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"Deep in the dark North Atlantic night, the majestic ocean liner Titanic strikes ice and quickly begins to sink. It radios out an 'S-O-S' distress call into the night. But all the ships who receive the call are too far away to help. All apart from the humble Carpathia. But surely it is too small to help, and how will it navigate the perilous ice fields? Follow the brave crews of both ships and find out what happened on this fateful night. It's all...
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Explores the defining conflict that involved all the world's superpowers--including how it began, what a soldier's daily life was like, the role of zeppelins, key figures, and how it ended--and features hands-on activities that illuminate both the war and the times.
5) Titanic
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English
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Offers detailed descriptions of the Titanic, including its accommodations, and a retelling of its sinking in the North Atlantic in April, 1912.
10) The 1930s
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F. Watts
Pub. Date
c1991
Language
English
Description
Text and pictures highlight the main events of the 1930s.
11) The 1970s
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F. Watts
Pub. Date
c1989
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English
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Looks at the seventies, including the return of the Panama Canal to Panama, detente, the oil crisis, Nixon's visit to China, terrorism, the Iran Hostage Crisis, and Three Mile Island.
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Simon Spotlight, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
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"In the 1980s, boom boxes and breakdancing were all the rage, Cabbage Patch Kids were flying off the shelves, and a new TV station called MTV was launched. Kids will love learning about the first at-home video game consoles, jelly shoes, leg warmers, eighties slang, and VCRs! Lighthearted illustrations and approachable language introduce young readers to all this and more hallmarks of the awesome decade"--
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Simon Spotlight, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division
Pub. Date
2023
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English
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"Go on an amazing adventure and explore the trends, fashions, and technology from the super cool 1990s! A '90s-themed activity is included for even more flashback fun."--
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Well-Trained Mind Press
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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"Spend an entire year investigating the fascinating story of the modern world, from the American Civil War through the end of the twentieth century--from Europe and the Middle East through India, China, the Arabian Peninsula, Australia, and both North and South America!"--
15) 1920s
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Crestwood House
Pub. Date
c1989
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English
Description
History, trivia, and fun through photographs and articles present life in the United States between 1920 and 1929.
16) 1900s
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Crestwood House
Pub. Date
c1989
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English
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History, trivia, and fun through photographs and articles present life in the United States between 1900 and 1909.
17) The 1940s
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Publisher
F. Watts
Pub. Date
c1990
Language
English
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Text and pictures highlight the main events of the 1940s.
18) 1910s
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Crestwood House
Pub. Date
c1989
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English
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History, trivia, and fun through photographs and articles present life in the United States from 1910-1919.
19) 1930s
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Crestwood House
Pub. Date
c1989
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English
Description
History, trivia, and fun through photographs and articles present life in the United States between 1930 and 1939.
20) The eighties
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Steck-Vaughn Library
Pub. Date
1990, c1989
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English
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Discusses the youth culture of the eighties, highlighted by fitness, Michael Jackson, Dungeons and Dragons, breakdancing, AIDS, and politically by the first flight of the space shuttle and Gorbachev's assumption of power in the Soviet Union.