Kingdom of the Pumpkins (A Rainey-Estelle Kind of Day)


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Rainey-Estelle wears her princess dress as she and her dog, Scamp, venture out on an autumn evening to find the Kingdom of the Pumpkins. She has made two glittering crowns, one each for the king and queen of the pumpkins. The two wander onto Old McDonald's farm where complaining vegetables, no trespassing signs, and a formidable corn patch try to prevent her from finding the wonderful pumpkins. When she finds the pumpkins her delight is ruined by an evil Scarecrow armed with a pitchfork. She must escape Scarecrow in order to crown the pumpkin king and queen with her homemade crowns.




The Big Blue Slide


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The Big Blue Slide is a Readers' Favorite 5 out of 5 stars recipient. Rainey-Estelle is a fashion conscious little girl who has all sorts of adventures. At her school is the Big Blue Slide. Only children of the right height can go on the slide and Rainey-Estelle is too short. This does not discourage her as she comes up with a clever plan to get past the very-thorough Height Inspectors. On then can she challenge the monstrous Big Blue Slide. She will go faster than a race car, faster that a plane, and faster than a rocket ship and she will do it today at recess.




Joy the Baker Cookbook


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Joy the Baker Cookbook includes everything from "Man Bait" Apple Crisp to Single Lady Pancakes to Peanut Butter Birthday Cake. Joy's philosophy is that everyone loves dessert; most people are just looking for an excuse to eat cake for breakfast.




A Woman Rice Planter


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Links in the Chain of Life


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This book tells how Baroness Orczy creates the fictitious character of the Scarlet Pimpernel. In this book, Baroness Orczy explores how she creates the character of Scarlet Pimpernel, the other characters, and the story world. The author, in this book, links the creation of the character of the Pimpernel to her love for Britain.




One Bowl Baking


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Offers easy, accessible baking recipes, including cinnamon sugar snickerdoodles, fluffy yellow sheet cake, and lemon Bundt cake.




Springs of Texas


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This text explores the natural history of Texas and more than 2900 springs in 183 Texas counties. It also includes an in-depth discussion of the general characteristics of springs - their physical and prehistoric settings, their historical significance, and their associated flora and fauna.




A Yankee Trader in the Gold Rush


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Plant Signaling Molecules


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Plant Signaling Molecule: Role and Regulation under Stressful Environments explores tolerance mechanisms mediated by signaling molecules in plants for achieving sustainability under changing environmental conditions. Including a wide range of potential molecules, from primary to secondary metabolites, the book presents the status and future prospects of the role and regulation of signaling molecules at physiological, biochemical, molecular and structural level under abiotic stress tolerance. This book is designed to enhance the mechanistic understanding of signaling molecules and will be an important resource for plant biologists in developing stress tolerant crops to achieve sustainability under changing environmental conditions. - Focuses on plant biology under stress conditions - Provides a compendium of knowledge related to plant adaptation, physiology, biochemistry and molecular responses - Identifies treatments that enhance plant tolerance to abiotic stresses - Illustrates specific physiological pathways that are considered key points for plant adaptation or tolerance to abiotic stresses




Growing Rare Plants


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