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BENJAMIN FRANKLIN: YOUNG PRINTER
FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. A biography of the young Philadelphia printer who grew up to become a world-renowned author, diplomat, scientist, and inventor, and one of the founding fathers of the United States.
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- 978-0-02-041920-4
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- 192 p ; 19,5 cm
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- 973.3 STE b c.1 2025010144
WHO WAS MARCO POLO?
Marco Polo was seventeen when he set out for China . . . and forty-one when he came back! More than seven hundred years ago, Marco Polo traveled from the medieval city of Venice to the fabled kingdom of the great Kublai Khan, seeing new sights and riches that no Westerner had ever before witnessed. But did Marco Polo experience the things he wrote about . . . or was it all made-up? Young reader…
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- 978-0-448-44540-3
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- 106 p ; 19 cm
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- 920 HOL w c.1 2024110247
WHO WAS ELEANOR ROOSEVELT?
For a long time, the main role of First Ladies was to act as hostesses of the White House...until Eleanor Roosevelt. Born in 1884, Eleanor was not satisfied to just be a glorified hostess for her husband, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Eleanor had a voice, and she used it to speak up against poverty and racism. She had experience and knowledge of many issues, and fought for laws to hel…
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- 0-448-43509-8
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- 106 p ; 19 cm
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- 973.917 THO w c.1 2024110246
STEP INTO READING 5: GREAT WOMEN ATHLETES
Mia Hamm has scored more goals than any other soccer player in the world. Shannon Miller has won the most medals of any American in the history of gymnastics. Women athletes are making headlines everywhere these days!
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- 0-375-81186-9
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- 48 p ; 23 cm
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- 796.082 BAI s c.1 2024110234
SCIENCE SUPERGIANTS: DID YOU INVENT THE PHONE ALONE, ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL?
An educational and entertaining biography of Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone. Alexander Graham Bell's life as inventor, scientist, and teacher is clearly told in a question-and-answer format, and complemented by a mix of photographs and illustrations. We learn not only how the telephone was invented and the mechanics behind its use, but how Bell's personal history, such as h…
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- 978-0-439-83381-3
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- 48 p ; 22,5 cm
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- 920 MEL s c.1 2024110232
STEP INTO READING 4: BEN FRANKLIN AND THE MAGIC SQUARES
A funny, entertaining introduction to Ben Franklin and his many inventions, including the story of how he created the "magic square." A magic square is a box of nine numbers arranged so that any line of three numbers adds up to the same number, including on the diagonal! Teachers and kids will love finding out about this popular teaching tool that is still used in elementary schools today!
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- 978-0-375-80621-6
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- 48 p. ; col. Ill. ; 23 cm
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- 920 MUR s c.1 2023010068
STEP INTO READING 4: HELEN KELLER: COURAGE IN THE DARK
When a childhood illness leaves her blind and deaf, Helen Keller's life seems hopeless indeed. But her indomitable will and the help of a devoted teacher empower Helen to triumph over incredible adversity. This amazing true story is finally brought to the beginner reader level.
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- 978-0-679-87705-9
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- 48 p ; col. Ill. ; por. ; 23 cm.
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- 920 HUR s c.1 2023010061
STEP INTO READING 4: BALLERINA DREAMS: FROM OPRHAN TO DANCER
Perfect for newly independent readers—discover the amazing life of one of America’s top ballerinas, Michaela DePrince, whose story is soon to be told in a major motion picture directed by Madonna. At the age of three, Michaela DePrince found a photo of a ballerina that changed her life. She was living in an orphanage in Sierra Leone at the time, but was soon adopted by a family and brou…
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- 978-0-385-75515-3
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- 920 MIC s c.1 2023010048
STEP INTO READING 4: THE FLY ON THE CEILING
Recognized as the father of analytic geometry, René Descartes was a French mathematician and philosopher. Kids will love this funny and very accessible tale - based on one of math's greatest myths - about the man who popularized the Cartesion system of coordinates.
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- 978-0-679-88607-5
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- 48 p. ; col. Ill. ; 23 cm.
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- 920 GLA s c.1 2023010057
STEP INTO READING 4: ESCAPE NORTH: THE STORY OF HARRIET TUBMAN
An easy-to-read, page-turning account of Harriet Tubman's life--from her childhood in slavery to her years as a conductor on the Underground Railroad to her later work as a suffragette and as a spy in the Civil War. This remarkable true story brings to life one of America's greatest female role models.
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- 978-0-375-80154-9
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- 920 KUL s c1 2023010056
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