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History
Magic Tree House Research Guides are now Magic Tree House Fact Trackers! Track the facts with Jack and Annie! When… Jack and Annie got back from their adventure in Magic Tree House #23: Twister on Tueaday, they had lots of questions. How do tornadoes form? What kinds of tools can help predict bad storms? Where did the biggest snowfall on record happen? How fast are hurricane winds? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Jack and Annie track the facts. Filled with up-to-date information, photos, illustrations, and fun tidbits from Jack and Annie, the Magic Tree House Fact Trackers are the perfect way for kids to find out more about the topics they discovered in their favorite Magic Tree House adventures.
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Ancient history, History
A lively and engaging narrative history showing the common threads in the cultures that gave birth to our own. This… is the first volume in a bold new series that tells the stories of all peoples, connecting historical events from Europe to the Middle East to the far coast of China, while still giving weight to the characteristics of each country. Susan Wise Bauer provides both sweeping scope and vivid attention to the individual lives that give flesh to abstract assertions about human history. Dozens of maps provide a clear geography of great events, while timelines give the reader an ongoing sense of the passage of years and cultural interconnection. This old-fashioned narrative history employs the methods of "history from beneath"--literature, epic traditions, private letters and accounts--to connect kings and leaders with the lives of those they ruled. The result is an engrossing tapestry of human behavior from which we may draw conclusions about the direction of world events and the causes behind them.
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History
The alarm sounds. Fire! Fire! Big trucks roll out of the fire house and race to the scene. Out come… the soft hoses and aerial ladders. Whether the fire is in the city or in the country, on the waterfront or in a deep forest, firefighters are on the scene in moments, ready to attack the blaze. <P><P>[This text is listed as an example that meets Common Core Standards in English language arts for K-1 at http://www.corestandards.org.]
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History, United States history
Civil War enthusiasts will welcome this concluding volume of Peter Cozzens's highly praised trilogy on the Civil War in the… West. The battle around Chattanooga in the late fall of 1863 were among the most decisive of the Civil War, opening the Deep South to the Union and setting the stage for the Atlanta campaign and the March to the Sea. After Chattanooga, the principal Confederate army in the West fought without spirit or hope of victory. Cozzens's comprehensive account details movements of individual regiments, even as it reveals the larger impact of the campaign on the outcome of the war. In The Shipwreck of Their Hopes, Cozzens draws on his acclaimed storytelling skills and exhaustive research efforts to fully chronicle one of the South's most humiliating defeats. As in his earlier books, he brings to life the officers and enlisted men who fought the war.
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Historical biography, Food and drink, History
CBC NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Book What do Napoleon Cleopatra George Washington Gandhi Queen… Victoria Columbus Neil Armstrong Montezuma Paul Revere Babe Ruth Abraham Lincoln Sacagawea and Katsushika Hokusai have in common They are all among the historical figures portrayed in this delightful book by writer Abby Ewing Zelz and cartoonist Eric Zelz Just like us the great movers and shakers of history had to eat and their favorite foods turn out to be a highly entertaining thread to follow through the history of our small planet History and biography have never been this tasty Includes do it yourself historic Pandowdy recipe Includes backmatter with brief bios of featured historic figures Fountas Pinnell Level W
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History, United States history
The first definitive biography of the notorious Wild West desperado a fully illustrated authentic reproduction of the rare… 1882 edition There are few outlaws who were as iconic in the ruthless American West as Jesse James A guerilla during the Civil War he partnered with his brother Frank on a criminal career that lasted more than a decade corralling numerous gangs into bank hold-ups stagecoach hijackings and train raids Detailing every one of the robberies and acts of violence James and his gang perpetrated this unique biography written just seven weeks after his assassination was a sensation upon its initial publication Authorized by James s wife as well as his mother it s the first and only you-are-there-account of the life and crimes of the legendary outlaw Jesse James is an essential piece of Western literature both an important historical document of the era and one hell of a wild story
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In 1845, a disaster struck Ireland. Overnight, a mysterious blight attacked the potato crops, turning the potatoes black and destroying… the only real food of nearly six million people.<P><P> Over the next five years, the blight attacked again and again. These years are known today as the Great Irish Famine, a time when one million people died from starvation and disease and two million more fled their homeland.<P> Black Potatoes is the compelling story of men, women, and children who defied landlords and searched empty fields for scraps of harvested vegetables and edible weeds to eat, who walked several miles each day to hard-labor jobs for meager wages and to reach soup kitchens, and who committed crimes just to be sent to jail, where they were assured of a meal. It's the story of children and adults who suffered from starvation, disease, and the loss of family and friends, as well as those who died. Illustrated with black and white engravings, it's also the story of the heroes among the Irish people and how they held on to hope.<P> Winner of the Sibert Medal
