The Kangaroo's Messenger


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A middle grade fantasy book that both teens and young adults will enjoy! Perfect for kids who love adventure and fantasy stories! A young man named Jasper discovers a young joey kangaroo one day while out on a hunt and saves it from the dingoes. After rescuing the kangaroo he decides to raise it himself, since the mother had abandoned it. Years later he will be shocked to find out why it was abandoned, since this kangaroo in particular seems to have grown bigger then any kangaroo the boy had ever seen before. Soon the kangaroo outgrows Jasper's shack, so both decide that they should find some place better. The day Jasper mounts Kaylia's back will change his life, for that day he discovered that if you had a way to hold on it was actually possible to mount the kangaroo and ride it. Soon after while in one of the local towns the head of the messenger services in their realm notices Jasper and his mount, and decides that the boy would be able to make a fairly decent messenger. So he inquires the boy about becoming a messenger to run mail and packages around their country of Northern Austra while astride the back of his giant kangaroo. Meanwhile, Jasper also eventually tries to seek out the other giant kangaroos in an effort to be able to eventually release Kaylia, so that she can return to where she belongs and have her freedom as he believes she could. At the time he doesn't believe that she belongs with him, since she should be free and be able to live in the wild. For he knows that if she would have never been attacked by the dingoes that she would have grown up as a wild, and free giant kangaroo. Jasper will do all he can to try to get the chance to release Kaylia back into the wild, if that's even possible. Come along for the ride of your life as a mounted messenger on the back of a kangaroo in The Kangaroo's Messenger.




Asphalt Warrior


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In New York City business districts, billions of dollars are traded everyday and power deals are closed every minute. Within the hundreds of skyscrapers there are dedicated messenger centers that insure and time to the minute the delivery of business documents used to completed deals large and small.Kurt Boone spent over 14 years rushing through out the city in all weather conditions picking upand delivering these documents. In Asphalt Warrior, Kurt Boone tells his story as one of the fastest messengers in thecity and his experiences in the now world famousmessenger culture lifestyles of parties, alleycat racing, riding fixed gear bicycles and carrying messengers bags.




Focus on Comprehension - 4


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Focus on Comprehension offers three levels of differentiated activities designed to help children develop a wide range of comprehension skills. Already a popular solution for SATs comprehension practice, this new programme follows the range of texts and objectives required by the National Literacy Strategy Framework for Teaching.




Fail-Safe


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From the New York Times–bestselling authors, this “chilling and engrossing” nuclear-showdown thriller packs “a multi-megaton wallop” (Chicago Tribune). Originally published during the Cuban Missile Crisis, this suspenseful novel takes off as a group of American bombers—armed with a deadly payload of nuclear weapons—heads towards Moscow, their motives unknown. Suddenly, a nuclear apocalypse looms closer than it ever has, and the lives of millions depend on the high-stakes diplomacy of leaders on both sides of the divide. The basis for the classic 1964 movie starring Henry Fonda, this two-million-copy bestseller is not only a terrifying thriller, but a fascinating social commentary on Cold War politics and a look at how, in a world poised on the brink, accidents and mistakes can have catastrophic consequences. Exploring the thin line between peace and global destruction that characterized this turbulent era, it is as timely as ever—“gripping, exciting and almost unbearably fascinating” (Los Angeles Times). “Excruciatingly tense.” —The Wall Street Journal




Social Progress


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The Native Tribes of Central Australia


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This book contains sensitive material. It is not available for viewing without prior permission of the current head of the Indigenous Cultures Department.




Bror Blixen in Tanganyika


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Bror Blixen was one of the great figures of East Africa in the 1920s and 1930s. This book follow Bror Blixen in the period when he was based in Northern Tanganyika in the magnificant landscape of volcanoes and The Great Rift Valley. In this book these landscapes and its game are connected with the many different safaris Bror Blixen was the leader of. In addition, many other famous hunters and people like Ernest Hemigway, Denys Finch-Hatton and Beryl Markham are associated with Bror Blixen ́s life in Africa.




Go to the Ark


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Go to the Ark is a fascinating story on how the animals made their way to the Ark to escape God's judgment. All throughout their journey, the animals encounter some of the common stumbling blocks Christians face in their walk with Jesus. This story is an allegory of apologetics that will identify these stumbling blocks and help equip the believer to counteract them. This story will also cause you to think deeply about what you believe in light of God's judgment. As you journey with the animals you will be encouraged as your faith is strengthened with each encounter. Relax, get comfortable, and begin reading a story like no other!