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Disaster strikes!: the most dangerous space missions of all time
By Jeffrey Kluger. 2019
Explores twelve space missions that went wrong, from the sinking of the space capsule on the Liberty Bell 7 mission…
in 1961 to problems on the International Space Station in 2013. Some strong language. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 2019Mummies exposed!: Creepy and True #1 (Creepy and True)
By Kerrie Logan Hollihan. 2019
Uncovers the mysteries behind unearthed human mummies from around the globe, from mutilated bodies preserved in Irish bogs to sacrificed…
children entombed in an Incan burial site on a mountaintop. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2019Planetarium: welcome to the museum (Welcome to the Museum)
By Chris Wormell, Raman Prinja. 2019
Introduction to all of the aspects of space, from the sun and our solar system to the lives of stars,…
the Milky Way, and the universe beyond. For grades 4-7. 2018Spies: the secret showdown between America and Russia
By Marc Favreau. 2019
An account of the Cold War spies and their carefully orchestrated deceptions as they fought in the shadows to help…
avert global nuclear war. Includes a Cold War glossary and a glossary of key espionage techniques. For senior high and older readers. 2019Awesome achievers in science: Super and Strange Facts about 12 Almost Famous History Makers (Awesome Achievers #2)
By Alan Katz, Chris Judge. 2019
Twelve short biographies of innovative scientists whose contributions are often overlooked. From George de Mestral, who created a gadget to…
keep your clothes from falling off to Stephanie Kwolek, who invented a bullet-stopping fiber. For grades 3-6. 2019Shackles from the deep: tracing the path of a sunken slave ship, a bitter past, and a rich legacy (Nat Geo - History (us) Ser.)
By National Geographic Kids, Michael H. Cottman. 2017
Pulitzer Prize-winning author shares the wonders of diving, detective work, and the discovery of the remnants of the slave ship…
Henrietta Marie, while shedding light on the history of slavery. For grades 6-9. 2017Details the extraordinary adventure of a young Inuit woman, Ada Blackjack (1898-1983). Ada was the lone survivor of a secret…
British expedition to claim the uninhabited Wrangel Island in northern Siberia in the early 1920s. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2016First flight around the world: the adventures of the American fliers who won the race
By Tim Grove, National Air and Space Museum. 2015
An account of the 1924 race among six nations--Argentina, France, Great Britain, Italy, Portugal, and the United States--to be the…
first to circumnavigate the globe by airplane. Describes the efforts of the U. S. team as they struggled to overcome limited resources, hazardous weather, and foreign cultures. For grades 5-8. 20151493 for young people: from Columbus's voyage to globalization (For young people series)
By Charles C. Mann. 2014
Adaptation for a younger audience by Rebecca Stefoff of bestselling history 1493 (DB 73773). Analyzes globalization from fifteenth-century European exploration…
and colonization to early-twenty-first century economies and cultures. Highlights the benefits and unforeseen consequences. For junior and senior high and older readers. 2014Treasury of Egyptian mythology: classic stories of gods, goddesses, monsters & mortals (Mythology Ser.)
By Donna Jo Napoli, National Geographic Kids. 2013
Collection of Egyptian myths and stories of the sun god Ra, the sphinx, and numerous pharaohs and queens, along with…
historical, cultural, and geographic facts. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2013Treasury of Greek mythology: classic stories of gods, goddesses, heroes & monsters
By Donna Jo Napoli, Christina Balit, Donna Napoli. 2011
Collection of Greek myths, introducing the most prominent beings in the ancient Greek pantheon. Includes tales of the king of…
gods, Zeus; the god of the underworld, Hades; and the goddess of wisdom, Athena. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2011Ancient India (Ancient civilizations)
By Rebecca Rowell. 2015
Overview of the history and accomplishments of ancient India's civilization, including its government and the birth of Buddhism. Provides details…
on art, faith, culture, military might, and its continuing legacy. For grades 6-9. 2015The boy who became Buffalo Bill: growing up Billy Cody in Bleeding Kansas
By Andrea Warren. 2015
An exploration of the adventurous life of William Frederick Cody (1846-1917), who became the legendary Wild West entertainer. Discusses family…
tragedies, a move to Kansas, riding for the Pony Express, military service, and his popular touring show "Buffalo Bill's Wild West."Some violence. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 201510 ships that rocked the world (World of tens)
By Kim Rosen, Gillian Richardson. 2015
Profiles ten ships that influenced human history. Explores maritime adventures from the voyages led by Commander Zheng He's Chinese treasure…
ships in the fifteenth century to the twenty-first-century Somali pirate hijacking of the Saudi Arabian supertanker Sirius Star. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 2015Ancient Maya (Ancient civilizations)
By Sue Bradford Edwards. 2015
Overview of the history and accomplishments of Mayan civilization, including their feats of mathematics and the construction of massive stone…
cities. Provides details of their carvings, religion, culture, warfare, and the eventual collapse of their thriving civilization. For grades 6-9. 2015A beginner's guide to immortality: from alchemy to avatars
By Maria Birmingham, Josh Holinaty. 2015
Chronicles humanity's attempts to cheat death through elixirs or other magical substances. Highlights key individuals who were believed to be…
immortal and the mysteries surrounding their actual age, including fourteenth-century French scholar Nicolas Flamel, who is said to have created the mythical philosopher's stone. For grades 3-6. 2015Where is ... ?: Books 1-6 (Where is...?)
By Patricia Brennan Demuth, Jerry Hoare, Who Hq, Who Hq. 2015
Six books highlighting facts and history about important places in the world. Includes Where Are the Great Pyramids?, Where Is…
Mount Rushmore?, Where Is Niagara Falls?, Where Is the Empire State Building?, Where Is the Grand Canyon?, and Where Is the Great Wall? For grades 3-6. 201510 plants that shook the world (World of Tens)
By Kim Rosen, Gillian Richardson, Vladyana Krykora. 2013
Profiles ten plants that influenced human history through their impact on trade, medicine, knowledge-sharing, and more. Highlights cacao, cinchona, corn,…
cotton, papyrus, pepper, potato, rubber, sugarcane, and tea. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 2013Ancient Aztecs (Ancient civilizations)
By Karen Latchana Kenney. 2015
Overview of the history and accomplishments of Aztec civilization, including its military power and feats of engineering. Provides details on…
the civilization's development, daily life, culture, art, technology, warfare, social organization, and more. For grades 6-9. 2015Sir Cumference and the dragon of pi: a math adventure (Sir Cumference)
By Cindy Neuschwander, Wayne Geehan. 1999
After Sir Cumference drinks a potion that transforms him into a dragon, his son, Radius, searches for the magic number…
known as pi, which will restore him to his former shape. For grades 2-4. 1999