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The Champion of ChildrenThe Story of Janusz Korczakby Bogacki, TomekIn 1912, a well-known doctor and writer named Janusz Korczak designed an extraordinary orphanage for Jewish children in Warsaw, Poland. Believing that children... |
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An Eye for ColorThe Story of Josef Albersby Wing, NatashaAs a child, Josef Albers loved to watch his handyman father paint houses.When Josef grew up and became an artist, he reduced each image to its simplest shapes,... |
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Mission Control, This Is ApolloThe Story of the First Voyages to the Moonby Chaikin, AndrewJuly 20, 1969, marked one of the climactic moments in our history, the day Apollo 11 landed on the moon. But it is only one piece of a magnificent story. Missi... |
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Heart of a Shepherdby Parry, RosanneIgnatius "Brother" Alderman, nearly twelve, promises to help his grandparents keep the family's Oregon ranch the same while his brothers are away and his fathe... |
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Duel!Burr and Hamilton's Deadly War of Wordsby Fradin, Dennis BrindellIn 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... |
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When Fish Got Feet, Sharks Got Teeth, and Bugs Began to SwarmA Cartoon Prehistory of Life Long before Dinosaursby Bonner, HannahTake 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... |
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Who Was First?Discovering the Americasby Freedman, Russell"For a long time, most people believed that Christopher Columbus was the first explorer to 'discover' America--the first to make a successful round-trip voyage... |
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The BearskinnerA Tale of the Brothers Grimmby Schlitz, Laura AmyA retelling of the Grimm fairy tale in which a despondent soldier makes a pact to do the devil's bidding for seven years in return for as much money and proper... |
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Whale Portby Foster, MarkLong before the invention of electricity or the discovery of underground reservoirs of fossil fuels, people depended on whale oil to keep their lamps lit. A fe... |
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Elijah of Buxtonby Curtis, Christopher PaulIn 1859, eleven-year-old Elijah Freeman, the first free-born child in Buxton, Canada, which is a haven for slaves fleeing the American south, uses his wits and... |
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