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Books with author Gillian Houghton Gosman

  • Tamarins

    Gillian Gosman

    Paperback (PowerKids Press, Aug. 15, 2011)
    Tamarins are a genus-level group of squirrel-sized monkeys that make their homes in Central and South America. The group encompasses monkeys with a wide variety of colors and markings. This delightful volume takes a look at different types of tamarins, and explores the commonalities within the group while highlighting the unique qualities of each tamarin species.
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  • I Have Strep Throat

    Gillian Houghton Gosman

    Library Binding (Powerkids Pr, Aug. 15, 2012)
    Discusses strep throat's causes, symptoms, and treatments, as well as methods for preventing it.
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  • How Credit Cards Work

    Gillian Houghton

    Paperback (Powerkids Pr, Jan. 1, 2009)
    Introduces credit cards and discusses their advantages and disadvantages.
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  • Balancing a Checkbook

    Gillian Houghton

    Paperback (PowerKids Press, Jan. 1, 2009)
    Introduces checking accounts, how they work, the proper way to write a check, and explains hwo to balance a checkbook.
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  • Goods and Services

    Gillian Houghton

    Paperback (PowerKids Press, Jan. 1, 2009)
    Describes how goods are manufactured, marketed, and sold to the consumer.
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  • Cash and ATMs

    Gillian Houghton

    Library Binding (Powerkids Pr, Jan. 1, 2009)
    Describes the history of currency and its function in society, and explains how automated teller machines work.
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  • Creating a Budget

    Gillian Houghton

    Paperback (Powerkids Pr, Jan. 1, 2009)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY.
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  • The Oneida of Wisconsin

    Gillian Houghton

    Library Binding (Powerkids Pr, July 1, 2003)
    Looks at the history of the Oneida people, including government, traditions, culture, and the future of the Oneida people.
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  • Spider Monkeys

    Gillian Gosman

    Paperback (PowerKids Press, Aug. 15, 2011)
    Spider monkeys have long arms and legs that help them to swing from tree to tree through their dense rain forest home. This volume swings into the world of these highly social monkeys and examines their complex group dynamic. Straightforward text explores the roles that hunting and deforestation have played in the decline of spider monkey populations.
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  • The Wreck of the Andrea Gail: Three Days of a Perfect Storm

    Gillian Houghton

    Hardcover (Rosen Central, May 1, 2002)
    Recounts the sinking of the successful swordfishing boat, the Andrea Gail, in what was later called "The Perfect Storm," events leading up to the shipwreck, the investigation that followed, and ongoing public interest in the tragedy.
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  • I Have a Cold

    Gillian Houghton Gosman

    Library Binding (Powerkids Pr, Aug. 15, 2012)
    Discusses the cold's causes, symptoms, and treatments, as well as methods for preventing it.
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  • How Banks Work

    Gillian Houghton

    Paperback (PowerKids Press, Jan. 1, 2009)
    Introduces banks, including the different types, their function, and why they are important to both investors and the common public.
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