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Magic Tree House Fact Tracker #3: Mummies and Pyramids
A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #3: Mummies in the Morning
Written by Mary Pope Osborne and Sal Murdocca
Illustrated by Will Osborne
Format: eBook, 128 pages
On Sale: April 25, 2012
Price: $5.99
Magic Tree House Research Guides are now Magic Tree House Fact Trackers! Track the facts with Jack and Annie!
When Jack and Annie got back from their adventure in Magic Tree House #3: Mummies in the Morning, they had lots of questions. Why did people make mummies? What was the mysterious writing on... Read more >
A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #3: Mummies in the Morning
Written by Mary Pope Osborne and Sal Murdocca
Illustrated by Will Osborne
Format: eBook, 128 pages
On Sale: April 25, 2012
Price: $5.99
Magic Tree House Research Guides are now Magic Tree House Fact Trackers! Track the facts with Jack and Annie!
When Jack and Annie got back from their adventure in Magic Tree House #3: Mummies in the Morning, they had lots of questions. Why did people make mummies? What was the mysterious writing on... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover library binding and a
trade paperback.
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African Acrostics
A Word in Edgeways
Written by Avis Harley
Photographed by Deborah Noyes
Format: Trade Paperback, 40 pages
On Sale: March 13, 2012
Price: $6.99
Look carefully! The wild animals of Africa spring to life in clever, lighthearted poems and compelling, evocative photographs.
Inside every acrostic is a secret message, often lurking in the first letter of each line (read top to bottom). But look out! These acrostics not only follow their subjects to Africa, but they... Read more >
A Word in Edgeways
Written by Avis Harley
Photographed by Deborah Noyes
Format: Trade Paperback, 40 pages
On Sale: March 13, 2012
Price: $6.99
Look carefully! The wild animals of Africa spring to life in clever, lighthearted poems and compelling, evocative photographs.
Inside every acrostic is a secret message, often lurking in the first letter of each line (read top to bottom). But look out! These acrostics not only follow their subjects to Africa, but they... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
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Chike and the River
Written by Chinua Achebe
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: August 9, 2011
Price: $10.00
Written by Chinua Achebe
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: August 9, 2011
Price: $10.00
The more Chike saw the ferry-boats the more he wanted to make the trip to Asaba. But where would he get the money? He did not know. Still, he hoped.
Eleven-year-old Chike longs to cross the Niger River to the city of Asaba, but he doesn’t have the sixpence he needs to...
Also available as an
eBook.
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Lost Boy, Lost Girl
Escaping Civil War in Sudan
Written by John Bul Dau
Format: Hardcover, 160 pages
On Sale: October 12, 2010
Price: $15.95
One of thousands of children who fled strife in southern Sudan, John Bul Dau survived hunger, exhaustion, and violence. His wife, Martha, endured similar hardships. In this memorable book, the two convey the best of African values while relating searing accounts of famine and war. There’s warmth as well, in their... Read more >
Escaping Civil War in Sudan
Written by John Bul Dau
Format: Hardcover, 160 pages
On Sale: October 12, 2010
Price: $15.95
One of thousands of children who fled strife in southern Sudan, John Bul Dau survived hunger, exhaustion, and violence. His wife, Martha, endured similar hardships. In this memorable book, the two convey the best of African values while relating searing accounts of famine and war. There’s warmth as well, in their... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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LOST BOY LOST GIRL
Escaping Civil War in Sudan
Written by John Bul Dau
Format: Hardcover, 160 pages
On Sale: October 12, 2010
Price: $23.90
One of thousands of children who fled strife in southern Sudan, John Bul Dau survived hunger, exhaustion, and violence. His wife, Martha, endured similar hardships. In this memorable book, the two convey the best of African values while relating searing accounts of famine and war. There’s warmth as well, in their... Read more >
Escaping Civil War in Sudan
Written by John Bul Dau
Format: Hardcover, 160 pages
On Sale: October 12, 2010
Price: $23.90
One of thousands of children who fled strife in southern Sudan, John Bul Dau survived hunger, exhaustion, and violence. His wife, Martha, endured similar hardships. In this memorable book, the two convey the best of African values while relating searing accounts of famine and war. There’s warmth as well, in their... Read more >
Lost Boy, Lost Girl
Escaping Civil War in Sudan
Written by John Bul Dau
Format: eBook, 128 pages
On Sale: October 12, 2010
Price: $15.95
One of thousands of children who fled strife in southern Sudan, John Bul Dau survived hunger, exhaustion, and violence. His wife, Martha, endured similar hardships. In this memorable book, the two convey the best of African values while relating searing accounts of famine and war. There’s warmth as well, in their... Read more >
Escaping Civil War in Sudan
Written by John Bul Dau
Format: eBook, 128 pages
On Sale: October 12, 2010
Price: $15.95
