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Books in Castles of the World series

  • New York City

    Deborah Kent

    Paperback (Childrens Pr, April 1, 1997)
    Describes the history, people, and places of New York City
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  • Castle Under Siege

    Richard Dargie

    Paperback (Steck-Vaughn Co, Sept. 1, 1998)
    Describes the siege of castles throughout Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East beginning with the Gauls' attempt to take Rome in 390 B.C. and ending in the fifteenth century
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  • The World of Kestrels

    Virginia Harrison

    Hardcover (Belitha Press Ltd, )
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  • Dublin

    Deborah Kent

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, March 1, 1997)
    Describes physical aspects, history, and social life and customs of the capital of the Republic of Ireland
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  • Seattle

    R. Conrad Stein

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, March 1, 1999)
    Describes the history, culture, daily life, food, people, sports, and points of interest in the largest city in the state of Washington
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  • Buenos Aires

    Deborah Kent

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, July 1, 1998)
    Describes the history, culture, daily life, food, sports, and points of interest of the capital and largest city of Argentina, South America
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  • The World of Castles

    Philip Steele

    Paperback (Kingfisher, April 28, 2005)
    An engaging look at life in a fortress home, from how murder holes were used to who did the laundry. Superb illustrations and fun text opens up the world of castles.
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  • The World of the Pirate

    Val Garwood, Richard Berridge

    Hardcover (Hodder Wayland, Oct. 31, 1997)
    An exploration of the world of pirates, focusing on the "Golden Age of Piracy" (1650-1750). Included are fact and fiction boxes giving nuggets of information, a "Rogues Gallery" - mini biographies of famous pirates, and historically accurate colour artwork.
  • The World of Flight

    Ian Graham

    Paperback (Kingfisher, Sept. 15, 2006)
    Amazing and awe-inspiring, flight has always captured man's imagination. This dynamically illustrated title truly captures the excitement of flight, from the Montgolfier brothers' hot-air balloon to the latest "super jumbos" that carry up to nine hundred passengers. Readers will explore the basic principles offlight, meet aviation pioneers, discover which aircraft is the fastest, and fly into the future with amazing "space planes."
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  • Boston

    Deborah Kent

    Paperback (Childrens Pr, Aug. 1, 1998)
    Describes the history, daily life, food, sports, and points of interest of the capital city of Boston in Massachusetts
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  • Tokyo

    Deborah Kent

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, May 1, 1996)
    Describes Japan's capital city including its subway system, its streets and buildings, its celebrations of ancient religious traditions, and its sports and theater
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  • Dallas

    Deborah Kent

    Paperback (Childrens Pr, March 15, 2000)
    Describes the history, culture, people, commerce, and points of interest of Dallas, the second-largest city in Texas.
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