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  • WHO WAS MARIE CURIE? -10%
    WHO WAS MARIE CURIE?
    MEGAN STINE
    Born in Warsaw, Poland, on November 7, 1867, Marie Curie was forbidden to attend the male-only University of Warsaw, so she enrolled at the Sorbonne in Paris to study physics and mathematics. There she met a professor named Pierre Curie, and the two soon married, forming one of the most famous scientific partnerships in history. Together they discovered two elements and won a N...
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    Q. 65Q. 59

  • WHO WAS ROBERTO CLEMENTE? -10%
    WHO WAS ROBERTO CLEMENTE?
    JAMES BUCKLEY
    Growing up the youngest of seven children in Puerto Rico, Roberto Clemente had a talent for baseball. His incredible skill soon got him drafted into the big leagues where he spent 18 seasons playing right field for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Who Was Roberto Clemente? tells the story of this remarkable athlete: a twelve-time All-Star, World Series MVP, and the first Latin American ...
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    Q. 60Q. 54

  • WHO WAS JULIUS CAESAR? -10%
    WHO WAS JULIUS CAESAR?
    NICO MEDINA
    He came. He saw. He conquered. Julius Caesar was a force to be reckoned with as a savvy politician, an impressive orator, and a brave soldier. Born in Rome in 100 BC, he quickly climbed the ladder of Roman politics, making allies--and enemies--along the way. His victories in battle awarded him the support of the people, but flush from power, he named himself dictator for life. ...
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    Q. 60Q. 54

  • WHO WAS RACHEL CARSON? -10%
    WHO WAS RACHEL CARSON?
    SARAH FABINY
    Though she grew up in rural Pennsylvania, Rachel Carson dreamed of the sea. In 1936 she began work with the Bureau of Fisheries and soon after published Under the Sea Wind, her first of many nature books. Her 1962 bestseller, Silent Spring, sent shockwaves through the country and warned of the dangers of DDT and other pesticides. A pioneering environmentalist, Rachel Carson hel...
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    Q. 50Q. 45

  • WHO WAS GANDHI? -10%
    WHO WAS GANDHI?
    DANA M. RAU
    Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born in 1869 in British-occupied India. Though he studied law in London and spent his early adulthood in South Africa, he remained devoted to his homeland and spent the later part of his life working to make India an independent nation. Calling for non-violent civil disobedience, Gandhi led India to independence and inspired movements for civil ri...
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    Q. 60Q. 54

  • WHO WAS ALFRED HITCHCOCK? -10%
    WHO WAS ALFRED HITCHCOCK?
    PAMELA D. POLLACK
    Known as one of the most influential filmmakers of all time, Alfred Hitchcock’s unique vision in movies like Psycho and The Birds sent shivers down our spines and shockwaves through the film industry. His innovative camera techniques have been studied for decades and his gift for storytelling cemented his place in history. Many directors make great movies, but the genius of Hit...
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    Q. 60Q. 54

  • WHO WAS ANDY WARHOL? -10%
    WHO WAS ANDY WARHOL?
    KIRSTEN ANDERSON
    Best known for his screen prints of soup cans and movie stars, this shy young boy from Pittsburgh shot to fame with his radical ideas of what “art” could be. Working in the aptly named “Factory,” Warhol’s paintings, movies, and eccentric lifestyle blurred the lines between pop culture and art, ushering in the Pop Art movement and, with it, a national obsession. Who Was Andy War...
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    Q. 60Q. 54

  • WHO WAS CHARLES DICKENS? -10%
    WHO WAS CHARLES DICKENS?
    PAMELA D. POLLACK
    As a child, Charles Dickens worked in a shoe polish factory where his gritty surroundings inspired some of the most memorable characters and settings in literary history. Known for his masterful storytelling in books like Oliver Twist, Great Expectations, and A Christmas Carol, Dickens toured the globe as one of the most famous people of his era. Widely considered the greatest ...
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    Q. 60Q. 54

  • WHO WAS GENGHIS KHAN? -10%
    WHO WAS GENGHIS KHAN?
    NICO MEDINA
    Named Temujin at birth by his nomadic family in early Mongolia, the great Genghis Khan used his skill and cunning to create the Mongol Empire and conquer almost the entire continent of Asia. As ruler of the largest empire in human history, he was as respected as he was feared. Learn more about the man and the legend in Who Was Genghis Khan? ...
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    Q. 60Q. 54

  • WHO WAS ROSA PARKS? -10%
    WHO WAS ROSA PARKS?
    YONA ZELDIS MCDONOUGH
    In 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give her bus seat to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama. This seemingly small act triggered civil rights protests across America and earned Rosa Parks the title ÒMother of the Civil Rights Movement. This biography has blackand- white illustrations throughout. ...
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    Q. 60Q. 54

