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  • Christopher Columbus: Explorer and Colonist

    Stephen Krensky

    eBook (Random House Books for Young Readers, Sept. 1, 2020)
    Independent readers can learn about Columbus's fateful voyage in this dramatic, easy-to-read account of a pivotal moment in American history.
  • The Bill of Rights

    Stephen Krensky

    Library Binding (Benchmark Books, Sept. 1, 2011)
    "An analysis of the U.S. Bill of Rights, with information on how it was created and how it has evolved, with examples of major Supreme Court decisions related to it"--Provided by publisher.
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  • Play Ball, Jackie!

    Stephen Krensky, Joe Morse

    Hardcover (Millbrook Pr, April 1, 2011)
    On April 15, 1947, Matt Romano and his father watch the Brooklyn Dodgers season-opener, during which Jackie Robinson, a twenty-eight-year-old rookie, breaks the "color line" that had kept black men out of Major League baseball. Includes facts about Jackie Robinson's life and career.
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  • Vampires

    Stephen Krensky

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, Aug. 6, 2006)
    Examines the history and popular culture surrounding vampires.
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  • How Coyote Stole the Summer:

    Stephen Krensky, Kelly Dupre

    Paperback (First Avenue Editions TM, Aug. 1, 2009)
    Brrr! Coyote is always cold! That’s because it’s winter all year long. But Old Woman has something amazing called summer. It’s tied up in a little bag in her tipi. Coyote and his friends Wolf, Moose, Elk, Stag, and Antelope make a plan to steal summer. But when Coyote grabs the bag, Old Woman’s children chase after him. Will his plan work? Will everyone have a chance to share summer’s warmth? Find out what happens in this fast-paced tale!
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  • Who Really Discovered America?

    Stephen Krensky

    Hardcover (Hastings House, July 25, 1991)
    Designed for young readers, this book is an informative study of the first real Americans before Columbus.
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  • Werewolves

    Stephen Krensky

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, July 6, 2006)
    Examines the history and popular culture surrounding the hairy, scary beasts known as werewolves.
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  • Lionel in Winter

    Stephen Krensky

    Hardcover (Dial, Jan. 3, 1994)
    Winter is Lionel's favorite season, and while his sister, Louise, bundles up, he transforms himself into the adventurous Arctic dogsledder Lord Lionel Snowshoe. Reading Level, 1.9.
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  • The Wilder Summer

    Stephen Krensky

    Library Binding (Atheneum, Sept. 1, 1983)
    Charlie Wilder is unenthusiastic about summer camp until he sets eyes on Lydia Travers, but getting to know Lydia turns out to be far more complicated than he had ever anticipated.
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  • Werewolves

    Stephen Krensky

    Paperback (Lernerclassroom, Jan. 1, 2007)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Do you know where the werewolf legend started? Do you know how a person transforms into a werewolf? Learn more about the history and popular culture surrounding this hairy, scary beast.
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  • Pecos Bill

    Stephen Krensky, Paul Tong

    Paperback (First Avenue Editions TM, Aug. 1, 2007)
    Folks might think Pecos Bill was nothing but trouble. After all, he was raised by coyotes in the Wild West. And he made friends with a gang of outlaws. But Bill had a heart of gold. All he wanted was to be the best cowboy. So Bill learned to ride a mountain lion and lasso a tornado. He found himself a dynamite-eating horse. Then he met his match in a girl named Sue. Author Stephen Krensky and illustrator Paul Tong capture Pecos Bill’s spirit in this fast-paced tale.
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  • What's the Big Idea?

    Stephen Krensky

    Paperback (Charlesbridge, Feb. 1, 2008)
    Since the beginnings of the city in 1630, Boston has been a hub of new ideas that have led America and the world in new directions. Innovations have ranged from the smallpox vaccine to the invention of the telephone. Even toll-house cookies and personal computers got their start in Boston.Photos, paintings, and engravings--and lots of cool facts--bring to life some of the people, places, and events that changed the course of history.
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