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History, United States history, Politics and government
When originally published in 1999 Words That Built a Nation was hailed for bringing together the United States … most important historical essays speeches and documents into one accessible collection for kids P P Now this history lovers must-have is back and it s been revised revamped and expanded for the 21st century From the Constitution and the Gettysburg Address to the 2015 Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage the updated collection preserves the documents of the first edition and introduces the landmark statements that are impacting our nation today P With all new illustrations a refreshed design and complementary background information behind each of the documents Words That Built a Nation is the ultimate tour of United States history created to engage inspire and equip kids with the knowledge they need to change and shape their world
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History, Science and technology
The legendary annihilation in 1883 of the volcano-island of Krakatoa -- the name has since become a byword for a… cataclysmic disaster -- was followed by an immense tsunami that killed nearly forty thousand people. Beyond the purely physical horrors of an event that has only very recently been properly understood, the eruption changed the world in more ways than could possibly be imagined. Dust swirled round the planet for years, causing temperatures to plummet and sunsets to turn vivid with lurid and unsettling displays of light. The effects of the immense waves were felt as far away as France. Barometers in Bogota and Washington, D. C. , went haywire. Bodies washed up in Zanzibar. The sound of the island's destruction was heard in Australia and India and on islands thousands of miles away. Most significant of all -- in view of today's new political climate -- the eruption helped to trigger a wave of murderous anti-Western militancy by fundamentalist Muslims in Java: one of the first outbreaks of Islamic killings anywhere. Simon Winchester's long experience in world wandering, as well as his knowledge of history and geology, gives us an entirely new perspective on this fascinating and iconic event as he brings it tellingly back to life.
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History, Humour, Reference
Gross is back and viler than ever From the author of Oh Yuck the perennial bestseller about… science with over 610 000 copies in print comes OH YIKES an illustrated encyclopedia of history s messiest dumbest grossest wackiest and weirdest moments If kids think pus and gas are fun wait until they hear the lowdown on the real Dracula samurai gladiators guillotines and vomitoriums pirates Vikings witch trials and the world s poxiest plagues Impeccably researched deliciously wry and subversively educational check out the toilet-paper timeline OH YIKES covers people events institutions and really bad ideas alphabetically from April Fool s Day to zany Zoos Here are the Aztecs sacrificing 250 000 people a year for the gods and for food Fearsome Attila the Hun scourge of the steppes whose spinning eyes terrified his friends and whose mastery of horses terrorized his enemies how does someone so evil die Nosebleed Saur the 11th-century dog-king of Norway and not too bad as kings go Henry VIII and his marital problems the story of the Abominable Snowman and the Loch Ness Monster why sailors in the old days preferred eating in the dark hint you can t see what s crawling in your food and the answer to the question How did knights in armor go to the bathroom Topped off with hundreds of illustrations and photographs along with hands-on activities that bring the past to life OH YIKES puts the juice in history in a way that makes it irresistible
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History, Law and crime
Featuring photos and stories from the world s scariest prisons discover why prison is to be avoided at all… costs World s Scariest Prisons will explore the most terrifying prisons of all time From the Roman Coliseum to the Bastille the Tower of London to Alcatraz World s Scariest Prisons will captivate young readers Each prison will receive its own photo-intensive overview as well as a sidebar a break out fact box and a quote Each prison profile will be followed by a feature spread that explores high-interest topics such as prison slang prison clothes and prison food as well as little known details about kids in prison famous escapees and ghost stories World s Scariest Prisons will be equal parts informative and fun Perfect for reluctant readers the text will be simple and engaging
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History
If you lived with the Sioux Indians --Would you hunt for food --What kind of home would you live… in --What would be the bravest thing you could do This book tells you what it was like to live as a Sioux Indian in North and South Dakota during the years 1800 to 1850
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History
On November 20, 1820, the whaleship Essex was rammed and sunk by an angry whale. Within minutes, the twenty-one-man crew,… including the fourteen-year-old cabin boy Thomas Nickerson, found themselves stranded in three leaky boats in the middle of the Pacific Ocean with barely any supplies and little hope. Three months later, two of the boats were rescued 4,500 miles away, off the coast of South America. Of the twenty-one castaways, only eight survived, including young Thomas.
