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HORRIBLE HISTORIES: TERRYING TUDORS
All the foul facts about the Terrifying Tudors are ready to uncover, including who invited Queen Lizzie to visit his brand new toilet and what you get when you sew the front of a chicken to the back of a pig. Refreshed with a fantastic new design for 2016, these bestselling titles are sure to be a huge hit with yet another generation of Terry Deary fans.
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- 978-1-407104-22-5
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- 141 p ; 20 cm
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- 942.05 DEA h c.1 2025020044
WHO WAS HARRY HOUDINI?
Every kid has heard of Harry Houdini, the famous magician who could escape from handcuffs, jail cells, and locked trunks. But do they know that the ever-ambitious and adventurous Houdini was also a famous movie star and the first pilot to fly a plane in Australia? This well-told biography is full of the details of Houdini's life that kids will really want to know about and illustrated throughou…
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- 0-448-42686-2
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- 105 p ; 19 cm
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- 920 SUT w c.1 2025020043
WHO WAS FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT?
Although polio left him wheelchair bound, Franklin Delano Roosevelt took office during the Great Depression and served as president during World War II. Elected four times, he spent thirteen years in the White House. How he led the country through tremendously difficult problems, much like the ones facing America today, makes for a timely and engrossing biography.
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- 978-0-448-45346-0
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- 105 p ; 19 cm
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- 920 FRI w c.1 2025020042
WHO WAS MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR?
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was only 25 when he helped organize the Montgomery Bus Boycott and was soon organizing black people across the country in support of the right to vote, desegregation, and other basic civil rights. Maintaining nonviolent and peaceful tactics even when his life was threatened, King was also an advocate for the poor and spoke out against racial and economic injustice un…
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- 978-0-448-44723-0
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- 105 p ; 19 cm
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- 920 BAD w c.1 2025020041
WHO WAS RONALD REAGAN?
From his childhood in rural Illinois to moviemaking days in Hollywood and on to a career in politics that took him all the way to the Oval Office, Ronald Reagan kept an abiding faith in America and in what our country stood for. The oldest president ever, he survived a near-fatal assassination attempt and lived to be 93. Who Was Ronald Reagan? covers his life and times in a balanced, entertaini…
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- 978-0-448-43344-8
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- 106 p. ; ill. ; maps ; 20 cm.
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- 920 MIL w c.1 201930302
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 BEN FRANKLIN?
Ben Franklin was the scientist who, with the help of a kite, discovered that lightning is electricity. He was also a statesman, an inventor, a printer, and an author-a man of such amazingly varied talents that some people claimed he had magical powers! Full of all the details kids will want to know, the true story of Benjamin Franklin is by turns sad and funny, but always honest and awe-inspiring.
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- 0-448-42495-9
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- 105 p ; 19 cm
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- 920 FRA w c.1 2025020039
WHO WAS NELSON MANDELA?
As a child he dreamt of changing South Africa; as a man he changed the world. Nelson Mandela spent his life battling apartheid and championing a peaceful revolution. He spent twenty-seven years in prison and emerged as the inspiring leader of the new South Africa. He became the country’s first black president and went on to live his dream of change. This is an important and exciting addition …
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- 978-0-448-47399-0
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- 105 p. ; ill. ; 20 cm.
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- 920 POL w c.1 201930297
WHO WAS AMELIA EARHART?
Amelia Earhart was a woman of many "firsts." In 1932, she became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. In 1935, she also became the first woman to fly across the Pacific. From her early years to her mysterious 1937 disappearance while attempting a flight around the world, readers will find Amelia Earhart's life a fascinating story.
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- 978-0-448-42856-7
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- 106 p. ; ill. ; maps ; 20 cm.
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- 920 JER w c.1 201930308
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