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Five smooth stones : Hope's Revolutionary War diary
Kristiana Gregory's first My America , book one of Hope's Diary, details life in Philadelphia during the Revolutionary War. This book will be part of the re-launch of the My America series. As tensions rise between the Tories and Patriots, Hope's life in Philadelphia becomes more confusing. Will Papa ever return from his voyage? Has he been killed, or worse become a Tory? When Hope's thirtee…
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- 0439369053
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- 108 pages : illustration ; 19 cm
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- My America
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- G
Scooby-Doo! and the haunted castle
In a chilling new case for Scooby and his sleuthing friends, the gang is attending dinner at a millionaire's castle, when suddenly a ghost turns out the lights. Original.
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- 0590819097
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- 58 pages : illustration ; 19 cm
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- G
You want women to vote, Lizzie Stanton?
This biography of Elizabeth Cady Stanton is as spirited as the women's rights pioneer herself. Who says women shouldn't speak in public? And why can't they vote? These are questions Elizabeth Cady Stanton grew up asking herself. Her father believed that girls didn't count as much as boys, and her own husband once got so embarrassed when she spoke at a convention that he left town. Luckily Li…
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- 0590998226
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- 88 pages : illustration ; 19 cm
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- 920 STA
The kid who became President
Just in time for election season, Dan Gutman's hugely popular sequal to THE KID WHO RAN FOR PRESIDENT is back. Humor, adventure, and excitement will draw kids into the world of white house politics. Judson Moon has done a big flip-flop. Immediately after being elected President of the United States, he resigned. Now, after a heart-to-heart with his running mate (and ex-babysitter) June Syers…
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- 9780590023764
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- 215 pages : illustration ; 19 cm
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- G
The White House
Emergent readers will discover the history and heritage of American symbos, such as the U.S. flag and the bald eagle, in this patriotic series. The text introduces American symbols and explains why they represent America.Book Details:Format: PaperbackPublication Date: 9/1/2003Pages: 24Reading Level: Age 4 and Up
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- 9780516244884
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- 24 pages : illustration ; 15 cm
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- Welcome Books
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- 975.3 DOU
Liberty or death : the American Revolution, 1763-1783
It began in Boston, with angry colonists objecting to the tyranny of a king who ruled from an ocean away. It was voiced by patriots such as Sam Adams and Patrick Henry and echoed by citizens from New England all the way to the Carolinas. It was fought by many -- colonists and patriots, Loyalists and slaves, Frontiersmen and Indians, British and French soldiers. Over more than ten years…
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- 9780439899147
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- 64 pages : illustration ; 25 cm
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- The American Story Series
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- 973.3 MAE
The politics of post-Suharto Indonesia
Though ongoing economic, political, and social crises have kept Indonesia in the headlines for over a year, Southeast Asia's troubled giant remains poorly understood in the United States. This 17,000-island archipelago, ranging over 3,000 miles from east to west, occupies a strategic location that connects the Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean to East Asia. The fourth-most populous country in th…
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- 9789814032643
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- 120 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
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- 959.8 POL
Give me liberty! : the story of the Declaration of Independence
Celebrated children’s historian Russell Freedman explores the tensions in colonial America that led to the creation of the Declaration of Independence and the birth of a nation. This engaging account delves into the deep-rooted conflicts between the American colonies and the British crown, presenting the Revolution not as a sudden break between distant governments but an inevitable result …
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- 0439314216
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- 90 pages : illustration ; 25 cm
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- 973.3 FRE
George vs. George : the American Revolution as seen from both sides
There are two sides to every story. Rosalyn Schanzer's engaging and wonderfully illustrated book brings to life both sides of the American Revolution. The narrative introduces anew the two enemies, both named George: George Washington, the man who freed the American colonies from the British, and George III, the British king who lost them. Two leaders on different sides of the Atlantic, yet wit…
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- 9780439802055
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- 60 pages : illustration ; 26 cm
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- 973.3 SCH
Liberty! : how the Revolutionary War began
The American colonists were fed up with British law. They refused to buy English goods. They formed a militia of tradesmen and farmers ready to fight at a moment’s notice. Most importantly, they joined together. All 13 colonies sent representatives to decide whether they should form a new country. That group wrote the Declaration of Independence, the document that summed up a revolution.
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- 0439334241
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- 39 pages : illustration ; 25 cm
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- Landmark books
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- 973.3 PEN
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