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  • Hudson

    by Janice Weaver ...
    Illustrated by David Craig ...
    History has not been kind to Henry Hudson. He's been dismissed as a short-tempered man who played favorites with his crew and had an unstoppable ambition and tenacity. Although he gave his name to a mighty river, an important strait, and a huge bay, today he is remembered more for the mutiny that took his life. The grandson of a trader, Hudson sailed under both British and Dutch flags, looking for ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • The A to Z of Everyday Things

    by Janice Weaver ...
    Illustrated by Francis Blake ...
    • Why are Americans superstitious about two-dollar bills?• Why do we have twelve months in a year instead of ten, or six, or even twenty?• Why do we celebrate foolishness on the first day of April?• Why is yawning contagious?• Why is the number thirteen considered to be unlucky in so many different cultures?The A to Z of Everyday Things tells the surprising stor... ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

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    They say truth is stranger than fiction, but can you tell the difference? This book contains over 200 fascinating facts about weird and wonderful inventions, but you need to decide whether they are true or false. All the answers are provided so you can quiz yourself and your family and friends. Hours of wacky trivia fun! Includes hilarious colour illustrations. ... Read more

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  • DK Readers: Telling Time

    by Patricia J. Murphy ...
    Series Book 2 - DK Readers
    Tick, tock. Long ago, people told time using the sun or water. Find out how clocks have changed and become more accurate in this Level 2 DK Reader. Telling Time is a history of timekeeping, from obelisks and sundials to the atomic clocks of today.Packed with full-color photographs, lively illustrations, and engaging, age-appropriate stories to introduce young children to a life-long love of ... Read more

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  • The Story of Sacajawea

    Guide to Lewis and Clark

    by Della Rowland ...
    As a young girl, Sacajawea was separated from her family when she was captured by a band of Minnetaree warriors and taken to be their slave. Several years later, she was bought by a French fur trader to be his wife. Then, in 1804, when she was only sixteen years old, Sacajawea met Lewis and Clark.Carrying her infant son on her back, Sacajawea helped guide the famous team of explorers through the ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • Who Was Marco Polo?

    by Joan Holub, Who HQ ...
    Illustrated by John O'Brien ...
    Series series Who Was?
    Marco Polo was seventeen when he set out for China . . . and forty-one when he came back! More than seven hundred years ago, Marco Polo traveled from the medieval city of Venice to the fabled kingdom of the great Kublai Khan, seeing new sights and riches that no Westerner had ever before witnessed. But did Marco Polo experience the things he wrote about . . . or was it all made-up? Young readers ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

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  • You Can Do a Graphic Novel

    by Barbara Slate ...
    A guide to creating graphic novels. ... Read more

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  • The Impossible Rescue

    The True Story of an Amazing Arctic Adventure

    by Martin W. Sandler ...
    The dead of an Arctic winter. Whaling ships full of men, stranded in ice. Follow three rescuers in a race against time — and all odds — in this heartpounding true adventure.In 1897, whaling in the Arctic waters off Alaska’s coast was as dangerous as it was lucrative. And in that particular year, winter blasted early, bringing storms and ice packs that caught eight American whale ships and three ... Read more

    $13.09 USD

  • Who Was Ferdinand Magellan?

    by Who HQ, S. A. Kramer ...
    Series series Who Was?
    When Portuguese sailor Ferdinand Magellan set sail from Spain in 1519, he believed he could get to the Spice Islands by sailing west through or around the New World. He was right, but what he didn't know was that the treacherous voyage would take him three years and cost him his life. Black-and-white line drawings illustrate Magellan's life and voyage, with sidebars and a time line that enhance ... Read more

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    Also available as: Audiobook

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  • Let's Get Charged! (All About Electricity) : 5th Grade Science Series

    Fifth Grade Books Electricity for Kids

    by Baby Professor ...
    Series series Children's Physics Books
    The purpose of this educational book is to teach your child the importance of electricity. However, unlike the school's official textbooks, this book contains just the right blend of text and images to facilitate self-paced learning. Use this book to complement classroom-based education. Make sure to grab your child a copy now! ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Christopher Columbus

    by Stephen Krensky ...
    Series series Step into Reading, Step 3
    Independent readers can learn about Columbus's fateful voyage in this dramatic, easy-to-read account of a pivotal moment in American history. ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • 5th Grade Geography: Seas and Oceans of the World

    Fifth Grade Books Marine Life and Oceanography for Kids

    by Baby Professor ...
    Series series Children's Oceanography Books
    How do seas differ from oceans? Find the answer to this question, and so much more, by opening the pages of this educational book. The way information is presented here allows for easy understanding of an otherwise complex subjects. Pictures are considered universal; so their use here is very age-appropriate. Secure a copy today! ... Read more

    $4.99 USD