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Armstrong, Jennifer American Story; 100 True Tales from American History
New York Alfred a Knopf Inc 2006 0375912568 / 9780375912566 First Printing Hard Cover New No Jacket Roth, Roger
358 pages, indexed with full color illustrations throughout. Stories are arranged chronologically, indexed, bibliography. Signed by Jennifer Armstrong on the title page. This is the library binding edition, which has no jacket. Full color illustrations on front and back cover.
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35.00 USD
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Atkins, Jeannine How High Can We Climb? The story of Women Explorers
New York Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2005 0374335036 / 9780374335038 Hardcover New new Jacket Petricic, Dusan
Enhanced by thoughts and dialogue imagined by the author, the stories of 12 female explorers--sailors, mountain climbers, and deep-sea divers--are brought to life with clever pictures that celebrate these remarkably brave women.
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17.00 USD
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Beccia, Carlyn I Feel Better With a Frog In My Throat
Boston Houghton Mifflin 2010 0547225709 / 9780547225708 First printing Hardcover New new Jacket
Beccia takes readers on a colorful and funny medical mystery tour to discover that while times may have changed, many of today's most reliable cure-alls have their roots in some very peculiar practices. Full color.
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Bunting, Eve One Candle
New York Trophy Pr 2004 0060085606 / 9780060085605 Paperback New Popp, Wendy
40 pp. The renowned children's book writer conquers a difficult topic with impeccable grace in this moving picture book for Hanukkah that remembers and honors the tragedies of the Holocaust. Now in paperback. Full color.
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Dipucchio, Kelly Grace for President
New York Hyperion 2008 0786839198 / 9780786839193 Hardcover New new Jacket Pham, LeUyen Signed
32 pp. Signed by Kelly DiPucchio on the title page."Where are the girls?" When Grace's teacher reveals that the United States has never had a female president, Grace decides to be the first. And she immediately starts off her political career as a candidate the school's mock election. But soon, she realizes that she has entered a tough race. Her popular opponent claims to be the "best man for the job"--and seems to have captured all the male votes--while Grace concentrates on being the best person. In this timely story, author Kelly DiPucchio not only gives readers a fun introduction to the American electoral system, but also teaches them the value of hard work, courage, and independent thought--and offers an inspiring example of how to choose our leaders.
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15.00 USD
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Hegamin Tonya Cherie Most Loved in All the World
Boston Houghton Mifflin 2009 0618419039 / 9780618419036 First printing Hardcover New new Jacket Cabrera, Cazbi
With a poet's keen ear, Hegamin tells the account of a little girl whose mother is a secret agent on the Underground Railroad, and how a handmade quilt helps the little girl leave home for freedom. Full color.
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Keating, Frank Will Rogers: An American Legend
San Diego, California, U.S.A. Silver Whistle, Harcourt 2002 0152024050 / 9780152024055 First printing Hardcover New New Jacket Wimmer, Mide
In this larger-than-life portrait, the governor of Oklahoma brings to life one of his state's favorite sons: Will Rogers, a man who was quick on his trusty steed but even quicker with his wits. Full color.
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Myers, Elisabeth P. Frederick Douglass: Race and the Rebirth of American Liberalism
Carmel, in Patria Press, Inc. 2007 1882859588 / 9781882859580 First Printing Soft Cover New No Jacket Issued Jacket Morrison, Cathy Signed
The inspiring story of Frederick Douglass's rise from slavery to prominence as an early abolitionist and civil rights champion is featured in this volume of the Young Patriots series. Focusing on Douglass's early years, this profile details his difficult upbringing as a slave on a Maryland plantation, his early separation from his mother, and his move as an adolescent to the home of the Auld family in Baltimore. From a young age, Douglass knew that knowledge was a passport out of slavery, and this biography reveals his fierce dedication to education. Lively drawings illustrate the climate in which he grew up and the hurdles faced on the road to equality and freedom. Special features include a summary of Douglass's adult accomplishments, including his position as advisor to President Lincoln; little-known facts about him; and a time line of his life. Signed by Morrison on the title page.
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Napoli, Donna Jo Mama Miti Wangari Maathai and the Trees of Kenya
New York Simon & Schuster 2010 1416935053 / 9781416935056 First printing Hardcover New new Jacket Nelson, Kadir
32 pp. Through artful prose and beautiful illustrations, Napoli and Nelson tell the story of Wangari Maathai, who in 1977 founded the Green Belt Movement, an African grassroots organization, and in 2004 was the first African woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Full color.
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Obama, Barack Of Thee I Sing
New York Knopf 2010 037583527X / 9780375835278 First printing Hardcover New new Jacket Long, Loren
In this letter to his daughters, President Barack Obama has written a moving tribute to thirteen groundbreaking Americans and the ideals that have shaped our nation.
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Rappaport, Doreen Lady Liberty; a Biography
Cambridge, MA, U.S.A. Candlewick 2008 0763625302 / 9780763625306 Hard Cover New New Jacket Tavares, Matt
In this powerfully moving, authentic portrait of the Statue of Liberty, told through the eyes of those who created her, Rappaport's historically accurate, poetic vignettes and Tavares's magnificent images remind us of the true origins of a national symbol. Full color.
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Samuels, Charlie America : The Making of a Nation
New York Little Brown 2008 0316031704 / 9780316031707 First American Edition Hard Cover New No Jacket Issued Jacket Launder, Sally; Woods, Michael; Connell, Tom
A brief history of the United States, heavily illustrated with flaps to open throughout. Envelope with Declaration of Independence in the back. Poster included with brief timeline of American History. Enclosed in publisher's matching box.
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Stone, Tanya Lee Almost Astronauts 13 Women Who Dared to Dream
Somerville, Mass. Candlewick Pr 2009 0763645028 / 9780763645021 First printing Softcover New
133 pp. When NASA was launched in 1958, 13 women proved they had as much of the right stuff as men to be astronauts, but their way to space was blocked by prejudice, insecurity, and a scrawled note written by one of Washington's most powerful men. This is the true story of the Mercury 13 women. Illustrations.
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