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Beatles Beatles Mike Venezia Tells the story of the world's most celebrated and influential rock group. OL106275W
Looking at pictures Looking at pictures Joy Richardson A children's guide to the collection of the National Gallery, London. OL108345W
Children of Northern Ireland Children of Northern Ireland Michael Elsohn Ross Introduces the history, geography, and culture of Northern Ireland through the daily lives of children who live there. OL15041494W
Great Britain Great Britain Barbara Fuller After dominating the world during the 19th and 20th centuries, what will Great Britain do for an encore? Many centuries in the making, the British Empire by 1914 was the largest dominion in history, … OL17199121W
Mohammeds Journey A Refugee Diary Mohammeds Journey A Refugee Diary Annemarie Young Mohammed was born in Kirkuk - the Kurdish part of Iraq. He speaks Kurdish, and now English too. Saddam Hussein persecuted Mohammed's people long before he was born but Mohammed's journey started in O… OL17402772W
One direction One direction Mick O'Shea Profiles the five young singers and their journey from performing on the reality television show "X Factor" to forming a boy band and rising to international stardom, and includes facts about each gr… OL17921677W
Ada Lovelace and computer algorithms Ada Lovelace and computer algorithms Ellen Labrecque The 21st Century Junior Library Women Innovators series highlights the contributions of women to STEM fields. Ada Lovelace and Computer Algorithms examines the life of this important woman and her co… OL19712188W
Victoria Victoria Catherine Reef A captivating biography on Queen Victoria (1819-1901), one of England's most fascinating royals. Her long reign was filled with drama, death, intrigue, and passion, and took place during a time of gr… OL19723838W
United Kingdom United Kingdom Wiley Blevins Made up of Great Britain (which includes England, Scotland, and Wales) and Northern Ireland (which is part of a nearby island), the United Kingdom is home to a diverse range of cultures and tradition… OL19731275W
Barmy British Empire Barmy British Empire Terry Deary,Martin Brown A humorous account of life and social conditions in colonies throughout the British Empire. OL20675701W
Our Seaside School Our Seaside School Deborah Chancellor 1 volume : 27 cm OL21145697W
Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace Mary Colson Presents a biography of two scientists who traveled the world separately and developed their ideas separately, but rather than becoming enemies, they both worked to promote acceptance of the controve… OL21577792W
My Polish family history My Polish family history Victoria Parker Traces three generatIons of a family which has come to Britain from Poland. It examines and compares the geography, food, religion and way of life for each generation. Includes some information for y… OL21580974W
Seashore Seashore Camilla De la Bédoyère With exactly 50 entries, this guide helps readers engage with the natural and scientific world. Divided into clear sections, each entry is accompanied by a colour illustration or photograph with desc… OL24464238W
On the track of the mystery animal On the track of the mystery animal Miriam Schlein Describes Sir Harry Johnston's efforts to locate and identify the okapi, a member of the giraffe family found deep in Central Africa's rain forest. OL2655056W
Princess Diana Princess Diana Constance Beauregarde Princess Diana lived much of her life in the public eye and suffered for it. She should not be remembered only for her fashion choices and her uncomfortable celebrity, but for her activism and genero… OL27740120W
Jane Goodall Jane Goodall Eleanor Coerr A biography of the woman whose childhood love of wildlife led her into the African bush to study chimpanzees and into later becoming a world-famous ethologist. OL3506107W
Mr. Nonsense Mr. Nonsense Emery Kelen Biography of a nineteenth-century Englishman known for his nonsense verse and limericks. OL6605987W
Miss Carter came with is Miss Carter came with is Helen Bradley 31 p. 27 x 30 cm OL6618028W
Henry Hudson Henry Hudson Josepha Sherman Outlines the events of this English explorer's famous Arctic journeys and his search for the Northwest Passage to Asia. OL742478W
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