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  • What's It Like to Live in Italy?

    Jillian Powell

    Hardcover (Brighter Child, Sept. 1, 2003)
    This new series from Waterbird Books examines a selection of countries, enabling young children to get a flavor of life in other parts of the world while making comparisons with their own. How far away is the country? What is the weather like? What do the people living there like to eat? Answers to questions such as these help children explore other cultures and get a sense of the lives of children in other countries. Each book also features a glossary, index, map, and further information about each country, including common phrases that are said. This series supplements school curriculum in social studies.
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  • Blindness

    Angela Royston

    Paperback (Heinemann Intl Inc, June 30, 2005)
    Presents the topic of blindness, discussing its causes and explaining how the blind move from place to place, use guide dogs, read, work, play sports, and visit public places.
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  • It's Cloudy!

    Kris Hirschmann

    Library Binding (Checkerboard Library, Jan. 1, 2008)
    Describes how clouds form, the different types of clouds, and how they can be used to predict the weather.
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  • Hurricane!

    Kris Hirschmann

    Library Binding (Checkerboard Library, Jan. 1, 2008)
    Describes hurricanes, including when the season happens in different parts of the world, how a tool called the Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale measures them, and tips a family can take to prepare for the onset of one.
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  • Faith in God

    Marie Agnes Gaudrat

    Hardcover (Lutterworth Press, Jan. 1, 2001)
    Book by Gaudrat, Marie Agnes
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  • Baby Lion

    Honor Head, Matthew Nicholas

    Hardcover (Belitha Press Ltd, Aug. 14, 1998)
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  • Jackie Robinson

    Lawrence Weinberg

    Paperback (Longmeadow Pr, Aug. 1, 1988)
    Weinberg, Lawrence

  • What's it Like to be an Ant?

    Jinny Johnson Aut, Desiderio Sanzi

    Library Binding (Amicus, Sept. 1, 2011)
    "A worker ant tells the story of her life, from hatching from an egg to being part of a colony"--Provided by publisher.
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  • What's It Like to Live in Jamaica?

    Ali Brownlee

    Hardcover (Brighter Child, Sept. 1, 2003)
    This new series from Waterbird Books examines a selection of countries, enabling young children to get a flavor of life in other parts of the world while making comparisons with their own. How far away is the country? What is the weather like? What do the people living there like to eat? Answers to questions such as these help children explore other cultures and get a sense of the lives of children in other countries. Each book also features a glossary, index, map, and further information about each country, including common phrases that are said. This series supplements school curriculum in social studies.
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  • Forecasting!

    Kris Hirschmann

    Library Binding (Checkerboard Library, Jan. 1, 2008)
    Describes weather forecasting, including the accuracy of folk sayings when predicting the weather, the importance of tools like radars and satellites in meteorology, and how studying the oceans helps advance the field.
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  • Helen Keller

    Jane Polcovar

    Paperback (Longmeadow Pr, Aug. 1, 1988)
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  • What's It Like to Be a Ballet Dancer

    Janet Craig

    Paperback (Troll Communications Llc, Aug. 1, 1989)
    Follows a ballerina as she rehearses for an upcoming ballet, teaches a class of young dancers, and dances in an evening performance.