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September 7th, 2010
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Cambridge Public Library hosts a treasure hunt – every week a scavenger hunt has been launched in all parts of the library. Each week, Librarians are hiding rubber fish in books and on the shelves. Customers are the fish are given gift certificates, books and boxes of frozen saltwater candy. Penguin Books, Harvard Book Store, Restaurant Dolphin, S & S Restaurant and the daily catch has provided prizes.
GETTING INTO PUBLISHING PENGUIN BOOKS
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The Fountainhead $69.99 Book: Fiction/Novel “…story of an intransigent young architect, his violent battle against conventional standards, and his explosive love affair with a beautiful woman who struggles to defeat him.” (taken from back cover of book)… |
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Penguin Bookend $23.98 Imaginations run wild with these handcrafted bookends constructed of animal friendly faux leather. Well weighted with natural cotton and iron filings to keep books in place. Each pair of bookends are packaged elegantly in a non-woven drawstring bag & craft keepsake box. Measurements of Each Animal: Giraffe – 15 x 7 inches Horse – 8 x 10 inches Alligator – 8.25 x 12 inches Penguin -… |
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The Bird Sticker Book $16.46 Annotated with factual information, each book contains more than 60 full-color, reusable stickers so children can create their own fun scenes. Read the captions in the eight-page booklet and, using the labels beside each sticker, choose the image that best fits in the space available. Don’t forget that your stickers can be stuck down and peeled off again. If you are careful, you can use your kitte… |
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Meet Pingu $5.00 Welcome to the world of Pingu! Pingu is a charming and cheeky young penguin who lives in the snow and ice of the South Pole. The mischievous penguin often finds himself in tricky and comical situations, but he always learns a valuable lesson. Pingu spends his days with his parents and baby sister, Pinga, as well as his best friends, Robbie the Seal. In Pingu’s community, everyone speaks “Penguines… |
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Teletubbies – Baby Animals $19.98 This animal-focused edition begins with the Tubbies one by one coming upon a stuffed lamb. Much tubby-style discussion ensues (“Ittle wamb sad.”) when not even Po’s scooter or Dipsy’s cowhide hat cheer up the poor sheep. After a happy ending, they meet a butterfly and, later, a stuffed terrier puppy in those verdant fields behind their bunker. Meanwhile, British preschoolers feed penguins, pl… |
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Music for a Darkened Theatre, Vol. 2: Film & Television Music $14.75 A delightfully buoyant, mock-creepy collection of film scores from Hollywood’s first and best call for quirk, strangeness, and charm. Focusing on Elfman’s post-1992 work (much of it for director Tim Burton), this 2 CD set features excerpts from Edward Scissorhands, To Die For, and Batman Returns, among other lesser items. — Jeff Bateman… |
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Eyewitness – Insect [VHS] $5.85 Be afraid: insects outnumber humans 200 million to one. Or just be fascinated. Likely you’ll be more of the latter after seeing this playful, zippy tour through the microworld of Class Insecta. Another installment in the award-winning Eyewitness series, Eyewitness: Insect uses DK’s trademark MTV-speed editing, high-quality computer animation, stunning photography, and playful reenactments to effor… |
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Pebble & Penguin (Clam) [VHS] $0.89 As a brief promo by a Sea World Animal Ambassador tells us before the movie begins, male penguins really do present pebbles to the females during a courtship that will result in a lifetime match. This post-Thumbelina Don Bluth/Barry Manilow effort gives us Hubie, a nerdy penguin whose love for the beautiful Marina, remarkably, is returned. Alas, before he can present her with a fine stone, his evi… |
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Eyewitness – Dog [VHS] $6.80 It’s a dog’s life, isn’t it? That’s not such a bad thing, according to Eyewitness: Dog, a visually stunning exploration of their unique world. Learn about their senses, complex social life, and inheritance from their ancestors the wolves. Their evolution from one of our worst enemies to man’s best friend makes a fascinating story, one that will hold all ages rapt with attention. DK Vision knows ho… |
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Happy Feet (Widescreen Edition) $3.73 For anyone who thought the Oscar-winning documentary March of the Penguins was the most marvelous cinematic moment for these nomads of the south, you haven’t seen nothing yet. Happy Feet is an animated wonder about a penguin named Mumble who can’t sing, but can dance up a storm. George Miller, the driving force behind the Babe (and Mad Max) movies, takes another creative step in family entertainme… |