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The girl who named Pluto : the story of Venetia Burney
An empowering, inspiring–and accessible!–nonfiction picture book about the eleven-year-old girl who actually named the newly discovered Pluto in 1930. When Venetia Burney’s grandfather reads aloud from the newspaper about a new discovery–a “ninth major planet” that has yet to be named–her eleven-year-old mind starts whirring. She is studying the planets in school and loves Roma…
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- 9781524768317
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- 34 pages : illustration ; 30 cm
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- 523.4922092 MCG
The city of ember : book 2 the people of sparks
Lina and Doon have led the citizens of Ember to an exciting new world. They’ve been given safe haven in a small village called Sparks, a place filled with color and life. But they’re not out of danger yet. Although Sparks seems like the answer the long-suffering Emberites have been hoping for, tempers soon escalate. The villagers have never had to share their world before, and it only takes…
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- 9780375828256
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- 338 pages : illustration ; 19 cm
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- City of Ember
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- D
These are the Avengers
The Marvel Heroes of Reading line of early readers is designed to offer reluctant readers, specifically boys, books that they will want to read by featuring characters they love. The series is broken into three levels that invoke the rigorous training courses their favorite Marvel heroes must engage in to perfect their super powers. In reading this series, boys will prefect their own power to r…
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- 9781423153986
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
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- Maevel Avangers : World of reading level 1
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- F30
Stay where you are & then leave
From the author of the phenomenally bestselling The Boy in the Striped Pajamas comes an unforgettable story of a boy's life changed by war, published to coincide with World War One's centenary. The day the First World War broke out, Alfie Summerfield's father promised he wouldn't go away to fight -- but he broke that promise the following day. Four years later, Alfie doesn't know where his fath…
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- 9780241352816
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- 254 pages : illustration ; 18 cm
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- B
Anne of Green Gables
Meet Anne Shirley, the red-headed orphan who can't help getting into trouble. Adapted from L. M. Montgomery's classic story, this delightful picture books will introduce Anne to a new generation.
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- 9781409584872
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- 24 pages : illustration ; 24 cm
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- M
Andy Warhol
From the classical to the contemporary, from impressionism to pop art, painters and sculptors from every era, every movement, and every country in the world are introduced in this superb series that brings children intimate portraits of the world's most celebrated artists and the fascinating times they lived in! Full-color reproductions included!
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- 9780531166185
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- 46 pages : illustration ; 26 cm
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- Artists In Their Time
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- 927 WAR
Eyewitness climate change
The world's most trusted nonfiction series is now available with a CD of clipart included in the hardcover edition that compliments a fact-filled title full of spectacular photographs and illustrations.
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- 9781405329699
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- 24 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
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- DK Eyewitness
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- 551.6 WOO
Polar bear, why is your world melting?
In the Arctic, the summer ice is melting, making it hard for polar bears to survive. Why is the world getting warmer? The heat of the sun is trapped by the "greenhouse" gases that surround Earth--carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and water vapor.
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- 9780807565995
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 17 cm
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- Wells of Knowledge Science Series
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- 363.73874 WEL
Making it home : real-life stories from children forced to flee
In this inspiring collection, children living all over the world speak about being forced to flee their homes as refugees. With original, autobiographical accounts, Making It Home gives a poignant voice to the millions of young people whose lives have been disrupted by war but who have escaped. With maps, brief histories of each country, and an eight-page photo insert, this book helps young peo…
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- 9780142404553
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- 117 pages : illustration ; 19 cm
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- 304.8 MAK
Let's talk about race
Julius Lester says, "I write because our lives are stories. If enough of those stories are told, then perhaps we will begin to see that our lives are the same story. The differences are merely in the details." Now Mr. Lester shares his own story as he explores what makes each of us special. Karen Barbour's dramatic, vibrant paintings speak to the heart of Lester's unique vision, truly a celebra…
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- 9780064462266
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 27 cm
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- 305.8 LES
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