Combines vivid color illustrations and lively text to tell the story of Bell and the first practical telephone. Easy-to-understand explanations of the scientific principles that underlie each phase of...
Action-packed biography of the dynamic thinker/scientist. History comes alive in engaging a comic-book style.
The incredible story of discovering an Egyptian pharaoh's tomb--in the same condition it had been left 2000 years before.
The True Story of BALTO
The exciting true story of a dog sled team that delivered diphtheria medication to Nome, Alaska, through a blizzard in 1925.
Accompany Louis Pasteur as he discovers the secrets of microscopic living creatures — microbes: where they come from and what they do.
Gorgeous, full-color biography of the great Russian tsar.
16 inspiring stories of a childhood in midwest North America 80 years ago.
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Illustrations and readable text provide a fascinating introduction to one of the world's great explorers, a man who befriended one of history's great leaders: Kublai Khan.
Fascinating true story of the poor apprentice who, shortly after the American Revolution, transformed navigation from an art to a precise science.
Breezy biography by award-winning author gives insights into Franklin's intriguing life and personality.
The background and story of Paul Revere's famous ride, told by a master story-teller.
A look at King George III, ruler at the time of the American Revolution.
A highly readable account of the quintessentially American adventure of discovery and hardship as Meriwether Lewis and William Clark led their men on an exploration of "the interior parts of North Ame...
Newbery Award-winning author tells the story of the man whose inventive genius made cotton king in America as well as the rest of the world.
Familiar story of a young Indian girl who saved the life of John Smith, an early American frontiersman.
An easy-reading introduction to the third president of the United States from boyhood on.
Original title: Phoebe and the Gene...
Dramatic true story of a little black girl who foiled a plan to kill George Washington.
George Washington's life from boyhood to presidency in a large, boldface type.
The true story of the famous steamboat builder by an award-winning author.
The story of the meeting of two cultures--and the young man who helped bridge the gap between them.
A folktale from New Hampshire
The true story of a little girl who is lost in New Hampshire woods back in pioneer days.
Award-winning author tells a true story about three children left alone in London in 1609 who make their way to the Virginia colony.
A modern reprint of a mid-century biography.
A modern reprint of a mid-century biography.
Shoshone Girl Who Ran
The dramatic adventure of a real-life childhood friend of Sacagawea who was kidnapped by a rival tribe.
A modern Cheyenne chief tells his story and the story of many Plains Indians today.
A sympathetic, conversational account of Ben Franklin's life that highlights his inventions, his writing and editorial work, and his statesmanship.
One of this century's most illustrious children's author-illustrators helps us understand the midnight ride of Paul Revere--straight from the horse's mouth.
The adventures of eleven-year-old Caddie growing up with her six brothers and sisters in the Wild West frontiers of Wisconsin in the late 1800s.
Vol. 1 of the Ralph Moody Collectio...
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Ralph is barely 8 years old when his family moves to Colorado for the sake of Dad's health, and the family tries to make a go of it on the ranch. Classic true story of ranching in Colorado in the earl...
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A perennial favorite: the true escapades of a now-famous family that had 12 children.
Engrossing story about the first—and largest—Ferris Wheel ever built. Told by one of the workers who built it.
The only biography that has ever received the Newbery Medal. Beautifully written text combined with photos bring Abraham Lincoln, the Civil War President, very much to life.
A brief look at the life of the man who helped Britain achieve, without bloodshed, what it cost the United States a civil war to accomplish.
Wizard of Menlo Park
Explains the basic principles behind Edison's discoveries as well as his joys, tragedies, and amazing successes.
The Story of Harriet Tubman
Fascinating biography of Harriet Tubman, a black woman who risked her life helping other slaves reach freedom on the Underground Railroad.
The inspiring story of Helen Keller, a blind and deaf girl who overcame her limitations through courage and the firm love of a caring teacher.
Pioneers of American Aviation
A delightful account of the exploits, the family life, and the character of the two bike builders who are generally credited with having been the first to engage in powered flight.
Man's Slave Becomes God's Scientist...
George Washington Carver was a Christian who overcame racial prejudice to become an outstanding scientist.
This illustrated rewrite of a diary written by Noah Blake, a boy who lived in 1805, brings us face-to-face with the highest forms of craftsmanship in the early 1800s. Nail making, bridge building, shi...
Adventures of a Boy in Vietnam
Multiple award-winner. The loving memories of the author's childhood in a Vietnamese hamlet.
Amazing true story of how one man's diplomacy and cultural sensitivity opened the doors of a previously impermeable culture.
Peaceful Warrior
The "Father" of modern India, Mahatma Gandhi led a peaceful revolution against one of the world's great empires.
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Fascinating accounts of the world's great explorers--from Eratosthenes, the Greek mathematician who accurately calculated the circumference of the Earth almost 250 years before Christ, to Marco Polo,...
The empire Genghis Khan built encompassed more territory than any empire in all the ancient world--more, even, than that of Alexander the Great.
My Own Story
The daughter of Americans grows up in China wishing she could be "home" in America — only to discover, once she goes "home" that China is more "home" than she realized.
The author worked on the edge of the Saudi Arabian desert in the 1970s.
The Boy Who Invented Books for the...
Louis Braille was 12 years old when he determined to invent an easy way for blind people like himself to read and write.
Taken prisoner by the Russians in 1941 and shipped by cattle car to a forced-labor camp in Siberia, Esther Hautzig, her mother and grandmother managed to stay together and to keep each other alive thr...
