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Books with author Marlene Targ Brill

  • The Johnstown Flood: Core Events of a Deadly Disaster

    Marlene Targ Brill, Richard Burkert

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2014)
    Most areas are prone to flooding now and then, and Johnstown, Pennsylvania, is no exception. But in May 1889, a dam burst following heavy rains, and the people of Johnstown were in the path of something shocking and tragic. Find out what happened when a gushing wall of water swept over the town and the people in it. Could anyone survive such a devastating disaster?
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  • Trail Of Tears, The

    Marlene Targbrill

    Library Binding (Millbrook Press, March 1, 1995)
    Presents the tragic story of the Trail of Tears, while offering specific information on the circumstances that brought it about, the people who tried to stop it, and the hardships of the journey itself.
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  • Veterans Day

    Marlene Targ Brill, Qi Z. Wang

    Library Binding (Carolrhoda Books, Jan. 1, 2005)
    Outlines the history of Veterans Day from its beginnings after World War I, and describes several ways citizens honor war veterans.
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  • The Rough-Riding Adventure of Bronco Charlie, Pony Express Rider

    Marlene Targ Brill, Zachary Trover

    Library Binding (Graphic Universe TM, Aug. 1, 2010)
    On a ranch in California . . . a boy dreams of becoming a pony express rider. California, early 1860s. Julius loves horses so much that he leaves his job as a sailor to work on a ranch. He is so good at taming horses that the other men at the ranch call him Bronco Charlie. He wants to become a pony express rider, but everyone tells him he’s too young. When a pony express horse gallops into town without its rider, Charlie volunteers to take his place. Can Charlie deliver the mail and prove his worth as a rider?
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  • Jonah and the Whale

    Marlene Targ Brill, Gary Torrisi

    Hardcover (Phoenix Intl Pubns Inc, June 1, 1993)
    Jonah and the Whale (Children's Bible Stories Series)
  • Diabetes

    Marlene Targ Birll

    Library Binding (Twenty-First Century Books, July 31, 2007)
    Describes diabetes and how it can be prevented or treated.
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  • Daniel in the Lions' Den

    Marlene Targ Brill, Thomas Gianni

    Hardcover (Phoenix Intl Pubns Inc, Dec. 1, 1993)
    Retells the Old Testament story of Daniel's unswerving faith in God, even in a den of lions.
  • The Computer Age

    Chris Oxlade, Marlene Targ Brill

    Paperback (Barrons Juveniles, March 1, 2000)
    Recounts the development of computers and other calculating devices, peripherals, and computer networks, and describes how they work and what they can do.
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  • Bronco Charlie and the Pony Express

    Marlene Targ Brill, Craig Orback

    Library Binding (Carolrhoda Books, Feb. 16, 2004)
    Relates how, in 1861, a boy named Charlie Miller became the youngest rider for the Pony Express, a mail service that linked the east and west coasts of the United States.
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  • Noah's Ark

    Marlene Targ Brill, Thomas Gianni

    Hardcover (Publications International, March 15, 1993)
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  • Daniel in the Lions' Den

    Marlene Targ Brill, Thomas Gianni

    Hardcover (Publications International, Ltd., March 15, 1998)
    A Short Illustrated Biblical story for children of Daniel in the Lions' Den.
  • Tooth Tales: From Around the World

    Marlene Targ Brill, Katya Krenina

    School & Library Binding (Turtleback Books: A Division of Sanval, March 1, 1998)
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