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Books in I Survived True Stories series

  • Unplugged: The Bare Facts on Toilets Through the Ages

    Anna Ciddor

    Paperback (Allen & Unwin, Oct. 1, 1997)
    Recounts how people have tried to cope with disposing of human waste and keeping themselves clean throughout history, and describes how people in Third World countries handle the problem today
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  • The Story Behind Toilets

    Elizabeth Raum

    Hardcover (Unknown, Aug. 16, 2009)
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  • True Detective Stories

    Terry Deary, David Wyatt

    Paperback (Point, Aug. 6, 2002)
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  • Soccer: Great Moments, Great Players in World Football

    Damien Lovelock

    Paperback (Allen & Unwin (Australia) Pty Ltd, Sept. 1, 1996)
    Shortlisted, Eve Pownall Award for Information Books, Children's Book Council Book of the Year Awards 1997 Soccer is the world's most popular sport. Over 31 billion people watched the World Cup finals in 1994 (over twice the number that saw the 1992 Olympics). Damien Lovelock, a confessed soccer maniac from way back, starts with the earliest records of people kicking balls (or heads) around. And after that Village 'mob football'. Tactics and strategy - placing players on the field for attack and defence. Women's soccer. Soccer and money, soccer and TV. The five all-time greats - Pele, Cruyff, Backanbauer, Best, Maradona. The fans, the upsets, the passion, the players - it's all here!
  • Potions to Pulsars: Women Doing Science

    Sue Bursztynski

    Paperback (Allen & Unwin, Sept. 1, 1996)
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  • Bog Bodies: Mummies and Curious Corpses

    Natalie Jane Prior

    Paperback (Allen & Unwin, Aug. 16, 1994)
    Fascinating look at preserved people of the past. Incredible true stories about the bog bodies of Northern Europe, Egyptian mummies, the 5300 year old Ice Man, and many others.
  • Going for it!: Success Stories of Women in Sport

    Margrete Lamond

    Paperback (Allen & Unwin Children's Books, )
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  • The Story Behind Oil

    Heidi Moore

    Paperback (Raintree Paperbacks, )
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  • The Story Behind Silk

    Ann Weil

    Hardcover (Capstone Global Library Ltd, Aug. 1, 2011)
    This series offers detailed, high-interest resources for project and curriculum work across the entirety of the KS2 curriculum including science, geography, technology, history, arts, social sciences, and mathematics.
  • The Story Behind Diamonds

    Heidi Moore

    Hardcover (Heinemann Library, )
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  • The Story Behind Maps

    Barbara A Somervill

    Hardcover (Capstone Global Library Ltd, Aug. 1, 2011)
    This series offers detailed, high-interest resources for project and curriculum work across the entirety of the KS2 curriculum including science, geography, technology, history, arts, social sciences, and mathematics.
  • The Story Behind Rubber

    Barbara A Somervill

    Hardcover (Capstone Global Library Ltd, Aug. 1, 2011)
    This series offers detailed, high-interest resources for project and curriculum work across the entirety of the KS2 curriculum including science, geography, technology, history, arts, social sciences, and mathematics.