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101) Ancient Mesopotamia
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Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Description
Located between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in modern-day Iraq, the region known as Mesopotamia (Greek for "between two rivers") is often called the "cradle of civilization." The region is known for the rise of the first cities, as well as the invention of writing. Readers will discover that the various empires of the region, like Babylon and Sumer, made many important contributions to law, politics, mathematics, and agriculture.
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Pub. Date
2019.
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The autobiographical memoir of the first woman, African American, and South Asian American to become attorney general of the State of California, and the second black woman ever elected to the United States Senate. Harris discusses the impact that her family and community had on her life, and how she came to discover her own sense of self and purpose.
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Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
"Madam C. J. Walker is commonly thought to be the first black woman millionaire. That honor actually belongs to Annie Turnbo Malone. Annie turned her personally developed hair products into a thriving business, including a school that taught her patented Poro mtehod of self-care. Madam C. J. Walker was one of her most successful students."--
107) Emily Dickinson
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Description
Journey into the world of Emily Dickinson, where the ordinary is filled with charm and beauty. Delight in the hidden secrets of the everyday world. Insects, birds, animals, the grass, the sun and moon, trees, flowers, the sea, and even Emily Dickinson's thoughts about herself take on new personalities and become other things in more than thirty-five favorite poems. Stunning color illustrations capture each poem's mood, and definitions and commentary...
108) A Samurai castle
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c1995
Edition
1st American ed.
Description
Traces the history of the samurai castles of medieval Japan with information on the role of samurai, shogun, and women in feudal Japanese society, on religious beliefs, and on arms and armor of the period.
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Description
Maybe you remember when a little robotic spacecraft landed on a far-off planet. On August 6, 2012, the rover Curiosity touched down on the rocky surface of Mars and now she s ready to guide you through her journey firsthand. From idea to creation and beyond, this fact-filled, stylish book introduces readers to Curiosity and her mission: to discover more about the red planet and search for evidence of life.
110) Russia
Author
Series
Eyewitness books volume 73
Pub. Date
1998
Description
An overview of the land, people, history, and culture of Russia from its earliest days to the present.
111) In a blink
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Description
When four friends are whisked out of their ordinary lives to Never Land, home to fairies and mermaids, Queen Clarion and Tinker Bell have to figure out a way for them to get home.
113) The train of states
Author
Pub. Date
c2004
Edition
1st ed.
Description
Gives information about each state, including capital, motto, state tree, state bird, source of name, and date of statehood.
114) Quichotte: a novel
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Pub. Date
2019.
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Description
"Quichotte, an aging traveling salesman obsessed with the 'unreal real' of TV, falls in impossible love with a queen of the screen; while obsessively writing her love letters, he wishes an imaginary son, Sancho, into existence. Together they set off across America in Quichotte's trusty Chevy Cruze to find her and convince her of his love. Meanwhile, Quichotte's tragicomic story is being told by the author who created him: Brother, a mediocre spy novelist...
116) The three snow bears
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Description
Retells the story of Goldilocks, set in an Inuit village and featuring a family of polar bears.
117) Ancient Greece
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Series
Eyewitness books volume 37
Description
Here is a spectacular and informative guide to the glories of ancient Greece. Superb color photographs of armor, jewelry, temples and much more offer a unique "eyewitness" view of the history, daily life, beliefs and achievements of the ancient Greek civilization. See the golden mask of Agamemnon, the luxurious palaces of Crete, an armed hoplite ready to do battle, the Parthenon Frieze, what a Greek family wore, and what the inside of a Greek farmhouse...
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"Explaining how the wind works, what windmills have contributed to the past, and why they offer environmental promise today as a source of clean, renewable energy, this revised and updated edition offers a glimpse into all the current and historical uses for wind power. Featuring new information on wind energy technology and wind farms, new photographs, and 24 wind-related activities--from keeping track of household energy use and conducting science...
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