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  • The World of Disasters

    Ned Halley

    Paperback (Kingfisher, Aug. 18, 2005)
    The World of Disasters is divided into three sections--Natural Disasters, Man-Made Disasters, and Future Disasters. Each section includes several page spreads focusing on specific themes and topics related to the relevant catastrophe. A glossary and an index are also included to build vocabulary and research skills.
    V

  • Ghosts and Goblins: Scary Stories from around the World

    Maggie Pearson, Francesca Greenwood

    Paperback (Darby Creek TM, Aug. 1, 2016)
    A lone traveler battles a ghost in a haunted house. A werewolf's bride is on the hunt to feed her husband dinner. A vampire waits outside a girl's window for the perfect moment to pounce. This collection of traditional tales and myths from cultures around the world looks at all things spooky. From magical to ridiculous, mysterious to terrifying, watch out for things that go boo in the night!
    U

  • The Early Middle Ages

    Raintree

    Library Binding (Heinemann/Raintree, April 1, 1990)
    Surveys the history of Europe and the Middle East from the fall of the Roman Empire to the year 1000, with emphasis on the founding and spread of Islam and the rise and the fall of the Byzantine and Carolingian Empires.
    W

  • The Americas in the Colonial Era

    Monica Dambrosio, Roberto Barbieri, Remo Berselli

    Library Binding (Heinemann/Raintree, Jan. 1, 1993)
    Surveys the history of North and South America from the pre-Columbian civilizations' encounter with European explorers through the American Revolution.

  • The Struggle for Sea Power, Book IV of the Story of the World

    M. B. Synge

    Paperback (Cosimo Classics, Jan. 1, 2013)
    None

  • The Story of the Boston Red Sox

    John Nichols

    Library Binding (Creative Educ, July 1, 2007)
    A history of the Boston Red Sox highlights the key players and memorable games of the baseball team.
    R

  • History of the World - The Salem Witch Trials

    Stephen Currie

    Hardcover (KidHaven Press, April 5, 2002)
    An account of the seventeenth century witch scare in Salem, Massachusetts. The book discusses the whole story, from the first accusations to the release of the last prisoners from jail, with particular emphasis on the trials themselves and the individual people who were accused of witchcraft.
    Y

  • History of the World - Ancient Greece

    Don Nardo

    Library Binding (KidHaven Press, Nov. 12, 2001)
    The ancient Greeks laid most the cultural foundations of the Western world. This easy-to-read overview introduces young readers to the heroic age of Greece, including the Trojan War, the rise of the world's first democracy in Athens, the splendor of Greek architecture, and how persistent disunity led to the decline of the ancient Greeks. (20020401)
    Q

  • The World Of Work

    Silvie Sanza, Milan Stary

    Hardcover (Scribblers, )
    None

  • Ghosts and Goblins: Scary Stories from around the World

    Maggie Pearson, Francesca Greenwood

    Library Binding (Darby Creek TM, Aug. 1, 2016)
    A lone traveler battles a ghost in a haunted house. A werewolf's bride is on the hunt to feed her husband dinner. A vampire waits outside a girl's window for the perfect moment to pounce. This collection of traditional tales and myths from cultures around the world looks at all things spooky. From magical to ridiculous, mysterious to terrifying, watch out for things that go boo in the night!
    U

  • History of the World - The Declaration of Independence

    Don Nardo

    Hardcover (KidHaven Press, Jan. 13, 2003)
    Perhaps the greatest single democratic document ever written, the Declaration of Independence spells out the basic creed of the United States. In a straightforward, engaging, well-documented narrative, this volume explores the background events leading to the Declaration, its composition by Thomas Jefferson, and its important legacy.
    Q

  • The Sagas of Icelanders

    Leifur Eiricksson

    Hardcover (Allen Lane, March 30, 2000)
    The Kenandic sagas are amongst some of the most remarkable Nordic contributions to world literature. This selection of sagas and short tales is prefaced by an introductory essay by Robert Kellogg, explaining their literary and social context.