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1) Brazil
Author
Lexile measure
1020L
Language
English
Description
Examines the landscape, climate, weather, population, culture, and industries of Brazil.
2) The partner
Author
Lexile measure
790L
Language
English
Description
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Once he was a well-liked, well-paid young partner in a thriving Mississippi law firm. Then he stole ninety million dollars from his own firm—and ran for his life.
“One terrific book—smart, fast, stingingly satiric, and almost criminally entertaining.”—Entertainment Weekly
For four years Patrick Lanigan evaded men who were rich and powerful, and who...
“One terrific book—smart, fast, stingingly satiric, and almost criminally entertaining.”—Entertainment Weekly
For four years Patrick Lanigan evaded men who were rich and powerful, and who...
4) The games
Author
Series
Private novels volume 12
Language
English
Description
Two years after averting disaster while overseeing security for the World Cup, Jack Morgan, the head of international investigation firm Private, returns to Rio to secure the Olympics, only to confront a Brazilian saboteur who is hatching a lethal plot.
"Beautiful white-sand beaches, gorgeous women, and stunning natural beauty...Sounds like heave on earth, but to Jack Morgan, head of the renowned international security firm Private, it's a place...
5) Brazil
Author
Series
Publisher
Cherry Lake Pub
Pub. Date
c2011
Lexile measure
740L
Physical Desc
1 online resource (48 p.) : col. ill., col. maps ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
An overview of Brazil's business, government, and daily life. Includes many color photos, several activities, and a glossary.
6) Brazil
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1999
Physical Desc
96 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
An overview of Brazil, including an in-depth section on a variety of topics that make the country unique.
Author
Publisher
Heinemann Library
Lexile measure
NC 840L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Join intrepid explorer Benjamin Blog and his inquisitive dog Barko Polo as they travel to one of the world's most fascinating countries: Brazil! The book includes chapters on Brazilian history, geography, cities, people, and food, as well as visiting some of the most famous places of this unique country, such as the Iguącu Falls and the Statue of Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro" -- Provided by the publisher.
Author
Series
Pike Logan thriller volume 14
Language
English
Description
"Pike Logan and the Taskforce were once the apex predators, an unrivaled hunting machine that decimated those out to harm the United States, but they may have met their match. While Pike Logan and Jennifer Cahill prepare to join their team on a counter-terrorist mission in the triple frontier--the lawless tri-border region where Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay meet--they are targeted in Charleston, South Carolina. A vicious explosion kills a friend,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications Co
Pub. Date
c2004
Lexile measure
1110L
Physical Desc
1 online resource (72 p.) : col. ill., col. map ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
An introduction to Brazilian cooking, featuring traditional recipes for Brazilian pork chops, black bean stew, and codfish bites. Also includes information on the history, geography, customs, and people of this South American nation.
10) Soccer star
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
AD 550L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Language
English
Description
Just in time for the World Cup, an inspiring story of a Brazilian boy who dreams of being a soccer star and the sister who steps in to help his team win a game.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2009
Lexile measure
780L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Schuyler Van Alen's blood legacy has just been called into question: Is the young woman in fact a Blue Blood, or is it the sinister Silver Blood that runs through her veins? When one of the Gates of Hell is breached by the Silver Bloods, the Blue Bloods will need Schuyler on their side.
Author
Pub. Date
1926
Physical Desc
xxv, 411 pages : maps ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
In 1914, with the well-wishes of the Brazilian government, Theodore Roosevelt, ex-president of the United States; his son, Kermit; and Colonel Rondon travel to South America on a quest to course the River of Doubt. While in Brazil, Theodore is also tasked with a "zoogeographic reconnaissance" of the local wilderness for the archives of the Natural History Museum of New York. In addition to the perils of the incredibly difficult and dangerous terrain,...
13) Dilma Rousseff
Author
Series
Publisher
Raintree
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (48 pages) : color illustrations, color map.
Language
English
Description
Profiles the life of former president of Brazil Dilma Rousseff, discussing her poor upbringing, her education, her protests of the military controlled government in the 1970s, and how her dreams of economic improvement for Brazilians helped lead to her election in 2011. Includes a fact blurbs, photographs, glossary, a timeline, and resources for further reading.
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A reimagining of Teddy and Kermit Roosevelt's ill-fated 1914 Amazon expedition--a psychological twist on the smart historical thriller that first put Louis Bayard on the map. The setting is 1914 at Brazil's Rio da Dúvida, the River of Doubt. Plagued by hunger and suffering the lingering effects of malaria, Theodore Roosevelt, his son Kermit, and the other members of the now-ravaged Roosevelt-Rondon scientific expedition are traveling deeper and...
Author
Publisher
Carolrhoda Lab
Pub. Date
2022.
Lexile measure
850L
Language
English
Formats
Description
In 1890s West Africa, when a brutal raid leaves their home in ruins, twin sisters Hassana and Husseina are kidnapped, sold into slavery, and separated, remaining connected through shared dreams of water, but will their fates ever draw them back together?
16) Mutation
Author
Series
Cryptid hunters volume 4
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
680L
Physical Desc
333 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Marty and his best friend, Luther, have managed to rescue Marty's cousin Grace from the clutches of the nefarious pseudo-naturalist Noah Blackwood, but their most dangerous mission lies ahead of them. Marty's parents have been missing in Brazil for months, and their trail has all but run cold. With time running out, Marty and the Cryptos Island crew race off for Brazil--where they discover that Noah Blackwood has twisted the natural order of things...
17) Pelé
Author
Series
Publisher
Twenty-First Century Books
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
1 online resource (106 p.) : ill. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Think you know all there is to know about Pelé? Well, did you know that Pelé played in his first World Cup tournament at the age of seventeen? Did you know that in 1967, both sides in Nigeria's civil war called a 48-hour cease-fire so Pelé could play an exhibition match in the capital of Lagos? Did you know that Pelé has scored more than 1,200 goals in his professional career? Born into poverty in Três Corações, Brazil, Edson Arantes do Nascimento...
18) Brazil
Author
Lexile measure
990L
Language
English
Description
Describes the geography, plants, animals, history, economy, culture, and people of Brazil.
Author
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 online resource : illustrations, maps
Language
English
Description
Rare Earth Frontiers is a work of human geography that serves to demystify the powerful elements that make possible the miniaturization of electronics, green energy and medical technologies, and essential telecommunications and defense systems. Julie Michelle Klinger draws attention to the fact that the rare earths we rely on most are as common as copper or lead, and this means the implications of their extraction are global. Klinger excavates the...
Author
Series
Everyman's library volume 252
Language
English
Description
Tony and Brenda Last and their son, John Andrew, live an idyllic life in the huge Victorian house that is the symbol of Tony's family pride. The chance arrival of a penniless scrounger irrevocably shatters the gentle balance of their lives.