Engaging account of this quintessential Renaissance Man.
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A delightful biography of Archimedes, the Greek mathematician who made a number of wonderful discoveries—or proved their practical application.
Young Mary Tudor describes the dramatic rule of Henry VIII: including his affair with and marriage to Anne Boleyn, and the consequences of that relationship for her, his firstborn daughter. A compassi...
The thrilling sequel to Boy.
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One of the 20th century's best-loved authors tells his personal story of "going solo" — striking out on his own in his first job (in East Africa!), flying combat for the RAF in WWII . . .and ret...
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Item #320-99
A simple but thorough introduction to the work and words of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, one of the pioneers in the women's suffrage movement.
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Item #320-15
One of the few readable and understandable biographies of Albert Einstein, the man whose General Theory of Relativity became a watchword for the revolutionary transformation of life in the 20th Centur...
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Item #320-90
ALA Notable. The autobiographical story of World War II seen through the eyes of a young German Jewish girl who, together with her family, escapes Germany in 1933 only to find that they must continue...
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Item #320-95
Carefully researched, deftly written, lavishly illustrated with photographs, this is a vivid, lively, and engaging biography of one of this century's greatest statesmen.
A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution...
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Item #320-70
Multiple award-winner. A devastating, first-person story of the Chinese Cultural Revolution under Chairman Mao in the late '60s.
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Item #320-65
How did Hitler get normal German citizens to do his evil will? The author interweaves the personal narratives of Helen Waterford, a German Jewish woman who got married only days after Hitler came to p...
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Item #330-43
A classic true tale of men against the sea . . . and against scientific orthodoxy: how six young men proved, in 1947, that a prehistoric voyage from South America to Polynesia was possible — con...
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Item #420-60
Booker T. Washington was a devoutly Christian man who, as a former slave, treaded a dangerous middle ground in a time of racial backlash and disfranchisement.
Vol. 7 of the Ralph Moody Collectio...
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Item #420-20
Ralph is thrown off a freight train in western Nebraska with only a dime in his pocket.Within hours, however, his entrepreneurial spirit, his sharp judgment of character, his strong convictions about...
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Item #420-15
A white man darkens his skin to experience the black man's world in 1959.
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Item #430-73
In March, 1845, Henry David Thoreau built himself a wooden hut on the edge of Walden Pond, near Concord, Massachusetts, where he lived until September 1847.
Multiple award-winning account of Leonardo's life and achievements, accompanied by unsurpassed full-color, full-page illustrations.
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Item #AA07
Simple, factually-based biography of one of America's best-loved real-life legends.
Hilarious, true-life adventures of the Peet family when their eldest son agrees to get a capybara as a pet.
Stories of a childhood in the midwest over 100 years ago.
They're true. They're history. But mostly they're a lot of fun.
Warm and joyful tales by the author...
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Item #AA21
All of the country vet's beloved books for children collected in one volume.
Vol. 2 of the Ralph Moody Collectio...
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The Moody family builds a new life on a Colorado ranch early in the twentieth century. Father has died and Ralph must now shoulder the responsibilities of a man at age 12.
Vol. 4 of the Ralph Moody Collectio...
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Mom has a strong sense of honor that pushes her to flee Colorado with her family the day after New Years, 1912. This is the story of how the Moody family creates a new life in Medford, Massachusetts,...
Vol. 5 of the Ralph Moody Collectio...
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Item #RR79
One of the most powerful stories of redemption and reconciliation I have ever read. At 16, Ralph is sent to live with and help his grandfather. But grandfather can't be gotten along with. Absolutely i...
Vol. 6 of the Ralph Moody Collectio...
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Item #RR80
Not quite 20, at the end of World War I, Ralph learns he has diabetes. The doctor gives him six months to live. "But if you eat right and get plenty of sunshine, maybe you'll beat my prediction," says...
Vol. 8 of the Ralph Moody Collectio...
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Continuing immediately from where The Dry Divide leaves off, Ralph goes into the livestock shipping business and from there, despite some horrible setbacks due to weather and banking crises, into whol...
The true story of Marie Curie, the woman who proved the existence of radium and paved the way for the nuclear age.
The Story of Elizabeth I of England...
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The story of how Queen Elizabeth I came to rule England, and how she used her shrewd diplomacy, religious tolerance, and great love for her subjects to win the hearts of the people she ruled.
Multiple award-winning account of Michelangelo's life and achievements.Includes large, full-color illustrations of Michelangelo's paintings and sculptures.
The story of Lief Ericson's discovery of North America.
True Stories from America's Past 17...
Required Resource for Core E (5-Day Schedule only). Included in Core D (5-Day Schedule only). A wonderful collection of stories about 15 famous and not-so-famous persons and events from American histo...
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Item #GR16
A wonderfully simple, engaging, yet detailed biography of this man who changed the history of the Western world.
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Item #320-23
A violent Cambodian regime killed young Teeda's father and drove her educated family into a life of forced labor. Escape with her from terrifying slavery to freedom in America. Incredible.
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Item #120-71
A study of the life and character of the brilliant Revolutionary War general who deserted to the British for money.
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Item #120-59
A biography of the Cherokee Indian who invented a method for his people to write and read their own language.
Vol. 3 of the Ralph Moody Collectio...
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Item #130-43
The summer he is 12, Ralph gets a job on a cattle ranch. He bites off quite a bit more than he can chew, however, when he demands to be paid a man's wage to do a man's job. Can he do it? Will he eve...
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