Eugene M Gagliano
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Digging up the bones of the largest Columbian mammoth, Dee's geologist father braves blazing summer heat, blizzards, flash floods, rattlesnakes, and dust devils. The book also includes a DVD which features an audio version of the book, and a documentary film about the Tate Museum's Dee the Mammoth.
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Thirteen year old Ricky Atwell will tour the southwestern United States for eight weeks with West Wind Summer Traveling Camp. During the summer long journey, he will experience a boy's dream of adventure while visiting famous national parks like Zion, Grand Canyon, Rocky Mountain and other famous landmarks like the St. Louis Arch. He will encounter severe storms, flash floods, bears, tarantulas, desert heat, and summer snow. Ricky must also deal with...
10) Wedge of fear
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Overshadowed by the death of his brother, Tony encounters the western way of life when his parents move from the East Coast to Wyoming. Starting at a new school as a sixth grader isn't easy when your controlling mother is fearful of everything. Tony likes his new teacher, Mr. Brunswick, but the class bully does her best to make his life difficult. Jed, the son of a rancher, befriends Tony and helps him adjust to his new environment. Life becomes more...
11) Booger
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Stretching the truth causes problems for twelve-year-old Melvin Allen Burger, known to his friends as Booger, when he tries to earn money to replace his wrecked bike. It's the summer of 1957 and he needs a bike in order to spend time with his friends. Walking Mr. Finelli's dog causes plenty of problems for Booger and the neighbors. Things only get worse when he turns to babysitting mischievous twin boys to make money, especially when one of them thinks...
12) Snap
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When 14-year-old Jace befriends a lone boy, his dream vacation turns into a nightmare. Jace suspects Cody has a dark secret and seeks to help him--somehow. When the "secret" turns into a fight for their life, the boyds must use all their instincts to survive.... As the chase intensifies, they both worry. "What will happen next?" -back cover.
13) Prairie parcels
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Prairie Parcels is a collection of poems about the awesome power and beauty of the Western prairie, and a tribute to its people.