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  • Islamic Mosques

    Ruqaiyyah Waris Maqsood

    Hardcover (Heinemann-Raintree, Sept. 15, 2005)
    This work introduces places of worship found around the world. The books explain the general features of the buildings and look at how and why the building is used by the community. Examples from around the world are featured from famous buildings to smaller everyday buildings. It includes case studies from around the world looking at how people worship in the relevant building, and features a wide range of stunning photographs depicting the buildings, key objects and worshippers. It contains a world map showing areas in which the religion is practised.
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  • Christian Churches

    Sarah Medina

    Hardcover (Heinemann-Raintree, Sept. 15, 2005)
    Medina, Sarah
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  • The Check-up

    Helen Oxenbury

    Paperback (Puffin Books, March 1, 1994)
    A healthy little boy goes with his mother for a checkup and gives the other patients, nurse, and doctor a hard time
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  • The Incas: Find Out About Series

    Philip Steele

    Paperback (Anness, Oct. 23, 2003)
    Discover the spectacular world of the Incas and their ancestors. Uncover the secrets of the mummy bundles, the mystery of the giant lines in the Nazxa Desert and intricate rope bridges high in the Andes Mountains. Projects actively involve the reader in the past.
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  • Meat and Beans

    Tea Benduhn, Susan Nations

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Publishing, Sept. 1, 2007)
    Key features: - Text that supports national health education curriculum standards- Text vetted by both a science curriculum consultant and a reading consultant- Easy-to-understand diagram for children of the new, updated food pyramidSpecial Features: - Diagrams- Glossary- Index- Sources of further information
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  • Islamic Mosques

    Ruqaiyyah Waris Maqsood

    Hardcover (Heinemann-Raintree, Sept. 15, 2005)
    This work introduces places of worship found around the world. The books explain the general features of the buildings and look at how and why the building is used by the community. Examples from around the world are featured from famous buildings to smaller everyday buildings. It includes case studies from around the world looking at how people worship in the relevant building, and features a wide range of stunning photographs depicting the buildings, key objects and worshippers. It contains a world map showing areas in which the religion is practised.
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  • Find Out about Light and Sound

    David Palmer

    Hardcover (BBC Books, Sept. 1, 1998)
    Focusing on light and sound, this is one of a series of information books designed to stimulate children's interest in science. Colour photographs and illustrations, including some with cut-away sections, are linked to a straightforward text and labels giving access to various kinds of information. The book's topics include how shadows are made, how it is possible to see round corners, and what echoes are.
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  • The Dancing Class

    Helen Oxenbury

    Paperback (Puffin Books, Sept. 1, 1993)
    A small child's first ballet class is nearly a disaster.
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  • Our Dog

    Helen Oxenbury

    Paperback (Puffin Books, May 1, 1994)
    A small boy and his mother try to cope with a dog that loves to go for walks, jump into dirty water, and roll in mud.
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  • Vegetables

    Tea Benduhn, Susan Nations

    Library Binding (Weekly Reader/Gareth Stevens Pub, July 15, 2007)
    Presents information about vegetables, and how eating a variety of them every day can keep children strong and healthy.
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  • Vegetables

    Tea Benduhn

    Paperback (Weekly Reader/Gareth Stevens Pub, July 15, 2007)
    Presents information about vegetables, and how eating a variety of them every day can keep children strong and healthy.
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  • Find Out About Canada

    Sue McMillan, Tom Hutchinson

    Spiral-bound (B.E.S. Publishing, Feb. 1, 2009)
    Kids tour Canada's colorful cities: Quebec, Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver. They also visit fishing villages of Nova Scotia, the majestic Canadian Rockies, and the frozen north, as they sample Canada's English and French cultures. Titles in Barron's growing Find Out About series take young readers on delightful tours through countries around the world with vivid descriptions of the land, its history, and its people. A simplified but geographically accurate map of the title country opens up on a gatefold page flap, showing major cities and geographical features. Accompanying the map are facts about the country's area, population, important rivers, and its location on the globe. Each book's four separate sections have different color page tabs to mark the divisions. The four parts are-- An introduction--facts and figures, highlights of major cities, favorite pastimes of the people Life in the title country--children at home, at school, and at
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