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One Tiny Bubble: The Story of Our Last Universal Common Ancestor
By Karen Krossing. 2022
Sarajevo: mon enfance sous les bombes
By Nadja Halilbegović. 2007
Mon enfance sous les bombes, journal de Nadja des années 1992 à 1995, est un hommage aux milliers de victimes…
du siège de Sarajevo et aux enfants qui, de par le monde, vivent - et meurent toujours - sous les bombes. Les réflexions de Nadja Halilbegovich sur la vie et la mort, ses appels au secours à l'Amérique de Clinton, son désarroi poignant et l'espoir toujours renouvelé de jours meilleurs ne peuvent laisser personne indifférent. Les enfants notamment se sentiront interpellés par le récit de cette jeune fille qui leur ressemble... À noter aussi les commentaires de l'auteure devenue adulte insérés ça et là dans le texte sous le titre de Retour en arrière qui apportent des précisions au journal, de même qu'un prologue et un épilogue. -- 4e de couvVeteran National Public Radio correspondent Anne Garrels, embedded with the U.S. military forces in Baghdad, chronicles her observations before and…
during the 2003 second Gulf War. Includes e-mails that her husband, Vint Lawrence, sent while she was gone and describes hardships endured by her Iraqi driver, Amer.Posterity: letters of great Americans to their children
By Dorie McCullough Lawson. 2004
Presents parental messages of advice, wisdom, humor, and affection from authors, explorers, presidents, inventors, and soldiers. Includes Carl Sandburg, Theodore…
Roosevelt, Thomas Edison, George Patton, Woody Guthrie, Abigail Adams, and Eleanor Roosevelt among others. Grouped by general theme, the selections span four centuries and are introduced with contextual commentary. 2004Red dust: a path through China
By Jian Ma. 2001
Disgusted with his personal problems and job in Beijing, a thirty-year-old artist becomes a Buddhist monk and buys a train…
ticket to Urumqi. He embarks on a three-year journey to reach Tibet, searching for spiritual enlightenment and describing the hardships of traveling in China's remote areas. Some strong language.Veterans recall experiences of battle from World War I to the war in Iraq. Soldiers' letters, diaries, memoirs, and oral…
histories provide personal accounts of D-Day, the Tet offensive, heroic actions, and sinking ships. Includes an interview with Senator John McCain about his captivity in Vietnam. 2005The Queen & her court: a guide to the British monarchy today
By Jerrold Packard. 1981
A close look at the royal family, their lives, personalities, associates, and residences. Also explains various titles and ranks and…
what they signify, how to address members of the nobility, and customs surrounding the royal family and the courtThe Japanese today: change and continuity
By Edwin Reischauer. 1981
A well-known scholar on Japan presents an overview of the history and culture of the country and an analysis of…
its contemporary development and society. Included are sections on Japan's government and politics, economic success, and relations with the rest of the worldThe Alamo
By Leonard Fisher. 1987
The Alamo, a national historic landmark, is known as "the shrine of Texas liberty." William B. Travis, Davy Crockett, James…
Bowie, and some 180 other Texans lost their lives during the battle that took place there in 1836. Originally built as a Franciscan mission, the Alamo has also been used as a supply depot and a general store. For grades 6-9 and older readersThe Brooklyn Bridge: they said it couldn't be built
By Judith George. 1982
The remarkable story of a determined, nineteenth-century family who built the bridge they said couldn't be built--a suspension bridge connecting…
Brooklyn with New York City. For grades 5-8 and older readersKhubilai Khan: his life and times
By Morris Rossabi. 1987
Portrait of the legendary Mongol drawn from Chinese, Korean, Persian, Russian, Armenian, and Syrian sources. The author focuses on Khan's…
military exploits and political maneuverings and suggests that the leader's mother and his favorite wife played essential roles in his rise to power. Without their guidance, Rossabi states, the Khan descended to drunkenness and debaucheryVenice, birth of a city
By Piero Ventura. 1988
Venice, considered by many to be the most beautiful city in the world, is built on islands in the Adriatic…
Sea. This book traces the city's history from 452 to the height of its power in the 1400s and to its conquest by Napoleon in 1797. For grades 6-9 and older readersWilliam H. Taft, 27th president of the United States
By Lucille Falkof. 1990
William Howard Taft was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on September 15, 1857. Like his grandfather and his father, he chose…
law as a profession and was admitted to the bar in 1880. Taft was elected to the presidency in 1909. At the end of his term he became a law professor at Yale, and was appointed chief justice of the Supreme Court in 1921. For grades 5-8 and older readersWarren G. Harding, 29th President of the United States
By Anne Canadeo. 1990
Warren Harding was born on November 2, 1865, near Blooming Grove, Ohio, the eldest of eight children. His father was…
a physician. Harding was elected to the presidency in 1920. Several members of his administration became involved in the Teapot Dome scandal, which embittered his last days. He became ill and died in 1923. For grades 5-8 and older readersZachary Taylor, 12th president of the United States (Presidents of the United States)
By David Collins. 1989
Zachary Taylor was born in 1784 in Virginia, and grew up in Kentucky. During the Revolutionary War his father had…
won acclaim as a soldier, and Zach loved to listen to his war stories and play war games. When Zach was twenty-three, he began his own military career, which would make him a national hero and lead to the presidency. For grades 5-8 and older readersGerald R. Ford, 38th President of the United States
By David Collins. 1990
Ford was born in Nebraska on July 14, 1913, and named Leslie King, Jr. Two years later his parents divorced,…
and he and his mother moved to Michigan. His mother remarried, and his name was changed to Gerald R. Ford, Jr. Upon the resignation of Nixon, Ford became the first president never elected to the presidency or the vice-presidency. For grades 5-8 and older readersGeorge Washington: 1st president of the United States (Presidents of the United States)
By Lucille Falkof. 1989
Washington was born in 1732 in Virginia. When he was six, his half-brother, Lawrence, returned from England. George was captivated…
by his brother, whose service in the military convinced George that he, too, was meant for military life. Many year later he would become commander-in-chief of the American forces in the War of Independence. For grades 5-8 and older readersJames E. Carter, 39th president of the United States (Presidents of the United States)
By Daniel Richman. 1989
Jimmy Carter was born in 1924 in Plains, Georgia, and grew up on a 350-acre farm. His childhood dream was…
to attend the U.S. Naval Academy. Accepted when he was eighteen, he became an officer upon graduation, and later served as an aide to Adm. Rickover. After the death of his father he returned to Plains and began his rise to the presidency. For grades 5-8 and older readersRichard M. Nixon: 37th president of the United States
By Rebecca Stefoff. 1990
Richard Nixon was born into a working-class Quaker family in California on January 9, 1913, the second of five sons.…
Nixon was an excellent, hardworking student. He began his political career in 1946 after returning from World War II, and was elected president in 1968. Reelected in 1972, he became the first president to resign from office. For grades 5-8 and older readersBenjamin Harrison: 23rd president of the United States
By Rita Stevens. 1989
Benjamin Harrison was born in 1833 in Ohio. His great-grandfather was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, his grandfather…
was the ninth president, and his father was a member of Congress. After graduating from college and passing the bar, Benjamin moved to Indiana. A Civil War hero, he was elected to the Senate in 1881, and became president in 1888. For grades 5-8 and older readers