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Extraordinary Patriots of the United States of America: Colonial Times to Pre-Civil War (Extraordinary People)
Author: Nancy Robinson Masters
ISBN-10: 0516244043
ISBN-13: 9780516244044
Published: 2005-09
Publisher: Children's Press (CT)
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Book Description:
Real-life stories of struggle, achievement, victory, and sometimes loss that are an ideal companion for history, social science, language and geography studies. The Extroardinary People series is the perfect starter for students who want to know more about the people who shaped their world, focusing on the unique histories of people from every culture, and every walk of life.
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Harriet Tubman
Author: Sarah Bradford
ISBN-10: 1557092176
ISBN-13: 9781557092175
Published: 1993-11-01
Publisher: Applewood Books
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One of Americaís most important women, Harriet Tubman was a former slave who led a heroic struggle more bravely and more successfully than any other to liberate African-Americans from slavery.
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Fifty Famous Stories Retold
Author: James Baldwin
ISBN-10: 1603862064
ISBN-13: 9781603862066
Published: 2009-05-04
Publisher: Merchant Books
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An unabridged, digitally enlarged edition with modern typeface and all original illustrations.
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Hannibal: Makers of History
Author: Jacob Abbott
ISBN-10: 1591280591
ISBN-13: 9781591280590
Published: 2010-06-15
Publisher: Canon Press
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Book Description:
Hannibal is part of Makers of History, a 19th century biography series by two brothers, Jacob and John S.C. Abbott. Reprinted by Canon Press, these biographies have been edited and brought up-to-date for readers twelve and up. Not only are these editions given vintage style paperback covers, but they also include introductions that explain where these men and women fit into the timeline of history.
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Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution
Author: Ji-li Jiang
ISBN-10: 006449280X
ISBN-13: 9780064492805
Published: 1998-09-04
Publisher: HarperCollins
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Book Description:
In 1966 Ji-li Jiang turned twelve. An outstanding student and leader, she had everything: brains, the admiration of her peers, and a bright future in China′s Communist Party. But that year China′s leader, Mao Ze-dong, launched the Cultural Revolution, and everything changed. Over the next few years Ji-li and her family were humiliated and scorned by former friends, neighbors, and co-workers. They lived in constant terror of arrest. Finally, with the detention of her father, Ji-li faced the most difficult choice of her life. Told with simplicity and grace, this is the true story of one family′s courage and determination during one of the most terrifying eras of the twentieth century. Ages 11+
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Sadako and the thousand paper cranes
Author: Eleanor Coerr
ISBN-10: 0698118022
ISBN-13: 9780698118027
Published: 1999-12-01
Publisher: Puffin
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Hiroshima-born Sadako is lively and athletic--the star of her school's running team. And then the dizzy spells start. Soon gravely ill with leukemia, the "atom bomb disease," Sadako faces her future with spirit and bravery. Recalling a Japanese legend, Sadako sets to work folding paper cranes. For the legend holds that if a sick person folds one thousand cranes, the gods will grant her wish and make her healthy again. Based on a true story, Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes celebrates the extraordinary courage that made one young woman a heroine in Japan.
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Quien fue Albert Einstein? / Who Was Albert Einstein? (Spanish Edition)
Author: Jess Brallier
ISBN-10: 1603964274
ISBN-13: 9781603964272
Published: 2009-11-09
Publisher: Altea
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Book Description:
Everyone has heard of Albert Einstein-but what exactly did he do? How much do kids really know about Albert Einstein besides the funny hair and genius label? For instance, do they know that he was expelled from school as a kid? Finally, here's the story of Albert Einstein's life, told in a fun, engaging way that clearly explores the world he lived in and changed. Spanish Description: Todos hemos oido hablar de Albert Einstein, pero realmente sabemos que fue lo que hizo? Ademas de su melena alocada y el nombrete de genio, que tanto conocen nuestros ninos sobre este increible hombre? Por ejemplo, cuantos saben que a Einstein lo expulsaron de la escuela cuando era nino? La historia de la vida de Albert Einstein es contada por primera vez en una forma divertida que ilustra claramente el mundo que vivio y transformo.
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Who Was Anne Frank?
Author: Ann Abramson
ISBN-10: 0448444828
ISBN-13: 9780448444826
Published: 2007-01-18
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap
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Book Description:
In her amazing diary, Anne Frank revealed the challenges and dreams common for any young girl. But Hitler brought her childhood to an end and forced her and her family into hiding. Who Was Anne Frank? looks closely at Anne’s life before the secret annex, what life was like in hiding, and the legacy of her diary. Black-and-white illustrations including maps and diagrams provide historical and visual reference in an easy-to-read biography written in a way that is appropriate and accessible for younger readers.
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In My Hands: Memories of a Holocaust Rescuer
Author: Irene Gut Opdyke
ISBN-10: 1439526613
ISBN-13: 9781439526613
Published: 2008-08-11
Publisher: Paw Prints 2008-08-11
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"You must understand that I did not become a resistance fighter, a smuggler of Jews, a defier of the SS and the Nazis all at once. One's first steps are always small: I had begun by hiding food under a fence."Through this intimate and compelling memoir, we are witness to the growth of a hero. Irene Gut was just a girl when the war began: seventeen, a Polish patriot, a student nurse, a good Catholic girl. As the war progressed, the soldiers of two countries stripped her of all she loved — her family, her home, her innocence — but the degradations only strengthened her will. She began to fight back. Irene was forced to work for the German Army, but her blond hair, her blue eyes, and her youth bought her the relatively safe job of waitress in an officers' dining room. She would use this Aryan mask as both a shield and a sword: She picked up snatches of conversation along with the Nazis' dirty dishes and passed the information to Jews in the ghetto. She raided the German Warenhaus for food and blankets. She smuggled people from the work camp into the forest. And, when she was made the housekeeper of a Nazi major, she successfully hid twelve Jews in the basement of his home until the Germans' defeat. This young woman was determined to deliver her friends from evil. It was as simple and as impossible as that.
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Who Was King Tut?
Author: Roberta Edwards
ISBN-10: 0448443600
ISBN-13: 9780448443607
Published: 2006-03-02
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap
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Ever since Howard Carter uncovered King Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922, the young pharaoh has become a symbol of the wealth and mystery of ancient Egypt. Now, a two-and-a-half-year-long museum exhibit of Tut’s treasures is touring major cities in the U.S., drawing record crowds. This Who Was . . . ? is complete with 100 black-andwhite illustrations and explains the life and times of this ancient Egyptian ruler, covering the story of the tomb’s discovery, as well as myths and so-called mummy curses.
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