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Park's Quest
by Katherine Paterson  Publisher Comments "Paterson offers her young readers a glimpse of the Vietnam War from what might be considered their own perspective: that of the next generation, the children of veterans, those for whom Vietnam is a vague historical event".--The New York Times....
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Oxford First Ancient History
by Roy Burrell Publisher Comments Interspersing fact-filled essays with fictional eyewitness accounts, Roy Burrell makes the ancient world a real place inhabited by real people going about their everyday business of work and family life. A fascinating essay about the history of the...
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No Pretty Pictures: A Child of War (Avon Camelot Books)
by Anita Lobel Publisher Comments The beloved Caldecott Honor artist now recounts a tale of vastly different kind -- her own achingly potent memoir of a childhood of flight, imprisonment, and uncommon bravery in Nazi-occupied Poland. Anita Lobel was barely five when the war began and...
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The Diary of a Young Girl
by Anne Frank 
Publisher Comments Discovered in the attic in which she spent the last years of her life, Anne Frank's remarkable diary has since become a world classic -- a powerful reminder of the horrors of war and an eloquent testament to the human spirit. In 1942, with Nazis...
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The Shackleton Expedition (High Interest Books: Survivor)
by Jil Fine Publisher Comments Each book is clearly written using simple sentences and familiar vocabulary. Brilliant color photos, fascinating sidebars, and user-friendly fact boxes, charts, and tables highlight key information in the text....
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Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt (Landmark Books)
by Elizabeth Payne Publisher Comments Ruled by awesome god-kings called Pharaohs, ancient Egypt was a land of bustling cities, golden palaces, and huge stone monuments. Beginning with the Rosetta Stone, author Elizabeth Payne examines archeological studies that have helped unlock the...
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Dancing to Freedom: The True Story of Mao's Last Dancer
by Li Cunxin Publisher Comments In a poor village in northern China, a small boy named Li Cunxin was given the chance of a lifetime. Selected by Chairman Mao’s officials from among millions of children to become a dancer, Li’s new life began as he left his family behind...
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Mao's Last Dancer
by Li Cunxin Publisher Comments At the age of eleven, Li Cunxin was one of the privileged few selected to serve in Chairman Mao’s Cultural Revolution by studying at the Beijing Dance Academy. Having known bitter poverty in his rural China home, ballet would be his family’s...
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The Sign of the Beaver
by Elizabeth George Speare Publisher Comments Twelve-year-old Matt is left on his own in the Maine wilderness while his father leaves to bring the rest of the family to their new settlement. When he befriends Attean, an Indian chief’s grandson, he is invited to join the Beaver tribe and move...
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Knights and Castles (Explore Inside)
by Jean Coppendale Publisher Comments Meet the hilarious knight Sir Spearalot, who takes you on a magical history tour back to the exciting time of knights and castles. Explore Lord Fancypants’s castle, find out what goes on in his busy courtyard, watch a thrilling jousting tournament,...
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Royal Murder: The Deadly Intrigue of Ten Sovereigns
by Elizabeth Macleod Publisher Comments Danger and drama among the monarchs. What would you do for absolute power? For many monarchs throughout history, it was a question that ruled their lives. Step into the world of palatial intrigue, where holding the throne means evading death... or...
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Gettysburg (Landmark Books)
by Mackinlay Kantor Publisher Comments When troops entered Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, the South seemed to be winning the Civil War. But Gettysburg was a turning point. After three bloody days of fighting, the Union finally won the battle. Inspired by the valor of the many thousands of soldiers...
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Royal Murder: The Deadly Intrigue of Ten Sovereigns
by Elizabeth Macleod Publisher Comments Danger and drama among the monarchs. What would you do for absolute power? For many monarchs throughout history, it was a question that ruled their lives. Step into the world of palatial intrigue, where holding the throne means evading death... or...
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Ywwt Be an American Colonist (You Wouldn't Want To...)
by Jacqueline Morley Publisher Comments This fun and interesting, interactive series will enthrall young readers by making them a part of the story. Readers will become the main character and can revel in the gory, dark, horrific side of life throughout important moments in history. Humorous...
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I Have Lived a Thousand Years: Growing Up in the Holocaust
by Livia Bitton-jackson Publisher Comments "In a graphic present-tense narrative, this Holocaust memoir describes what happened to a Jewish girl who is 13 when the Nazis invade Hungary in 1944 . . . A final brief chronology of the Holocaust adds to the value of this title for curriculum use with...
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Celebrate the 50 States!
by Loreen Leedy Publisher Comments Statistics, emblems, notable cities, products and myriad other facts....
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Hitler Youth
by Susan Ca Bartoletti Publisher Comments "I begin with the young. We older ones are used up . . . But my magnificent youngsters! Look at these men and boys! What material! With them, I can create a new world." --Adolf Hitler, Nuremberg 1933 By the time Hitler became Chancellor of Germany in...
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Great Ancient China Projects You Can Build Yourself
by Lance Kramer Publisher Comments From Buddhism, feng shui, and porcelain pottery to gunpowder, dynasties, and trade routes, this interactive activity guide explores the incredible ingenuity and history of ancient China with more than 20 hands-on projects. Comprehensive coverage of the...
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Magic Tree House Research Guides #12: Sabertooths and the Ice Age
by Mary Pope Osborne Publisher Comments What was it like to live in the Ice Age and why was the world so cold? Who made the first cave paintings? What ever happened to sabertooth cats and woolly mammoths?These questions and more are answered in this nonfiction research guide. Illustrations....
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Roman Gladiator with Toy and Other (History in Action)
by Jean Coppendale Publisher Comments Considered celebrities in their own time, Roman gladiators were adored by the masses and royalty alike. This enchanting kit helps children experience their world. Using the two collectible gladiator figures included, young readers first enter the...
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