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"The story of US Navy nurse Dorothy Still and her colleagues at a military hospital in the Philippines, who cared for their fellow prisoners of war while being held captive by the Japanese during World War II"--

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Provides an introduction of Thomas Edison, one of the world's greatest inventors. This book helps inspire kids to be inventors and scientists. Children try Edison's experiments themselves with activities such as making a puppet dance using static electricity, manufacturing a switch for electric current, constructing a telegraph machine, and more.

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Drawing heavily from the original letters and papers of Thomas Jefferson and his contemporaries, this resource chronicles the world of the Founding Father who wrote the Declaration of Independence. Creative activities that invite children to experience Jefferson's colonial America include designing a Palladian window, building a simple microscope, painting a "buffalo robe," and dancing a reel.

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"The story of how Mario Lavandeira became Perez Hilton, the world's first celebrity blogger and the most hated man in Hollywood"--

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Through firsthand accounts, interviews with survivors, and powerful photos, an award-winning author brings to life the experiences of 14-year-old Florence Kelly and 11-year-old Russell Park, who survived a German U-boat attack on the passenger ship Athenia, the first casualty of the Battle of the Atlantic. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2.

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Covers various aspects of the idiosyncratic history of rock and TV and their peculiar relationship, including cartoon rock, music programming for African American audiences, punk on television, Michael Jackson's life on TV, and the tortured history of MTV and its progeny.

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Before Shamrock became known professionally as "The Legend"Nwinning almost every mixed martial arts title in existenceNhe endured a childhood marred with abuse, neglect, and molestation that led to an equally troubled young adulthood. This riveting book tells his whole story.

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Presenting a biography of Daniel Ortega, this title tells the story of Nicaragua's continuing struggle for liberation. It traces Ortega's life from his childhood in Nicaragua's mountainous mining region, where his parents instilled in him a hatred of Yankee imperialism.

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"The first book to chronicle a unique subterranean culture in Los Angeles: the gate-crashers who routinely infiltrate Tinseltown's celebrity party circuit"--

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"Chronicling the rich and fascinating history of Washington, DC, t his useful resource for teachers and parents, reveals to young readers the city s remarkable past through 21 hands-on activities."--

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Aimed at children of ages 9 to 12 years, this book helps explore weather, from the everyday phenomena of wind and clouds to the awesome, destructive power of lightning, tornadoes, and hurricanes. It includes instructions for building weather-measuring tools such as barometers, psychrometers, anemometers, wind vanes, rain gauges, and thermometers.

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"By collecting interviews with Who members from across five decades, conducted by the greatest rock writers of their generation--Barry Miles, Jonathan Cott, Charles Shaar Murray, John Swenson, and Greil Marcus among them--The Who on the Who provides a full, fractious story of a fascinating band."--Dust jacket.