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Quick view Coming to America by Kathleen Bradley Act out the story of a family of immigrants who are eager to come to America. They travel from their homeland and arrive in America, mesmerized by the Statue of Liberty. The statue becomes their symbol of hope for the future. Learn about the history of... View Details
Quick view How to Be an Explorer of the World: Portable Life Museum by Keri Smith From the author of "Wreck This Journal" comes an interactive guide for exploring and documenting the art and science of everyday life. Smith encourages people to observe the world around them as if they've never seen it before, take notes, and focus on... View Details
Quick view The Boys in the Boat: The True Story of an American Team's Epic Journey to Win Gold at the 1936 Olympics by Daniel Brown For readers of"Unbroken," out of the depths of the Great Depression comes the astonishing tale of nine working-class boys from the American West who at the 1936 Olympics showed the world what true grit really meant. With rowers who were the sons of... View Details
Quick view What Was Pompeii? by Jim O'Connor Describes the destruction of the city of Pompeii during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79. View Details
Quick view Hanging Off Jefferson's Nose: Growing Up on Mount Rushmore by Tina Nichols Coury Lincoln Borglum was a young boy when his father, the great sculptor Gutzon Borglum, began work on Mount Rushmore. But the work would never be finished by Gutzon. It would be his son who would complete the 14-year task and present America with one of... View Details
Quick view Ancient Rome and Pompeii: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #13: Vacation Under the Volcano by Mary Pope Osborne What was it like to be a gladiator? How many people died in the destruction of Pompeii? How did Roman children spend their days? Find out the answers to these questions and others in this nonfiction companion to "Vacation Under the Volcano."... View Details
Quick view Ancient Greece and the Olympics: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #16: Hour of the Olympics by Mary Pope Osborne This nonfiction companion to "Hour of the Olympics" includes fun facts, fantastic photos and illustrations, and a guide to doing further research. View Details
Quick view Knights and Castles by Mary Pope Osborne What was it like to wear armor? What was the food like in castles? This nonfiction companion to "The Knight at Dawn" explores what life was really like in medieval times. Illustrations. View Details
Quick view The Camping Trip That Changed America by Barb Rosenstock In 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt joined naturalist John Muir on a trip to Yosemite. Camping by themselves in the uncharted woods, the two men saw sights and held discussions that would ultimately lead to the establishment of America's National... View Details
Quick view Follow the Dream: The Story of Christopher Columbus by Peter Sis Christopher Columbus overcomes a number of obstacles to fulfill his dream of sailing west to find a new route to the Orient. View Details
Quick view The Watcher: Jane Goodall's Life with the Chimps by Jeanette Winter Follow Jane from her childhood in London watching a robin on her windowsill, to her years in the African forests of Gombe, Tanzania, observing chimps, to her worldwide crusade to save these primates and their habitat that are now in danger of extinction. View Details
Quick view Helen Keller: Courage in the Dark by Johanna Hurwitz An amazing, true story brought to a beginning reader's level. When a childhood illness leaves her blind and deaf, Helen Keller's life seems hopeless. But her indomitable will and the help of a devoted teacher empower Helen to triumph over incredible... View Details