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Crabtree Pub
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
Español
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An introduction to North America, a continent of twenty-four countries, discussing North America's water and land, climate, trees and grasses, deserts, city and country life, and resources, and looking at things to see and do.
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Series
Publisher
Crabtree Pub
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
Español
Description
An introduction to South America, a continent of twelve countries, discussing South America's climate, mountains and islands, areas of water, tropical rain forests, grasslands, deserts, cities and towns, villages, resources, and culture, and looking at several popular sites.
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Lerner Publications Company
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Navigating US geography can leave you feeling lost and all over the map. You need to know about all 50 states (Wisconsin has more than 600 kinds of cheese!), different landscapes and climates (from deserts to polar regions), and where to watch out for natural disasters (beware of Tornado Alley!). How can all these facts and locations make more sense? Infographics! The charts, maps, and illustrations in this book tell a visual story to help you better...
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Abrams Fanfare
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
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In author-illustrator Nathan Hale's Raid of No Return, go behind the scenes of World War II's top-secret Doolittle Raid with the New York Times bestselling Hazardous Tales graphic novel series!
"These books are, quite simply, brilliant. . . . Thrilling, bloody, action-packed stories from American history." —New York Times
Presented in the author's instantly recognizable artistic and...
"These books are, quite simply, brilliant. . . . Thrilling, bloody, action-packed stories from American history." —New York Times
Presented in the author's instantly recognizable artistic and...
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Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"What distinguishes a mandarin orange from a clementine, an iris from a pupil, a tornado from a cyclone, and a bee from a wasp? ... This ... illustrated [book] distills the distinctions between [a] ... collection of pairs--from animals to food to geography and more--offering ... trivia, ... tidbits, and ... facts in a ... browsable format"--Amazon.com.
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"Jovita didn't want to cook and clean like her sisters, and she especially didn't want to wear the skirts her abuela gave her. She wanted to race her brothers and climb the tallest mesquite trees in Rancho Palos Blancos, ride horses, and wear pants! When her father and brothers joined the Cristeros War to fight for the right to practice religion, she wanted to help. She wasn't allowed to fight, but that didn't stop her from observing how her father...
13) Kwanzaa
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English
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"Kwanzaa is about celebrating! It honors African American heritage. Some people mark the holiday by lighting the kinara. Families and friends gather to eat a big feast. Readers will discover how a shared holiday can have multiple traditions and be celebrated in all sorts of ways"--
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English
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"On June 23, 2018, twelve young players of the Wild Boars soccer team and their coach enter a cave in northern Thailand seeking an afternoon's adventure. But when they turn to leave, rising floodwaters block their path out. The boys are trapped! Before long, news of the missing team spreads, launching a seventeen-day rescue operation involving thousands of rescuers from around the globe. Combining firsthand interviews of rescue workers with in-depth...
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Publisher
Jump!
Pub. Date
2021
Language
Español
Description
In this title, emergent readers are introduced to the celebrations, traditions, and symbols behind the Christmas holiday. Carefully crafted text with high-frequency words, repetitive sentence patterns, and strong visual references support emergent readers, creating a fun first nonfiction reading experience. Christmas includes Tools for Teachers and Caregivers and a Let's Review! question and image, as well as introductory nonfiction features such...
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Penguin Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
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Selected by The New York Times Book Review as a Notable Book of the Year A revelatory tale of science, adventure, and modern myth.
When the writer Donovan Hohn heard of the mysterious loss of thousands of bath toys at sea, he figured he would interview a few oceanographers, talk to a few beachcombers, and read up on Arctic science and geography. But questions can be like ocean currents: wade in too far, and they carry you away....
When the writer Donovan Hohn heard of the mysterious loss of thousands of bath toys at sea, he figured he would interview a few oceanographers, talk to a few beachcombers, and read up on Arctic science and geography. But questions can be like ocean currents: wade in too far, and they carry you away....
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Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
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One WWII pilot’s mission to lift the spirits of children living in war-torn Berlin in 1945 comes to life in this moving middle-grade historical account. After World War II the United States and Britain airlifted food and supplies into Russian-blockaded West Berlin. US Air Force Lieutenant Gail S. Halvorsen knew the children of the city were suffering. To bring a bit of hope, he began dropping chocolate and chewing gum by parachute.
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Penguin Young Readers Group
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
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The morning of August 24, AD 79, seemed like any other in the Roman city of Pompeii. So no one was prepared when the nearby volcano Mount Vesuvius suddenly erupted, spouting ash that buried the city and its inhabitants. The disaster left thousands dead, and Pompeii was no more than a memory for almost 1,700 years. In 1748, explorers rediscovered the port city with intact buildings and beautiful mosaics. This easy-to-read account is gripping and includes...
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Lerner Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
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Discover the true story of how environmentalist Farmer Tantoh is transforming the landscape in his home country of Cameroon. When Tantoh Nforba was a child, his fellow students mocked him for his interest in gardening. Today he's an environmental hero, bringing clean water and bountiful gardens to the central African nation of Cameroon. Authors Miranda Paul and Baptiste Paul share Farmer Tantoh's inspiring story.
20) Geography
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HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Did you know that Antarcticas largest land animal is an insect? Did you know that the smallest country in the world is only 0.2 square miles?! Learn more weird-but-true geography facts with A.J. and Andrea from Dan Gutmans bestselling My Weird School series. This all-new series of nonfiction books features hundreds of hysterical facts, plus lots of photos and illustrations."--Amazon.com.
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