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What Was the Boston Tea Party?

Kathleen Krull · Grosset & Dunlap
Pages: 104
Format: Hardcover

"No Taxation without Representation!" The Boston Tea Party stands as an iconic event of the American Revolution - outraged by the tax on tea, American colonists chose to destroy the tea by dumping it into the water! Learn all about the famed colonialists who fought against the British...
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Gooseberry Park and the Master Plan

Cynthia Rylant · Beach Lane Books
Pages: 128
Format: Hardcover

Stumpy the Squirrel and friends team up to save the day in this charming standalone companion to the beloved Gooseberry Park, from Newbery Medalist Cynthia Rylant and illustrator Arthur Howard.There has been no rain for months, and all of the animals in Gooseberry Park are in danger. Can the gang...
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The Swallow: A Ghost Story

Charis Cotter · Tundra Books
Format:  Print book : Fiction : Juvenile audience : EnglishView all editions and formats

In 1960s Toronto, two girls retreat to their attics to escape the loneliness and isolation of their lives. Polly lives in a house bursting at the seams with people, while Rose is often left alone by her busy parents. Polly is a down-to-earth dreamer with a wild imagination and an obsession...
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Louis Braille?

Margaret Frith · Paw Prints
Pages: 104
Format: Print book

Examines the life and times of the nineteenth-century Frenchman who developed the system of raised dots by which blind people read and write.
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Mariella Mystery Investigates the Huge Hair Scare

Kate Pankhurst · Barron'S
Pages: 174
Format: Paperback

She's smart as a whip, super sleuth-y, and able to solve most mysterious mysteries and perplexing problems in no time flat. Mariella Mystery (age nine and a bit) knows that all good detectives write down important information about their investigations. In this top-secret journal she tackles...
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Fall of Heroes

Jeramey Kraatz · HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

The Cloak Society has risen and heroes will fall in the epic conclusion to the Cloak Society series - a thrilling middle grade trilogy that's perfect for fans of the Alex Rider Adventures and the 39 Clues.The Cloak Society has finally risen to power - by posing as the saviors of Sterling...
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National Hockey League

David Rausch · Epic
Format: Print book

"Engaging images accompany information about the National Hockey League. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 2 through 7"--
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The Spy Catchers of Maple Hill

Megan Frazer Blakemore · Bloomsbury
Pages: 312
Format: Print book

Hazel Kaplansky is a firm believer in the pursuit of knowledge and truth--and she also happens to love a good mystery. When suspicions swirl that a Russian spy has infiltrated her small town of Maple Hill, Vermont, amidst the fervor of Cold War era McCarthyism, Hazel knows it's up to her to find...
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The Ultimate Guide to Music: A Fascinating Introduction to Music and the Instruments of the Orchestra

Joe Fullman · Carlton Kids
Pages: 96
Format: Print book

To understand music, you can't just read about it - you have to hear it. Not only does this comprehensive guide cover everything about the subject, from what music is and how it's made to instruments, composers, and recordings, it comes with a free downloadable app. Thanks to this...
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John Lewis and Desegregation

Gerry Boehme · Cavendish Square Publishing
Pages: 64
Format: Hardcover

John Lewis was on the front lines of the civil rights movement, suffering a fractured skull in the voting rights march in Selma, Alabama. Courageous in the face of discrimination, he practiced nonviolence to break down the walls of segregation. This man of principle, now a representative...
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Shapes in the City

Jenny Fretland VanVoorst · Bullfrog Books
Pages: 24
Format: Hardcover

Shapes in the City takes readers on an urban journey, pointing out the many familiar shapes they encounter on buildings, sidewalks, and signs. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text engage emergent readers as they hunt for shapes in the city.
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Michigan

Lucia Raatma · C. Press/F. Watts Trade; Revised edition

America the Beautiful, Third Series is bursting with fascinating facts, up-to-date statistics, glorious full-color photographs, and unusual lists guaranteed to elicit at least one WOW! with the turn of every page. America the Beautifuls new dynamic design and editorial approach to the geography,...
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Wizards of Technology

Not Applicable · Mason Crest, an Imprint of National Highlight

64 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
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The Almost Last Roundup

John R. Erickson · Maverick Books
Format: Hardcover

Nobody on the ranch has seen a drought like the one this summer, ponds have dried up, the creek is down, and the cows are kicking up dust. Then there is a prairie fire. There is a desperate need for rain, and Pete the Barncat is trying to ruin Loper's birthday.
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The Mystery of the Aztec Tomb

Laurie S Sutton · Stone Arch Books
Format: Print book

A famous archeologist and Velma's uncle asks the gang to visit his dig site in Mexico. It seems something is scaring his workers, and he needs to get to the bottom of it. But when Scooby-Doo and the gang arrives, the dig is empty and Velma's uncle is missing! Where did he go and what's...
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