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Guide to Sweden
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Brian Williams |
An introduction to Sweden, including its geography, culture, and history. |
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Closer
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Brian Williams,Roderick Gordon |
At long last reunited with his dad, Will now spends his days exploring the "land of the second sun," decoding the cryptic glyphs carved into its three mysterious temples--or eyeing the wild animals w… |
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Lightning
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Brian Williams |
An introduction to lightning including what causes lightning and how to survive a lightning storm. |
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Freefall
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Brian Williams,Roderick Gordon |
DEEPER sent Will and Chester into FREEFALL-- tumbling through the subterranean Pore with the evil Rebecca twins in hot pursuit, both toting phials of the lethal Dominion virus. When, where, will they… |
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What about-- world wonders
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Brian Williams |
Presents facts and statistics about pyramids, temples, monuments, and castles from around the world in question and answer format. |
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Reptiles and amphibians
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Brian Williams |
Introduces the different kinds of reptiles and amphibians, from the giant Komodo dragon to the tiny red-eyed tree frog, and explores their life cycles, habitats, diet, and homes. |
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Pirates
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Brian Williams |
Introduction to piracy, famous pirates and their world. Describes a pirate's life, including weapons used, treasures sought, and punishments suffered. |
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The big book of facts
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Brian Williams |
Did you know that Canada has the longest coastline of any country? Or that the longest speech ever delivered lasted for 22 hours? These and thousands more incredible facts are packed into over 200 pa… |
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Women win the vote
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Brian Williams |
On 6 February 1918, women in Britain were awarded the right to vote in a general election for the first time. Many of these women were suffragettes, who had fought a long, hard battle for the right t… |
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Joan of Arc
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Brian Williams |
A biography of the peasant girl who led the French army to victory against the English and paved the way for the coronation of King Charles VII. Suggested level: primary, intermediate. |
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Canada
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Brian Williams |
A basic overview of the history, geography, climate, and culture of Canada. |
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Come to Russia
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Brian Williams |
An introduction to the geography, history, natural resources, people, and culture of Russia. |
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Conquerors of Everest
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Brian Williams |
Summarizes attempts to climb to the top of Mount Everest from the first expedition in 1922 to the first ascent by an all-woman team in 1975. |
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The declaration of American independence
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Brian Williams |
A discussion of the events leading up to the American war for independence from Britain, the revolutionary struggle, the Declaration of Independence, and the beginning of a new nation. |
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Karl Benz
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Brian Williams |
A biography of the German engineer and inventor who pioneered in building motor-driven vehicles. |
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Mining
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Brian Williams |
Discusses the history of mining, the various kinds of mines, mining around the world, and mining today and tomorrow. |
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The Random House book of 1001 wonders of science
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Brian Williams |
Questions and answers explore such areas of science as electricity, light, space, and the elements. |
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Trading
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Brian Williams |
Examines the various ways people have exchanged goods and services around the world from the early days of human history to modern times. |
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Transportation technology
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Brian Williams |
"Describes new technologies that are helping make road transportation, railroads, ships, airplanes, and space travel more efficient and discusses how transportation will change in the future"--Provid… |
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Joan of Arc
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Brian Williams |
A biography of the peasant girl who led the French army to victory against the English and paved the way for the coronation of King Charles VII. |
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