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Manjiro

The Boy Who Risked His Life for Two Countries

by McCully, Emily Arnold

This is the true story of a determined and resourceful young man whose intimate knowledge of two cultures later led him to play an important role in the openin...

Paddington Here and Now

by Bond, Michael

With trouble apparently following him everywhere he roams, lovable Paddington Bear must use his charm and wit to straighten out dilemmas involving a grouchy ne...

Paleo Bugs

Survival of the Creepiest

by Bradley, Timothy J.

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Owney, the Mail-Pouch Pooch

by Kerby, Mona

Age 5-6. In 1888, Owney, a stray terrier puppy, finds a home in the Albany, New York, post office and becomes its official mascot as he rides the mail train, c...

The World's Greatest

Poems

by Lewis, J. Patrick

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When the Wolves Returned

Restoring Nature's Balance in Yellowstone

by Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw

When wolves were eliminated from Yellowstone National Park the natural system was out of balance. Shows the return of the wolves to the park and the natural ba...

How I Learned Geography

by Shulevitz, Uri

As he spends hours studying his father's world map, a young boy escapes the hunger and misery of refugee life. Based on the author's childhood in Kazakhstan, w...

I, Matthew Henson

Polar Explorer

by Weatherford, Carole Boston

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Muhammad Ali

Champion of the World

by Winter, Jonah

Provides a profile of this legendary and flamboyant boxer and the complicated life he led, from changing his religion and his name to dodging the draft during ...

When Fish Got Feet, Sharks Got Teeth, and Bugs Began to Swarm

A Cartoon Prehistory of Life Long before Dinosaurs

by Bonner, Hannah

Take a fun, fact-filled trip back to Earth as it was 430 million years ago. Then, watch as continents drift and oceans take shape. Watch out (!) as fish get to...