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  • My First Book of Nursery Songs & Rhymes

    trace-moroney

    Hardcover (Five Mile Press, March 15, 2006)
    Rare Book
  • The Story of Carbon

    Mark D. Uehling

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, Oct. 1, 1995)
    Discusses the chemical element carbon: its forms, uses, and importance in our lives
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  • Mines and Minie Balls: Weapons of the Civil War

    Jean F. Blashfield

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, Sept. 1, 1997)
    Describes the various weapons developed and used during the Civil War, such as longarms, handguns, swords, cannons, naval weapons, and mines
    S
  • The Story of Hydrogen

    Mark D. Uehling

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, Oct. 1, 1995)
    Discusses the discovery, nature, behavior, and uses of the element hydrogen
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  • The Penobscot

    Katherine M. Doherty, Craig A. Doherty

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, Oct. 1, 1995)
    Examines the history, traditions, beliefs, and daily life of the Penobscot Indians of Maine
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  • The Ottawa

    Elaine Landau

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, June 1, 1996)
    Views the life and culture of the Great Lakes Native American tribe and presents a fact-filled, intriguing exploration into the traditions, society, culture, and lifestyle of the Ottawa tribe.
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  • Shirley Chisholm

    Jill S. Pollack

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, Aug. 1, 1994)
    A biography of the first African American woman to be elected to Congress, and to run for a major party nomination for president recounts her girlhood in Barbados and her entry into politics
    U
  • Joined at Birth: The Lives of Conjoined Twins

    Elaine Landau

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, April 1, 1997)
    Explores the issue of conjoined twins, including a discussion of the difficult decision regarding physical separation that parents must face
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  • Great Zimbabwe

    Mark Bessire

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, March 1, 1999)
    A survey of the history and culture of Great Zimbabwe, the capital of a powerful city-state that flourished in southern Africa from about 1300 to 1525.
    U
  • World War I

    Tom McGowen

    Paperback (Franklin Watts, March 1, 1993)
    Provides an overview of the military battles and political changes that occurred during World War I
    Y
  • The Potawatomi

    Suzanne Powell

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, Sept. 1, 1997)
    Describes the history and customs of the Potawatomi people
    S
  • The Story of Gold

    Hal Hellman

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, May 1, 1996)
    Presents a detailed, informative look at the impact that gold, one of the most intriguing of all chemical elements, has had on the world--from an object of worship and the inspiration for vast explorations to its role in modern technology.
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