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Books in Adventures in Nature series

  • Firestorm

    Jan Neubert Schultz

    Hardcover (Carolrhoda Books, Feb. 1, 2002)
    Maggie hates moving from beautiful Superior, Wisconsin, to dusty Hinckley, Minnesota, in 1894, until she almost loses her family to a forest fire that sweeps through the town.
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  • Mythological Adventures: Dragons

    Megan Roth, Janos Orban

    Paperback (Silver Dolphin Books, Oct. 11, 2016)
    Mythological Adventures: Dragons offers a unique learning experience for kids as they get the chance to meet different dragons face-to-face. They'll have fun learning while they encounter Western and Eastern dragons—large and small, gentle and fierce—with vibrant illustrations and fascinating facts. Then, kids can build a diorama of their very own and add to the fantastical world of dragons.This unique kit includes a book full of colorful illustrations and intriguing facts about dragons, plus 3-D animal models and a diorama with reusable stickers.Explore the world of dragons and learn everything you need to know about these mythological creatures.Mythological Adventures: Dragons will take you on an amazing journey to discover the secrets of dragon lore.
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  • Mind-Boggling Mazes and Loopy Labyrinths

    Klaus Eid, Rosie Jackson, Christopher Wynne

    Hardcover (Prestel Pub, April 1, 2004)
    Describes what mazes and labyrinths are, explains how to construct a simple one of each, and provides examples throughout history with many for the reader to solve.
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  • Horse Sense: The Story of Will Sasse, His Horse Star, and the Outlaw Jesse James

    Jan Neubert Schultz

    Hardcover (Carolrhoda Books, June 1, 2001)
    When his beloved mare is stolen by the James gang after an attempted bank robbery in the nearby town of Northfield, Will joins the posse looking for the outlaws.
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  • The Secret World of the Aztecs

    Ferdinand Anton, Christopher Wynne

    Hardcover (Prestel Pub, Oct. 1, 2002)
    Provides information about the Aztec way of life from around 1300 AD, and details their rich artistic nature with descriptions of artwork, clothing, and pottery.
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  • Celebrations Around the World

    Charles Murphy

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub, Jan. 1, 2017)
    It's time to party with people around the world! Readers will learn about holidays celebrated around the world.
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  • The Girl-Son

    Anne E. Neuberger

    Hardcover (Carolrhoda Books, Dec. 1, 1994)
    A story based on the life of Induk Pahk, a Korean educator, whose widowed mother disguised her as a boy at the age of eight in order for her to attend school, a choice forbidden to girls in the early twentieth century in that country
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  • Come Morning

    Leslie Davis Guccione

    Library Binding (Carolrhoda Books, Aug. 1, 1995)
    Twelve-year-old Freedom, the son of a freed slave living in Delaware in the early 1850s, takes over his father's work in the Underground Railroad when his father disappears
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  • The Magician's Apprentice

    Sidney Rosen, Dorothy Rosen

    Library Binding (Carolrhoda Books, Feb. 1, 1994)
    In 1264, Jean of Toulouse, a young French student and friar accused of heresy by the Inquisition, is sent to Oxford to spy on the scholarly monk, Roger Bacon, who is suspected of being a heretic for his advanced scientific ideas
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  • Pop Art

    Christian Demilly

    Hardcover (Prestel Pub, Sept. 20, 2007)
    Shows how pop art works to transform ordinary or found objects into works of art, and how the movement grew out of post-war Europe into the powerful American statement of the 1960s.
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  • Schools Around the World

    Eleanor O'Connell

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub, Jan. 1, 2017)
    Going to school on a boat or even a moving school bus arent the settings for a fictional story, but real-life scenarios for some children around the world. Readers will love learning about different schools and culturesand picturing what their lives would be like in similar circumstances. This beneficial volume, with its bright, colorful images, is a worthy addition to any social studies collection.
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  • War Child: Memories of a World War II Childhood

    Maurine Murchison

    Paperback (CF4Kids, Jan. 20, 2010)
    When bombs fell over cities like Glasgow and London people would take refuge in shelters and tube stations until the all-clear signal sounded and 'normal' life resumed. Many years later Maurine remembered those times - the rationing, the evacuation, the fears and excitement of living as a child during the Second World War.Taking up her pen she wrote about those historic days. These were stories that she could leave behind so that others would know what it was like and the real secret of how they survived during those troublesome days. This will serve as a useful insight for children into World War II from a Christian perspective.
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