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1) Weslandia
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Language
English
Formats
Description
Wesley's garden produces a crop of huge, strange plants which provide him with clothing, shelter, food, and drink, thus helping him create his own civilization and changing his life.
3) Baaa
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
After the last person has gone from the earth, sheep take over the world, make the same mistakes as man, and eventually they too disappear.
4) Wild
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When Cade, a boy who has lived in the forest his whole life, saves a regular teen from a bear attack, he is brought into modern civilization for the first time"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Goddess in the machine volume 1
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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Description
Bound for humanity's new colony planet, seventeen-year-old Andra wakes up from a cryogenic sleep 1,000 years later than scheduled, forcing her to navigate an unfamiliar planet where technology is considered magic and its practitioners revered as deities.
6) Tech fury
Author
Series
Language
English
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Description
Eighth-grader Emily Lemon wakes up and discovers that none of the gadgets around her house are working properly, and the computers at her middle school seem to have a mind of their own--but when the scoreboard in the gym displays the words "the revolution has begun, down with humanity" she realizes that humanity has lost control and civilization as we know it is in serious trouble.
7) China
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Series
Language
English
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Description
"Let's spend a day in China! Fly kites in the square, buy sweet lychee at the market and go paddle boating at the lake. Author Songju Ma Daemicke and illustrator Jam Dong draw on their personal experiences growing up in China to create this appealing board book as part of the Our World Series for very young readers"--
Author
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Imagine waking to a world where every last human has been mysteriously turned to stone... One fateful day, all of humanity turned to stone. Many millennia later, Taiju frees himself from the petrification and finds himself surrounded by statues. The situation looks grim--until he runs into his science-loving friend Senku! Together they plan to restart civilization with the power of science!... In order to win the coming battle without shedding any...
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A viral disease called 'the wickedness' plagues the world, and sixteen-year-olds Astrid and Natalie are two of the only people immune. The girls live in separate, isolated communities, but recent encounters with wicked people link their stories in unexpected ways"--
Author
Publisher
mineditionUS
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Bix lives with her family in a city where people rarely talk or play together, and no longer read books. Instead, they stare at small portable screens, monitored by giant eyeballs. The Eyes are here to help! With everything. But Bix would like to do things for herself. Running from an Eye, she discovers another world: the City Under the City. There, she befriends a rat who leads her to a library and its treasure trove of books and knowledge. As she...
11) Desert jungle
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
In a desert valley, surrounded by mountains of rock and cactus, is the tiny village the boy calls home. He never wanders far, frightened of coyotes and the dusty wilds beyond. On a visit to Grandpa's ranch, he resists the invitation to explore an area where his grandfather grew up, far from any village. The boy would rather play it safe on his tablet. But one of the creatures he fears has other plans for him, and soon the vast desert "jungle" begins...
Author
Publisher
Enchanted Lion Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Description
Danko, Zirka, and Fabian live peacefully in the small town of Rondo, a magical and joyful place where even the flowers sing! Everything is perfect... until the fateful day that War arrives. Having never experienced War, the inhabitants don't know what to do. They try to talk to it and fight it, but nothing seems to stop the spread of War's destruction and darkness. Harnessing the power of light, community, and song, Danko, Zirka, and Fabian, along...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
When Iliona's ship is boarded by pirates, she ends up in Rome as a slave. Separated from her brother, Apollo, Iliona is soon at the whim of her owners, and the chance of regaining freedom seems like a distant dream. Iliona's life as a slave isn't as bad as she feared: her new family provides clothing, food, and even schooling, and best of all, she is free to explore the wonders of Rome.
Author
Publisher
Kid Beowulf Comics
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"In this graphic novel, twin brothers Beowulf and Grendel are in ancient Italy fighting in the gladiatorial games. There they meet another pair of twins, Romulus and Remus, and it all leads to the founding of the world's most epic city: Rome"--Back cover.
16) Kind
Author
Publisher
Kane Miller
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"From the tiniest beetle to the most majestic whale, every creature on Earth is a marvel, deserving of awe and compassion. This beautiful picture book is a unique celebration of living things of many kinds - and the kindness we can show them as we wander through the world"--Publisher's description.
Author
Series
Pyramid hunters volume 2
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Sam heads to Belize to continue his investigation into his parents' mysterious disappearance and to learn more about secret of the pyramids. But after being kidnapped by crocodile cultists, will he ever be able to find the answers he's looking for?"--
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