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"William Golding's unforgettable classic of boyhood adventure and the savagery of humanity comes to Penguin Classics in a stunning Graphic Deluxe Edition with a new foreword by Lois Lowry As provocative today as when it was first published in 1954, Lord of the Flies continues to ignite passionate debate with its startling, brutal portrait of human nature. William Golding's compelling story about a group of very ordinary boys marooned on a coral island...
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"Celebrated author Carole Boston Weatherford and illustrator Floyd Cooper provide a powerful look at the 1921 Tulsa race massacre, one of the worst incidents of racial violence in our nation's history"--
The 1921 Tulsa, Oklahoma, race massacre was one of the worst incidents of racial violence in our nation's history. On May 31 and June 1 an armed mob looted homes and businesses as Black families fled. The police did nothing to protect Greenwood,...
9) California
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Surveys the history, geography, government, and economy of California as well as the diverse ways of life of its people.
10) Groundhog Day!
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Learn about groundhogs and their special day.
11) China
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"Developed by literacy experts for students in grade three through seven, this book introduces young readers to the geography and culture of China"--Provided by publisher.
12) Vietnam
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"Developed by literacy experts for students in grades three through seven, this book introduces young readers to the geography and culture of Vietnam"--Provided by publisher.
13) Israel
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"Developed by literacy experts for students in grades three through seven, this book introduces young readers to the geography and culture of Israel"--Provided by publisher.
14) India
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"Developed by literacy experts for students in grades three through seven, this book introduces young readers to the geography and culture of India"--Provided by publisher.
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2021.
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"As World War II comes to a close, the United States and the Soviet Union emerge as the two greatest world powers on extreme opposites of the political spectrum. After the United States showed its hand with the atomic bomb in Hiroshima, the Soviets refuse to be left behind. With communism sweeping the globe, the two nations begin a neck-and-neck competition to build even more destructive bombs and conquer the Space Race. In their battle for dominance,...
16) Thailand
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"Developed by literacy experts for students in grades three through seven, this book introduces young readers to the geography and culture of Thailand"--Provided by publisher.
17) England
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Introduces young readers to the geography and culture of England.
18) Greece
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"Developed by literacy experts for students in grades three through seven, this book introduces young readers to the geography and culture of Greece"--Provided by publisher.
19) Eldest
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After successfully evading an Urgals ambush, Eragon is adopted into the Ingeitum clan and sent to finish his training in magic and swordsmanship so he can further help the Varden in their struggle against the Empire.
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Dora tells her grandson of how, in 1887 Argonia, Kansas, a group of men who thought women should not vote or hold office put a woman on the ballot as a joke. Includes a note about Susanna and a cake recipe.
"In 1887, the state of Kansas gave women the right to vote in municipal elections. But some men in the city of Argonia, Kansas didn't think women should have a say in choosing their next mayor, so they put a woman on the ballot--as a joke. That...