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Earthquake

Milly Lee; Pictures by Yangsook Choi Sunburst Paperbacks

This morning the earth shook and threw us from our beds. We were not hurt, just stunned. Drawers spilled, dishes crashed, pots and pans clanged as they...

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Hardcover : $16.95 Buy	Disasters Single Subject Reference Ned Halley Kingfisher Throughout history there have been sudden, terrible events that have shaken the world. Sometimes they are natural disasters, such as the catastrophic eruption...

Trade Paperback : $6.95 Buy	I Wonder Why the Dodo is Dead and Other Questions About Animals in Danger I Wonder Why Andrew Charman Kingfisher In an unrivaled child-friendly style, this extensive series uses a conversational format to deliver solid information in a natural, amusing, and imaginative...

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1968

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by Michael Kaufman Roaring Brook Press

1968, THE YEAR AMERICA GREW UP From racial and gender equality fights to the struggle against the draft and the Vietnam war, in 1968 Americans asked...

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All Stations! Distress!

April 15, 1912: The Day the Titanic Sank

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Don Brown Flash Point

THE "UNSINKABLE" MEETS THE UNTHINKABLE -- A gripping acount of the ill-fated maiden voyage of the Titanic. It took 4,000 men to build it, 23 tons of animal...

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Trade Paperback : $8.99 Buy	Through Time: Olympics Through Time By Richard Platt, Kingfisher This series offers a unique journey through different periods in history. Detailed artworks tell the story of a specific location as it changes with time. As...

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Arctic Memories

Normee Ekoomiak; Illustrated by the author Henry Holt and Co.

Text in both Inuktitut and English describes a now vanished way of life for the Inuit.

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Disasters

Natural and Man-Made Catastrophes Through the Centuries

Brenda Z. Guiberson; illustrations by Brenda Z. Guiberson Henry Holt / Christy Ottaviano Books

Natural and man-made disasters have the power to destroy thousands of lives very quickly. Both as they unfold and in the aftermath, these forces of nature...

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Hardcover : $17.95 Buy	Trial The Inside Story Susan Kuklin Henry Holt and Co. Reading Story of a Trial is like simultaneously watching a court case on TV and hearing the inner thoughts of the participants. "This case is going to take...

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The Hindenburg

Patrick O'Brien Henry Holt and Co.

A dramatic, vividly illustrated look at the tragic ship whose fiery crash ended the age of the dirigible. Like a fabulous silvery fish, floating quietly in...

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Hardcover : $18.95 Buy	Boxing in Black and White Peter Bacho Henry Holt and Co. "Boxing's like an addiction, it just gets in the blood." --Bobby Howard, trainer and ex-middleweight fighter Punch-by punch accounts of key heavyweight...

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Hear Us Out!

Lesbian and Gay Stories of Struggle, Progress, and Hope, 1950 to the Present

Nancy Garden Farrar, Straus and Giroux

What was it like being young and gay during the closeted 1950s, the exuberant beginnings of the modern gay rights movement in the 1970s, or the frightening...

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New York Times When the Wall Came Down

The Berlin Wall and the Fall of Soviet Communism

Serge Schmemann Kingfisher

Now in paperback, current events get in-depth treatment in this exciting series produced in collaboration with the New York Times. First-person narratives by...

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Hardcover : $15.95 Buy	The Kingfisher Atlas of the Modern World Kingfisher Atlas Simon Adams Kingfisher Beautiful hand-illustrated maps bring the story of human civilization up to date, examining the world from 1800 to the present day. Circling the globe, this...

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The Peace Bell

Margi Preus; illustrations by Hideko Takahashi Henry Holt and Co.

Yuko’s grandmother remembers that when she was a little girl many years ago in Japan, her town’s beautiful temple bell was taken away to be used as scrap metal...

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Rosa

Nikki Giovanni; Illustrated by Bryan Collier Square Fish

Winner of the Caldecott Honor Medal and the Coretta Scott King Medal, this picture book tribute to Rosa Parks celebrates the 50th anniversary of her refusal to...

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