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Found 2 from your keywords: author="James Cross Giblin"
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The amazing life of Benjamin Franklin
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Michael DoolingJames Cross Giblin

Now available in paperback for the first time, James Cross Giblin and Michael Dooling tell the story of the man known as the "wisest American." Benjamin Franklin was one of seventeen children, and the youngest of 10 sons. To help out with the family, he was put to work when he was 10 years old in his father's candle and soap-making shop. Ben hated making soap and candles. Since he was smart an…

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9780439810654
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48 pages : illustration ; 25 cm
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925 FRA
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Secrets of the Sphinx
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James Cross GiblinBagram Ibatoulline

James Cross Giblin, this year's winner of the Sibert Medal, has written a stunning exploration of one of history's most mysterious structures. The Great Sphinx is one of the largest sculptures in the world. Six stories high and a city block wide, it has stood guard over the pyramids of Egypt's Giza Plateau for 4,500 years. Who built the Sphinx and why? And how did primitive sculptors manage …

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0439738849
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47 pages : illustration ; 27 cm
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932 GIB