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April 15, 1912

by Brown, Don

THE "UNSINKABLE" MEETS THE UNTHINKABLE -- A gripping acount of the ill-fated maiden voyage of the Titanic. It took 4,000 men to build it, 23 tons of animal gre...

Way Up and Over Everything

by McGill, Alice

In this retelling of a folktale, five Africans escape the horrors of slavery by simply disappearing into thin air.

Lady Liberty

A Biography

by Rappaport, Doreen

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Duel!

Burr and Hamilton's Deadly War of Words

by Fradin, Dennis Brindell

In the early morning hours of July 11, 1804, two men stood facing each other on a New Jersey cliff side. One was the U.S. vice president, Aaron Burr, and the o...

Pale Male

Citizen Hawk of New York City

by Schulman, Janet

A red tail hawk and his mate build their nest near the top of a Fifth Avenue apartment building and bird watchers gather hoping to see the chicks in the nest.

Spiders

by Bishop, Nic

Text and photographs introduce readers to different types of spiders and their behavior.

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...

On Angel Wings

by Morpurgo, Michael

A young boy gets his wish after the other shepherds leave him behind in this golden, heartwarming holiday tale from a leading author and illustrator."I bring y...

Cowboy & Octopus

by Scieszka, Jon

Peanut butter and jelly. George and Martha. Frog and Toad. Cowboy and . . . Octopus? Yes, that's right. Meet Cowboy and Octopus—the next great pair to become a...

Comets, Stars, the Moon, and Mars

Space Poems and Paintings

by Florian, Douglas

"Twenty whimsical poems about space." amazon.com