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The poet king of Tezcoco
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Describes the life and rule of Nezahualcóyotl, a great Aztec king. |
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Napoleon
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Robert Burleigh |
A brief introductory biography of Napoleon. |
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Dracula
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This Romanian warrior prince is believed to be the inspiration for the famous vampire Count Dracula. Known for his ruthlessness and unflinching patriotism, Vlad Tepes, also known as Vlad the Impaler,… |
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The Untold History of the Roman Emperors
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Michael Kerrigan |
255 pages : 25 cm |
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Horrible Science Annual 2009
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Terry Deary |
This title is crammed full of comic strips, features, activities and games. It's the annual with the squishy bits left in. |
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The race of the Birkebeiners
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Lise Lunge-Larsen |
Tells how the infant Prince Hakon is rescued by men fiercely loyal to his dead father, who ski across the rugged mountains in blizzard conditions to save him from his enemies, the Baglers. |
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Sitting Bull's tomahawk
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Digby and his sister Hannah stumble across Sitting Bull's tomahawk in Mr. Rummage's flea market stall. This book relates the biography of the Native American chief's life and his most famous achievem… |
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Anna and the King of Siam
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Margaret Landon |
The story of a young British woman, Anna Leonowens, who moves to Siam to teach the royal children and of her experiences with an arrogant king and the strange customs of her new home. |
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Faisal
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Rebecca Stefoff |
A biography of the Saudi Arabian king who ruled from 1964 until his assassination in 1975 and who became, during his reign, an important world leader through his control of his country's vast oil res… |
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Black Hawk's War
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Clide Hollmann |
Presents the life of the Sauk Indian chief, Black Hawk, emphasizing his struggle to maintain his tribe's lands and way of life against the encroachment of the white man. |
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Kings and Queens of Southern Africa
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Sylviane A. Diouf,Sylviana Diouf |
Surveys historical regions and kingdoms of Southern Africa, with biographies of Nzinga Mbande, Queen of Angola; Shaka, King of the Zulu Nation; and Moshoeshoe, King of the Sotho. |
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