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My Path and My Detours: An Autobiography
Jane Russell
Hardcover (Franklin Watts, Sept. 1, 1985)The candid story of Hollywood's popular sex symbol reveals the "girl next door" underneath--marrying her high school sweetheart, founding an international adoption agency--as well as the real truth behind her relationship with Howard Hughes
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The History of Emigration from the Indian Subcontinent
Katherine Prior
Library Binding (Franklin Watts, March 1, 1997)A discussion of the Indian subcontinent and the emigration of its inhabitants to other countries.
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Ivan the Terrible
Sean Price
Paperback (Franklin Watts, Sept. 1, 2008)Explore the life of Ivan the Terrible, including his childhood, his rise to power in Russia, his bloody reign, and death.The wicked ways of some of the most ruthless rulers to walk the earth are revealed in these thrilling biographies (A Wicked History) about men and women so monstrous, they make Frankenstein look like a sweetheart.
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Hannibal
Philip Brooks
Paperback (Franklin Watts, Sept. 1, 2015)As a child, Hannibal swore to make an enemy of one of the most powerful nations on earth.He spent his life living up to the promise. All across the land, he made Romans dread the sound of one familiar phrase: Hannibal is at the gates!
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Earthworms
Claire Llewellyn, Barrie Watts
Paperback (Franklin Watts, March 1, 2002)Looks at earthworms, where they live, their enemies, and how the feed, grow up, and mate.
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You Wouldn't Want to Be an Inca Mummy!
Colin Hynson, David Antram
Paperback (Franklin Watts, Sept. 1, 2007)This interactive series will enthrall young and reluctant readers (Ages 8-12) by making them part of the story.Invites readers to become the main character. Each book uses humorous illustrations to depict the sometimes dark and horrific side of life during important eras in history.
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Landslides, Slumps, & Creep
Peter Goodwin
Library Binding (Franklin Watts, Oct. 1, 1997)Describes the causes and consequences of landslides, avalanches, and other, sometimes rapid, sometimes slow, downward movements of rocks, soil, and/or snow
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Roman Amphitheaters
Don Nardo
Paperback (Franklin Watts, Sept. 1, 2002)Discusses the history, purpose, architecture, and construction of the Roman amphitheaters.
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You Wouldn't Want to Be Cursed by King Tut!
Jacqueline Morley, David Antram
Library Binding (Franklin Watts, Feb. 15, 2012)This lively, interactive series will enthrall young and reluctant readers by making them part of the story, inviting them to become the main character and revel in the gory, dark, horrific side of life during important eras in history.
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Animal Tracks and Traces
Kathleen V. Kudlinski, Mary Morgan
Hardcover (Franklin Watts, Feb. 15, 1991)Discusses the tracks, scents, nests, food remains, and other traces left by various animals and the clues thus provided regarding their behavior.
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You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Nurses!
Fiona Macdonald, David Antram
Paperback (Franklin Watts, Sept. 1, 2016)Although they don't get the glory, nurses are just as important as doctors.This series takes readers (Ages 8-12) on a historical journey, examining how people coped in the past and how they developed ingenious ways to make life safer and less unpleasant. Each book features full-color cartoon-style illustrations and hilarious speech bubbles to heighten interest, making the series attractive even to reluctant readers.For thousands of years, nurses have tended to the sick and the wounded. They look after us in hospital, making sure that we have everything we need to make a quick and complete recovery. When we're ill for a long time, they visit us at home to carry on our treatment. They keep wards organized, comfort relatives, and cheer us up when we're bored of laying in hospital beds all day. You wouldn't want to live without nurses!
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You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Insects!
Anne Rooney, David Antram
Paperback (Franklin Watts, Feb. 1, 2015)Without insects to pollinate flowers, we would have no fruit.This series takes readers (Ages 8-12) on a historical journey, examining how people coped in the past and how they developed ingenious ways to make life safer and less unpleasant. Each book features full-color cartoon-style illustrations and hilarious speech bubbles to heighten interest, making the series attractive even to reluctant readers.Nasty stinging creatures that destroy crops and spread disease-if that's your opinion of insects, read this fascinating book to discover the other side of the story. Without bees, we would have no honey. Maggots eating a dead animal are not a pretty sight-but without them, we would have to find some other way to dispose of dead animals.
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