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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Fairies! A True Story
Written by Shirley Raye Redmond
Illustrated by Red Hansen
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: March 27, 2012
Price: $3.99
From the forest fairies of West Africa to the magical brownies of Scotland, people have told stories about fairies for a long, long time. In England, two little girls shocked the world when they claimed that they had proof that fairies existed; they had photographs! But are fairies myth? Or are...
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Fairies! A True Story
Written by Shirley Raye Redmond
Illustrated by Red Hansen
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: March 27, 2012
Price: $3.99
From the forest fairies of West Africa to the magical brownies of Scotland, people have told stories about fairies for a long, long time. In England, two little girls shocked the world when they claimed that they had proof that fairies existed; they had photographs! But are fairies myth? Or are...
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Fairies! A True Story
Written by Shirley Raye Redmond
Illustrated by Red Hansen
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 48 pages
On Sale: March 27, 2012
Price: $12.99
From the forest fairies of West Africa to the magical brownies of Scotland, people have told stories about fairies for a long, long time. In England, two little girls shocked the world when they claimed that they had proof that fairies existed; they had photographs! But are fairies myth? Or are...
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September 11, 2001
Attack on New York City
Written by Wilborn Hampton
Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: August 23, 2011
Price: $12.99
The award-winning Wilborn Hampton recounts one horrifying day in history through the eyes of several who experienced it firsthand.A blind man and his dog struggling to escape from the burning North Tower, a company of firefighters risking their lives to help with the evacuation, an ordinary citizen turned rescue worker sifting...
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Working Like a Dog
The Story of Working Dogs through History
Written by Gena K. Gorrell
Format: eBook
On Sale: May 8, 2009
Price: $10.99
Winner of The 2003 ASPCA Henry Bergh Children’s Book Award
Included on VOYA’s ninth annual Nonfiction Honor List
Since the first hungry wolf bravely approached an ancient cooking fire and was rewarded with a scrap of meat, our lives and the lives of dogs have been interwoven. Dogs have worked for us as...
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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...
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Sweet!
The Delicious Story of Candy
Written by Ann Love and Jane Drake
Illustrated by Claudia Davila
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: April 14, 2009
Price: $12.95
Through time and across continents, stories of sweets and their inventors intrigue and entertain us. Learn about primal sweets — from honey, sweet milk, and nuts to sugar candy, chocolate, and “sweet” stories of success.
Sweet! The Delicious Story of Candy takes us through history from 4,000 B.C., when islanders in...
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Real Pirates
The Untold Story of the Whydah from Slave Ship to Pirate Ship
Written by Barry Clifford
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: March 11, 2008
Price: $16.95
There’s mystery in her history; there’s gold within her hold…This vivid picture book takes readers through the swashbuckling tale of the
Whydah. One of the most advanced sailing ships of the early 18th-century when she first set sail from London in late 1716, this vessel brought adventure, wealth, and doom to...
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Real Pirates
The Untold Story of the Whydah from Slave Ship to Pirate Ship
Written by Barry Clifford
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 32 pages
On Sale: March 11, 2008
Price: $25.90
There’s mystery in her history; there’s gold within her hold…This vivid picture book takes readers through the swashbuckling tale of the
Whydah. One of the most advanced sailing ships of the early 18th-century when she first set sail from London in late 1716, this vessel brought adventure, wealth, and doom to...
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National Geographic Countries of the World: Cuba
Written by Jen Green
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 64 pages
On Sale: August 14, 2007
Price: $27.90
Take a look at one of America's neighbors, an island of rich cultures from several sources: Spanish colonialism, African slavery, and proximity to the US.
A large number of Cuban exiles reside in the US, with a high concentration of expatriate Cuban communities in the state of Florida. Christopher Columbus sighted the...
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Left for Dead
Written by Peter Nelson
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: November 11, 2003
Price: $8.95
Just after midnight on July 30, 1945, the USS
Indianapolis was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine. The ship sank in 14 minutes. More than 1,000 men were thrown into shark-infested waters. Those who survived the fiery sinking—some injured, many without life jackets—struggled to stay afloat in shark-infested waters as they waited...
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Working Like a Dog
The Story of Working Dogs through History
Written by Gena K. Gorrell
Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: September 9, 2003
Price: $16.95
Winner of The 2003 ASPCA Henry Bergh Children’s Book Award
Included on VOYA’s ninth annual Nonfiction Honor List
Since the first hungry wolf bravely approached an ancient cooking fire and was rewarded with a scrap of meat, our lives and the lives of dogs have been interwoven. Dogs have worked for us as...
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Also available as an
eBook.