Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Secrets of the mummies Secrets of the mummies Shelley Tanaka Describes the ancient Egyptian practice of preserving the dead through the process of mummification and explains what scientists have learned from unwrapping and examining mummies. OL17838845W
The Alamo The Alamo Shelley Tanaka Provides a short history of the siege of the Alamo. OL1843593W
Anne of Green Gables Anne of Green Gables Shelley Tanaka Anne, an eleven-year-old orphan, is sent by mistake to live with a lonely, middle-aged brother and sister on a Prince Edward Island farm and proceeds to make an indelible impression on everyone aroun… OL1843595W
The illustrated Father Goose The illustrated Father Goose Shelley Tanaka Tells the inspiring and true story of Bill Lishman (aka Father Goose), a sculptor, animal lover and environmentalist who realized that due to human interference with their migratory patterns, many bi… OL1843607W
Graveyards of the Dinosaurs Graveyards of the Dinosaurs Shelley Tanaka Discusses the work of paleontologists who have found dinosaur bones and fossils in Canada, Argentina, and the Gobi Desert. OL1843614W
In the time of knights In the time of knights Shelley Tanaka The true story of William Marshal, perhaps the most remarkable knight who ever lived. OL1843616W
The Disaster of the Hindenburg The Disaster of the Hindenburg Shelley Tanaka Describes the last voyage of the zeppelin, or airship, Hindenburg, which crashed in flames on a New Jersey airfield in 1937, and examines some possible causes for the disaster. OL1843623W
Nobody knows Nobody knows Shelley Tanaka Abandoned by their mother, twelve-year-old Akira and his younger brothers and sisters must fend for themselves in the bustling city of Tokyo where nobody notices them. OL19959658W
The lost temple of the Aztecs The lost temple of the Aztecs Shelley Tanaka Uses the discovery of the temple in Mexico City, what was the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan, to introduce the story of the Spanish conquest of Moctezuma and his empire in the sixteenth century. OL20140818W
Climate change Climate change Shelley Tanaka An overview of global warming. OL22739107W
The buried city of Pompeii The buried city of Pompeii Shelley Tanaka This is a fictional first-hand account of the buried city of Pompeii and what it was like when Vesuvius exploded -- Publisher. OL28758559W
Cambio climático Cambio climático Shelley Tanaka Climate change has been called the single greatest threat facing the planet, but there is little consensus about how to deal with it. The problem is vast, the science complex, and the economic, polit… OL28770476W