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Diving with Dolphins
As with all WILD LIVES titles, the book will take the form of a diary and contain an exciting combination of action, humour and lots of animal facts. DIVING WITH DOLPHINS is set in Shark Bay, Western Australia and will cover four months in the life of a young bottlenose dolphin. Topics covered will include dolphin communication skills and the relationship between humans and dolphins. Animals ca…
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- 043968949X
- Collation
- 128 pages : illustration ; 19 cm
- Series Title
- Wild Lives
- Call Number
- 920 ARN
Sew what, Betsy Ross?
A biography of Betsy Ross as a girl, before she ran her own upholstery shop and made American flags.
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- 0439439256
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- 57 pages : illustration ; 19 cm
- Series Title
- Before I Made History
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- 923 ROS
Thomas Edison : the wizard inventor
More than any other individual, Edison was responsible for introducing the modern age of electricity. But as well as pioneering the first commercial electric light and power system, he also invented the phonograph, the microphone, and an early movie camera. His gripping story is one of determination and triumph.
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 0199101957
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- 31 pages : illustration ; 21 cm
- Series Title
- What's Their Story?
- Call Number
- 926 EDI
Louis Braille
The life of the nineteenth-century Frenchman, accidentally blinded as a child, who originated the raised dot system of reading and writing used throughout the world by the blind.
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- 0850786266
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- 32 pages : illustration : 23 cm
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- Call Number
- 920 BRA
Hana's suitcase : a true story
From the foreword by Nobel Peace Prize winner Desmond Tutu: "How extraordinary that this humble suitcase has enabled children all over the world to learn through Hana's story the terrible history of what happened and that it continues to urge them to heed the warnings of history."
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- 0439851238
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- 111 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
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- 920 LEV
Orphan train rider : one boy's true story
Between 1854 and 1930, more than 200,000 orphaned or abandoned children were sent west on orphan trains to find new homes. Some were adopted by loving families; others were not as fortunate. In recent years, some of the riders have begun to share their stories. Andrea Warren alternates chapters about the history of the orphan trains with the story of Lee Nailling, who in 1926 rode an orphan tra…
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- 0590115278
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- 80 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
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- Call Number
- 920 WAR
A picture book of Sacagawea
A concise look at the legendary Shoshone woman who led explorers Lewis and Clark on their route from the Dakotas to the Pacific Ocean. Born in the Rocky Mountains, Sacagawea was taken captive and held hundreds of miles away from home for years. When Meriwether Lewis and William Clark came through her new village, Sacagawea was offered as a guide since the explorers were heading toward Shosho…
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- 0439260965
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- 32 pages : illustration : 20 cm
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- Call Number
- 920 SAC
Book of black heroes from A to Z
NEW EDITION From science to politics, civil rights to entertainment, historic times to present day, men and women across the African diaspora have made important contributions to our world. Book of Black Heroes from A to Z shares with young readers the stories 54 pioneers whose courage, strength and lasting accomplishments have earned them the title hero. Read about: Arctic explorer Matthew Hen…
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- 0590457578
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- 54 pages : illustration ; 27 cm
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- 920 HUD
Johnny Appleseed : the story of a legend
The long-enduring American legend of Johnny Appleseed comes to life in the glorious folk illustrations and spirited storytelling of Will Moses. Everyone knows the story of Johnny Appleseed: how he traveled westward across our young country, spreading apple trees wherever he went and wearing outlandish hats, like a soup pot, on his head. But did you know that Johnny Appleseed was a real person? …
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- 0142401382
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- 48 pages : illustration ; 27 cm
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- -
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- 920 APP
Portraits of African-American heroes
Here, ideal for African-American History Month, is a stunningly beautiful book consisting of portraits-in pictures and words-of twenty outstanding African-Americans. The individuals range from historical to contemporary figures, such as the dancer Judith Jamison, and represent diverse fields of endeavor, from the law (Supreme Court justice Thurgood Marshall) to athletics, science, and more. For…
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- 0439684048
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- 88 pages : illustration ; 25 cm
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- 920 BOL
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