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First Kids
Written by Gibbs Davis
Illustrated by Sally Wern Comport
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: December 22, 2009
Price: $3.99
Kids will be kids—even when they live in the White House! From Tad Lincoln (secretly called a “tyrant” ) to the Roosevelt gang (who kept a pet badger, a rat, dogs, snakes, horses, parrots, and a one-legged chicken!) to the Kennedys (who used the oval office as a playground) to Chelsea... Read more >
Written by Gibbs Davis
Illustrated by Sally Wern Comport
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: December 22, 2009
Price: $3.99
Kids will be kids—even when they live in the White House! From Tad Lincoln (secretly called a “tyrant” ) to the Roosevelt gang (who kept a pet badger, a rat, dogs, snakes, horses, parrots, and a one-legged chicken!) to the Kennedys (who used the oval office as a playground) to Chelsea... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover library binding.
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First Kids
Written by Gibbs Davis
Illustrated by Sally Wern Comport
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 48 pages
On Sale: December 22, 2009
Price: $12.99
Kids will be kids—even when they live in the White House! From Tad Lincoln (secretly called a “tyrant” ) to the Roosevelt gang (who kept a pet badger, a rat, dogs, snakes, horses, parrots, and a one-legged chicken!) to the Kennedys (who used the oval office as a playground) to Chelsea... Read more >
Written by Gibbs Davis
Illustrated by Sally Wern Comport
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 48 pages
On Sale: December 22, 2009
Price: $12.99
Kids will be kids—even when they live in the White House! From Tad Lincoln (secretly called a “tyrant” ) to the Roosevelt gang (who kept a pet badger, a rat, dogs, snakes, horses, parrots, and a one-legged chicken!) to the Kennedys (who used the oval office as a playground) to Chelsea... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Barack Obama: Out of Many, One
Written by Shana Corey
Illustrated by James Bernardin
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: August 11, 2009
Price: $3.99
Reading on your own
This is the story of a skinny little boy with a funny name and how he became part of America’s history.
In very clear and accessible language, newly independent readers can learn how the lessons and love of Obama’s mother and grandparents shaped him; how the places he... Read more >
Written by Shana Corey
Illustrated by James Bernardin
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: August 11, 2009
Price: $3.99
Reading on your own
This is the story of a skinny little boy with a funny name and how he became part of America’s history.
In very clear and accessible language, newly independent readers can learn how the lessons and love of Obama’s mother and grandparents shaped him; how the places he... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover library binding.
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Barack Obama: Out of Many, One
Written by Shana Corey
Illustrated by James Bernardin
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 48 pages
On Sale: August 11, 2009
Price: $12.99
Reading on your own
This is the story of a skinny little boy with a funny name and how he became part of America’s history.
In very clear and accessible language, newly independent readers can learn how the lessons and love of Obama’s mother and grandparents shaped him; how the places he... Read more >
Written by Shana Corey
Illustrated by James Bernardin
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 48 pages
On Sale: August 11, 2009
Price: $12.99
Reading on your own
This is the story of a skinny little boy with a funny name and how he became part of America’s history.
In very clear and accessible language, newly independent readers can learn how the lessons and love of Obama’s mother and grandparents shaped him; how the places he... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Denied, Detained, Deported: Stories from the Dark Side of American Immigration
Written by Ann Bausum
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 112 pages
On Sale: April 14, 2009
Price: $32.90
With painstaking research, an unerring eye for just the right illustration, and her unique narrative style, award-winning author Ann Bausum makes the history of immigration in America come alive for young people. The story of America has always been shaped by people from all corners of the Earth who came in... Read more >
Written by Ann Bausum
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 112 pages
On Sale: April 14, 2009
Price: $32.90
With painstaking research, an unerring eye for just the right illustration, and her unique narrative style, award-winning author Ann Bausum makes the history of immigration in America come alive for young people. The story of America has always been shaped by people from all corners of the Earth who came in... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
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Denied, Detained, Deported: Stories from the Dark Side of American Immigration
Written by Ann Bausum
Format: Hardcover, 112 pages
On Sale: April 14, 2009
Price: $21.95
With painstaking research, an unerring eye for just the right illustration, and her unique narrative style, award-winning author Ann Bausum makes the history of immigration in America come alive for young people. The story of America has always been shaped by people from all corners of the Earth who came in... Read more >
Written by Ann Bausum
Format: Hardcover, 112 pages
On Sale: April 14, 2009
Price: $21.95
With painstaking research, an unerring eye for just the right illustration, and her unique narrative style, award-winning author Ann Bausum makes the history of immigration in America come alive for young people. The story of America has always been shaped by people from all corners of the Earth who came in... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover library binding.
