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Moe Berg: The Spy Behind Home Plate
by Vivian Grey  Publisher Comments In the race against Nazi Germany to develop the atomic bomb, who would have suspected that a major league baseball player would take a pivotal role? That very man was Moe Berg--masterful catcher, fluent in nine languages, an Ivy League scholar, an...
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Good Brother, Bad Brother: The Story of Edwin Booth and John Wilkes Booth
by James Giblin Publisher Comments Edwin Booth and his younger brother John Wilkes Booth were, in many ways, two of a kind. They were among America's finest actors, having inherited their father's commanding stage presence along with his penchant for alcohol and impulsive behavior....
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Andy Warhol (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)
by Mike Venezia Publisher Comments Clever illustrations and story lines, together with full-color reproductions of actual paintings, give children a light yet realistic overview of each artist's life and style in these fun and educational books....
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Henry Climbs a Mountain
by D B Johnson Publisher Comments Henry the bear wants to climb a mountain, but is put in jail for refusing to pay taxes to a state that allows slavery. Even in his cell, Henry's imagination allows him to roam free. Full color....
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Graphic Novelists: Profiles of Cutting Edge Authors & Illustrators 3 Vols
by Tom Pendergast Publisher Comments From UXL, an imprint of Thomson Gale, comes this introduction to the authors and illustrators behind graphic novels, which carefully defines and explores the distinction between comic books and graphic novels. Printed in full-color and covering...
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Peppe the Lamplighter
by Elisa Bartone Publisher Comments Peppe becomes a lamplighter to help support his immigrant family in turn-of-the-century New York City, despite his papa's disapproval. But when Peppe's job helps save his little sister, he earns the respect of his entire family. "Touching and...
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Mary Cassatt (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)
by Mike Venezia Publisher Comments Clever illustrations and story lines, together with full-color reproductions of actual paintings, give children a light yet realistic overview of each artist's life and style in these fun and educational books....
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Kim: Empty Inside: The Diary of an Anonymous Teenager
by Beatrice Sparks Publisher Comments A true-life diary from the editor of "Go Ask Alice," this story follows Kim and offers a glimpse at her inner life that is dominated by the impulse to destroy herself with an eating disorder....
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Rudy Rides the Rails: A Depression Era Story (Tales of Young Americans)
by Dandi Daley Mackall Publisher Comments In 1932, during the Depression in Ohio, thirteen-year-old Rudy, determined to help his family weather the hard times, hops a train going west to California and experiences the hobo life....
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That's Not Fair!/No Es Justo!: Emma Tenayuca's Struggle for Justice/La Lucha de Emma Tenayuca Por La Justicia
by Carmen Tafolla Publisher Comments A vivid depiction of the early injustices encountered by a young Mexican-American girl in San Antonio in the 1920's, this book tells the true story of Emma Tenayuca. Emma learns to care deeply about poverty and hunger during a time when many Mexican...
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Theodore Roosevelt: Champion of the American Spirit
by Besty Harvey Kraft Publisher Comments People often associate Theodore Roosevelt with the Rough Riders, the volunteer cavalry regiment that he led to vic-tory in 1898 in the Spanish-American War. But the list of accomplishments of the 26th president of the United States is long: besides...
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Facing the Lion: Growning Up Massai on the African Savanna
by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton Publisher Comments Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton gives American kids a firsthand look at growing up in Kenya as a member of a tribe of nomads whose livelihood centers on the raising and grazing of cattle. Readers share Lekuton's first encounter with a lion, the epitome of...
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On the Court With... Shaquille O'Neal
by Glenn Stout Publisher Comments KEYNOTE The 28th title in this top-selling sports series reviews the life of the basketball superstar, center for the Los Angeles Lakers. DESCRIPTION Shaquille O'Neal is one of the biggest and brightest stars of the National Basketball Association. Since...
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Rosa Parks (Rookie Biographies)
by Wil Mara Publisher Comments NATIONAL STANDARDS: Grades K-4 National Social Studies Standards.- Time, Continuity, and Change: II- Accounts of past events, people, places, and situations contribute to our understanding of the past- People, Places, and Environments: III- Describe how...
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Galileo for Kids: His Life and Ideas, 25 Activities
by Richard Panchyk Publisher Comments This illuminating activity book introduces youngsters to Galileo's revolutionary discoveries in astronomy and physics. Activities include playing with gravity and motion, making a pendulum, observing the moon, and painting with light and shadow. Includes...
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Emmanuel Ososu Yeboah, Advocate for Ghana's Disabled Population (Young Heroes)
by Leanne K. Currie-mcghee Publisher Comments Emmanuel Osofu Yeboah was born with a deformed leg in a Ghana, where disabled people are considered burdens to society. In 2001, Emmanuel devoted himself to changing this view and biked one-legged 370 miles around Ghana. Through continued efforts, he has...
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The Barbary Pirates (Sterling Point Books)
by C. S. Forester Publisher Comments C.S. Forester, creator of the beloved "Horatio Hornblower" series, takes young readers on an exciting adventure to the shores of Tripoli in North Africa. That's where, more than 200 years ago, the United States was threatened by "pirates" who snatched...
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In Real Life: Six Women Photographers
by Leslie Sills Publisher Comments The lives and works of Imogene Cunningham, Dorothea Lange, Lola Alvarez Bravo, Carrie Mae Weems, Elsa Dorfman and Cindy Sherman....
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Doomed Queen Anne (Young Royals Book)
by Carolyn Meyer Publisher Comments Now in paperback--the true story of the girl everyone loved to hate. Meyer's engrossing third novel in the award-winning Young Royals series tells Anne Boleyn's fascinating story in her own voice--from her life as an awkward girl to the dramatic moments...
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Rosa
by Nikki Giovanni Publisher Comments She had not sought this moment but she was ready for it. When the policeman bent down to ask “Auntie, are you going to move?” all the strength of all the people through all those many years joined in her. She said, “No.” An...
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