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Bog Bodies
Janet Buell
Library Binding (21st Century, Dec. 9, 1997)Focuses on the discovery of Lindow Man in England in 1984 while also discussing other bog bodies and the information they reveal about themselves, their manner of death, and the civilizations in which they lived
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The geography of hope: Black exodus from the South after Reconstruction
Jim Haskins
Library Binding (21st Century, Oct. 1, 1999)A look at the experiences of black homesteaders in the 1870s chronicles how, tempted by the offer of freedom and land, they moved out of the South and to the American West.
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A Springtime Affair
Katie Fforde
Hardcover (Century, Feb. 20, 2020)None
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Temperate Deciduous Forests
April Pulley Sayre
Library Binding (21st Century, Dec. 9, 1997)Introduces the ecology of the temperate deciduous forest, discusses forest weather, climate, and geology, and surveys forest plants and animals
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Spare Parts
Wendy Murphy
Hardcover (21st Century, April 1, 2001)An interesting historical account traces the creation of the first man-made replacement body parts, from peg legs and wooden teeth, to the high-tech replacement parts of today including gene therapy, plastic surgery, and sophisticated prostheses.
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Greenland Mummies
Buell Janet
Library Binding (21st Century, April 1, 1998)Describes the discovery of mummies in Greenland in 1972 and the work of forensic anthropologists who investigated the remains of these members of the Thule culture, ancestors of today's Eskimos
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Before They Were Famous: How Seven Artists Got Their Start
Bob Raczka
Library Binding (21st Century, Oct. 1, 2010)When famous artists were kids, did they paint like artists? Or did they paint like kids? Find out for yourself in the pages of this book by art lover Bob Raczka. You ll see some of the first works ever done by seven well-known artists. You ll also learn plenty of fascinating facts about the artists childhoods. You'll also learn plenty of fascinating facts about the artists' childhoods. You ll even see some of their later works, which show how their styles changed over time. These famous artists all grew up to have their own unique styles. But when they were kids, they all had one thing in common: they loved to make art.
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Children Of The Slaughter:Young People of the Holocaust
Ted Gottfried, Stephen Alcorn
Hardcover (21st Century, April 1, 2001)An addition to a well-researched series tells the stories of the youngest victims of the Holocaust, including Jews and other victims of the Nazis, as well as the Hitler Youth, themselves exploited by power-hungry adults.
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The Midnight War of Mateo Martinez by Robin Yardi
Robin Yardi
Hardcover (21st Century, Aug. 16, 1813)None
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Walt Whitman
Milton Meltzer
Library Binding (21st Century, April 1, 2002)A biography of the nineteenth-century poet, which presents his life in the context of his times, and includes samples of his writing.
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From Assembly Lines to Home Offices: How Work Has Changed
Jennifer Boothroyd
Hardcover (21st Century, Aug. 1, 2011)Many people use computers to work from home and other places. And special equipment makes work safer than in the past. But long ago, computers didn't exist. Safety equipment hadn't been invented either. In what other ways has work changed over time? Read this book to find out!Learn how daily life has changed over time in the Comparing Past and Present series--part of the Lightning Bolt Books (tm) collection. With high-energy designs, exciting photos, and fun text, Lightning Bolt Books (tm) bring nonfiction topics to life!
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