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WHO WAS NEIL ARMSTRONG?
On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong stepped on the moon and, to an audience of over 450 million people, proclaimed his step a "giant leap for mankind." This Eagle Scout built his own model planes as a little boy and then grew up to be a test pilot for experimental aircraft before becoming an astronaut. Over 80 black-and-white illustrations bring Armstrong's story to life.
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- 978-0-448-44907-4
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- 105 p. ; ill. ; maps; 20 cm.
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- 920 EDW w c.1 201930305
WHO WAS GEORGE WASHINGTON?
In 1789, George Washington became the first president of the United States. He has been called the father of our country for leading America through its early years. Washington also served in two major wars during his lifetime: the French and Indian War and the American Revolution. Washington's fascinating story comes to life - revealing the real man, not just the face on the dollar bill!
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- 978-0-448-44892-3
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- 104 p ; 19 cm
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- 920
WHO WAS LEONARDO DA VINCI?
Leonardo da Vinci was a gifted painter, talented musician, and dedicated scientist and inventor, designing flying machines, submarines, and even helicopters. Yet he had a hard time finishing things, a problem anyone can relate to. Only thirteen paintings are known to be his; as for the illustrated encyclopedia he intended to create, all that he left were thousands of disorganized notebook pag…
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- 0-448-44301-5
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- 106 p ; 19 cm
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- 920 EDW w c.1 2025020027
WHERE IS THE PARTHENON?
Athens, Greece, is best known for the Parthenon, the ruins of an ancient temple completed in 438 BC to honor the goddess Athena. But what many people don't know is that it only served as a temple for a couple hundred years. It then became a church, then a mosque, and by the end of the 1600s served as a storehouse for munitions. When an enemy army fired hundreds of cannon balls at the Acropolis,…
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- 978-0-448-48889-9
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- 108 p. : ill. ; col. map ; 20 cm
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- 900 EDW w c.1 2022110023
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