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  • Life Story of a Frog

    Charlotte Guillain

    Paperback (Heinemann, July 1, 2014)
    This book tells the life story of a frog, using simple, concise text and stunning photographs. Read it to discover the unique life cycle and metamorphosis undergone by this fascinating amphibian as it changes from an egg to a tadpole to a fully grown adult frog.
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  • Kippie Moeketsi: Sad man of jazz

    Peter Esterhuysen

    Paperback (ViVa Books, March 15, 1995)
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  • Homesteading

    Jill Foran

    Library Binding (Weigl Pub Inc, Dec. 1, 2002)
    Brief text chronicles the activities of the homesteaders who settled the vast American prairies during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
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  • Bobwhite,: From egg to chick to egg,

    Elizabeth Reeder Schwartz

    Hardcover (Holiday House, March 15, 1959)
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  • Life Cycles

    Angela Royston

    Paperback (Gareth Stevens Publishing, Jan. 1, 2013)
    Animal life cycles can be very different, as seen between the 70-year-old elephants and the adult mayflies that only live a few hours. However, the cuckoo and the cheetah illustrate how many parts are similar, too. Readers will gain a basic understanding of life cycles and as they read about examples from animals all over the world. Colorful photographs of animals in action will engage readers while accessible science content will augment classroom learning.
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  • Eleanor Roosevelt: Activist for Social Change

    Allison Lassieur

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, Oct. 31, 2006)
    A biography of the former first lady who became active in promoting both civil rights and the feminist movement.
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  • Clara Barton: Founder of the American Red Cross

    Christin Ditchfield

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, March 1, 2004)
    Discusses the life and work of Clara Barton, a nurse during the Civil War and founder of the American Red Cross.
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  • J. R. R. Tolkien: Creator of Languages and Legends

    Doris Lynch

    Hardcover (Franklin Watts (Scholastic), Sept. 16, 2003)
    Examines the personal life and literary career of the author of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy.
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  • Tandie's blues: The life story of Tandie Klaasen

    Maureen Isaacson

    Paperback (ViVa Books, March 15, 1995)
    None

  • American spies

    Richard Deming

    Hardcover (Whitman Pub. Co, March 15, 1960)
    OUR COPY WAS PUBLISHED BY WHITMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY IN 1960.IT APPEARS FIRST AND LAST ANCILLARY PAGES HAVE BEEN REMOVED. FIRST PAGE IN OUR BOOK IS THE TITLE PAGE. AGE RELATED TANNING OF PAGES AND THERE IS A MUSTY ODOR. BINDING IS LOOSE AT COVERS, BUT INTACT. SCUFFING, DINGS AND WEAR ON SPINE AND COVERS. NICE READING COPY! NO MARKING OR WRITING NOTED WITHIN BOOK.

  • Margaret Bourke-White: Adventurous Photographer

    Christopher C. L. Anderson

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, March 1, 2005)
    Presents the life and accomplishments of the first American photographer allowed in the Soviet Union, and one of the first photographers for "Life" magazine.
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  • Thurgood Marshall: Champion for Civil Rights

    Wil Mara

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, March 1, 2004)
    Discusses the life and work of Thurgood Marshall, a civil rights advocate who later became the first African American Supreme Court justice.
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