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Airplanes

Written by Nancy Robinson Masters

The new Boeing Superliner looks much different than the plane the Wright Brothers flew at Kitty Hawk...

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Lise Meitner: Had the Right Vision about Nuclear Fission ( Getting to Know the World's Greatest Inventors and Scientists )

Written and Illustrated by Mike Venezia
These books are without a doubt the definitive and most entertaining biographies of scientists for...
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People and Places (World of Wonder)

Written by Gerard Chesire
Who were the first people and how did they live? When did they invent farming, tools, cities? Who...
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Nature Attacks! (I Survived True Stories)

Written by Lauren Tarshis
Gripping true stories of real kids who have survived horrifying disasters from the author of The New...
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I Survived True Stories: Five Epic Disasters

Written by Lauren Tarshis
Survival tales of young people who survived harrowing challenges such as the sinking of the Titanic...
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A True Book™—Health: Dyslexia

Written by Ann O. Squire
True Books have been upgraded and updated. Information is presented in a thorough yet engaging...
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Environmental Engineering and the Science of Sustainability (Engineering in Action)

Written by Robert Snedden
Human activities have a huge impact on the Earth. Environmental engineers apply traditional...
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Manatee Rescue (Heroes of the Wild)

Written by Nicola Davies and Illustrated by Annabel Wright

Manuela had imagined that killing a manatee would be like killing a very big fish, just more...

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Kizzy Ann Stamps

Written by Jeri Watts
In 1963, as Kizzy Ann prepares for her first year at an integrated school, she worries about the...
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Nelson Mandela

Written and Illustrated by Kadir Nelson

This biography tells the story of global icon and Nobel Peace Prize winner Nelson Mandela in...

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My Librarian is a Camel: How Books Are Brought to Children Around the World

Written by Margriet Ruurs
In many remote areas of the world, there are no library buildings. In many countries, books are delivered in unusual ways.
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A True Book™—American Indians: The Wampanoag

Written by Peter Benoit
True Books have been upgraded and updated. Information is presented in a thorough yet engaging...
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A True Book™—Ancient Civilizations: The Ancient Maya

Written by Jackie Maloy
True Books have been upgraded and updated. Information is presented in a thorough yet engaging...
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Rachel Carson: Clearing the Way for Environmental Protection

Written and Illustrated by Mike Venezia
The perfect introduction to the men and women whose scientific discoveries and inventions have...
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Winter's Tail

Written by Craig Hatkoff
Winter the dolphin suffered serious tail damage when she got caught in a crab trap, but now she's...
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If I Ran for President

Written by Catherine Stier and Illustrated by Lynne Avril
If you ran for president, you would have to do a lot of hard work. You would study the nation's...
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Masters of Disaster

Written by Gary Paulsen

Roped into wacky attempts to break world records, imitate scenes from books, and other inspired...

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The Cats in Krasinski Square

Written by Karen Hesse

Newbery medalist Karen Hesse tells a harrowing, true story about life in the Warsaw Ghetto during...

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Grandma's Gift

Written and Illustrated by Eric Velasquez

This prequel to Eric Velasquez's biographical picture book Grandma's Records is the story of a...

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Freak the Mighty

Freak The Mighty

Written by Rodman Philbrick
Two boys - a slow learner stuck in the body of a teenage giant and a tiny Einstein in leg braces - forge a unique friendship when they pair up to create one formidable human force.
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The Worst Best: The Worst Best School Year Ever

Written by Barbara Robinson
The Herdmans are the worst kids in the history of the world, but somehow they manage to do some good...
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Dear Dumb Diary: Nunca subestimes tu tontería

Written by Jim Benton
Readers will love to sneak a peek at the hilarious, candid diaries of Jamie Kelly! "You'll laugh out...
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Classic Fairy Tales: Andersen's Fairy Tales

Written by Hans Christian Andersen
Readers will be spellbound by the richness and sometimes darkness of these original stories and...
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Space (Visual Explorers)

Written by Paul Calver & Toby Reynolds
What is Space? This is the question that will be explored in this exciting book. Planets, asteroids...
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