One of thousands of children who fled strife in southern Sudan, John Bul Dau survived hunger, exhaustion, and violence. His wife, Martha, endured similar hardships. In this memorable book, the two convey the best of African values while relating searing accounts of famine and war. There’s warmth as well, in their... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
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I Dreamed of Flying Like a Bird
My Adventures Photographing Wild Animals from a Helicopter
Written by Robert B. Haas
Illustrated by Robert B. Haas
Format: Hardcover, 64 pages
On Sale: September 14, 2010
Price: $27.90
Climb aboard a helicopter with National Geographic photographer Robert Haas and journey all over the world in search of wild animals and exotic places. Cruise over the savanna grasslands of Africa and watch from above as lions hunt buffalos, one of the few "fair fights" in the African wilderness. Enjoy the... Read more >
My Adventures Photographing Wild Animals from a Helicopter
Written by Robert B. Haas
Illustrated by Robert B. Haas
Format: Hardcover, 64 pages
On Sale: September 14, 2010
Price: $27.90
Climb aboard a helicopter with National Geographic photographer Robert Haas and journey all over the world in search of wild animals and exotic places. Cruise over the savanna grasslands of Africa and watch from above as lions hunt buffalos, one of the few "fair fights" in the African wilderness. Enjoy the... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
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I Dreamed of Flying Like a Bird
My Adventures Photographing Wild Animals from a Helicopter
Written by Robert B. Haas
Illustrated by Robert Haas
Format: Hardcover, 64 pages
On Sale: September 14, 2010
Price: $17.95
Climb aboard a helicopter with National Geographic photographer Robert Haas and journey all over the world in search of wild animals and exotic places. Cruise over the savanna grasslands of Africa and watch from above as lions hunt buffalos, one of the few "fair fights" in the African wilderness. Enjoy the... Read more >
My Adventures Photographing Wild Animals from a Helicopter
Written by Robert B. Haas
Illustrated by Robert Haas
Format: Hardcover, 64 pages
On Sale: September 14, 2010
Price: $17.95
Climb aboard a helicopter with National Geographic photographer Robert Haas and journey all over the world in search of wild animals and exotic places. Cruise over the savanna grasslands of Africa and watch from above as lions hunt buffalos, one of the few "fair fights" in the African wilderness. Enjoy the... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
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Breakfast in the Rainforest
A Visit with Mountain Gorillas
Written by Richard Sobol
Afterword by Leonardo DiCaprio
Photographed by Richard Sobol
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: August 24, 2010
Price: $7.99
"First in a planned Traveling Photographer series, this will delight armchair explorers and animal lovers."—KIRKUS REVIEWS
A SMITHSONIAN Notable Book for Children
Powerful but shy, the African mountain gorilla struggles for survival in the rainforests of Uganda’s national parks. Through extraordinary images and a compelling text, wildlife photographer Richard Sobol leads us on... Read more >
A Visit with Mountain Gorillas
Written by Richard Sobol
Afterword by Leonardo DiCaprio
Photographed by Richard Sobol
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: August 24, 2010
Price: $7.99
"First in a planned Traveling Photographer series, this will delight armchair explorers and animal lovers."—KIRKUS REVIEWS
A SMITHSONIAN Notable Book for Children
Powerful but shy, the African mountain gorilla struggles for survival in the rainforests of Uganda’s national parks. Through extraordinary images and a compelling text, wildlife photographer Richard Sobol leads us on... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
Facing the Lion
Growing Up Maasai on the African Savanna
Written by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola
Format: eBook, 128 pages
On Sale: September 30, 2009
Price: $6.95
Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton gives American kids a firsthand look at growing up in Kenya as a member of a tribe of nomads whose livelihood centers on the raising and grazing of cattle. Readers share Lekuton's first encounter with a lion, the epitome of bravery in the warrior tradition. They follow his... Read more >
Growing Up Maasai on the African Savanna
Written by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola
Format: eBook, 128 pages
On Sale: September 30, 2009
Price: $6.95
Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton gives American kids a firsthand look at growing up in Kenya as a member of a tribe of nomads whose livelihood centers on the raising and grazing of cattle. Readers share Lekuton's first encounter with a lion, the epitome of bravery in the warrior tradition. They follow his... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover library binding and a
trade paperback.
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National Geographic Countries of the World: Kenya
Written by Bridget Giles
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: August 11, 2009
Price: $12.95
Read more >
Written by Bridget Giles
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: August 11, 2009
Price: $12.95
Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover library binding.
