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  • The KidHaven Science Library - Tide Pools

    Marcia S. Gresko

    Hardcover (KidHaven Press, Oct. 23, 2001)
    Tide pools come in all shapes and sizes, and each is different. This book explores life in nature's aquariums -- home to an assortment of amazing animals and peculiar plants.
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  • Daily Life - The Oregon Trail

    Dana Meachen Rau

    Hardcover (KidHaven Press, Dec. 4, 2001)
    Thousands of pioneers ventured across America in search of a better life in Oregon Country. Their journey was dusty, exhausting, and often perilous as they brought their families and belongings along the Oregon Trail to new land, and life, waiting for them in the West.
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  • Florida

    Elizabeth Weiss Vollstadt

    Hardcover (KidHaven Press, Nov. 15, 2001)
    Discusses Florida's early history beginning with the arrival of Native Americans, through the era of Spanish exploration and European settlement, to secession during the Civil War.
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  • Seeds of a Nation - Georgia

    Vyvyan Lynn

    Library Binding (KidHaven Press, May 26, 2003)
    Georgia, land of mountains, rolling hills, pine forests, and golden isles became a state on January 2, 1788. The "Empire State of the South" was the first southern state and the fourth state in the nation to sign the Constitution. This volume chronicles Georgia's first citizens, European explorers, colonization, and statehood. (20020301)
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  • Bigfoot

    Heather Miller

    Hardcover (KidHaven Press, Jan. 10, 2006)
    Details the legend of Bigfoot, explaining the evidence behind the existence of these creatures and the scientific explanations that support and disprove it, as well as the commercial aspects arising from the myth.
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  • Daily Life - The Gold Rush

    Stuart A Kallen & P M Boekhoff

    Hardcover (KidHaven Press, Nov. 12, 2001)
    The discover of gold in California in 1848, set off a frenzied gold rush that quickly transformed the state from a sleepy backwater to the prime destination of fortune seekers across the globe. The Gold Rush examines the daily lives of the miners, the work they performed, the games they played, and their impact on the native peoples and natural landscape.
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  • American History by Decade - The 1900s

    Deanne Durrett

    Hardcover (KidHaven Press, Aug. 22, 2003)
    The Industrial Age accompanied America into the Twentieth Century. In the 1900-1909 decade, factory jobs lured rural families to the cities. The first electric appliances were introduced into the American home and by the end of the decade a few automobiles were chugging along the rustic buggy paths. Many Americans had leisure time to enjoy the theater and Vaudeville was at its peak. Working conditions, however, were bad and workers needed laws to protect them. In addition, growing cities brought problems. President Theodore Roosevelt led the people who called themselves Progressives in efforts to right these wrongs. The programs established during the Roosevelt Era impacted America throughout the Twentieth Century.
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  • Extreme Places - The Highest Waterfall

    Stuart A. Kallen

    Hardcover (KidHaven Press, Oct. 24, 2003)
    The Angel Falls on the Carrao River in Venezuela is the most extreme waterfall on Earth. World's Highest Waterfall investigates this incredible 3,212-foot cascade, the forces that created it, and the amazing plants and animals that thrive within this natural wonder.
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  • Wonders of the World - Stonehenge

    Catherine M. Petrini

    Hardcover (KidHaven Press, Aug. 30, 2005)
    A grouping of massive stones rises from an English hillside, their origins and purpose shrouded in mystery. Popular lore has linked Stonehenge to the wizard Merlin, dark Druid rituals, and even flying saucers. What does modern science reveal about the secrets of the rocks?
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  • Biofuels

    Karen D. Povey

    Library Binding (Kidhaven Press, Oct. 20, 2006)
    Describes the origins and environmental effects of fossil fuels, such possible alternatives from plant sources as biodiesel and ethanol, the issues which these fuels raise, and possible future developments.
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  • Great Structures in History - The Eiffel Tower

    Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen

    Library Binding (KidHaven Press, Oct. 10, 2005)
    The Eiffel Tower is one of the most recognizable landmarks in the world. Built in 1889, it has been visited by more than 216 million people. This book will discuss the history of the Eiffel Tower and its construction.
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  • Nature's Predators - Cheetahs

    Nathan Aaseng

    Hardcover (KidHaven Press, June 14, 2001)
    As the world's fastest land animal, the cheetah has held a special fascination for humans over the centuries. Yet even with its unmatched speed, the cheetah faces a tough struggle for survival in the dry grasslands of Africa.
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