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Series
Publisher
Jump!, Inc
Pub. Date
[2024]
Description
"In this book, early fluent readers will learn about famous shipwrecks in the Indian Ocean, including the HMAS Sydney, British Loyalty, and Maldive Victory. Learn about the final voyages of the ships and when they were discovered in the ocean's depths. Real-life photographs and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn more about the history behind each shipwreck. A Take a Look! infographic offers more information about how remotely...
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Series
Publisher
Bearport Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2024]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Ancient Egypt was full of amazing art, fierce pharaohs, and awe-inspiring pyramids. But at times it was also seriously strange. The Egyptians of the past styled wigs made of vegetables and went to war over a snoring hippo. They tried very hard to keep their noses out of trouble, because if they didn't they might risk having them chopped off. Uncover the terrible tales, surprising stories, and hard-to-believe history in ancient Egypt"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Jump!, Inc
Pub. Date
[2024]
Description
"In this book, early fluent readers will learn about famous shipwrecks in the Southern Ocean, including Endurance, Governoren, and MV Explorer. Learn about the final voyages of the ships and when they were discovered in the ocean's depths. Real-life photographs and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn more about the history behind each shipwreck. A Take a Look! infographic offers more information about the Endurance's epic...
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Editorial Planeta Mexicana
Pub. Date
2024.
Description
"La historia de Puerto Rico ha estado marcada por conquistas y resistencias. A lo largo de los siglos los puertorriqueños han creado y sorteado complejas ideas sobre lo que significa pertenecer a una nación. En este libro, Jorell Meléndez-Badillo ofrece una nueva interpretación de la historia de Puerto Rico que da voz a los habitantes del archipiélago y propone una nueva perspectiva sobre los retos políticos, económicos y sociales a los que...
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Publisher
Decodables by Jump!
Pub. Date
[2024]
Description
"When the car was invented, it changed how we live and travel. Learn about the first cars and how they changed the world. How Cars Changed the World is part of Decodables by Jump!, a comprehensive library of decodable leveled readers that follow a sequenced approach to phonics instruction. Young readers will enjoy colorful, photo-packed nonfiction as they follow a prescribed format supported by the science of readers that encourages reading development."--...
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Pub. Date
2024.
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"Midwife Sarah Malloy and her private investigator husband, Frank, must shine a light on the truth and catch the fiend who killed a young reporter in this new entry in the USA Today bestselling Gaslight Mystery series. Louisa Rodgers is working as a magazine reporter and is hoping midwife Sarah Malloy can help her. New Century Magazine, like Colliers and McClure's, is branching out into investigative articles on pressing social issues. Louisa explains...
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Series
Publisher
45th Parallel Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Description
"Nerding Out About Fantasy covers the wonderfully nerdy world of fantasy: from languages spoken in fantasy worlds to popular fantasy games. This 45th Parallel hi-lo series includes considerate vocabulary and high-interest content"--
10) The law book
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Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Description
Why do we need laws? What rights are protected by law? When was forensic evidence first used in court? This book explores big questions like these, explaining the laws and legal precedents, and religious, political, and moral codes that have shaped the world we live in. Written in plain English, The Law Book cuts through the legal jargon and is packed with pithy explanations of the most important milestones in legal history, with step-by-step diagrams...
Author
Series
Publisher
Bearport Publishing
Pub. Date
[2024]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"The Middle Ages were full of powerful popes, harsh laws, and incredible castles. But at times they were also seriously strange. Medieval people made pies full of live frogs and put animals on trial for committing crimes. Not only did barbers cut hair, but also they performed surgeries! Uncover the terrible tales, surprising stories, and hard-to-believe history in the Middle Ages"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Bearport Publishing
Pub. Date
[2024]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Ancient Rome was full of powerful emperors, fierce armies, and superstrong gladiators. But at times it was also seriously strange. Romans of the past pooped in public and watched chickens eat to determine their luck. Some even went to a fancy dinner where they were gifted with personalized silver gravestones on their way out the door. Uncover the terrible tales, surprising stories, and hard-to-believe history in ancient Rome"--
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Publisher
Harper Wave, an iprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Description
"In the spirit of Sid Mukherjee's Emperor of All Maladies, a medical history that is both a collective narrative of women's bodies and a call to action for a new conversation around personal health, self-improvement, and the future of healthcare for everyone"--
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Publisher
Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W. W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2024]
Description
An eminent historian tells the story of how we came to obsess over the origins of humanity--and how, for three centuries, ideas of prehistory have been used to justify devastating violence against others.
"Books about human origins dominate bestseller lists, while national newspapers present breathless accounts of new archaological findings and speculate about what those findings tell us about our earliest ancestors. We are obsessed with prehistory--and,...
Author
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2024.
Description
"A hauntingly poetic family drama and coming-of-age story that reveals a dark corner of South Korean history through the eyes of a small community living in a reformatory center--a stunning work of great emotional power from the critically acclaimed author of If You Leave Me"--
In 2011, Eunju Oh opens her door to greet a stranger: a young Korean American woman holding a familiar-looking knife--a knife Eunju hasn't seen in more than thirty years,...
Author
Series
American in Paris mystery volume 2
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2024.
Description
Tabitha Knight investigates the sudden death of a chef at a cooking school who poured himself a glass of wine from a rare vintage bottle.
Author
Publisher
Workman Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
"A spellbinding tour, filled with stories and photographs, of some of the world's most fascinating architectural mysteries. This wondrous guide for the curious and the intrepid takes readers on a lushly photographed and lyrically written tour of eighteen of the world's most captivating architectural mysteries. Delve into both the secretive places themselves and the eccentric and obsessive minds that created them. Visit a chamber of skulls high in...
Publisher
The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
"In 1739 Bordeaux's Royal Academy of Sciences held an essay contest seeking answers to a pressing question: What was the cause of Africans' black skin? Published here for the first time and translated into English, these early documents of scientific racism lay bare the Enlightenment origins of the phantom of racial hierarchy"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Bearport Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2024]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Ancient Greece was full of beautiful buildings, temples to powerful gods, and amazing theaters. But at times it was also seriously strange. Some ancient Greeks were buried with coins in their mouths, while others were laid to rest under heavy rocks. They used crocodile poop as cream to get rid of scars. Uncover the terrible tales, surprising stories, and hard-to-believe history in ancient Greece"--
Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
[2024]
Description
"On November 6, 1860, Abraham Lincoln became the fluky victor in a tight race for president. The country was bitterly at odds; Southern extremists were moving ever closer to destroying the Union, with one state after another seceding and Lincoln powerless to stop them. Slavery fueled the conflict, but somehow the passions of North and South came to focus on a lonely federal fortress in Charleston Harbor: Fort Sumter. ...[An] account of the chaotic...
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