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Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Description
From the man-made glitter of the Las Vegas strip to the natural splendor of Lake Tahoe, Nevada's riches go beyond the silver and gold found in Virginia City. S is for Silver showcases the hardy wildlife (the Desert Bighorn Sheep and the desert tortoise) and even hardier pioneers (the builders of the Hoover Dam) who shaped Nevada's landscape and character. Eleanor Coerr began her professional life as a newspaper reporter and editor of a column for...
4) Venus
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Series
Publisher
Child's World
Pub. Date
©2004
Description
Introduces the planet Saturn, exploring its atmosphere, composition, and other characteristics.
5) Mercury
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Series
Publisher
Child's World
Pub. Date
©2004
Description
Introduces the planet Mercury, exploring its atmosphere, composition, and other characteristics and looking particularly at how humans learned about the planet closest to the sun.
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Series
Description
Learn about the hard lives of slaves in ancient Greece.
This lively, interactive series will enthrall young and reluctant readers by making them part of the story, inviting them to become the main character and revel in the gory, dark, horrific side of life throughout important eras in history. --Publisher's description.
8) Jupiter
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Series
Publisher
Child's World
Pub. Date
©2004
Description
Introduces the planet Jupiter, exploring its atmosphere, composition, and other characteristics.
9) Saturn
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Series
Publisher
Child's World
Pub. Date
©2004
Description
Introduces the planet Saturn, exploring its atmosphere, composition, and other characteristics.
10) Explorer
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Series
Description
Photographs and text examine the history of explorers and exploration, and highlight many of their discoveries.
13) Oceans
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Series
Publisher
World Book in association with Two-Can
Pub. Date
1997
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Description
Explains the characteristics of oceans and the forces and principles which act upon them, demonstrating with experiments and models.
15) Treasure Island
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Description
"Sneaky pirates, sailing ships, buried treasure, exotic lands, and murderous mutiny--what could be better to win over even the most reluctant reader? Robert Louis Stevenson serves up thrills, chills, and plenty of action in this timeless and beloved adventure novel. This must-have collector's edition features N. C. Wyeth full-color illustrations, a cloth case, foil stamping, deluxe endpapers, bookplate, and a ribbon marker."--
16) Flunked
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Series
Fairy Tale Reform School volume 1
Description
When petty thief Gilly, who lives with five younger brothers and sisters in a run-down boot, gets caught stealing, she is sentenced to three months at Fairy Tale Reform School, where all of the teachers are former villains, including the Big Bad Wolf, the Evil Queen, and Cinderella's Wicked Stepmother.
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Hardy Boys mystery stories volume 4
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Description
A series of bizarre events in their home town lead the Hardy Boys on a trail of robbers and kidnappers.
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