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Quick view Midnight: A True Story of Loyalty in World War I by Mark Greenwood Guy Haydon raised and trained Midnight from the time she was a foal. The two had such a strong bond that when World War I broke out, Lieutenant Haydon slipped away from the frontlines of Gallipoli on an Egypt-bound ship to reunite with his horse. There,... View Details
Quick view The Great War: Stories Inspired by Items from the First World War by David Almond Writers of this collection of short stories were inspired to write about the First World War by physical objects associated with the war. View Details
Quick view When Jessie Came Across the Sea by Amy Hest When a young girl from a poor eastern European village learns that she must leave her beloved grandmother for a new life--and a new love--in America, they both feel that their hearts will break. View Details
Quick view The History of Money: From Bartering to Banking by Martin Jenkins What can take the form of a stone with a hole in the middle, a string of shells, a piece of paper, or a plastic card? The answer is money, of course. But when did we start using it? And why? What does money have to do with writing? And how do taxes and... View Details
Quick view Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream by Tanya Lee Stone When NASA was launched in 1958, 13 women proved they had as much of the right stuff as men to be astronauts, but their way to space was blocked by prejudice, insecurity, and a scrawled note written by one of Washington's most powerful men. This is the... View Details
Quick view Electrical Wizard: How Nikola Tesla Lit Up the World (Candlewick Biographies) by Elizabeth Rusch Here is the story of the ambitious young man who brought life-changing ideas to America, despite the obstructive efforts of his hero-turned-rival, Thomas Edison. From using alternating current, to lighting up the Chicago World's Fair, to... View Details
Quick view Extreme Animals: The Toughest Creatures on Earth by Nicola Davies From the persevering emperor penguins of the South Pole to the bacteria inside bubbling volcanoes, animals have adapted and survived in conditions that would quickly kill a human. Discover how they do it in this amazing natural history book from a... View Details
Quick view What's Eating You?: Parasites-The Inside Story by Nicola Davies Mites and lice, fleas, ticks, and tapeworms most living creatures that have a habitat also are a habitat, including you (are you itchy yet?). Unwelcome guests parasites are everywhere, from the barnacles hitching a ride on a humpback whale s head to the... View Details
Quick view The Cosmobiology of Sun Ra: The Sound of Joy is Enlightening by Christopher Raschka A one-hundredth birthday tribute to the late jazz artist explores his observations about humanity's discriminatory and violent behaviors as well as his efforts to forge world peace through music with the Sun Ra Arkestra. View Details
Quick view There Will Be Bears by Ryan Gebhart Thirteen-year-old Tyson loves hanging out with his roughneck Grandpa Gene, who s a lot more fun than Tyson s ex best friend, Brighton. These days, Bright just wants to be seen with the cool jocks who make fun of Tyson s Taylor Swift obsession and dorky... View Details
Quick view Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: The Magical Car by Ian Fleming Published just after his death in 1964, the only children's book written by James Bond creator Fleming is beloved by generations of children, and has spawned a classic film and Broadway musical. Now Fleming's original text is paired with new... View Details
Quick view Julius Zebra: Rumble with the Romans by Gary Northfield From a smelly water hole on the African savanna, Julius Zebra is captured, along with Milus the scarred lion and Cornelius the clueless warthog. Transported to the ferocious clamor of the Colosseum, Julius Zebra and his motley menagerie of friends must... View Details
