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Books in Discovery Bks. series

  • Liliuokalani, Queen of Hawaii

    Mary Malone, Louis F. Cary

    Hardcover (Garrard Pub Co, Oct. 1, 1975)
    A brief biography of Hawaii's last queen.
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  • Investigating Climate Change: Scientists' Search for Answers in a Warming World

    Rebecca L. Johnson

    Library Binding (Twenty First Century Books, Aug. 8, 2008)
    Follows various scientific investigations looking for the causes and effects of climate change, from examining how man's activities affect Earth's temperature to researching Earth's ice ages, ancient soil, and fossils.
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  • Be a Helper

    Pete Jenkins

    Paperback (Ready Readers, July 1, 2018)
    All kids can be a helper at home. Kids can clean their bedrooms or feed the dog. Learn about how you can be a great helper at home. Paired to the fiction title Cleaning Day.
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  • David Glasgow Farragut;: Our first admiral

    Jean Lee Latham

    Hardcover (Garrard Pub. Co, March 15, 1967)
    None
  • Alex and Friends: Animal Talk, Animal Thinking

    Dorothy Hinshaw Patent, William Munoz

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, April 1, 1998)
    Describes methods used by scientists to study how the brains of birds and other animals work and to determine whether animals can truly communicate verbally
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  • Rachel Carson: Who Loved the Sea

    Jean Lee Latham, Victor Mays

    Hardcover (Garrard Pub Co, March 1, 1973)
    A biography of the marine biologist and nature writer well-known for her campaign against the careless use of chemicals.
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  • Francis Marion: Swamp Fox of the Carolinas,

    Elizabeth (Black) Carmer

    Hardcover (Garrard Pub. Co, March 15, 1962)
    Copyright 1962, hardcover with dustjacket, ex-library, 79 pages, with 2-color full-page illustrations on 25% of the pages. SYNOPSIS: "Biographical chapter book for youth. Francis grew up on a plantation in South Carolina where he hunted in the swamps, learning all the twists of the river and hidden trails through the underbrush. When the American Revolution started, Francis organized a group of men who continually raided the British, then retreated into the cover and safety of the swamps." CONDITION: Library cardholder/checkout sheet and stamps/notations inside. Dustjacket is enclosed in mylar overlay taped to cover. Binding is secure.
  • Abraham Lincoln; for the people

    Polly Anne Graff

    Hardcover (Garrard Press, March 15, 1960)
    None
  • Mary McLeod Bethune, Teacher With a Dream

    Lavere Anderson, William M. Hutchinson

    Hardcover (Garrard Pub Co, May 1, 1976)
    A biography of the Black woman who spent her life educating and working to earn basic human rights for her people
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  • Robert H. Goddard; Space Pioneer.

    Milton Lomask, Al Fiorentino

    Hardcover (Arcade Bks, March 1, 1972)
    A brief biography of the scientist whose inventions led to the bazooka, the jet engine, and the space rocket.
  • DNA: The Thread of Life

    Frank H. Wilcox

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, May 1, 1988)
    Presents the most recent information on the way in which DNA controls the operations of cells, using models and comparisons to familiar information systems.
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  • Samuel F. B. Morse, artist-inventor

    Jean Lee Latham

    Hardcover (Garrard Press, March 15, 1961)
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