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  • The National Archives

    R. Conrad Stein

    Paperback (Franklin Watts, March 15, 2003)
    Looks at the history and work of the National Archives, where original documents, photographs, and other important materials are stored.
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  • Maritime Disasters

    Elaine Landau

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, Sept. 1, 1999)
    Examines the causes of some of the most tragic sea disasters in history--the Titanic, the Lusitania, and the Andrea Doria--and looks at the heroes who were left behind
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  • The Inuit

    Suzanne M. Williams

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, Oct. 1, 2003)
    A look at the history and culture of the Inuit, a group of Native American people who live in the Arctic, discusses tradition and customs as well as contemporary life.
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  • How Animals Communicate

    Betty Tatham

    Paperback (Franklin Watts, Sept. 1, 2004)
    DIscusses the various ways animals communicate, including touch, sound, and smell.
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  • Detective Stories

    Philip Pullman

    Paperback (Kingfisher, April 15, 1998)
    An award-winning author has compiled a compelling collection of fifteen classic detective stories for young readers by such noted mystery writers as Ellery Queen, Agatha Christie, Damon Runyon, and many more.
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  • Jedediah Smith

    Sharlene Nelson, Ted Nelson

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, March 1, 2004)
    Discusses the life and work of Jedediah Smith, an explorer of the American West and leader of mountain men.
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  • Sports Stories

    Alan Durant

    Hardcover (Kingfisher, Sept. 15, 2000)
    With a caliber of stories and extracts several notches above the expected fare in a compilation, this collection includes contributions from Matt Christopher (Wingman on Ice), Walter Dean Myers (Slam!), Enid Bagnold (National Velvet), Ring Lardner (You Know Me Al), P. G. Wodehouse (Mike at Wrykyn), and George R. R. Martin (The Last Superbowl Game). From baseball and basketball to show-jumping and soccer, there's action and inspiration in abundance in this terrific introduction to classic sports writing for children and young adults.

  • Space Disasters

    Elaine Landau

    Paperback (Franklin Watts, March 1, 2000)
    Describes the accidents which occurred during the space flights of the Apollo 1, Apollo 13, and Challenger, as well as the Soviet space flight accidents
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  • The Gila Monster

    Jake Miller

    Hardcover (PowerKids Press, Aug. 1, 2003)
    One of the world's few poisonous lizards, the Gila monster is named for Arizona's Gila River. Once the lizard's venom has dripped from its grooved teeth into prey, death is imminent. Though a Gila bite is rarely deadly to a human, the bite is very painful. The Gila is the largest lizard native to the United States.
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  • Volcanoes

    Trudi Strain Trueit

    Paperback (Franklin Watts, Sept. 1, 2003)
    Discusses the formation and characteristics of volcanoes, the causes and effects of their eruption, and describes specific volcanic eruptions such as that of Mount St. Helen's in 1980.
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  • The glory field: With connections

    Walter Dean Myers

    Paperback (Holt, Rinehard and Winston, Jan. 1, 2001)
    Follows a family's two hundred forty-one year history, from the capture of an African boy in the 1750s through the lives of his descendants, as their dreams and circumstances lead them away from and back to the small plot of land in South Carolina that they call the Glory Field.

  • Sieur de la Salle

    Don Nardo

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, Sept. 1, 2001)
    Chronicles the life and travels of the Sieur de La Salle, who explored the length of the Missisippi River for France, and later attempted to trace the river from its mouth northward.
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