Except, no matter where Rosemary goes, murder seems to follow--even in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean!The journey was supposed to be part of the adventure, and what could be more fun than a few days aboard a veritable floating palace?Except Rosemary should have known it wouldn't be all fun and games. She should have known bunking across the hall from...
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World War II merchant marine ship is attacked by Nazi submarines in the seventh book in this action-packed middle grade series! Perfect for fans of the Hero and Scout books.
Comes with a pull-out collectible poster and map!
A year after Pearl Harbor, cabin boy Julio and his loyal Boxer, Jack, join the US Merchant Marines on a dangerous mission to bring supplies to troops on the Pacific front.
But when their convoy is attacked by German U-boats,...
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Do you know students who like to draw all things pirates? From captain and swabbie to pirate ship and treasure chest, kids will learn to draw ten different things in six easy steps. They'll also learn about pirates along the way. Features include table of contents, art tips from the illustrator, fun facts, glossary, and index.
Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
Looking Glass Library is an imprint of Magic Wagon,...
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Dive into the chilling world beneath the ocean's surface! Young readers will explore weird and watery topics like the Bermuda Triangle and Loch Ness Monster in this scary story collection. Shocking sea tales from around the world are just spooky enough to delight little learners.
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Robert Whitelaw (1913-1999) served on H.M.S. Cygnet escorting convoys to Murmansk 1944-45. After the war, he trained and then worked as a specialist in obstetrics and gynaecology but retained his respect for seafarers and his love of ships. His career in the Merchant Navy started as ship´s surgeon on R.M.S. Carnarvon Castle taking passengers to South Africa. He subsequently voyaged to North and South America, the Caribbean, Australia and Japan. On...
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Ships have been overwhelmed by huge waves, consumed by fires, broken apart, sunk by storms and driven onto uncharted rocks. They have collided with icebergs or other ships, been sunk by enemy torpedoes or gunfire, or run aground on unlit coastlines at night. Boilers have exploded. Magazines have ignited. Cargoes have shifted with catastrophic consequences and submarines have submerged never to come up again.
Shipwrecks selects the sinkings with the...
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Summer holidays should be full of adventures and new challenges and this is certainly so for Rope. Disastrously impetuous he's very quick and courageous and always bounces back fearlessly to face the next day and the next new experience on the water in his small boat. With such a positive 'can do' attitude we are swept along by his enthusiasm. Rope is determined, he learns many new things and has masses of fun and struggles along the way. If you want...
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HIGH SEAS - long account
The reason I enjoyed my time on freighters is because I had to write up certain projects I had done and I wanted to read a good number of novels. My first was across the Pacific Ocean on the President Polk. The ship stopped at Okinawa, Jakarta, Singapore, Manila, and Hong Kong. The passengers had 10 days ashore at Singapore and I visited to Malaysia.
The second one was on the Thompson Lykes down the West Coast of South America....
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Finding Love on the High Seas is a short story and part of the Finding Love in Special Places Short Story Series. Rainey Caldwell thrived on her work as a geneticist, even though she doesn't like people. She prefers studying DNA to talking to a human. When it comes to social activity, Rainey is awkward and filled with anxiety. That feeling will only intensify when two old high school friends show up on the cruise ship that she's stuck on for six days.Zack...
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Get ready for some zany romance on the high seas with Lucifer acting as your matchmaking host. Includes three previously published titles in one handy collection for your reading-and giggling-pleasure.Jane Davey's Locket : Jane's being dragged on a cruise by her grandma, who also thought it was a good idea to cast a love spell on her locket. Maybe that explains why she finds herself falling for a lion shifter.Bride of the Sea Monster : Watch out for...
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Although merchant ships carry 90% of the world's trade, the mariners who run them have little guidance on leadership. This can result in disasters such as the Titanic, Costa Concordia, the Exxon Valdez, and the recent El Faro. With modern ships being worth several million dollars, seafarers need leadership advice at every level of their career. Golden Stripes, Leadership on the High Seas provides this guidance, and much more. Captain Parani weaves...
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