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  • Elizabeth Munk's Forest Edge Adventure

    Illustrated by Wesley Lowe ...
    Winter is drawing near, and the Munk family must gather food for the cold days ahead. This year, Elizabeth, the youngest Munk, has at last been asked to help, and she is thrilled! Determined to prove to her older brothers that she's big enough to contribute, Elizabeth sets out to forage for food. But when the children return home, they find that Elizabeth hasn't brought berries and seeds. She's ... Read more

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  • Apollo 13 (Totally True Adventures)

    How Three Brave Astronauts Survived A Space Disaster

    Illustrated by Wesley Lowe ...
    Series series Totally True Adventures
    Could you survive an outer-space disaster? Aspiring astronauts and young explorers will love this out-of-this-world Totally True Adventure.Astronauts Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert, and Fred Haise blasted off for the Moon on April 11, 1970. But after a disastrous explosion damaged their spacecraft, the three men had only one goal: to get back home safely. This informational text makes space travel ... Read more

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  • The $25,000 Flight (Totally True Adventures)

    How Lindbergh Set a Daring Record...

    Illustrated by Wesley Lowe ...
    Series series Totally True Adventures
    Can Charles Lindbergh set a world record? Follow America’s first superstar pilot in this high-flying Totally True Adventure.In the 1920s, flying was brand new—and very dangerous.A $25,000 prize for the first flight from New York to Paris went unclaimed for years. Many teams tried. And many teams failed. Still, Charles Lindbergh felt he had a shot at the prize. He wasn’t famous. He wasn’t rich. But ... Read more

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  • The Race Around the World (Totally True Adventures)

    How Nellie Bly Chased an Impossible Dream...

    Illustrated by Wesley Lowe ...
    Series series Totally True Adventures
    Does Nellie Bly have what it takes to race around the world? Travel to all corners of the globe in this action-packed Totally True Adventure.When Nellie Bly read Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne, she had an amazing idea. What if she traveled around the world in real life, and did it in less than eighty days? In 1889, people doubted it could be done—especially by a woman. But with one ... Read more

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    Series series Who Was?
    On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong stepped on the moon and, to an audience of over 450 million people, proclaimed his step a "giant leap for mankind." This Eagle Scout built his own model planes as a little boy and then grew up to be a test pilot for experimental aircraft before becoming an astronaut. Over 80 black-and-white illustrations bring Armstrong's story to life. ... Read more

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  • Lost in Outer Space

    The Incredible Journey of Apollo 13

    by Tod Olson ...
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    For middle grade space enthusiasts, the amazing true story of the doomed Apollo 13 moon mission that nearly ended in disaster.April 13, 1970: Two hundred thousand miles from Earth and counting, an explosion rips through Jim Lovell's spacecraft. The crippled ship hurtles toward the moon at three times the speed of sound, losing power and leaking oxygen into space. Lovell and his crew were two days ... Read more

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  • Things Before and After: How Technology has Improved Lives

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    Young children may not know what life was like before technology. This is your chance to open their eyes to a technology-less living. Imaginative and thought-provoking, this picture book will challenge your child's ability to grasp the post-modern world. The use of a picture book to present this concept is highly applauded because it saves the child from having to rely on imagination alone. Grab a ... Read more

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    At 800-feet long, the Hindenburg was the largest airship ever built--just slightly smaller than the Titanic! Also of a disastrous end, the zeppelin burst into flame as spectators watched it attempt to land in Lakehurst, New Jersey on May 6, 1937. In under a minute, the Hindenburg was gone, people jumping from windows to escape. However, only 62 of the 97 crew members and passengers onboard ... Read more

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  • The Blue Marble

    How a Photograph Revealed Earth's Fragile Beauty

    Series series Captured World History
    The astronauts headed to the moon in December 1972 thought they knew what to expect. They would soon be exploring the moon’s surface in a lunar rover, traveling farther than anyone before them. They would be collecting soil and rock samples for study back on Earth and could expect to learn about the moon’s physical makeup and age. But what they didn’t expect came as a huge bonus. The astronauts of ... Read more

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  • The Boys in the Boat (Young Readers Adaptation)

    The True Story of an American Team's Epic Journey to Win Gold at the 1936 Olympics

    **Soon to be a major motion picture directed by George ClooneyThe #1 New York Times bestseller freshly adapted for the next generation.Inspiration for the PBS American Experience Documentary 'The Boys of '36'**For readers of Unbroken, out of the depths of the Great Depression comes the astonishing tale of nine working-class boys from the American West who at the 1936 Olympics showed the world what ... Read more

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  • Balto and the Great Race (Totally True Adventures)

    How a Sled Dog Saved the Children of Nome

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    Balto has a quiet life as a sled dog—until tragedy strikes. Dozens of children in Nome become sick with diphtheria. Without antitoxin serum, they will perish—and the closest supply is 650 miles away! The only way to get the serum to Nome is by sled, but can the dogs deliver it in time? Heading bravely into a brutal blizzard, Balto leads the race for life.A Kansas City Children’s Book Award for ... Read more

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    Marie Curie, the woman who coined the term radioactivity, won not just one Nobel Prize but two?in physics and chemistry, both supposedly girl-phobic sciences. ... Read more

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