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Barracoon: Adapted for Young Readers
by Ibram X. Kendi
An award-winning historian presents the remarkable true story of
Cudjo Lewis, the only person alive to recount the years he spent in slavery. He describes being captured and held in a barracoon for sale
by human traders and being enslaved until the end of the Civil War.
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Fires: The Worst in History
by Jenna Vale
While fire is a part of nature, it can quickly spiral into a deadly natural disaster. Fires have been growing in intensity and frequency due to climate change, making it more imperative than ever that students understand these forces of nature. This book introduces young
readers to key facts about fires, including how they start, how they spread, and some of the worst the world has seen.
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History Smashers: Earth Day and the Environment
by Kate Messner
Discover the real story behind the first Earth Day celebration and
some of the biggest U.S. climate catastrophes, in a book that busts history's biggest misconceptions and environmental fibs and offers solutions for protecting the environment.
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Dinosaur Stories
by David West
Have you ever wondered what it must have been like to lead the life
of a dinosaur? Each of the stories in this dazzling graphic novel takes
an in-depth look at four young dinosaurs as they grow, develop, and struggle for survival.
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An Immense World: How Animals Sense
Earth's Amazing Secrets
by Ed Yong
Did you know that there are turtles who can track the Earth's magnetic fields? That some fish use electricity to talk to each other? Or that
giant squids evolved their enormous eyeballs to look out for whales?
The world is so much BIGGER and more "immense" than we humans experience it. Exploring the amazing ways animals perceive the world
is an excellent way to help us understand the world itself.
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Many Things Under a Rock: The Mysteries of Octopuses
by David Scheel
Among all the ocean's creatures, few are more captivating or elusive than the octopus. Marine biologist David Scheel investigates these strange beings to try and answer long-held questions: How can we
learn more about an animal whose perfect camouflage and secretive habitats make them invisible to detection? How does an
almost-boneless package of muscle and protein defeat sharks, eels,
and other predators, while also preying on the most heavily armored animals in the sea?
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The Inventor's Workshop
by Ruth Amos
Step inside the inventor's workshop to see how one creative spark
leads to another...until an invention is born. Find out how, when,
and why 10 of history's most ingenious breakthroughs happened and learn about all the people who created them.
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How to Be a Doctor and Other Life-Saving
Jobs
by Punam Krishan
Do you have what it takes to be a doctor, medical scientist, or public health worker? Find out all about the incredible life-saving jobs you
could do, from training to become a heart surgeon or a paramedic to working as a psychologist.
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The Story of the Cincinnati Bengals
by Jim Whiting
Middle grade football fans are introduced to the extraordinary history
of the NFL's Cincinnati Bengals with a photo-laden narrative of their greatest successes and losses.
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The House on the Canal
by Thomas Harding
A house with a green door has sat on a canal in Amsterdam for over
400 years witnessing love, desperation, and historic change, in a
picture book that honors its inhabitants - including Anne Frank - and
four centuries of history.
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Made in Asian America: A History for Young People
by Erika Lee
This book shines a light on the generations of Asian Americans who
have transformed the U.S., and who continue to do so today, telling a powerful story of race, racism, bravery, and hope.
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Agents of Independence: Daring Spies of the American Revolution
by Matthew K. Manning
America's first president masterminds a network of spies. A young
officer creates a clever spy ring. A patriotic woman uses her laundry
as a secret code. These thrilling, true stories of espionage shifted the course of the American Revolution. How did these bold spies manage
to outfox the British and contribute to the fight for independence?
Read and find out!
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Only in Washington, D.C.
by James Preller
This book takes you to the district at the heart of the United States of America. Explore this iconic and diverse capital city and learn about
its history with the help of a neat timeline.
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The Vincent Van Gogh Atlas
by Nienke Denekamp
Showcasing colorful illustrations, historic photographs, letters, detailed maps, and other documents, this eye-opening guide to Vincent van Gogh's itinerant life takes readers to the many places he lived and worked, immersing them in the history of the 19th century and the turbulent life of the artist and the man.
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Race to the Frozen North: The Matthew
Henson Story
by Catherine Johnson
When 11-yar-iold Matthew Henson ran away from his cruel
stepmother to find a new life in the big city, nobody could have
predicted that he would become the first man to reach the North
Pole. He found a life of adventure on the high seas and in the
Arctic.
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Born Naughty: My Childhood in China
by Jin Wang
Share in the joyful, adventure-filled shenanigans of a child growing
up in a small mud hut in Inner Mongolia in this charming, illustrated memoir for young middle grade readers.
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