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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.

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...

Jack Plank Tells Tales

by Babbitt, Natalie

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Strange Mr. Satie

by Anderson, M. T.

Introduces the life of the French composer, Erik Satie, who spent his entire career challenging established conventions in music.

Circle of Doom

by Kennemore, Tim

Thirteen-year-old Lizzie uses ingredients both ordinary and not so ordinary to make a series of magic potions, to the growing astonishment of her younger broth...

Can You Guess My Name?

Traditional Tales around the World

by Sierra, Judy

A collection of fifteen folktales from all over the world, including stories that resemble "The Three Pigs," "The Bremen Town Musicians," and "Rumpelstiltskin."

Talkin' about Bessie

The Story of Aviator Elizabeth Coleman

by Grimes, Nikki

A biography of the woman who became the first licensed Afro-American pilot.

Life on Earth

The Story of Evolution

by Jenkins, Steve

Provides an overview of the origin and evolution of life on earth and of what has been learned from the study of evolution.