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Secret Agent Jack Stalwart: The Puzzle of the Missing Panda (Secret Agent Jack Stalwart)
Deep inside ChinaÕs famous Wolong Nature Reserve, an endangered Giant Panda named Ling has disappeared, and for his seventh mission, Jack is paired with a surly, sixteen-year-old park assistant named Fong to help track the panda down. FongÕs not the most pleasant person to work with, but any good Secret Agent knows how to keep his coolÑuntil heÕs almost killed. As a member of the evil Scorpion Gang, Fong and a partner Wong have been posing as assistants to steal Ling, and several other rare creatures from the reserve to sell on the black market. Now Jack must infiltrate the ruthless gangÕs Beijing headquarters, overrun with menacing teenage thieves, and rescue Ling and the other animals before they, and maybe Jack, disappear forever. Jack StalwartÕs page-turning adventures keep kids on the edges of their seats, expanding their knowledge of foreign languages, cultures and geography..
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Secret Agent Jack Stalwart: The Pursuit of the Ivory Poachers (Secret Agent Jack Stalwart)
Aside from an anonymous note telling Jack that his brother Max was in trouble, heÕd received no other communication in over six months. Now, Jack finally receives a coded message from Max possibly detailing his whereabouts. But soon duty calls, and Jack is whisked away to the sweltering savannah of Kenya before he can decipher it. Once there, a wise and kind Masai chief alerts Jack to a series of elephant killings where the corpses have been robbed of their tusks. Jack must find the malevolent ring of poachers responsible before more of these endangered species are destroyed..
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Secret Agent Jack Stalwart: The Secret of the Sacred Temple (Secret Agent Jack Stalwart)
When an archaeologist who guards the priceless 1,000-year-old treasures of the temple of Angor Wat goes missing, her daughter Kate calls on Jack to help bring her home. No sweat for a top secret agent. Except this time itÕs personal The archaeologist also has information leading to the whereabouts of JackÕs missing brother. Now Jack must stop a power-hungry madman before the treasure, and the archaeologist, disappear forever..
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Secret Agent Jack Stalwart: The Caper of the Crown Jewels (Secret Agent Jack Stalwart)
In this action-packed series, nine-year old secret agent Jack Stalwart travels the globe in search of his missing older brother Max while solving international crimes for the Global Protection Force. In The Caper of the Crown Jewels, Jack is summoned to solve a matter of grave national importance: the theft of the Crown Jewels of the British Empire from the Tower of London. Arriving on the scene, he is greeted by a traditional Tower guards, a Yeoman Warder, or Beefeater, who explains what's missing: The Imperial State Crown, the Sovereign's Orb, and the Sovereign's Scepter with the cross containing the finest-cut diamond in the world, the diamond of the Culliinan I, the Star of Africa. The queen is not pleased. Jack identifies Ivan the Incredible and his assistant Jazz as the thieves immediately--but puzzling out how they did it is stickier. The infamous Tower has the most advanced security in the world, and even using his impressive gadgets (the Encryption notebook, his Heli-Spacer, Rock Corer, and Rope Tornado) Jack is flummoxed by how jewels were spirited out. But Jack can conjure up more than gadgets--he foils the evil magicians with some powerful mojo of his own, dispels an invisibility enchantment, narrowly avoids the executioners block and some other murderous ploys before restoring the jewels to the crown and earning the gratitude of the Queen herself!.
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Secret Agent Jack Stalwart: The Mystery of the Mona Lisa (Secret Agent Jack Stalwart)
In this action-packed series, nine-year old secret agent Jack Stalwart travels the globe in search of his missing older brother Max while solving international crimes for the Global Protection Force. In The Mystery of the Mona Lisa, Jack is sent to the Louvre Museum in Paris to track down the theft of the world's most be-loved painting. He has to match wits with a seemingly invisible mastermind equipped with gadgets to match his in order to stop Leonardo's masterpiece from slipping into the criminal underground forever. Can Jack's Hypo-Disk overpower a glove that shoots fine laser beams from its fingertips? Jack's adventures in the City of Lights (GPF code name: Cheese) demon-strate once again that when it comes to outsmarting the baddies--Jack is the go-to agent with endless tricks up his sleeve. Canny and resourceful, Jack will delight readers and impress their parents..
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Secret Agent Jack Stalwart: The Search for the Sunken Treasure (Secret Agent Jack Stalwart)
In one of his most daring exploits, Jack goes down under -- literally -- to investigate the disappearance of a diver off the Great Barrier Reef of Australia Using everything in his backpack arsenal from anti-puke pills to a morphing suit, an egg-shaped submarine to Disappearing Milk, he exposes a deadly nest of pirates raiding a shipwreck site. Jack has to thwart their schemes, evade their attempts on his life, and escape the primordial hunger of three deadly species: a Komodo dragon, a set of sharks, and the most poisonous predators in the reef, the Irukandji jellyfish. Can he save the treasure and the diver, not to mention himself? Canny and resourceful, Jack will delight readers and impress their parents..
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Secret Agent Jack Stalwart: The Escape of the Deadly Dinosaur (Secret Agent Jack Stalwart)
In this action-packed new series, nine-year old secret agent Jack Stalwart travels the globe in search of his missing older brother Max while solving international crimes for the Global Protection Force. In The Escape of the Deadly Dinosaur, Jack zooms to the city that never sleeps to try to solve the mystery of the missing Allosaurus toe. Starting at the Natural History Museum, Jack's detection takes him to a competitive grade-schooler determined to win the science fair with his experiment crossing his own dog with the DNA from the bone of a dangerous, carnivorous dinosaur. Soon the gargantuan creature is terrorizing New Yorkers and Jack must stop him before he devours the animals in the Central Park zoo!.
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For Kirk and Covenant: The Stalwart Courage of John Knox (Leaders in Action Series)
This volume in the Leaders in Action Series looks at the leadership qualities of a man long known for his bold, courageous stand against political and religious tyranny and corruption in medieval Scotland. For Kirk and Covenant explodes some of the myths about Knox and draws relevant modern applications from his leadership qualities..
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Profiles in Mormon Courage (Stalwarts in the Storm)
In a remarkable tribute to men of true character and valor, Profiles in Mormon Courage chronicles the lives of twelve individuals who had a profound impact on Latter-day Saint history. The stories included in these pages exemplify values and virtues that each of us can emulate to lead richer and more abundant lives, no matter our religious persuasion. In this inspiring volume, you"ll learn of people such as: * Ephraim Hanks, a Mormon pioneer and a respected leader who saved countless lives with his acts of selfless service. * W. W. Phelps, an important leader in the early days of the Church, and of his journey from hatred towards his brethren to sincere repentance and humility. * Ezra Taft Benson, president of the LDS Church and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, who proved what can be accomplished by living the principles of the gospel - even in the spotlight. The spirit of these pioneers and the devotion they had for their posterity will inspire readers in their own spiritual journeys. .
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