Michael and his friends must rescue a child prodigy as the thrilling action continues in this electrifying fourth installment of the New York Times bestselling series! Michael, Taylor, Ostin and the rest of the Electroclan head to China in search of a girl who may have discovered why Michael and his friends became electric. Her name is Lin Julung, or Jade Dragon, and she’s a child prodigy with an IQ higher than Einstein’s—and Ostin’s. But Hatch gets to her first, and the Elgen are holding her prisoner in their Taiwan Starxource plant. Now the Voice wants Michael and the Electroclan to go to Taiwan and free her before Hatch can realize his dreams of an army of electric children. The hunt for Jade Dragon is on, and it’s a race against time!

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In this fully illustrated, easy-to-read Angry Birds story book, Stella and Bubbles go on an adventure to rescue Matilda’s jade egg from the Bad Piggies. In this entertaining adventure, Stella, the spunkiest of the Angry Birds flock, takes center stage. When the jade egg from Matilda’s powerful necklace goes missing, it’s up to Stella and Bubbles to rescue it from the Bad Piggies’ grasp! Red thinks the colorful duo is too young to handle the responsibility, but they are determined to prove him wrong. Disguised as pigs, they sneak into Pig City to retrieve the special egg. But soon the whole city is on high alert, and Stella and Bubbles must figure out a way to find the egg, steal it back, and escape the clutches of the pigs! Fun, colorful illustrations accompany this clever story about not letting grumpy naysayers like Red bring you down. Young readers will love this daring tale of bravery and wit!

Beautiful, translucent and indestructible, jade has a mystique that's captivated people since Neolithic times. Stan Leaming, Canada's leading jade geologist, was fascinated by this unusual gem; he is credited with pioneering the emergence of the jade industry in British Columbia. Leaming shares his unique insight into the science and magic of jade in this passionate exploration of the green stone's development from prehistoric tool to objet d'art. The reader is invited along with Leaming, a fascinating subject in himself, on a trip around the world as he hunts for the stone of heaven throughout BC and Canada, the United States, Mexico, Europe, Siberia, China, and even Down Under, where black jade is found. This book examines jade's appeal as a global industry, a divine inspiration, a medium for artistic expression and even as a precipitator of some bizarre crimes. Rockhounds casual and serious will appreciate this comprehensive celebration of jade, enhanced with maps and photographs. The 16-page colour section includes photos of jade art by Lyle Sopel, Deborah Wilson and other incredible sculptors.

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