  • WHAT IS THE STATUE OF LIBERTY? -10%
    WHAT IS THE STATUE OF LIBERTY?
    HOLUB, JOAN
    In 1876, France decided to give the United States a very big and very special present--the Statue of Liberty. The gift was to commemorate the 100th birthday of the United States, and just packing it was no small feat--350 pieces in 214 crates shipped across the ocean. The story of how the 111-foot-tall lady took her place in the New York Harbor will fascinate young readers. ...
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    Q. 60Q. 54

  • WHAT IS THE PANAMA CANAL? -10%
    WHAT IS THE PANAMA CANAL?
    JANET PASCAL
    Before 1914, traveling from the East Coast to the West Coast meant going by land across the entire United States. To go by sea involved a long journey around South America and north along the Pacific Coast. But then, in a dangerous and amazing feat of engineering, a 48-mile-long channel was dug through Panama, creating the world’s most famous shortcut: the Panama Canal! ...
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    Q. 60Q. 54

  • WHAT WAS THE HINDENBURG? -10%
    WHAT WAS THE HINDENBURG?
    JANET PASCAL
    At 800-feet long, the Hindenburg was the largest airship ever built--just slightly smaller than the Titanic! Also of a disastrous end, the zeppelin burst into flame as spectators watched it attempt to land in Lakehurst, New Jersey on May 6, 1937. In under a minute, the Hindenburg was gone, people jumping from windows to escape. However, only 62 of the 97 crew members and passen...
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    Q. 60Q. 54

  • WHAT WAS POMPEII? -10%
    WHAT WAS POMPEII?
    JIM O'CONNOR
    The morning of August 24, AD 79, seemed like any other in the Roman city of Pompeii. So no one was prepared when the nearby volcano Mount Vesuvius suddenly erupted, spouting ash that buried the city and its inhabitants. The disaster left thousands dead, and Pompeii was no more than a memory for almost 1,700 years. In 1748, explorers rediscovered the port city with intact buildi...
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    Q. 60Q. 54

  • WHAT WAS THE FIRST THANKSGIVING? -10%
    WHAT WAS THE FIRST THANKSGIVING?
    JOAN HOLUB
    The history of the feast! After their first harvest in 1621, the Pilgrims at Plymouth shared a three-day feast with their Native American neighbors. Of course, the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag didn’t know it at the time, but they were making history, celebrating what would become a national holiday. ...
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    Q. 60Q. 54

  • THE SHADOWS -10%
    THE SHADOWS
    JACQUELINE WEST
    When eleven-year-old Olive moves into a crumbling Victorian mansion with her parents, she knows there's something strange about the house - especially the odd antique paintings covering the walls. And when she puts on a pair of old spectacles, she discovers the strangest thing yet: She can travel inside the paintings, to a spooky world that's full of dark shadows. Add to that t...
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    Q. 70Q. 63

  • THE SECOND SPY -10%
    THE SECOND SPY
    JACQUELINE WEST
    In Olive's third adventure, what lurks below the house could be as dangerous as what's hidden inside . . .Some terrifying things have happened to Olive in the old stone house, but none as scary as starting junior high. Or so she thinks. When she plummets through a hole in her backyard, though, she realizes two things that may change her mind: First, the wicked Annabelle McMarti...
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    Q. 70Q. 63

  • BLOOD TIES -10%
    BLOOD TIES
    NIX, GARTH / SEAN WILLIAMS
    As the Conquerors try to destroy Erdas, Meilin -- fed up with waiting and ready to fight -- sets off into enemy territory with her spirit animal, a panda named Jhi. Her friends Conor and Abeke aren't far behind ... but they're not the only ones. ...
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    Q. 130Q. 117

  • ¿QUIEN FUE HELEN KELLER? -10%
    ¿QUIEN FUE HELEN KELLER?
    GARE THOMPSON
    Una biografía de una mujer que, con la asistencia de su devota maestra Annie Sullivan, logró el éxito y fama a pesar de ser ciega y sorda. ...
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    Q. 80Q. 72

  • ¿QUIEN FUE STEVE JOBS? -10%
    ¿QUIEN FUE STEVE JOBS?
    PAMELA D. POLLACK
    Una biografía de Steve Jobs, fundador de Apple, la cual discute su infancia, familia, negocios y más. ...
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    Q. 90Q. 81

  • THE WIZARD OF OZ -10%
    THE WIZARD OF OZ
    L. FRANK BAUM
    Dorothy thinks she's lost forever when a tornado whirls her and her dog, Toto, into a magical world. To get home, she must find the wonderful wizard in the Emerald City of Oz. On the way she meets the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman and the Cowardly Lion. But the Wicked Witch of the West has her own plans for the new arrival--will Dorothy ever see Kansas again? ...
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    Q. 80Q. 72

