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  • How It Happens at the Boat Factory

    Dawn Frederick, Robert L. Wolfe, Diane Wolfe

    Hardcover (Oliver Pr Inc, Jan. 1, 2002)
    Photographs and text describe how aluminum boats are made.
    M

  • How It Happens at the Candy Company

    Jenna Anderson, Robert L. Wolfe, Diane Wolfe

    Hardcover (Oliver Pr Inc, Jan. 1, 2002)
    Describes the ingredients and processes used by one company to make different kinds of candy.
    M

  • How Does a Bone Become a Fossil?

    Melissa Stewart

    Paperback (Raintree, Aug. 15, 2016)
    How do minerals collect in ancient bones? Why are fish fossils sometimes found on land? How can some feathers be preserved for millions of years? This series explores the causes and effects that shape our world. From the underwater volcanoes that sprout into islands, to the rushing waterfalls that spark electric currents, this series demonstrates how both natural and man-made phenomena occur.
    S

  • How Does a Plant Become Oil?

    Linda Tagliaferro

    Paperback (Raintree, Aug. 15, 2016)
    What tiny sea plants decompose to form oil? How did ancient Egyptians use oil to preserve mummies? What are the dangers of using fossil fuels? This series explores the causes and effects that shape our world. From the underwater volcanoes that sprout into islands, to the rushing waterfalls that spark electric currents, this series demonstrates how both natural and man-made phenomena occur.
    U

  • How Does a Cloud Become a Thunderstorm?

    Mike Graf

    Paperback (Raintree, Aug. 15, 2016)
    How did ancient peoples explain thunderstorms? How does the Sun send ocean water up into the clouds? How do electric charges form in a storm cloud? This series explores the causes and effects that shape our world. From the underwater volcanoes that sprout into islands, to the rushing waterfalls that spark electric currents, this series demonstrates how both natural and man-made phenomena occur.
    U

  • World War I

    R. G. Grant

    Library Binding (Lucent Books, Oct. 3, 2005)
    Describes the history and events behind the first World War, important battles and events that occurred during the war, and the uneasy peace that remained after its conclusion.
    Y

  • World War II

    Cath Senker

    Library Binding (Lucent Books, Oct. 3, 2005)
    Describes the events and causes that led to the second World War, important battles that occurred during the war, and how and why the war ended and the aftermath it left.
    Y

  • Hiroshima

    R.G. Grant

    Library Binding (Lucent Books, Oct. 3, 2005)
    Discusses the events leading up to the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, in 1945, and the aftermath of the bombing.
    W

  • The Great Depression

    R. G. Grant

    Library Binding (Lucent Books, Oct. 3, 2005)
    Discusses the causes, events, and aftermath of the Great Depression.
    Q

  • The Vietnam War

    Clive Gifford

    Library Binding (Lucent Books, Oct. 3, 2005)
    Describes the political unrest in Vietnam that led to the involvement of the United States in the war, the American protests against involvement in the war, and the results and cost of the war for both countries.
    Y

  • The Rise of the Nazis

    Charles Freeman

    Hardcover (Lucent Books, Oct. 3, 2005)
    Discusses events leading to the Nazi rise to power after World War I and Hitler's takeover of the German government.
    W

  • The Cold War

    Paul Harrison

    Library Binding (Lucent Books, Oct. 3, 2005)
    What factors following World War II gave rise to the Cold War? What specifically constituted the Cold War? Key images, professional opinions, and participant experiences enliven this title's discussion of spying, the space race, conflicts in Vietnam and Korea and more.
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