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4.9 stars
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A woman tells her young son the true story of how his great-great-grandfather, Captain Harry Colebourn, rescued and learned to love a bear cub in 1914 as he was on his way to take care of soldiers' horses during World War I, and the bear became the inspiration for A.A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh.
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5 stars
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Depicts families, from England to California and from 1710 to 2010, preparing and enjoying the dessert called blackberry fool. Includes a recipe and historical notes.
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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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3 stars
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A lullaby which asks animals such as a lizard, monkey, and water buffalo to be quiet and not disturb the sleeping baby.
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4 stars
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During the Iraq War of 2003, librarian Alia Muhammad saves thirty thousand new and old books in her Basra library from destruction.
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Presents an abridged version of the autobiography of the South African leader, in which he chronicles his life, including his tribal years, his time spent in prison, and his return to lead his people.
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4.8 stars
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Follows the life of the famous physicist, from his early ideas to his groundbreaking theories.
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4.3 stars
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A math adventure in which King Arthur finds the perfect shape for his table with the ideas of his wife and son, and the assistance of his knight, Sir Cumference.
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Tells the story of the painter Vincent van Gogh including his inspiration for the painting Starry Night.
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4.5 stars
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A picture book inspired by the true story of how the first international flight was an Englishman and a French man who rode in a balloon across the English Channel.
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A brief biography in pictures and simple text of Alice Roosevelt, the daughter of Theodore Roosevelt and his first wife.
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5 stars
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Ten instruments take their parts one by one in a musical performance.