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African Acrostics
A Word in Edgeways
Written by Avis Harley
Photographed by Deborah Noyes
Format: Hardcover, 40 pages
On Sale: July 14, 2009
Price: $17.99
Look carefully! The wild animals of Africa spring to life in clever, lighthearted poems and compelling, evocative photographs.
Inside every acrostic is a secret message, often lurking in the first letter of each line (read top to bottom). But look out! These acrostics not only follow their subjects to Africa, but they... Read more >
A Word in Edgeways
Written by Avis Harley
Photographed by Deborah Noyes
Format: Hardcover, 40 pages
On Sale: July 14, 2009
Price: $17.99
Look carefully! The wild animals of Africa spring to life in clever, lighthearted poems and compelling, evocative photographs.
Inside every acrostic is a secret message, often lurking in the first letter of each line (read top to bottom). But look out! These acrostics not only follow their subjects to Africa, but they... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
|
||||
Breakfast in the Rainforest
A Visit with Mountain Gorillas
Written by Richard Sobol
Afterword by Leonardo DiCaprio
Photographed by Richard Sobol
Format: Hardcover, 48 pages
On Sale: October 14, 2008
Price: $18.99
A photographer shares a rare glimpse of mountain gorillas in the wild — and inspires readers to help protect them.
Powerful but shy, the African mountain gorilla struggles for survival in the rainforests of Uganda's national parks. Follow wildlife photographer Richard Sobol on an arduous journey to these hidden habitats and take... Read more >
A Visit with Mountain Gorillas
Written by Richard Sobol
Afterword by Leonardo DiCaprio
Photographed by Richard Sobol
Format: Hardcover, 48 pages
On Sale: October 14, 2008
Price: $18.99
A photographer shares a rare glimpse of mountain gorillas in the wild — and inspires readers to help protect them.
Powerful but shy, the African mountain gorilla struggles for survival in the rainforests of Uganda's national parks. Follow wildlife photographer Richard Sobol on an arduous journey to these hidden habitats and take... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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African Critters
Written by Robert B. Haas
Format: Hardcover, 96 pages
On Sale: September 9, 2008
Price: $17.95
With a dramatic first-person narrative and close-up photography that brings kids into the thick of the action, National Geographic photographer Robert B. Haas gives us a rare glimpse into the struggles for survival in the African wilderness. We accompany him in his jeep, camera primed and ready to react. With stories... Read more >
Written by Robert B. Haas
Format: Hardcover, 96 pages
On Sale: September 9, 2008
Price: $17.95
With a dramatic first-person narrative and close-up photography that brings kids into the thick of the action, National Geographic photographer Robert B. Haas gives us a rare glimpse into the struggles for survival in the African wilderness. We accompany him in his jeep, camera primed and ready to react. With stories... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover library binding.
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African Critters
Written by Robert B. Haas
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 96 pages
On Sale: September 9, 2008
Price: $26.90
With a dramatic first-person narrative and close-up photography that brings kids into the thick of the action, National Geographic photographer Robert B. Haas gives us a rare glimpse into the struggles for survival in the African wilderness. We accompany him in his jeep, camera primed and ready to react. With stories... Read more >
Written by Robert B. Haas
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 96 pages
On Sale: September 9, 2008
Price: $26.90
With a dramatic first-person narrative and close-up photography that brings kids into the thick of the action, National Geographic photographer Robert B. Haas gives us a rare glimpse into the struggles for survival in the African wilderness. We accompany him in his jeep, camera primed and ready to react. With stories... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
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National Geographic Countries of the World: South Africa
Written by Virginia Mace
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 64 pages
On Sale: January 8, 2008
Price: $27.90
Visit the southernmost country in Africa, and one of the most scenic places on Earth. Discover a nation of over 47 million people, with eleven official languages. Meet Nelson Mandela, the father of modern South Africa, an inspirational symbol of freedom worldwide, and winner of the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize. Learn... Read more >
Written by Virginia Mace
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 64 pages
On Sale: January 8, 2008
Price: $27.90
Visit the southernmost country in Africa, and one of the most scenic places on Earth. Discover a nation of over 47 million people, with eleven official languages. Meet Nelson Mandela, the father of modern South Africa, an inspirational symbol of freedom worldwide, and winner of the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize. Learn... Read more >
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World History Biographies: Mandela
The Hero Who Led His Nation to Freedom
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 >
The Hero Who Led His Nation to Freedom
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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National Geographic Countries of the World: Nigeria
Written by Bridget Giles
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 64 pages
On Sale: September 11, 2007
Price: $27.90
Discover Africa's most populous country. Learn why this oil-rich land is so troubled. Visit Lagos, Nigeria's teeming mega-metropolis. Come see the sacred city of Ife-Ife. Read more >
