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Ludwig van Beethoven

Composer

by Balcavage, Dynise

Narrates the life of the German-born musical genius who lost his hearing completely by age fifty and who is renowned as one of the world's greatest composers.

Lives of the Athletes

Thrills, Spills (and What the Neighbors Thought)

by Krull, Kathleen & Hewitt, Kathryn

Presents twenty true stories of athletes--mostly admirable, occasionally quirky--whose physical accomplishments create a world of thrills and spills.

Scholastic encyclopedia of women in the United States

by Keenan, Sheila

Brief illustrated articles profile significant women in American history, including Abigail Adams, Molly Pitcher, and Nellie Bly.

The Japanese American family album

by Hoobler, Dorothy & Hoobler, Thomas

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Magnet science

by Vecchione, Glen

Relates the discovery of magnetism, discusses the principles behind it, and suggests experiments which offer a "hands-on" explanation of how it works.

Per and the Dala Horse

by Hickox, Rebecca & Gilbert, Yvonne

An original story based on Swedish folklore, in which a young boy and his toy horse outwit the trolls after his two older brothers have tried and failed.

A Young Person's Guide to Music

by Ardley, Neil & Ruders, Poul & Davis, Andrew

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Growing Pains

by Stow, Jenny

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A helpful alphabet of friendly objects

poems

by Updike, John & Updike, David

Poems and photographs present common objects for each letter of the alphabet.

Call Down the Moon

Poems of Music

by Livingston, Myra Cohn

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