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My America

A Poetry Atlas of the United States

by Hopkins, Lee Bennett & Alcorn, Stephen & Alcom, Stephen

A collection of poems evocative of seven geographical regions of the United States, including the Northeast, Southeast, Great Lakes, Plains, Mountain, Southwes...

Toys!

Amazing Stories Behind Some Great Inventions

by Wulffson, Don L. & Keller, Laurie S.

Have you ever wondered who invented Lego, Mr. Potato Head, or toy trains? Here are the fascinating stories behind these toy inventions and many others. Learn w...

So You Want to Be President?

by St George, Judith & Small, David

Presents an assortment of facts about the qualifications and characteristics of U.S. presidents, from George Washington to Bill Clinton.

The Sleepover Cookbook

by Warshaw, Hallie & Nepa, Diane & Brown, Julie K.

A collection of kid-tested recipes, suitable for a sleepover or any time. Includes recipes, using readymade ingredients, for desserts, snacks, lunch, supper an...

Liberty

by Curlee, Lynn

Discusses all the planning and efforts that went into the construction of one of the most famous symbols of the United States, the Statue of Liberty.

Do You Remember the Color Blue?

And Other Questions Kids Ask about Blindness

by Alexander, Sally J.

Children ask questions of an author who lost her vision at the age of twenty-seven.

Earthly Astonishments

by Jocelyn, Marthe

In 1884, after being sold as a servant by her parents to a harsh school mistress, tiny twelve-year-old Josephine, who stands less than twenty-nine inches tall,...

Sunwing

by Oppel, Kenneth

Continues the adventures of Shade, a young bat, as he searches for his father and struggles to prevent the evil jungle bat Goth from wiping out the sun.

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

by Rowling, J. K. & GrandPré, Mary

When the Chamber of Secrets is opened again at the Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry, second-year student Harry Potter finds himself in danger from a...

Ice Story

Shackleton's Lost Expedition

by Kimmel, Elizabeth Cody

Describes the events of the 1914 Shackleton Antarctic expedition, when the ship the Endurance was crushed in a frozen sea and the men made the perilous journey...