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Titanic: Voices from the Disaster by Deborah Hopkinson Publisher Comments Critically acclaimed nonfiction author Deborah Hopkinson pieces together the story of the TITANIC and that fateful April night, drawing on the voices of survivors and archival photographs. Scheduled to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the tragic... (read more) Your price: $17.99 New - Hardcover 
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Where Do Diggers Sleep at Night? by Brianna Caplan Sayres Publisher Comments Do their mommies tuck them in while their daddies sing a goodnight song? Do they ask for one more story and then snuggle into a cozy service station? Find out all the different ways in which diggers, dump trucks, snow plows, tractors and more spend their... (read more) Your price: $16.99 New - Hardcover
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Everything Goes on Land by Brian Biggs Publisher Comments Cars and trucks and bikes and trains! Rvs and construction vehicles too! Everything goes Ride along with Henry and his dad as they visit the big city and check out all the amazing vehicles around them. Full of mini-story lines, endless seek-and-find... (read more) Your price: $14.50 Used - Hardcover
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Hanging Off Jefferson's Nose: Growing Up on Mount Rushmore by Tina Nichols Coury Publisher Comments Growing up in the shadow of Mount Rushmore Lincoln Borglum was a young boy when his father, the great sculptor Gutzon Borglum, suggested to a group of South Dakota businessmen that he should carve the faces of four presidents into a side of a mountain as... (read more) Your price: $16.99 New - Hardcover
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882 1/2 Amazing Answers To Your Questions About the Titanic by Hugh Brewster Publisher Comments Reissued for Spring 2012 to coincide with the anniversary of the sinking of the TITANIC in April 1912. Here is the one book with all of the answers to your questions about the TITANIC! This is the heart-stopping story about the legendary ship--from the... (read more) List Price $9.99 Your price: $6.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Frank Lloyd Wright for Kids: His Life and Ideas, 21 Activities by Wright Publisher Comments Stimulating projects enable kids to grasp the ideas underlying Wright's work.... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $10.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The New Way Things Work by David Macaulay From Powells.com Winner of the 1991 Caldecott Medal for Black and White, author-illustrator David Macaulay has more than demonstrated his playful humor, imagination, and technical know-how in over fifteen books for children. His greatest success so far, though,... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $18.00 Used - Hardcover
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Castle (77 Edition) by David Macaulay Publisher Comments The word itself conjures up mystery, romance, intrigue, and grandeur. What could be more perfect for an author/illustrator who has continually stripped away the mystique of architectural structures that have long fascinated modern man? With typical zest... (read more) List Price $9.95 Your price: $6.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Look at That Building: A First Book of Structures by Scot Ritchie Publisher Comments Learning about buildings and how they are constructed has never been so much fun. This gem of a book introduces young readers to basic construction concepts through the eyes of five friends keen on building a doghouse for their pet pooch, Max. To find... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $10.95 Used - Hardcover
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Builder Goose: It's Construction Rhyme Time! by Boni Ashburn Publisher Comments One, two, here comes the crew! Three, four, here come more... With three dump trucks, an itsy-bitsy skid steer, and a host of other equipment, there's a whole lot of building going on here! Amusing construction-themed nursery rhymes--each based on a... (read more) Your price: $14.95 New - Hardcover
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Brooklyn Bridge by Lynn Curlee Publisher Comments "It so happens that the work which is likely to be our most durable monument, and to convey some knowledge of us to the most remote posterity, is a work of bare utility; not a shrine, not a fortress, but a bridge." So wrote one architectural critic of... (read more) Your price: $18.99 New - Hardcover
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Pyramid (75 Edition) by David Macaulay Publisher Comments Through concise text and richly detailed black and white illustrations we come to know the philosophy of life and death in ancient Egypt.... (read more) List Price $9.95 Your price: $6.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Pop-Up London by Jennie Maizels Publisher Comments Explore some of London's most famous sites in an engrossing novelty book. Welcome to the great city of London! Are you ready for your tour? Open this inviting, large-format book and follow the river Thames as it winds through the heart of the celebrated... (read more) List Price $19.99 Your price: $13.95 Used - Hardcover
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Twenty-One Elephants: And Still Standing by April Jones Prince Publisher Comments Fireworks and top hats filled the air in celebration when the Brooklyn Bridge opened in 1883. Some wondered how much weight the new bridge could hold. P.T. Barnum, creator of "The Greatest Show on Earth," would stage a show on the bridge that was too... (read more) List Price $16.99 Your price: $7.95 Used - Hardcover
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Castle by David Macaulay Publisher Comments Text and detailed drawings follow the planning and construction of a "typical" castle and adjoining town in thirteenth-century Wales.... (read more) List Price $20.00 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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I Stink! by Kate McMullan and Jim McMullan Publisher Comments Know what I do at night while you're asleep? Eat your trash, that's what! With ten wide tires, one really big appetite, and an even bigger smell, this truck's got it all. His job? Eating your garbage and loving every stinky second of it! And you thought... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Mutiny on the Bounty by Patrick Obrien Publisher Comments Life sailing with the Royal Navy in the 1780's was particularly miserable: sailors slept in crowded hammocks, ate moldy cheese and maggoty bread, and were subject to very harsh discipline. So when the HMS Bounty arrived in Tahiti after 11 months at... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $3.95 Used - Hardcover
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How a House is Built by Gail Gibbons Publisher Comments From the architect's plans to the landscaping.... (read more) Your price: $7.95 New - Trade Paper
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Architecture #3: Architecture, Count by Michael J. Crosbie Publisher Comments Illustrations of various architectural details introduce the numbers one through ten.... (read more) Your price: $9.95 New - Hardcover
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The Art of the Catapult: Build Greek Ballistae, Roman Onagers, English Trebuchets, and More Ancient Artillery by William Gurstelle Publisher Comments Whether playing at defending their own castle or simply chucking pumpkins over a fence, wannabe marauders and tinkerers will become fast acquainted with Ludgar, the War Wolf, Ill Neighbor, Cabulus, and the Wild Donkey--ancient artillery devices known... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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