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A brief biography of the world's most famous playwright, William Shakespeare.
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The true story of a group of boy resistance fighters in Denmark after the Nazi invasion.
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A picture book biography of the English author who "didn't have much opportunity to go to school but [who] read everything she could, including all the books in her father's study. And before long, she began to write her own stories, filled with funny, clever, and inventive characters"--Amazon.com.
5. Building big
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Focusses on the connections between the planning and design problems and the solutions that are finally reached when building bridges, tunnels, skyscrapers, domes, and dams.
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Reveals the how and why behind some of the most fascinating and enduring structures humankind has ever created.
7. Castle
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Text and detailed drawings follow the planning and construction of a "typical" castle and adjoining town in thirteenth-century Wales.
8. Claude Monet
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Traces the life of the Impressionist painter and analyzes some of his paintings.
Briefly recounts the French impressionist painter's life and work.
9. The Cold War
10. Columbus
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"Born in 1451 in the seafaring nation of Genoa in northern Italy, Christopher Columbus grew up watching ships sail into the harbor loaded with riches from Egypt, Spain, England, and Belgium. Columbus was convinced that he could gain gold, silk, ivory, and much personal wealth for himself if he were to sail west from Europe to the East and trade with China and India. When Queen Isabella of Castile and King Ferdinand of Aragon finally provided him with...
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Provides information on Christopher Columbus and his journeys to the New World, and looks at how Columbus Day is celebrated around the country.
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A retelling of the legend about a boy who became mayor of London, who heard his future in the Bells of Bow and made his fortune through his cat.
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Presents information about Columbus' journey to the New World in question and answer format.
"Why did Columbus want to reach the New World, and was he the first to cross the Atlantic Ocean? What was life like on one of his ships? What did America look like before Columbus arrived? How did Columbus treat the native people? The engaging story of Columbus's voyage and the effect his arrival had on the native people will fascinate kids" --
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Combines quotations on various aspects of freedom from such notables as Anne Frank and Nelson Mandela with artwork by contemporary illustrators, and provides information about the authors and the artists.
Worldwide champions of human rights, from Harriet Tubman and Anne Frank to Nelson Mandela and Aung San Suu Kyi, share their dreams of freedom in words illustrated by artists from across the globe.
15. Edgar Degas
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Clever illustrations and story lines, together with full-color reproductions of Edgar Degas' actual works, give children a light yet realistic overview of this artist's life and style.
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Chronicles the experiences of an orphaned Amerasian boy from his birth and early childhood in Saigon through his departure from Vietnam in the 1975 Operation Babylift and his subsequent life as the adopted son of an American family in Ohio.
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A one hundredth anniversary tribute introduces World War I's key events, major battles, and most prominent players, incorporating informative photography, maps, and an interactive glossary.
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A collection of short one-person plays featuring characters, between ten and fifteen years old, who live in or near a thirteenth-century English manor.
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Follows the life of the strong-willed queen who ruled England in the time of Shakespeare and the defeat of the Spanish Armada.
Follows the life of the strong-willed queen who ascended the throne at the age of twenty-five, and ruled England at the time of Shakespeare and the defeat of the Spanish Armada.
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This is a children's book biography of Grace Hopper, who played a prominent role in the early days of computers.