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The Manual to Manhood

How to Cook the Perfect Steak, Change a Tire, Impress a Girl & 97 Other Skills You Need to Survive

by Jonathan Catherman
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2014

There's a lot a guy needs to know as he grows up and makes his way in the world. And a lot of it, he wouldn't necessarily want to have to ask about because then, well, people would know he didn't know what he was doing! For all the guys out there who want to have it all together, Jonathan Catherman...
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by Ellen Levine
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2016

If you traveled on the Underground Railroad --Where was the safest place to go? --Would you wear a disguise? --What would you do when you were free? This book tells you what it was like to be a slave trying to escape to freedom on the Underground Railroad.
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by Jennifer Phillips
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2010

A children's biography about young Robert Wadlow. The victim of an overactive pituitary gland, Robert lived from 1918 to 1940. He stood just shy of 9 feet tall by the time of his death at age 22. Robert didn't choose his situation, but his accomplishment was in how he handled it. Written for upper elementary readers. Lexile text measure: 770. Includes historical images.
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by María Inés Almeida
Language: Spanish
Release Date: September 15, 2016

¿Conoces la historia de Malala Yousafzai, la niña pakistaní que, en 2014, se volvió la más joven ganadora de un Premio Nobel por creer que la educación es la herramienta más poderosa para mejorar el mundo? Malala cree que todos los niños —independientemente del sexo, de la raza, del...
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Las chicas son de ciencias (FXL)

25 científicas que cambiaron en mundo

by Irene Cívico, Sergio Parra
Language: Spanish
Release Date: February 8, 2018

Descubre a 25 supercientíficas que cambiaron el mundo y demostraron que ¡las chicas son de ciencias! #ChicasDeCiencias ¿Sabes cuántos descubrimientos científicos debemos a las mujeres? Aunque en los libros de historia parezca que las ciencias son cosa de hombres, de eso nada:...
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by Jacqueline Pearce
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2007

Dana is excited about her school trip to Japan despite the fact that she is surrounded by the Melly Mob, "in-crowd" kids who make fun of her. Dana is certain she will be less of an outsider in Japan, home of manga and anime. But she soon discovers that it's just as difficult to fit in with...
Cover of The Light and the Glory for Young Readers (Discovering God's Plan for America)
by Peter Marshall, David Manuel, Anna Wilson Fishel
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2011

From the very beginning it would seem that God had a plan for America. From its discovery by Europeans to its settlement, from the Revolution to Manifest Destiny, from the stirrings of civil unrest to civil war, America was on a path. In our pluralistic world, when textbooks are being rewritten in...
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by Lucy Maud Montgomery
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2015

Anne of Green Gables Series! 8 Complete Works! Fully Interactive Table of Contents For Easy Navigation! Works Included: Anne of Green Gables Anne of Avonlea Anne of the Island Anne's House of Dreams Rainbow Valley Rilla of Ingleside Chronicles of Avonlea Further Chronicles of Avonlea
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#NotYourPrincess

Voices of Native American Women

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Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009

·      Edited by same team who created Dreaming in Indian ·      Over 12,000 copies sold of Dreaming in Indian ·      No other book for teens exists featuring the voice of Native women ·      Media attention on the fate of missing Indigenous women ·      Burgeoning interest in Native issues
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José María Morelos

El rayo de los libres

by Laura Emilia Pachecho
Language: Spanish
Release Date: January 28, 2016

Hidalgo y Morelos hablarían de la Independencia una sola vez. Y bastaría: el Rayo del Sur cumplió la misión que le encomendó el cura Hidalgo: mantener prendido el fuego libertador. La tarea concreta era tomar el puerto de Acapulco, pero no fue fácil. Primero tuvo que librar varias batallas contra...
Cover of I Am #5: George Washington
by Grace Norwich
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2012

The inspiring tale of an American hero's journey to become the first President of the United States. Just in time for President's Day, children will be moved by Washington's revolutionary vision for our country. Celebrated war hero, George Washington used his progressive ideals to become the first...
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by Marco Polo
Language: French
Release Date: July 26, 2017

Marco Polo, navigateur italien originaire de Venise, retrace ici ses découvertes et ses aventures.
Cover of Paul Revere: American Patriot; A 15-Minute Biography
by Jeannie Meekins
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2014

Paul Revere lived in a time when America was not yet a country. It was a colony of England. The people were British subjects and lived under British laws. British soldiers enforced the laws in Boston and other colonial cities.Paul Revere was a patriot. He believed America should be a free country.Read...
Cover of Brother Sun, Sister Moon
by Katherine Paterson
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2011

In Brother Sun, Sister Moon, award-winning author Katherine Paterson re-imagines a hymn of praise originally written by Saint Francis of Assisi in 1224. Illuminated with the exquisite illustrations of cut-paper artist Pamela Dalton, this picture book offers a stunningly beautiful tribute to nature.
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