  • LAURA INGALLS WILDER: GROWING UP IN THE LITTLE HOUSE -10%
    LAURA INGALLS WILDER: GROWING UP IN THE LITTLE HOUSE
    PATRICIA REILLY GIFF
    From the two-time Newbery Honor-winning author of Lily's Crossing and Pictures of Hollis Woods comes the biography of one of the most important figures in the history of children’s literature: Laura Ingalls Wilder! Laura Ingalls Wilder grew up during the pioneer days of America. To the delight of millions of readers, she spent her adulthood recounting her girlhood memories in t...
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    Q. 80Q. 72

  • THE PISTACHIO PRESCRIPTION -10%
    THE PISTACHIO PRESCRIPTION
    PAULA DANZINGER
    a beautiful new package for Paula Danzinger's backlist designed to appeal to nostalgic adult fans, the young girls in their lives, and bok-as-art customers. ...
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    Q. 90Q. 81

  • THERE'S A BAT IN BUNK FIVE -10%
    THERE'S A BAT IN BUNK FIVE
    PAULA DANZINGER
    A beautiful new package for Paula Danzinger's backlist designed to appeal to nostalgic adult fans, the young girls in their lives, and book-as-art customers. ...
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    Q. 90Q. 81

  • THE GHOST IN THE ATTIC #2 -10%
    THE GHOST IN THE ATTIC #2
    DORI HILLESTAD BUTLER / AURORE DAMANT
    A brand-new young chapter book series from Edgar Award winner Dori Hillestad Butler! After successfully solving the mystery of the ghost in the library, Kaz and Claire land the first case for their detective agency—a haunted attic in a neighbor’s home! With a little help from Grannie, Kaz and Claire discover that what appeared to be something spooky has a much simpler explanati...
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    Q. 50Q. 45

  • AMBER BROWN HORSES AROUND -10%
    AMBER BROWN HORSES AROUND
    PAULA DANZIGER
    Amber is excited to be spending the summer after fourth grade with her friends at Camp Cushetunk, but things start getting complicated when she learns that her worst enemy, Hannah Burton, is one of her bunkmates. ...
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    Q. 150Q. 135

  • THE ULTIMATE UNOFFICIAL GUIDE TO MINECRAFT(R) STRATEGIES -10%
    THE ULTIMATE UNOFFICIAL GUIDE TO MINECRAFT(R) STRATEGIES
    INSTRUCTABLES COM
    Your go-to book for uncovering the secrets of Minecraft! Since it was first released in 2009, Minecraft has exploded in popularity, with more than 35 million copies sold worldwide. "The Ultimate Unofficial Guide to Minecraft(R) Strategies" collects expert advice and detailed instructions from some of the most skilled and creative Minecraft players around the world. Whether you'...
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    Q. 190Q. 171

  • MINECRAFT HACKS -10%
    MINECRAFT HACKS
    MEGAN MILLER
    With more than 100 million registered players, Minecraft has taken control of gamers all over the world. With "Minecraft Hacks," you'll be able to take back that control! Only with the help found in "Minecraft Hacks" will you be able to craft your world exactly how you want it to look, all while discovering the hidden gems of the game. In this hacker's guide, you'll find expert...
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    Q. 130Q. 117

  • AIR POWER: ROCKET SCIENCE MADE SIMPLE -10%
    AIR POWER: ROCKET SCIENCE MADE SIMPLE
    KLUTZ INC. / PAT MURPHY
    Delivering rocket-propelled fun in the form of four easy-to-assemble vehicles, young speed demons can race a sturdy, cardstock hot rod, glide a hovercraft, take flight with a helicopter, and blast off with an only-from-Klutz balloon-powered rocket. Tweaking, tinkering, and experimenting are guaranteed. Plenty of real-world examples show that the principles demonstrated here are...
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    Q. 170Q. 153

  • MAKE YOUR OWN WASHI TAPE STICKERS: SHAPE THIS TAPE INTO CRAZY CUTE STICKERS -10%
    MAKE YOUR OWN WASHI TAPE STICKERS: SHAPE THIS TAPE INTO CRAZY CUTE STICKERS
    KLUTZ INC.
    Turn pretty strips of washi tape into amazing stickers! Get involved in the growing washi tape trend with simple step-by-step instructions. Use the pages of traceable art to create beautiful and original patterns for their tape. Everything you need to succeed is included - washi tape, special backing paper, a felt-tip pen and traceable art. ...
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    Q. 170Q. 153