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Humvees (Military Vehicles)
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Denny Von FinnMore Info | Google Books | Check Availability
Format: Library Binding
Publisher: EPIC (2013, Jan 1st).
Pages: 24
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The Boston Massacre (Foundations of Our Nation)
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Marylou Morano Kjelle
Format: Library Binding
Publisher: Core Library (2013, Jan 1st).
Pages: 48
48 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), map ; 24 cm. more
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Emily Dickinson (Great American Authors)
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Maurene Hinds
Format: Library Binding
Publisher: Core Library (2013, Jan 1st).
Pages: 48
An introduction to the life and career of the beloved 19th-century American poet. more
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The Boston Tea Party (Foundations of Our Nation)
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Ann Malaspina
Format: Library Binding
Publisher: Core Library (2013, Jan 1st).
Pages: 48
48 p. : ill. (some col.), map ; 24 cm. more
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The Mojave Desert (Deserts Around the World)
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Molly Aloian
Format: Library Binding
Publisher: Crabtree Pub Co (2012, Sep 15th).
Pages: 32
This exciting book describes the geological makeup and history of the Mojave Desert in the United States. Located in the states of California, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona, there are several national parks in the desert including Death Valley - the hottest place in North America. Readers will learn about the people, plants, and animals such as cougars, scorpions, and rattlesnakes that inhabit this desert habitat. The Mojave Desert is also a windy place where wind farms have been set up to generate electricity. --This text refers to the Paperback edition. more
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The Sahara Desert (Deserts Around the World)
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Molly Aloian
Format: Library Binding
Publisher: Crabtree Pub Co (2012, Sep 15th).
Pages: 32
This fascinating book describes the geological makeup and history of the Sahara Desert in North Africa. The biggest hot desert on Earth, it covers parts of twelve countries - more area than the entire United States! The Sahara has oases scattered widely and sand dunes that can reach as high as 182m. Readers will learn about the people, plants, and animals such as camels, goats, and fennec foxes that inhabit this desert habitat. --This text refers to the Paperback edition. more
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Hot Air Balloons (Pebble Plus)
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Mari Schuh
Format: Library Binding
Publisher: Capstone Press (2013, Feb 1st).
Pages: 24
Float through the sky under a giant, colorful balloon! Peek inside for the facts on hot air balloons. more
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Machines and Weaponry of the Gulf War (Machines That Won the War (Gareth Stevens))
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Charlie Samuels
Format: Library Binding
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing (2013, Jan 1st).
Pages: 48
48 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. more
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Poison Dart Frogs (Pilot Books: Nature's Deadliest)
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Lisa Owings
Format: Library Binding
Publisher: Bellwether Media (2011, Aug 1st).
Pages: 24
A poison dart frog's colorful body warns other animals to stay away. The bright colors reveal that the frog can kill with its powerful venom. In this book, young readers will learn why they should keep their distance from this small, poisonous amphibian. more
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STOLEN! A Pony Called Pebbles (Rainbow Street #5) (Rainbow Street Shelter)
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Patricia Castelao
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (2000, Jan 1st).
Pages: 128
Amy lives and breathes horses, but all her horses are in books or in her head. So when she goes on a picnic with her friend Hannah’s family, Hannah thinks Amy is imagining things when she says she heard a horse neigh nearby. But then Hannah hears a neigh, too! What’s a horse doing in the park? With a little help from Mona at the Rainbow Street Shelter, Amy makes sure the horse is safe and sound. She almost hopes the owner never turns up, so that she could keep visiting the pony. . . . more
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