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The World of Flight
Ian Graham
Paperback (Kingfisher, Sept. 15, 2006)Amazing and awe-inspiring, flight has always captured man's imagination. This dynamically illustrated title truly captures the excitement of flight, from the Montgolfier brothers' hot-air balloon to the latest "super jumbos" that carry up to nine hundred passengers. Readers will explore the basic principles offlight, meet aviation pioneers, discover which aircraft is the fastest, and fly into the future with amazing "space planes."
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The World of Castles
Philip Steele
Paperback (Kingfisher Books Ltd, )None
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World of Castles
Barbara Taylor
Paperback (Anness, Jan. 1, 2000)Discover what lies behind the massive stones of a castle wall, beyond the iron gates and over the deep, dark moat. Enter the world of romance and adventure, of hardship and battle, and fight your way in between a hail of arrows to discover the world inside a castle under siege.
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The World of Elephants
Oxford scientific films
Hardcover (Chrysalis Books, May 31, 1990)None
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World of Pirates
Philip Steele
Paperback (Anness, Jan. 1, 2000)Discover the exciting world of pirates and buccaneers who they were, how they lived, and their swashbuckling deeds.
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The World of Ships
Philip Wilkinson
Paperback (Gardners Books, Dec. 31, 2004)Gain a fascinating insight into the everchanging nature of sea travel through the ages. Prepare for an aquatic adventure as you climb the rigging of a clipper ship, explore a shipwreck on the seabed, and go below deck on a modern aircraft carrier
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The World of the Roman Emperor
Peter Chrisp, L.R. Galante
Hardcover (Hodder Wayland, Aug. 31, 1999)None
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World of Mummies and Tombs
Fiona Macdonald
Paperback (Anness, Oct. 1, 2000)Dig deep to unearth the the macabre secrets and glittering treasures held by mummies in their tombs for thousands of years. Discover page by page who was mummified and why. You will find the most and least successful ways to preserve a body, magic charms, mysterious gods and secret spells. Meet the Chinese emperor who was buried with an army of life-sized model soldiers, the princess buried in a suit of precious jade and the Sicilian girl preserved by her loving father. Find out how scientists succeed in piecing together everyday life in the past from the remains of the dead.
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World of Music
Mary Barber, Nicola; Mure
Hardcover (Evans Brothers - Africa list, March 15, 1998)None
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World of the Wild West
Peter Harrison
Paperback (Anness, Nov. 1, 2000)Book by Harrison, Peter
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The World of Astronomy
Carole Stott
Paperback (Kingfisher, April 19, 2006)The World of Astronomy is bursting with comprehensive and exciting factsabout planets, moons, stars, and galaxies. It explores the fascinating discoveries of astronomers through the ages and examines the high-tech equipment that allows today's scientists to see farther into space than ever before.
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The World of Seals
Oxford scientific films
Hardcover (Chrysalis Books, April 20, 1991)None