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WHAT WAS PEARL HARBOR?
On December 7, 1941, Japanese war planes appeared out of nowhere to bomb the American base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. It was a highly secretive and devastating attack: four battleships sunk, more than two thousand servicemen died, and the United States was propelled into World War II. In a compelling, easy-to-read narrative, children will learn all about a pivotal moment in American history.
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- 978-0-448-46462-6
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- 108 p ; 19 cm
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- 909 DEM w c.1 2025020010
WHO IS BILL GATES?
Bill Gates, born in Seattle, Washington, in 1955, is an American business magnate, investor, philanthropist, and author. In this Who Was...? biography, children will learn of Gates' childhood passion for computer technology, which led him to revolutionize personal computers. Through the success of his now-world-famous software company, Microsoft, Bill Gates became one of the wealthiest philanth…
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- 978-0-448-46332-2
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- 105 p. ; ill. ; 20 cm.
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- 920 DEM w c.1 201930296
WHO WAS CHARLIE CHAPLIN?
Charlie Chaplin sang on a London stage for the first time at the age of five. Performing proved to be his salvation, providing a way out of a life of hardship and poverty. Success came early and made Chaplin one of the best loved people in the United States until the McCarthy witch hunts drove Chaplin from his adopted country. This is a moving portrait of a multi-talented man—actor, director,…
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- 978-0-448-49016-8
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- 106 p. ; ill. ; 20 cm.
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- 920 DEM w c.1 201930295
WHO WAS GALILEO?
Like Michelangelo, Galileo is another Renaissance great known just by his first name--a name that is synonymous with scientific achievement. Born in Pisa, Italy, in the sixteenth century, Galileo contributed to the era's great rebirth of knowledge. He invented a telescope to observe the heavens. From there, not even the sky was the limit! He turned long-held notions about the universe topsy tur…
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- 978-0-448-47985-9
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- 105 p. ; ill. ; 20 cm.
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- 920 DEM w c.1 2022110029
WHERE IS THE GREAT WALL?
More than two thousand years ago, with his land under constant attack from nomads, the First Emperor of China came up with a simple solution: build a wall to keep out enemies. It was a wall that kept growing and growing. But its construction came at a huge cost: it is believed that more than a million Chinese died building it, earning the wall its nickname--the longest cemetery on earth. Throug…
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- 978-0-448-48358-0
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- 106 p. : ill. ; col. map ; 20 cm
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- 900 DEM w c.1 2022110025
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