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WHO WAS ROALD DAHL?
Roald Dahl is one of the most famous children's book authors ever. Now in this Who Was . . . ? biography, children will learn of his real-life adventures. A flying ace for the British Air Force, he was married to an Academy Award-winning actress. He also wrote books and screenplays for adults. Entertaining and readable, this biography has 80 black-and-white illustrations.
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- 978-0-448-46146-5
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- 102 p. ; ill. ; 20 cm.
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- 920 KEL w c.1 2022110032
WHO WAS DR. SEUSS?
Ted Geisel loved to doodle from the time he was a kid. He had an offbeat, fun-loving personality. He often threw dinner parties where guests wore outrageous hats! And he donned quirky hats when thinking up ideas for books- like his classic The Cat in the Hat. This biography, with black-and-white illustrations throughout, brings an amazingly gifted author/illustrator to life.
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- 978-0-448-45585-3
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- 103 p. ; ill. ; 20 cm.
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- 920 PAS w c.1 2022110031
WHO IS THE DALAI LAMA?
Get to know the Dalai Lama, Tibet's spiritual leader and one of the most popular world leaders today. Two-year-old Lhamo Thondup never imagined he would be anything other than an ordinary child, but after undergoing a series of tests, he was proclaimed the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet. By age 15, he found himself the undisputed leader of six million people who were facing the threat of a full-sc…
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- 978-1-101-99554-9
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- 108 p. ; ill. ; 20 cm.
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- 920 RAU w c.1 2022110030
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
WHO WAS CONFUCIUS?
Learn more about China's most famous teacher and philosopher, whose ideas are still influential today. Born in 551 BC, Confucius was a young man when he set his heart and mind on learning as much as he could. By his thirties, he'd become a brilliant teacher who shared his knowledge of several subjects, including arithmetic, history, and poetry, with his students. Confucius wanted to make sur…
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- 978-1-5427-8873-5
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- 108 p. ; ill. ; 20 cm.
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- 920 BUR w c.1 2022110028
USBORNE LIFT-THE-FLAP: HOW YOUR BODY WORKS
Lift the flaps to uncover the amazing inner workings of your very own body - from your bones, blood and brain to the bacteria in your belly button. Discover what happens when you eat, how your senses work, what your heart and lungs do and lots more fascinating facts. With links to specially selected websites for activities and videos about the human body. Report a
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- 978-1-4749-5073-2
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- 15 p. ; col. Ill. ; 30 cm.
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- 612 DIC u c.1 2023110004
USBORNE YOUNG READING: WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
William dreams of acting and writing plays. This ambition takes him from the quiet country town of Stratford to the great playhouses of London, where his talent takes the city by storm. The life of Britain’s most famous playwright told for children ready to tackle longer and more complex books. With internet links to recommended websites to find out more about Shakespeare and his plays.
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- 978-1-4749-2780-2
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- 64 p. ; col.ill. ; 19 cm.
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- 920 DIC u c.1 2023020038
USBORNE YOUNG READING: ANNE FRANK
At the age of thirteen, Anne Frank went into hiding with her family to escape from the Nazis. For two years, she couldn't go outside or run or shout or laugh too loudly. Instead, she poured her thoughts and feelings into her diary, which is now famous all over the world. This story of her life begins when she was still a carefree girl like any other.
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- 978-1-4749-2780-2
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- 64 p. ; col.ill. ; 19 cm.
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- 920 DAV u c.1 2023020027
STEP INTO READING: JACKIE ROBINSON AND THE STORY OF ALL-BLACK BASEBALL
"Covers not only the story of Robinson's prowess and his problems as the first black man to play in the major leagues, but also the story of the rise and fall of black baseball and some of its star players and managers. Nicely geared by vocabulary, sentence length, and print size to the primary grades audience."--Bulletin, Center for Children's Books.
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- 978-0-394-82456-7
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- 48 p ; col. Ill. ; por. ; 23 cm.
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- 793 OCO s c.1 2023010041
STEP INTO READING: GEORGE WASHINGTON AND THE GENERAL'S DOG
Children will delight at this little-known-story about our nation's first president, George Washington, that makes for perfect President's Day readers! Boom! Bang! Guns fire! Cannons roar! This Step 3 History Reader is about George Washington fighting in the American Revolution. He sees a dog lost on the battlefield. Whose dog is it? How will it find its master? Early readers will be surpris…
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- 978-0-375-81015-2
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- 48 p. ; col. Ill. ; 23 cm.
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- 920 MUR s c.1 2023010030
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