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Hippolyta and the Curse of the Amazons

by Yolen, Jane & Harris, Robert

Thirteen-year-old Hippolyta, a princess of the Amazons, fights to save her people from destruction when her mother the Queen refuses to sacrifice her second-bo...

In the Days of the Vaqueros

America's First True Cowboys

by Freedman, Russell

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The Chimpanzees I Love

Saving Their World and Ours

by Goodall, Jane

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Tsunamis

by Thompson, Luke

Defines tsunamis and describes the geologic forces that cause them, as well as the damage they can inflict when the huge walls of ocean water strike land.

Shipwrecked!

the true adventures of a Japanese boy

by Blumberg, Rhoda Lois

In 1841, rescued by an American whaler after a terrible shipwreck leaves him and his four companions castaways on a remote island, fourteen-year-old Manjiro le...

Shipwrecked!

The True Adventures of a Japanese Boy

by Blumberg, Rhoda Lois

In 1841, rescued by an American whaler after a terrible shipwreck leaves him and his four companions castaways on a remote island, fourteen-year-old Manjiro le...

My season with penguins

an Antarctic journal

by Webb, Sophie

Describes the author's two-month stay in Antarctica to study and draw penguins.

Out of sight

pictures of hidden worlds

by Simon, Seymour

Shows pictures of objects which are too small, too far away, or too fast to see without mechanical assistance such as microscopes, telescopes, X-rays, and othe...

Out of Sight

Pictures of Hidden Worlds

by Simon, Seymour

Shows pictures of objects which are too small, too far away, or too fast to see without mechanical assistance such as microscopes, telescopes, X-rays, and othe...

Fiddle fever

by Doucet, Sharon Arms

In 1914, fourteen-year-old Felix LeBlanc feels stifled by life on his family's farm in Louisiana and after hearing his wayward uncle play the fiddle, Felix dec...