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Forget not Mee & My Garden. . ., Peter Collinson wrote his Maryland friend George Robins in 1721. "If you have any Shells, Curious Stones, or any other Naturall Curiosity Remember Mee. I want one of your Humming Birds which you may send dry'd in its Feathers, and any Curious Insect." This theme echoed through Collinson's letters for the rest of his life, along with thanks for rarities received, introductions, cultivation instructions, encourag...

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This book collects essays by actors, directors, scholars, and teachers who are exploring the ways in which the plays of William Shakespeare and his contemporaries were¿and still are¿performed.

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In the spring of 1947, outer space was an unexplored realm. But 11-year-old Alexis (Alex) Heart and her impulsive brother, Chuck, believe that the stars are within reach. In the midst of building their own rocket, Alex befriends Captain Ebbs, an army scientist who is working to create food for future space travelers.

This is the sixth volume to be published in the major ten volume new history of the county of Kent, and the first detailed study of the development of Kent during the past hundred years.

A detailed study of York, one of Britain's most notable historic towns, during the Industrial Revolution.

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Whittington is a roughneck Tom who arrives one day at a barn full of rescued animals and asks for a place there. He spins for the animals--as well as for Ben and Abby, the kids whose grandfather does the rescuing--a yarn about his ancestor, the nameless cat who brought Dick Whittington to the heights of wealth and power in 16th-century England. This is an unforgettable tale about the healing, transcendent power of storytelling, and how learnin...

ANDREW HAS grown up near the Plymouth docks hearing the sailors talk about America. Knowing that Andrew's heart is set on going to the new world, his father sends him up to London to serve as page in the house of Walter Raleigh. In Queen Elizabeth's court, Raleigh's the strongest voice in favor of fighting with Spain for a position in the New World, and everyone knows that it's just a matter of time before Her Majesty agrees to an expedition. ...

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