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You Are the First Kid on Mars

by O'Brien, Patrick Karl

As we look back to the beginnings of the space race, 2009 is also the year for looking forward to humankind’s next step toward the stars. In the spirit of bo...

Fantastic Flights

One Hundred Years of Flying on the Edge

by O'Brien, Patrick Karl

Describes seventeen twentieth-century historic flights and their pilots, from the Wright brothers to those of the space shuttles.

Mammoth

by O'Brien, Patrick Karl

Describes what is known of this prehistoric ancestor of the elephant, based on the preserved remains of mammoth bodies.

The great ships

by O'Brien, Patrick Karl

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The Great Ships

by O'Brien, Patrick Karl

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The Travels of Marco Polo

by Bandon, Alex & O'Brien, Patrick Karl

A biography of the Italian traveler who became the first European to cross Asia completely and document his experiences. 8 yrs+

The Hindenburg

by O'Brien, Patrick Karl

Describes the development and early flights of airships and the disastrous crash of the Hindenburg at an airfield in New Jersey in 1937.

Bottoms Up!

by Singer, Marilyn & O'Brien, Patrick Karl

A humorous look at how animals use their rear ends, from sitting to stinging, from attracting a mate to taking a breath.

Teddy Roosevelt's Elk

by Guiberson, Brenda Z. & O'Brien, Patrick Karl

Follows a year in the life of a mother elk, her calf, and a bull in the Olympic Mountains of Washington State where these animals are named in honor of Preside...

A Wasp Is Not a Bee

by Singer, Marilyn & O'Brien, Patrick Karl

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