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Quick view Hands Around the Library: Protecting Egypt's Treasured Books by Karen Leggett Abouraya In January 2011, thousands of Egypt's students, library workers, and demonstrators surrounded the great Library of Alexandria and joined hands, forming a human chain to protect the building. They chanted "We love you, Egypt!" as they stood together for... View Details
Quick view Bermuda Triangle by Andrew Donkin Explores the mysteries and legends associated with the Bermuda Triangle, an area in the Atlantic Ocean bounded by Bermuda, Florida, and Puerto Rico, where hundreds of boats and planes have vanished. Full-color illustrations. View Details
Quick view The Statue of Liberty by Lucille Recht Penner The story of the construction, history, and symbolism of the Statue of Liberty--a gift to the U.S. from France--is related in a brightly illustrated, entertaining book for beginning readers. View Details
Quick view With Their Eyes: September 11th: The View from the High School at Ground Zero by Annie Thoms Thought-provoking, sometimes funny, always moving, these monologues of the thoughts of the students at Stuyvesant High School in Manhattan from September 11th, 2001, describe a day that shook their school to its foundation. View Details
Quick view Three Roads to the Alamo: The Lives and Fortunes of David Crockett, James Bowie, and William Barret Travis by William C Davis Earle takes children on an undersea journey to explore an amazing "underwater city." She explains the formation of coral reefs and provides information about the conditions needed for survival. In addition, the author introduces other animals that live... View Details
Quick view The Story of the Statue of Liberty by Giulio Maestro The Statue of Liberty has welcomed millions of immigrants to America since 1886. But her story really began 15 years earlier, when the French sculptor Frederic Bartholdi visited New York to plan the statue he would later present to the American people... View Details
Quick view The Attack on Pearl Harbor by Peter Benoit On December 7, 1941, six Japanese aircraft carriers launched a surprise attack on the Pearl Harbor U.S. naval base in Oahu, Hawaii. More than 2,300 U.S. troops were killed in the attack, and around 1,200 more were wounded. This book details Japans... View Details
Quick view The Great Depression by Melissa McDaniel In the summer of 1929, the United States entered a recession, as it had many times before. However, this would be no ordinary economic downturn. Over the next several years, the economies of many other countries began to suffer as well. Soon, much of... View Details
Quick view The Panama Canal by Peter Benoit In 1881, French developers began an attempt to build a canal linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Thirty-three years later, the project was finally completed by U.S. workers, changing shipping and travel routes forever. Readers will learn about the... View Details
Quick view If You Lived at the Time of the American Revolution by Kay Moore In a lively question-and-answer format, this book reveals what life was like--especially for children--during the Revolutionary War View Details