Welbeck, Peter 1920-2009Overview
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Most widely held works by
Peter Welbeck
Call of the wild
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9 editions published between 1994 and 2004 in English and held by 195 libraries worldwide During the Klondike gold rush, a stolen dog becomes a miner's best friend before it joins the wolf pack.
Owd Bob
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3 editions published between 1999 and 2010 in English and held by 180 libraries worldwide Set in his ways and content to share his life only with that of his championship sheep dog, an Irish grandfather reluctantly takes in his orphaned teenaged grandson. The relationship between grandfather and grandson are tested and the sheep dog becomes their only common ground.
Running wild
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3 editions published between 1999 and 2001 in English and held by 143 libraries worldwide An adventure story when a father uproots his two children and goes to Africa to study elephants and the family tangles with poachers.
Sandy the seal
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5 editions published between 1996 and 2009 in English and held by 101 libraries worldwide After rescuing a baby seal, a lighthouse keeper and his family find themselves leading a fight against local poachers.
Jack London's Call of the wild
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4 editions published between 1994 and 2002 in English and held by 76 libraries worldwide Call of the wild: During the Klondike gold rush, a stolen dog becomes a miner's best friend before it joins the wolf pack.
Kavik the wolf dog Call of the wild
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1 edition published in 2002 in English and held by 63 libraries worldwide Kavik the wolf dog: Kavik, a magnificent dog of the north, leads his team to victory in the National Open Dog Sled Races in Alaska, then is purchased by a wealthy industrialist and put on a plane. When the airplane crashes, Killing the pilot and injuring Kavik, the dog is found and nursed back to health by 12-year old-Andy. When the industrialist finds the dog and takes him to Washington, Kavik instinctively travels two thousand miles from Washington to Alaska to return to the boy who saved his life.
Nico the unicorn Owd Bob
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1 edition published in 2001 in English and held by 62 libraries worldwide Nico the Unicorn: Hobbled by a limp, a reminder of the accident that killed his father, Billy is determined to lead a normal life. Billy has a difficult time adapting to his new hometown, in rural Vermont, and is constantly taunted by his peers. His life becomes magical after he rescues a pregnant pony.
The lost world
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1 edition published in 1997 in English and held by 25 libraries worldwide A maverick scientist and his skeptical rival discover a spectacular, unexplored realm of towering dinosaurs and native tribes deep in the African interior.
Bullet to Beijing
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1 edition published in 2001 in English and held by 24 libraries worldwide British spy Harry Palmer accepts a freelance assignment that involves the Russian Mafia, ex-KGB agents, ex-CIA agents, and the North Koreans.
Marco Polo
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3 editions published in 1997 in English and French and held by 23 libraries worldwide Au 13e siècle, Marco Polo, le jeune explorateur italien, cherche son père, et parcourt une grande partie de l'Asie.
Return to the lost world
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3 editions published between 1993 and 2003 in English and held by 20 libraries worldwide "A "Lost World" of majestic dinosaurs and primitive natives is threatened with destruction when a villanious businessman comes looking for oil- and unleashes the wrath of a fiery volcano! Vowing to defend the endangered animals and people, rival scientists Challenger and Summerlee team up with a spirited female photographer, a valiant newspaper reporter and a courageous young boy and set off for deepest Africa. Arriving on the remote, hidden plateau of the Lost World, theny begin a heroic quest to save this prehistoric paradise from the evil forces scheming to exploit it."
The Best of great outdoor movies. Volume 1, Jack London's Call of the wild ; The Legend of Black Thunder Mountain ; The Legend of Cougar Canyon
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1 edition published in 2004 in English and held by 17 libraries worldwide Call of the wild: During the Klondike gold rush, a stolen dog becomes a miner's best friend before it joins the wolf pack. The legend of Black Thunder Mountain: Two small children, lost in the mountains, are protected by a great grizzly bear. The legend of Cougar Canyon: True life adventure of two friends, one of whom is a Navajo Indian boy, and their adventure saving a young goat from a hungry mountain lion.
Chamber of horrors
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1 edition published in 2008 in English and held by 16 libraries worldwide Chamber of Horrors (1966) a one-handed maniac uses specially designed tools to chop, rip and skewer those he believes have wronged him. Brides of Fu Manchu (1966) In an attempt at world dominiation, Fu Manchu demands a death-ray weapon be built.
Ten little Indians
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1 edition published in 1965 in English and held by 16 libraries worldwide Ten little prospective victims, all invited to a remote castle ... Based on Agatha Christie's "And then there were none."
Midnight in Saint Petersburg
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1 edition published in 2002 in English and held by 15 libraries worldwide Former British secret agent Harry Palmer runs a private Investigation company in Russia. He must locate and recover a consignment of stolen plutonium and rescue a kidnapped woman.
The bloody judge
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1 edition published in 2003 in English and held by 14 libraries worldwide Judge George Jeffreys, the infamous 17th century witchfinder under the reign of James II, takes perverse sexual pleasure in sadistic torture.
Jack London's The call of the wild
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2 editions published between 1989 and 1991 in English and held by 12 libraries worldwide The story follows the adventures of John Thornton (Heston) and Pete (Raimund Harmstorf) as they brawl their way through the Alaskan wilderness mushing around in dog sleds and hunting for gold.
Owd Bob The Impossible elephant ; Nico the unicorn
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1 edition published in 2010 in English and held by 9 libraries worldwide Nico the Unicorn: Hobbled by a limp, a reminder of the accident that killed his father, Billy is determined to lead a normal life. Billy has a difficult time adapting to his new hometown, in rural Vermont, and is constantly taunted by his peers. His life becomes magical after he rescues a pregnant pony.
The call of the wild
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1 edition published in 1995 in English and held by 8 libraries worldwide During the Klondike gold rush, a stolen dog becomes a miner's best friend before it joins the wolf pack.
Hollywood un-leashed
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1 edition published in 2004 in English and held by 4 libraries worldwide Call of the wild: During the Klondike gold rush, a stolen dog becomes a miner's best friend before it joins the wolf pack. more
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Action and adventure films Africa African elephant Alaska Animal films Bears Biological weapons Challenger, Professor (Fictitious character) Dinosaurs Discoveries in geography Dogs Drama Elephants England Families Fantasy films Feature films Feature films Fiction Fiction films Films for the hearing impaired Friendship Goats Gold mines and mining Grandparent and child Great Britain Miscellaneous Island Dependencies--Isle of Man Horror films Human-animal relationships Lighthouse keepers Moving, Household Poachers Poaching Polo, Marco,--1254-1323? Prehistoric peoples Russia (Federation)--Saint Petersburg Science fiction films Seals (Animals) Sheep dogs Sheepherding Sled dog racing Sled dogs South America Spies Spy films Thrillers (Motion pictures) Video recordings Widowers Wilderness survival Wildlife rescue Yukon Territory--Klondike River Valley
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