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Apples to Oregon: Being the (Slightly) True Narrative of How a Brave Pioneer Father Brought Apples, Peaches, Pears, Plums, Grapes, and C
by Deborah Hopkinson  Publisher Comments Apples, ho When Papa decides to pull up roots and move from Iowa to Oregon, he can't bear to leave his precious apple trees behind. Or his peaches, plums, grapes, cherries, and pears. Oh, and he takes his family along too. But the trail is cruel -- first...
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The Fun of It: Random Records of My Own Flying and of Women in Aviation
by Amelia Earhart Publisher Comments In 1937, she embarked with navigator Fred Noonan on a round-the-world flight that ended when their plane disappeared in the South Pacific. As one of the best-known figures in twentieth-century America, Amelia Earhart-and her fate-remain an object of...
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Hero Tales
by Dave Jackson Publisher Comments Ideal for family devotions, homeschooling, and more, this beautifully illustrated treasury presents the true-life stories of 15 key Christian heroes, such as Amy Carmichael, Martin Luther, Dwight L. Moody, John Wesley, Samuel Morris, Gladys Aylward, and...
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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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Who Was Albert Einstein?
by Jess M. Brallier Publisher Comments Full of the details kids want to know, the true story of scientist Albert Einstein is told in a fun, engaging way. Illustrations....
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Abraham Lincoln (05 Edition)
by Tanya Lee Stone Publisher Comments Abraham Lincoln, sixteenth president of the United States, led the nation through its darkest hour-the Civil War. Find out about Lincoln's childhood on a frontier farm, how a struggling small town lawyer became president, and why he became one of America'...
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What's the Big Idea, Ben Franklin? (76 Edition)
by Jean Fritz Publisher Comments A brief biography of the eighteenth-century printer, inventor, and statesman who played an influential role in the early history of the United States....
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Please Stop Laughing at Me...: One Woman's Inspirational Story
by Jodee Blanco Publisher Comments While other kids were daydreaming about dances, first kisses, and college, Jodee Blanco was just trying to figure out how to get from homeroom to study hall without being taunted or spit upon as she walked through the halls. This powerful, unforgettable...
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Abraham Lincoln: The Great Emancipator (Childhood of Famous Americans)
by Augusta Stevenson Publisher Comments Using simple language that beginning readers can understand, this lively, inspiring, and believable biography looks at the childhood of America's sixteenth president....
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Fartiste
by Kathleen Krull Publisher Comments Across the world there are many an artiste - But none so outrageous as Joe, the Fartiste. The Fartiste doesn't sing, he doesn't dance, and he doesn't act. But that doesn't stop him from taking the stage at Paris's famed Moulin Rouge, where he performs...
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Beyond the Heather Hills (Little House the Martha Years)
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Sadako
by Eleanor Coerr Publisher Comments Japanese legend holds that if a person who is ill makes a thousand paper cranes, the gods will grant that person's wish to be well again. Hauntingly beautiful illustrations by Caldecott-medalist Ed Young enhance the story of Sadako, a young girl dying of...
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Clara Barton (Rookie Biographies)
by Wil Mara Publisher Comments Introduce children to the lives and achievements of pioneering men and women from diverse cultures, eras, and fields with Rookie Biographies "TM," the new series that helps emergent readers get to know the people who shaped our world!<P>This "Angel...
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Aloha Crossing
by Pamela Bauer Mueller Synopsis A year has passed since puppy raiser Diego handed Aloha's harness over to her blind partner Kimberly Louise. Now Diego is traveling to Georgia to visit his beloved friend again!...
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Landmark Books #0010: Ben Franklin of Old Philadelphia
by Margaret Cousins Publisher Comments Benjamin Franklin was one of the busiest men in the American colonies. He was a printer, a postmaster, an inventor, a writer, and a diplomat. When the Revolutionary War began, Ben supported America in the Continental Congress. Like the clever adages from...
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Eleanor Roosevelt : a Life of Discovery (93 Edition)
by Russell Freedman Publisher Comments The intriguing story of Eleanor Roosevelt told by an award-winning author traces the life of the former first lady, from her early childhood through the tumultuous years in the White House to her active role in the founding of the United Nations after...
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Cassandra's Sister: Growing Up Jane Austen
by Veronica Bennett Synopsis How did a country girl named Jenny become the celebrated novelist Jane Austen? A highly engaging historical novel by the author of ANGELMONSTER. Young Jane -- or Jenny, as she is called -- is a girl with a head full of questions. Surrounded by her busy...
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Jack Black (Today's Superstars: Entertainment)
by Susan Mitchell Publisher Comments - The people kids want to read about--selected by a survey of 1,000 kids - Engaging text written at a level accessible to struggling readers - A time line of career and personal milestones - Fact files that include fun, little-known facts about the star -...
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Tom Jefferson: Third President of the United States (Childhood of Famous Americans)
by Helen Albee Monsell Publisher Comments Using simple language that beginning readers can understand, this lively, inspiring, and believable biography looks at the childhood of America's third president, Thomas Jefferson....
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Ray Charles: Musician (Black Americans of Achievement)
by Janet Hubbard-brown Publisher Comments Each title features: - In Their Own Words boxes offering selected quotations from the subject - Did You Know? boxes that highlight fascinating facts about each person - A chronology, suggestions for further reading, and a listing of related Web sites - A...
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