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Royalty biography, European history, History
"Princely marriage is the brilliant edition of a universal fact" – so said the nineteenth-century writer Walter Bagehot. In 2007,… Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, celebrate their sixtieth wedding anniversary. This love story of the world’s most famous couple presents a thematic look at the most outstandingly successful marriage of recent times. This illustrated study explores the pressures and stresses of living life in the glare of public scrutiny. It is an early case of a married couple leading independent lives of extraordinary public service and indicating a path for others to follow. The historical experience of queens and their consorts and Elizabeth and Philip’s Canadian and Commonwealth roles add scope to this biography.
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History
History of full of liars. Not just little-white-telling liars, but big-honkin', whopper-telling liars--people who can convince us that even the… most improbable, outrageous, nonsensical stories are true. And the worst part is that we believe them. Whoppers tells the story of history's greatest liars and the lies they told, providing a mix of narrative profiles of super-famous liars, lies, and/or hoaxes, as well as more obscure episodes.
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Adventure and exploration, Historical biography, History
Every kid knows that pirates talk funny, swing a big sword, and seek buried treasure—don’t they? What do we really… know about Blackbeard, Madame Cheng, Sir Francis Drake, and other men and women of pirate history? What drove them to sail the high seas? What were their bad habits, favorite foods, and silly quirks? And did they actually talk like that? A lively style, lots of surprises, and solid research have made the Lives of . . . series of collective biographies popular with both kids and adults. Now the series returns, spanning the globe with profiles of the nineteen most notorious pirates in history.
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Animals and wildlife, History
How did the Morgan horse get its name What are the differences between a Belgian and a Clydesdale … Why are the Byerly Turk Darley Arabian and Godolphin Arabian so important Find the answers to these and many other intriguing questions in Marguerite Henry s Album of Horses The award-winning author of the wonderful stories Misty of Chincoteague King of the Wind and Brighty of the Grand Canyon Marguerite Henry describes in vivid detail the hardworking Shire the elegant Lipizzan the spirited Mustang and many more Never before have facts about horses been more accessible and with Wesley Dennis s classic illustrations highlighting every page this unique collection is sure to be treasured by horse lovers of all ages
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Animals and wildlife, History, Sports and games
This artful collection of canine companions from Newbery Medalist Marguerite Henry is majestically illustrated and makes a great gift for… dog lovers of all ages Marguerite Henry may be best known for her stories about horses but she loved all animals In this delightful book she wrote about the origins of twenty-five different types and breeds Ranging from the Bulldog to the Cocker Spaniel to Labradors and Chihuahuas there s something for every dog lover to enjoy Each description is paired with a full-color illustration by Wesley Dennis This treasury of canines from Newbery Award-winning author Marguerite Henry features the original text and illustrations in a gorgeous collectible hardcover edition
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Biography, History, Science and technology
Jon Scieszka's Guys Read anthology series for tweens turns to nonfiction in its fifth volume, True Stories. The fifth installment… in the Guys Read Library of Great Reading features ten stories that are 100% amazing, 100% adventurous, 100% unbelievable--and 100% true. A star-studded group of award-winning nonfiction authors and journalists provides something for every reader, all aligned with the Common Core State Standards. Compiled and edited by real-life literature legend Jon Scieszka, Guys Read: True Stories is a mind-blowing collection of essays, biographies, how-to guides, and more, all proving that the truth is most definitely out there.Supports the Common Core State Standards
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Dinosaurs, History, Ancient history
The #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering… system! Getting the facts behind the fiction has never looked better. Track the facts with Jack and Annie!!When Jack and Annie got back from their adventure in Magic Tree House #1: Dinosaurs Before Dark, they had lots of questions. When did the dinosaurs live? What other animals lived at that time? Which dinosaur was biggest? How do we know about dinosaurs? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Jack and Annie track the facts.Filled with up-to-date information, photos, illustrations, and fun tidbits from Jack and Annie, the Magic Tree House Fact Trackers are the perfect way for kids to find out more about the topics they discovered in their favorite Magic Tree House adventures. And teachers can use Fact Trackers alongside their Magic Tree House fiction companions to meet common core text pairing needs. Did you know that there’s a Magic Tree House book for every kid?Magic Tree House: Adventures with Jack and Annie, perfect for readers who are just beginning chapter booksMerlin Missions: More challenging adventures for the experienced readerSuper Edition: A longer and more dangerous adventureFact Trackers: Nonfiction companions to your favorite Magic Tree House adventuresHave more fun with Jack and Annie at MagicTreeHouse.com!