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  • Rescues

    Sandra Markle

    Library Binding (Millbrook Pr, Feb. 16, 2006)
    Looks at how emergency workers use their specialized training, equipment, and the latest technology to rescue victims of accidents or disasters in eleven different situations ranging from an earthquake to a tsunami.
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  • Count Your Way Through Kenya

    James Haskins, Kathleen Benson, Lyne Leveque

    Library Binding (Millbrook Pr, Oct. 15, 2006)
    Using the numbers one through ten, this book provides an introduction to the land, history, and culture of Kenya.
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  • Used Any Numbers Lately?

    Susan Allen, Jane Lindaman, Vicky Enright

    Hardcover (Millbrook Pr, Sept. 1, 2008)
    Talks about how numbers are used in everyday life not just in math problems.
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  • Anansi and the Box of Stories: A West African Folktale

    Stephen Krensky, Jeni Reeves

    Library Binding (Millbrook Pr, Nov. 1, 2007)
    Long ago in Africa, the sky god Nyame keeps all of the stories to himself, but when Anansi the spider asks their price, Nyame agrees to trade his stories if Anansi can perform four seemingly impossible tasks.
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  • The Art of Freedom: How Artists See America

    Bob Raczka

    Library Binding (Millbrook Pr, Dec. 15, 2007)
    Uses reproductions of paintings and photographs, along with statements about America, to introduce young readers to American ideals and landscapes.
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  • The Egyptians: Life in Ancient Egypt

    Liz Sonneborn, Samuel Hiti

    Library Binding (Millbrook Pr, Aug. 1, 2009)
    Presents an introduction to ancient Egypt, discussing its government, religion, social classes, agriculture, writing, and pyramids.
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  • Shipwreck Search: Discovery of the H. L. Hunley

    Sally M. Walker, Elaine Verstraete

    Library Binding (Millbrook Pr, March 1, 2006)
    Discusses the mysterious disappearance of the Confederate submarine, the H.L. Hunley, and its recent recovery from deep in the waters off the coast of South Carolina.
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  • Pasta, Fried Rice, And Matzoh Balls: Immigrant Cooking In America

    Loretta Frances Ichord, Jan Davey Ellis

    Library Binding (Millbrook Pr, Dec. 15, 2005)
    Describes the culinary contributions of different immigrant groups in the United States and includes recipes for German potato salad, Swedish meatballs, Portuguese sweet bread, and Chinese fried rice.
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  • Pecos Bill

    Stephen Krensky, Paul Tong

    Library Binding (Millbrook Pr, June 1, 2006)
    Relates some of the exploits of Pecos Bill, the extraordinary cowboy who was raised by coyotes, rode a mountain lion, and used a rattle snake as a rope.
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  • Washing Adam's Jeans and Other Painless Tricks for Memorizing Social Studies Facts

    Brian P. Cleary, J. P. Sandy

    Library Binding (Millbrook Pr, Sept. 1, 2010)
    A collection of mnemonic devices offers tips and tricks for remembering facts about explorers, the origins of the United States, presidents, the Civil War, and notable Americans through poems, songs, and silly phrases.
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  • George Washington and the Story of the U.s. Constitution

    Candice F. Ransom, Jeni Reeves

    Hardcover (Millbrook Pr, Jan. 1, 2011)
    The story of the drafting of the United States Constitution, and George Washington's role in creating it, includes a script for readers' theater.
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  • Supercroc Found

    Philip Hood

    Library Binding (Millbrook Pr, July 15, 2005)
    Examines how the Sarcosuchus imperator, the prehistoric crododile, was discovered and how scientists uncovered information about the creature based on fossil evidence.
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