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Introducing the Periodic Table
Gr 5–8—The chapters in this introduction to the periodic table of elements are brief, mostly two pages in length, with colorful photos and digitally rendered drawings on every page...
I Will Not Leave You Comfortless: A Memoir
Gr 9 Up—Jackson recounts the details of his life in rural Missouri in 1984 when he was 10...
Purity
Gr 9 Up— Shelby Crewe was 10 when her mother died of breast cancer, and she made her daughter promise three things: to love and listen to her father, "to love as much as possible," and to live "without restraint...
Tales for Great Grand Children
Gr 2–7—Some of these 13 satisfying, Brothers Grimm-like stories, explains the author, are "worked up" from fragments of folklore and mythology he came across in Nepal and the north of India, whereas others are translations of the tales as he found them...
Harness Horses, Bucking Broncos & Pit Ponies
Gr 3—6—After a brief introduction, the animals are grouped by the roles they have played in relation to people: "Rapid Transit," "Military Advantage," "Horsepower," "Equine Entertainment," and "Feral Horses...
What's So Funny?
Gr 4—6—This title looks at various aspects of humor, including history, types, cultural and gender differences, the physiology of a laugh, types of laughs, artificial laughter, animals and humor, and, finally, how to develop jokes and share them...
Sweetly
Gr 7 Up—What makes this title different from other books involving werewolves and modern teens? Perhaps it's that the protagonists have left the woods in Washington State for the woods of South Carolina...
Egyptians Greeks Romans Vikings
Gr 3—5—Ancient cultures are always more approachable for young readers when viewed from the eyes of children...
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