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Our Country's Presidents
Written by Ann Bausum
Format: Hardcover, 216 pages
On Sale: January 13, 2009
Price: $24.95
Ladies and Gentlemen: the next President of the United States will soon be included within the pages of one of our perennial favorites. National Geographic Children’s Books will publish this fully revised and updated edition of Our Country’s Presidents in time for the Inauguration of our 44th head of state—the first... Read more >
Written by Ann Bausum
Format: Hardcover, 216 pages
On Sale: January 13, 2009
Price: $24.95
Ladies and Gentlemen: the next President of the United States will soon be included within the pages of one of our perennial favorites. National Geographic Children’s Books will publish this fully revised and updated edition of Our Country’s Presidents in time for the Inauguration of our 44th head of state—the first... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover library binding.
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Our Country's Presidents
Written by Ann Bausum
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 216 pages
On Sale: January 13, 2009
Price: $35.90
Ladies and Gentlemen: the next President of the United States will soon be included within the pages of one of our perennial favorites. National Geographic Children’s Books will publish this fully revised and updated edition of Our Country’s Presidents in time for the Inauguration of our 44th head of state—the first... Read more >
Written by Ann Bausum
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 216 pages
On Sale: January 13, 2009
Price: $35.90
Ladies and Gentlemen: the next President of the United States will soon be included within the pages of one of our perennial favorites. National Geographic Children’s Books will publish this fully revised and updated edition of Our Country’s Presidents in time for the Inauguration of our 44th head of state—the first... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
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The Look-It-Up Book of Presidents
Written by Wyatt Blassingame
Format: Trade Paperback, 184 pages
On Sale: December 23, 2008
Price: $12.99
ENTERTAINING, UP-TO-THE MINUTE, and easy-to-use, The Look-It-Up Book of Presidents features a short, lively biography of every President from George Washington through the winner of the 2008 presidential election, plus a chapter on Election 2000—the “year of the chad.” It includes concise descriptions of the major events, issues, and achievements of... Read more >
Written by Wyatt Blassingame
Format: Trade Paperback, 184 pages
On Sale: December 23, 2008
Price: $12.99
ENTERTAINING, UP-TO-THE MINUTE, and easy-to-use, The Look-It-Up Book of Presidents features a short, lively biography of every President from George Washington through the winner of the 2008 presidential election, plus a chapter on Election 2000—the “year of the chad.” It includes concise descriptions of the major events, issues, and achievements of... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover library binding.
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World History Biographies: Elizabeth I
Written by Simon Adams
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: January 8, 2008
Price: $6.95
No one thought that Elizabeth would live to become Queen of England. Her father, Henry VIII, beheaded her mother, Anne Bolyn, for treason in 1536. He then disowned his daughter, declaring her illegitimate. But in 1544, Parliament reestablished the young princess in the line of succession after her half brother and... Read more >
Written by Simon Adams
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: January 8, 2008
Price: $6.95
No one thought that Elizabeth would live to become Queen of England. Her father, Henry VIII, beheaded her mother, Anne Bolyn, for treason in 1536. He then disowned his daughter, declaring her illegitimate. But in 1544, Parliament reestablished the young princess in the line of succession after her half brother and... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover and a
hardcover library binding.
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World History Biographies: Mandela
Written by Ann Kramer
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: January 8, 2008
Price: $6.95
Nelson Mandela comes to life in this portrait of a diplomatic man whose commitment to freedom gained him both the Nobel Peace Prize and Time’s Man of the Year honor. The son of a Thembu chief in South Africa, Mandela began his life-long campaign against white colonial rule while a college... Read more >
Written by Ann Kramer
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: January 8, 2008
Price: $6.95
Nelson Mandela comes to life in this portrait of a diplomatic man whose commitment to freedom gained him both the Nobel Peace Prize and Time’s Man of the Year honor. The son of a Thembu chief in South Africa, Mandela began his life-long campaign against white colonial rule while a college... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover and a
hardcover library binding.
