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Books in Very First Book series

  • The War of 1812: Second Fight for Independence

    Alden R. Carter

    Paperback (Franklin Watts, March 1, 1993)
    Discusses the causes, events, campaigns, personalities, and aftermath of the War of 1812
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  • Anne Frank

    Rachel Epstein

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, Sept. 1, 1997)
    Traces the life of a Jewish girl who chronicled her day-to-day life in a diary as she hid in an attic in Nazi-occupied Holland for two years
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  • South East Africa: Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Madagascar, Mauritius, and Reunion

    L. B. Taylor Jr.

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, April 1, 1981)
    An introduction to six countries and islands of southeastern Africa.
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  • Who's Wearing My Cap

    Smith

    Board book (Dial, March 30, 1987)
    Die-cut board pages guide the reader through a search for a missing hat among ten animals.
  • The Abenaki

    Elaine Landau

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, June 1, 1996)
    Through colorful illustrations, this factual study of the Abenaki explores the culture, lifestyle, and traditions of this northeastern United States tribe.
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  • Living With Albinism

    Elaine Landau

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, March 1, 1998)
    Describes albinism, the inherited condition in which the individual lacks or has a shortage of melanin, the substance responsible for the body's coloring
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  • Queen Elizabeth I

    Robert Green

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, Sept. 1, 1997)
    Follows the life of the strong-willed queen who brought new stability and vitality to England in the sixteenth century
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  • My First Book MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

    Sophie Helenek, Award Winner

    Board book (Nursery Books, )
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  • First Book of Art: With Lots of Projects to Do

    Rosie Dickins

    Spiral-bound (Usborne Pub Ltd, Jan. 1, 2008)
    Encourages children to ask questions about art's content and creators by presenting images from around the world and through the ages, and offers art-related activities that demonstrate different themes and concepts.
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  • The Korean War

    Tom McGowen

    Paperback (Franklin Watts, March 1, 1993)
    An overview of the three-year war that took over two million lives and resolved none of the conflicts that split Korea into two irreconcilable nations
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  • Double Trouble

    Anna Milbourne

    Hardcover (Usborne Books, )
    None
  • Going on a Hametz Hunt

    Jacqueline Jules, Rick Brown

    Board book (Kar-Ben Publishing ®, Aug. 1, 2010)
    Little readers will have fun counting and rhyming with a brother and sister in Kar-Ben’s new board book Going on a Hametz Hunt, as they look for breadcrumbs in a favorite kids’ tradition before the start of the Passover holiday. Award-winning author Jacqueline Jules combines rhyme, counting, and a popular Jewish children’s activity for Passover. Cheery illustrations by Rick Brown compliment the simple text.
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