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Quick view The Forbidden Schoolhouse: The True and Dramatic Story of Prudence Crandall and Her Students by Suzanne Jurmain They threw rocks and rotten eggs at the school windows. Villagers refused to sell Miss Crandall groceries or let her students attend the town church. Mysteriously, her schoolhouse was set on fire--by whom and how remains a mystery. The town authorities... View Details
Quick view The Dove Dove: Funny Homograph Riddles by Marvin Terban A collection of more than 70 riddles features homographs, words that are spelled the same but differ in meaning and pronunciation. Full color. View Details
Quick view Lives of Extraordinary Women: Rulers, Rebels (and What the Neighbors Thought) by Kathleen Krull Wild or mild, hated or beloved, these twenty women dared to stand up and be a leader. View Details
Quick view Appalachia The Voices of Sleeping Birds by Cynthia Rylant Lyrical prose and warm watercolor illustrations bring this unique landscape alive for young readers in a quietly powerful and beautifully crafted portrait of life in a timeless place. View Details
Quick view Lives of the Musicians: Good Times, Bad Times (and What the Neighbors Thought) by Kathleen Krull Here are the life stories of such diverse figures as Vivaldi, Mozart, Scott Joplin, Nadia Boulanger, and Woody Guthrie. Readers will learn of both their musical natures and the personal, humorous characteristics that make their lives so fascinating. View Details
Quick view Lincoln Tells a Joke: How Laughter Saved the President (and the Country) by Kathleen Krull With conversational text and unusual artwork, this fresh view of Abraham Lincoln highlights his quirky and infectious sense of humor under the most difficult circumstances. View Details
Quick view Snowflake Bentley by Jacqueline Briggs Martin From the time he was a small boy, Wilson Bentley saw snowflakes as small miracles. And he determined that one day his camera would capture for others the wonder of the tiny crystal. Bentley's patience and determination revealed two important truths: no... View Details
Quick view Hottest, Coldest, Highest, Deepest by Steve Jenkins Paper collages illustrate the descriptions of some of the most remarkable places on earth, including the hottest, coldest, windiest, snowiest, highest, and deepest. View Details
Quick view The Chiru of High Tibet: A True Story by Jacqueline Briggs Martin The true, gripping story of how scientist George Schaller and four mountain men set out to save the chiru (antelope-like creatures that cannot survive captivity and live on the high plains of Tibet) from near extinction. View Details
Quick view Saving the Ghost of the Mountain: An Expedition Among Snow Leopards in Mongolia (Hard Cover) by Nic Bishop With a dazzling, as-it-happens narrative and spectacular photographs, this book by an award-winning team brings Mongolia up close for readers, as it follows an expedition in search of the elusive snow leopard. View Details
Quick view The Tarantula Scientist by Sy Montgomery Readers follow spider scientist Sam Marshall in this multiple award-winning book as he explores the dense rainforest of French Guiana, knocking on the doors of tarantula burrows, trying to get a closer look at one of Earths biggest and hairiest spiders... View Details
Quick view The Quest for the Tree Kangaroo: An Expedition to the Cloud Forest of New Guinea by Sy Montgomery It looks like a bear, climbs trees as easily as a monkey, and has a belly pocket like a kangaroo. Meet the amazing Matschie's tree kangaroo, who makes its home in the ancient trees of Papua New Guinea's cloud forest. And meet the amazing scientists who... View Details