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History Chapters: Ben Franklin
Written by Pamela Rushby
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 48 pages
On Sale: October 9, 2007
Price: $17.90
His is one of the most famous faces in our history. We see his image on coins, notes, souvenirs, and logos. But how well do we know Benjamin Franklin, famous politician, statesman, writer, activist, and inventor? Take a fresh look at the man behind the genius. Find out the real story... Read more >
Written by Pamela Rushby
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 48 pages
On Sale: October 9, 2007
Price: $17.90
His is one of the most famous faces in our history. We see his image on coins, notes, souvenirs, and logos. But how well do we know Benjamin Franklin, famous politician, statesman, writer, activist, and inventor? Take a fresh look at the man behind the genius. Find out the real story... Read more >
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World History Biographies: Gandhi
Written by Philip Wilkinson
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: September 11, 2007
Price: $6.95
A shy, serious boy, Mahatma Gandhi would later lead India to nationhood and change the course of history. After studying law in London, he championed Indian rights in South Africa for two decades. He returned to India in 1914, leading a campaign of nonviolent protest and civil disobedience against British rule... Read more >
Written by Philip Wilkinson
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: September 11, 2007
Price: $6.95
A shy, serious boy, Mahatma Gandhi would later lead India to nationhood and change the course of history. After studying law in London, he championed Indian rights in South Africa for two decades. He returned to India in 1914, leading a campaign of nonviolent protest and civil disobedience against British rule... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover and a
hardcover library binding.
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World History Biographies: Hatshepsut
Written by Ellen Galford
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: September 11, 2007
Price: $6.95
She was the Egyptian girl who became a master politician and a supreme stateswoman. Inheriting her father's throne along with her young stepson, Hatshepsut was soon crowned pharaoh in her own right. This is the startling tale of a woman's rise to power within the patriarchal society of ancient Egypt: Hatshepsut... Read more >
Written by Ellen Galford
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: September 11, 2007
Price: $6.95
She was the Egyptian girl who became a master politician and a supreme stateswoman. Inheriting her father's throne along with her young stepson, Hatshepsut was soon crowned pharaoh in her own right. This is the startling tale of a woman's rise to power within the patriarchal society of ancient Egypt: Hatshepsut... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover and a
hardcover library binding.
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The Remarkable Rough-Riding Life of Theodore Roosevelt and the Rise of Empire America
Written by Cheryl Harness
Format: Hardcover, 144 pages
On Sale: January 9, 2007
Price: $16.95
The eagerly awaited third title in the Cheryl Harness Histories series paints a vibrant portrait of Theodore Roosevelt—Rough Rider, trustbuster, explorer, President, and more—whose bullish attitude forever changed America.
How did a sickly boy transform himself into one of the country's boldest leaders? You'll get the full story—front page and behind-the-scenes—as... Read more >
Written by Cheryl Harness
Format: Hardcover, 144 pages
On Sale: January 9, 2007
Price: $16.95
The eagerly awaited third title in the Cheryl Harness Histories series paints a vibrant portrait of Theodore Roosevelt—Rough Rider, trustbuster, explorer, President, and more—whose bullish attitude forever changed America.
How did a sickly boy transform himself into one of the country's boldest leaders? You'll get the full story—front page and behind-the-scenes—as... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover library binding.
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The Remarkable Rough-Riding Life of Theodore Roosevelt and the Rise of Empire America
Written by Cheryl Harness
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 144 pages
On Sale: January 9, 2007
Price: $25.90
The eagerly awaited third title in the Cheryl Harness Histories series paints a vibrant portrait of Theodore Roosevelt—Rough Rider, trustbuster, explorer, President, and more—whose bullish attitude forever changed America.
How did a sickly boy transform himself into one of the country's boldest leaders? You'll get the full story—front page and behind-the-scenes—as... Read more >
Written by Cheryl Harness
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 144 pages
On Sale: January 9, 2007
Price: $25.90
The eagerly awaited third title in the Cheryl Harness Histories series paints a vibrant portrait of Theodore Roosevelt—Rough Rider, trustbuster, explorer, President, and more—whose bullish attitude forever changed America.
How did a sickly boy transform himself into one of the country's boldest leaders? You'll get the full story—front page and behind-the-scenes—as... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
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George vs. George
Written by Rosalyn Schanzer
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: January 9, 2007
Price: $6.95
There are two sides to every story. Rosalyn Schanzer's engaging and wonderfully illustrated book brings to life both sides of the American Revolution.
The narrative introduces anew the two enemies, both named George: George Washington, the man who freed the American colonies from the British, and George III, the British king... Read more >
Written by Rosalyn Schanzer
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: January 9, 2007
Price: $6.95
There are two sides to every story. Rosalyn Schanzer's engaging and wonderfully illustrated book brings to life both sides of the American Revolution.