Written by Bridget Giles
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 64 pages
On Sale: September 11, 2007
Price: $27.90
Discover Africa's most populous country. Learn why this oil-rich land is so troubled. Visit Lagos, Nigeria's teeming mega-metropolis. Come see the sacred city of Ife-Ife. Read more >
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National Geographic Countries of the World: Egypt
Written by Selina Wood
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 64 pages
On Sale: April 10, 2007
Price: $27.90
National Geographic takes you to the ancient Land of the Pharaohs, where the shifting sands of time reveal one of history's great civilizations—and a key player in present-day Middle Eastern politics. Meet the ancient Egyptians who long ago pioneered irrigation agriculture, literacy, urban development, international trade, and the science of power... Read more >
Written by Selina Wood
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 64 pages
On Sale: April 10, 2007
Price: $27.90
National Geographic takes you to the ancient Land of the Pharaohs, where the shifting sands of time reveal one of history's great civilizations—and a key player in present-day Middle Eastern politics. Meet the ancient Egyptians who long ago pioneered irrigation agriculture, literacy, urban development, international trade, and the science of power... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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National Geographic Countries of the World: Kenya
Written by Bridget Giles
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 64 pages
On Sale: December 12, 2006
Price: $27.90
Welcome to Kenya, land of light and infinite variety. National Geographic will be your guide in Nairobi, and into the bush beyond.
Kenya's busy capital bustles with crowds, traffic and markets selling produce from the heartlands. Out in the bush, a myriad of tribal peoples, including the Maasai, live more traditional... Read more >
Written by Bridget Giles
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 64 pages
On Sale: December 12, 2006
Price: $27.90
Welcome to Kenya, land of light and infinite variety. National Geographic will be your guide in Nairobi, and into the bush beyond.
Kenya's busy capital bustles with crowds, traffic and markets selling produce from the heartlands. Out in the bush, a myriad of tribal peoples, including the Maasai, live more traditional... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Science Chapters: Serengeti Journey
On Safari in Africa
Written by Gare Thompson
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 48 pages
On Sale: September 12, 2006
Price: $17.90
Take a safari through the wilds of Africa, and learn how the animals of the Serengeti survive in their sun-scorched domain. Read more >
On Safari in Africa
Written by Gare Thompson
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 48 pages
On Sale: September 12, 2006
Price: $17.90
Take a safari through the wilds of Africa, and learn how the animals of the Serengeti survive in their sun-scorched domain. Read more >
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Facing the Lion
Growing Up Maasai on the African Savanna
Written by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola
Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: October 11, 2005
Price: $6.95
Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton gives American kids a firsthand look at growing up in Kenya as a member of a tribe of nomads whose livelihood centers on the raising and grazing of cattle. Readers share Lekuton's first encounter with a lion, the epitome of bravery in the warrior tradition. They follow his... Read more >
Growing Up Maasai on the African Savanna
Written by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola
Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: October 11, 2005
Price: $6.95
Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton gives American kids a firsthand look at growing up in Kenya as a member of a tribe of nomads whose livelihood centers on the raising and grazing of cattle. Readers share Lekuton's first encounter with a lion, the epitome of bravery in the warrior tradition. They follow his... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook and a
hardcover library binding.
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Facing the Lion
Growing Up Maasai on the African Savanna
Written by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 144 pages
On Sale: January 1, 2005
Price: $23.90
Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton gives American kids a firsthand look at growing up in Kenya as a member of a tribe of nomads whose livelihood centers on the raising and grazing of cattle. Readers share Lekuton's first encounter with a lion, the epitome of bravery in the warrior tradition. They follow his... Read more >
Growing Up Maasai on the African Savanna
Written by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 144 pages
On Sale: January 1, 2005
Price: $23.90
Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton gives American kids a firsthand look at growing up in Kenya as a member of a tribe of nomads whose livelihood centers on the raising and grazing of cattle. Readers share Lekuton's first encounter with a lion, the epitome of bravery in the warrior tradition. They follow his... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook and a
trade paperback.
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Facing the Lion
Growing Up Maasai on the African Savanna
Written by Joseph Lemasolai-Lekuton
Format: Hardcover, 144 pages
On Sale: September 1, 2003
Price: $15.95
Read more >
Growing Up Maasai on the African Savanna
Written by Joseph Lemasolai-Lekuton
Format: Hardcover, 144 pages
On Sale: September 1, 2003
Price: $15.95
Read more >
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