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For fans of the "Who Was" series, this lively, accessible, and full-color chapter book biography shows how a self-taught scientist was the first to observe the microbial life in and around us. By building his own microscope, Antony van Leeuwenhoek advanced humanity's understanding of our oft-invisible world around us.
2. Animalium
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3.7 stars
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Showcases dozens of full-color animal specimens from around the world in a gallery format, complemented by indentification information and brief descriptions.
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4 stars
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Explains some traditions and customs of 26 African tribes beginning with letters from A to Z.
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5 stars
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Collects a variety of African folk tales, including "Ananse the Spider in Search of a Fool," "The Ox of the Wonderful Horns," "Why Frog and Snake Never Play Together," and "Lion and the Ostrich Chicks"
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3 stars
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A young girl's dream of attending school in her small Ugandan village is fulfilled after her family is given an income-producing goat. Based on a true story about the work of Project Heifer.
6. Bee-bim bop!
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korea
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A child, eager for a favorite meal, helps with the shopping, food preparation, and table setting.
7. Botanicum
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Showcases dozens of full-color plants from around the world in a gallery format, complemented by indentification information and brief descriptions.
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A young boy seeks revenge against the Romans for killing his parents, but is turned away from vengeance by Jesus.
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3.3 stars
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Text and photographs depict children from many countries.
10. Clouds
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A collection of Norse myths describing the exploits of the Aesir gods and goddesses, beginning with the creation of the world and ending with the day of reckoning. The companion to D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths, a treasured part of so many children's libraries, has returned to print after more than twenty years. The Caldecott medal winning D'Aulaires once again captivate their young audience with this beautifully illustrated introduction to Norse...
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In an effort to save a boy wrongly accused, a group of young friends living in ancient Rome search for the culprit who scrawled graffiti on the temple wall.
13. The empty pot
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Ping (Demi) volume 1.
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5 stars
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When Ping admits that he is the only child in China unable to grow a flower from the seeds distributed by the Emperor, he is rewarded for his honesty.
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5 stars
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A retelling of the epic story of Gilgamesh, half-god and half-man, who learns the true meaning of friendship and kindness from Enkidu, who lives among the animals of the forest.
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In 1841, rescued by an American whaler after a terrible shipwreck leaves him and his four companions castaways on a remote island, fourteen-year-old Manjiro, who dreams of becoming a samurai, learns new laws and customs as he becomes the first Japanese person to set foot in the United States.
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Charlie, the smallest child in his first grade class, is amazed to discover that of the three pumpkins his teacher brings to school, the tiniest one has the most seeds.
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An introduction to the gods and goddesses of ancient Greece includes all of the D'Aulaires' original detailed illustrations.
A large format reprint of an introduction to the gods and goddesses of ancient Greece includes all of the D'Aulaires' original, detailed illustrations
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Presents the life of the eighteenth-century Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus, who devised the modern classification system for naming plants and animals.
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Frightened by the thought of dying, Gilgamesh braves a series of dangers in an effort to learn the secret of eternal life, but although he meets the survivor of the great flood and is offered a chance at perpetual youth, he never achieves his goal, in a retelling of an episode from the story of Gilgamesh, the world's oldest legend.
Gilgamesh, King of Uruk, makes a dangerous journey in search of the secret of immortality.