The narrative introduces anew the two enemies, both named George: George Washington, the man who freed the American colonies from the British, and George III, the British king... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover and a
hardcover library binding.
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George Washington, Spymaster
Written by Thomas B. Allen
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: January 9, 2007
Price: $5.95
Now in paperback—the award-winning National Geographic book that presents the untold story of the invisible war behind the American Revolution. A riveting tale of intrigue, spies, counterspies and secret agents, George Washington, Spymasteris a unique and entertaining account of one of the most important chapters in our nation's history. The compelling... Read more >
Written by Thomas B. Allen
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: January 9, 2007
Price: $5.95
Now in paperback—the award-winning National Geographic book that presents the untold story of the invisible war behind the American Revolution. A riveting tale of intrigue, spies, counterspies and secret agents, George Washington, Spymasteris a unique and entertaining account of one of the most important chapters in our nation's history. The compelling... Read more >
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Our Country's First Ladies
Written by Ann Bausum
Format: Hardcover, 128 pages
On Sale: January 9, 2007
Price: $19.95
The award-winning author of National Geographic's widely acclaimed Our Country's Presidents now brings young readers the perfect companion piece—Our Country's First Ladies.
Step inside the White House and meet the women who have played the roles of partners, confidantes, hostesses, and activists in the midst of American history. Read of fascinating... Read more >
Written by Ann Bausum
Format: Hardcover, 128 pages
On Sale: January 9, 2007
Price: $19.95
The award-winning author of National Geographic's widely acclaimed Our Country's Presidents now brings young readers the perfect companion piece—Our Country's First Ladies.
Step inside the White House and meet the women who have played the roles of partners, confidantes, hostesses, and activists in the midst of American history. Read of fascinating... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover library binding.
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Our Country's First Ladies
Written by Ann Bausum
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 128 pages
On Sale: January 9, 2007
Price: $28.90
The award-winning author of National Geographic's widely acclaimed Our Country's Presidents now brings young readers the perfect companion piece—Our Country's First Ladies.
Step inside the White House and meet the women who have played the roles of partners, confidantes, hostesses, and activists in the midst of American history. Read of fascinating... Read more >
Written by Ann Bausum
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 128 pages
On Sale: January 9, 2007
Price: $28.90
The award-winning author of National Geographic's widely acclaimed Our Country's Presidents now brings young readers the perfect companion piece—Our Country's First Ladies.
Step inside the White House and meet the women who have played the roles of partners, confidantes, hostesses, and activists in the midst of American history. Read of fascinating... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
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Thomas Jefferson
Written by Cheryl Harness
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: January 9, 2007
Price: $7.95
In her sixth presidential biography for National Geographic, Cheryl Harness illuminates the many sides of Thomas Jefferson: scientist, lawyer, farmer, architect, diplomat, inventor, musician, philosopher, author of the Declaration of Independence, founder of the University of Virginia, and third president of the United States. Readers meet this extraordinary man of contradictions... Read more >
Written by Cheryl Harness
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: January 9, 2007
Price: $7.95
In her sixth presidential biography for National Geographic, Cheryl Harness illuminates the many sides of Thomas Jefferson: scientist, lawyer, farmer, architect, diplomat, inventor, musician, philosopher, author of the Declaration of Independence, founder of the University of Virginia, and third president of the United States. Readers meet this extraordinary man of contradictions... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
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With Courage and Cloth
Written by Ann Bausum
Format: Hardcover, 112 pages
On Sale: September 1, 2004
Price: $21.95
Read more >
Written by Ann Bausum
Format: Hardcover, 112 pages
On Sale: September 1, 2004
Price: $21.95
Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover library binding.
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With Courage and Cloth
Written by Ann Bausum
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 112 pages
On Sale: September 1, 2004
Price: $32.90
Read more >
Written by Ann Bausum
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 112 pages
On Sale: September 1, 2004
Price: $32.90
Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
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Thomas Jefferson
Written by Cheryl Harness
Format: Hardcover, 48 pages
On Sale: January 1, 2004
Price: $17.95
Read more >
Written by Cheryl Harness
Format: Hardcover, 48 pages
On Sale: January 1, 2004
Price: $17.95
Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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High Hopes
Written by Deborah Heiligman
Format: Hardcover, 64 pages
On Sale: October 1, 2003
Price: $17.95
Read more >
Written by Deborah Heiligman
Format: Hardcover, 64 pages
On Sale: October 1, 2003
Price: $17.95
Read more >
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