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An ambitious Roman, Agrippina murdered and married her way to the throne and to being declared a goddess, making many enemies along the way - including her own son. With details about how she came to power, lived, and died, this resource also includes information about ancient Roman society.

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Illustrated by elementary school students from the Chicagoland area, veteran All-Star pitcher for the Chicago Cubs Kerry Wood shares the valuable principles he's learned throughout life. The importance of education, working hard to attain goals, building character, maintaining integrity, and accepting responsibility are some of the life lessons he shares.

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Heroes, traitors, and great thinkers come to life in this activity book, and the concepts of freedom and democracy are celebrated in true accounts of the distinguished officers, wise delegates, rugged riflemen, and hardworking farm wives and children who created the new nation.

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Aimed at children aged 9+ years, this title helps them re-create ancient Israelite culture, along with the cultures of their neighbours, the Philistines and Phoenicians. It also explores the Israelites', Phoenicians', and Philistines' writing and languages, the way they built their homes, the food they ate, the clothes they wore, and other issues.

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An activity book that features projects such as making a surface survey of a site, building a screen for sifting dirt and debris at a dig, tracking soil age by colour, and counting tree rings to date a find teach kids the techniques that unearthed Neanderthal caves, Tutankhamun's tomb, and Tenochtitlan, capital of the Aztec empire.

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Princess Artemisia lived thousands of years ago in the world of the ancient Greeks. This book details how Artemisia grew up to be an exception in ancient Greece - becoming not only a sailor and a ship's captain but also a famous admiral. It also has sections on the clothes Artemisia wore, the foods she ate, and why she is remembered today.

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A fiercely fabulous look at mens fashion rule-breakers and icons

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On July 24, 1915, the SS "Eastland, " filled to capacity with 2,500 passengers and crew, capsized in the Chicago River, taking more passenger lives than "Titanic." Here, Sutton details the events leading up to the fateful day and provides a nail-biting, minute-by-minute account of the ship's capsizing. Photos.

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Dubbed the "Black Queen" of France, Catherine de' Medici came from one of the most powerful families in 15th-century Europe and, marrying into the French Royal Court, led an evocative and precarious life. This history brings to life the woman who fought to keep her children in power but ended up blackening their names instead.

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Learn about the explorer Christopher Columbus and his four voyages to the New World.

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The richest, most powerful woman in the world, Cleopatra commanded the East and tamed the West in the time she ruled Egypt. With both cunning and charm, she fought for her right to control the Nile and began an affair with Julius Caesar that would entwine the fates of ancient Egypt and Rome. This title tells her story.

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This childrens guide presents an introduction to the Earth, rock formation, and landforms, as well as hands-on educational activities about geoscience.

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"This is the inspiring and fascinating biography of the sixth man to ever walk on the Moon. Of the nearly seven billion people who live on Earth, only 12 have walked on the Moon and Dr Edgar Mitchell was one of them. This is a vibrant memoir for young adults featuring the life story of this internationally known Apollo 14 astronaut."--Publisher.

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"The twelve fugitives in this book annoyed everyone, including queens, presidents and popes. But they didn't let the peeved or the powerful stop them from breaking laws. They stood up for what they believed in, which could be as noble as freedom or as greedy as money. They founded countries, won wars, and even ended empires, all while on the run!"--

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An interactive biography of the life of former slave and abolitionist Frederick Douglass.