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The time book

a brief history from lunar calendars to atomic clocks

by Jenkins, Martin & Holland, Richard & Bolland, Richard

This book explores what time means and how it has been measured, from the waggles of a honeybee to the workings of an atomic clock.

Chancey of the Maury River

by Amateau, Gigi

After being abandoned, Chancey, an albino Appaloosa horse, finds a new home with Claire who needs him as much as he needs her, but as his eyesight deteriorates...

Finest Kind

by Wait, Lea

WHAT CAN YOU DO WHEN YOU'RE TWELVE YEARS OLD AND YOUR WORLD IS FALLING APART?It's 1838. Jake's father has lost his job and his savings. Hearing of work in Main...

Bringing Ezra Back

by DeFelice, Cynthia

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Webster's New Explorer Student Dictionary

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Webster’s New Explorer Student Dictionary has been created for today’s elementary student. Definitions are written in clear, easy-to-understand language for ch...

A Subway for New York

by Weitzman, David

A behind-thescenes look at an underground miracle On October 27, 1904, the first section of the most famous subway system in the world was opened for business....

Chasing the Falconers

by Korman, Gordon

Aidan and Meg Falconer are their parents' only hope. The Falconers are facing life in prison for treason -- unless Aidan and Meg can follow a trail of clues to...

The Lace Dowry

by Cheng, Andrea

Juli hasn't thought much about the future, but suddenly at her mother's urging she must think about it. Juli's mother has been saving money for her daughter's ...

Iqbal

by D'Adamo, Francesco

A fictionalized account of a Pakistani child who escaped from bondage in a carpet factory and went on to help liberate other children like him before being gun...

On Time

From Seasons to Split Seconds

by Skurzynski, Gloria

Discusses the astronomical causes of seasons, years, months and days, and how people through history have devised increasingly accurate calendars and clocks to...