Catching Fire
The Story of Firefighting
Written by Gena K. Gorrell
Format: eBook
On Sale: January 29, 2013
Price: $10.99
An entertaining and informative look at firefighting, from the equipment to the techniques, both in history and today. Enhanced with black and white photos, anecdotes from firefighters, and fire prevention and safety tips.
From the Trade Paperback edition.
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The Greatest Liar on Earth
Written by Mark Greenwood
Illustrated by Frane Lessac
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: October 9, 2012
Price: $16.99
Come hear the intriguing real-life tale of a man whose amazing adventure stories sounded too good to be true . . . or were they?There is not a whisper when Louis de Rougemont steps onto the stage to recount his astonishing experiences on the sea and in lands far away. It...
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How to Survive Anything
Shark Attack, Lightning, Embarrassing Parents, Pop Quizzes, and Other Perilous Situations
Written by Rachel Buchholz
Format: Trade Paperback, 176 pages
On Sale: April 12, 2011
Price: $12.95
Let's face it. With school pressures, social pressures, parental pressures...the teenage years are tough. Your best friend is with you one day, dating your crush the next. But it could be worse! You could be face-to-face with an angry grizzly, or chest-deep in quicksand. Never fear, National Geographic has the solution!...
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Face to Face with Butterflies
Written by Darlyne Murawski
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 32 pages
On Sale: May 11, 2010
Price: $25.90
You’re keeping
soooo still. You’re trying not to even
breathe too loudly. You don’t want to disturb the most wonderful, delicate-looking creature you’ve ever seen. Insect expert Darlyne Murawski leads young readers inside the fascinating world of butterflies: learn how they are magically transformed from squirmy caterpillars; discover how each species...
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Face to Face with Butterflies
Written by Darlyne Murawski
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: May 11, 2010
Price: $16.95
You’re keeping
soooo still. You’re trying not to even
breathe too loudly. You don’t want to disturb the most wonderful, delicate-looking creature you’ve ever seen. Insect expert Darlyne Murawski leads young readers inside the fascinating world of butterflies: learn how they are magically transformed from squirmy caterpillars; discover how each species...
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Face to Face with Manatees
Written by Brian Skerry
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: May 11, 2010
Price: $16.95
You’re deep inside an endangered habitat. In the blue waters of southern Florida you come face to face with nature’s gentle giant. Meet the manatee. He’s playful, sometimes clumsy, and he rolls around when he’s happy. Hear that?! He just squealed with delight. Learn why his world is under threat from...
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Face to Face with Manatees
Written by Brian Skerry
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 32 pages
On Sale: May 11, 2010
Price: $25.90
You’re deep inside an endangered habitat. In the blue waters of southern Florida you come face to face with nature’s gentle giant. Meet the manatee. He’s playful, sometimes clumsy, and he rolls around when he’s happy. Hear that?! He just squealed with delight. Learn why his world is under threat from...
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Herbert: The True Story of a Brave Sea Dog
Written by Robyn Belton
Illustrated by Robyn Belton
Format: Hardcover, 40 pages
On Sale: April 13, 2010
Price: $15.99
A boy never gives up hope when his little dog vanishes at sea in this suspenseful and heartwarming true-life adventure.Herbert was a small dog who lived by the sea. Everybody loved him, but the person who loved him best of all was Tim. One fine day, Herbert sets off on a...
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Face to Face with Frogs
Written by Mark Moffett
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: March 9, 2010
Price: $6.95
You’re two inches away from a poison dart frog. You’re lying on the rain forest floor as she hops toward you, utterly fearless. This deadly
terribilis frog has nothing to fear; your fear is that any accidental contact with
your skin could mean death!
Let Mark Moffett give you the expert view...
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Face to Face with Lions
Written by Dereck Joubert and Beverly Joubert
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: March 9, 2010
Price: $6.95
You look straight ahead. You try to breathe normally. You can smell the scent of the huge cat that is staring back. You are a cameraman. He is the King of Beasts. Your only thought is "I hope he has eaten today."
Let National Geographic Explorers-in-Residence Dereck and Beverly Joubert bring you...
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A Thousand Years of Pirates
Written by William Gilkerson
Format: eBook
On Sale: January 18, 2010
Price: $17.99
For as long as they’ve existed, pirates have conjured up visions of high-seas adventure and skullduggery, sea chases and bloody battles, dangerous coastal lairs and buried treasure. Rightly so, for ever since ships have carried valuable cargo, pirates have enraged monarchs and struck terror into the hearts of honest seamen with...
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A Thousand Years of Pirates
Written by William Gilkerson
Format: Hardcover, 96 pages
On Sale: November 10, 2009
Price: $32.95
For as long as they’ve existed, pirates have conjured up visions of high-seas adventure and skullduggery, sea chases and bloody battles, dangerous coastal lairs and buried treasure. Rightly so, for ever since ships have carried valuable cargo, pirates have enraged monarchs and struck terror into the hearts of honest seamen with...
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Balto and the Great Race
Written by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel
Format: eBook
On Sale: September 2, 2009
Price: $3.99
Balto has a quiet life as a sled dog—until tragedy strikes. Dozens of children in Nome become sick with diphtheria. Without antitoxin serum, they will perish—and the closest supply is 650 miles away! The only way to get the serum to Nome is by sled, but can the dogs deliver it...
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