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• Spying on Spies

  How Elizebeth Smith Friedman Broke the Nazis' Secret Codes

  Moss, Marissa,

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  One of the founders of U.S. cryptology who would eventually become one of the world's greatest code breakers, Elizebeth Smith Friedman (1892-1980) was a brilliant mind behind many important battles throughout the 20th century, saving many lives…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A First Guide to Dogs

  Understanding Your Very Best Friend

  Bradshaw, John, 1950-

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  Uncovering the secret lives of pets, Dr. John Bradshaw invites young readers to learn more about their closet companions: their dogs! Told from the point of view of Rusty the terrier, this lively, illustrated book gives kids a front-seat view to the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Blue

  a History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky

  Brew-Hammond, Nana Ekua,

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  This picture book follows one color's journey throughout history--from ancient Afghan painters to 1905, when a chemical blue dye was created--and around the world, as it becomes the blue we know today.

• Escape at 10,000 Feet

  D.B. Cooper and the Missing Money

  Sullivan, Tom (Writer of children's books),

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  A minute-by-minute account of the only unsolved airplane hijacking in the United States uses reproductions of FBI files and investigation photographs to chronicle the events surrounding an unidentified extortionist's 1971 hijacking and disappearance.

• We Had to Be Brave

  Escaping the Nazis on the Kindertransport

  Hopkinson, Deborah,

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  Ruth David was growing up in a small village in Germany when Adolf Hitler rose to power in the 1930s. Under the Nazi Party, Jewish families like Ruth's experienced rising anti-Semitic restrictions and attacks. Just going to school became dangerous.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• To Fly Among the Stars

  the Hidden Story of the Fight for Women Astronauts

  Rissman, Rebecca,

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  This narrative nonfiction work recounts the early years of air and space exploration and the daring exploits of America's first astronauts--both the men and women who were called upon to train."-- "In the 1960s, locked in a heated race to launch the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Shackleton's Endurance

  An Antarctic Survival Story

  Grochowicz, Joanna,

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  In August 1914, Ernest Shackleton and his men set sail for Antarctica, where they plan to cross the last uncharted continent on foot. In January 1915, his ship, the Endurance, becomes locked in pack ice. Later, it sinks without a trace. To survive,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Fighting for Independence

  An Interactive American Revolution Adventure

  Hoena, B. A.

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  Vivid storytelling and authentic dialogue bring American history to life and place readers in the shoes of real people who experienced some of the most pivotal moments of the American Revolution. Battles such as Bunker Hill have begun to take their…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Boy Who Became Buffalo Bill

  Growing Up Billy Cody in Bleeding Kansas

  Warren, Andrea,

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  Explores how the man who became the most famous entertainer of his time and a legend of the "Wild West" grew up amid a violent regional conflict that would soon tear apart the nation.

• Ivan

  the Remarkable True Story of the Shopping Mall Gorilla

  Applegate, Katherine

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  "The true story of Ivan, known as the Shopping Mall Gorilla, who lived alone in a small cage for almost 30 years before being relocated to the gorilla habitat at ZooAtlanta."-- Details Full Record Additional Info

• Neighborhood Sharks

  Hunting With Great Whites of California's Farallon Islands

  Roy, Katherine,

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  "An up close look at the ocean's most fearsome and famous predator and the scientists who study them--just twenty-six miles from the Golden Gate Bridge"--

• Lincoln's Grave Robbers

  Sheinkin, Steve

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  Describes how a counterfeiting ring plotted to ransom Lincoln's body to secure the release of their imprisoned ringleader, and how a fledging Secret Service and an undercover agent conducted a daring election-night sting operation.

• A Black Hole Is Not a Hole

  DeCristofano, Carolyn Cinami

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  Introduces black holes, describing their physical features, how they were discovered, what causes them, and where they exist in space.

• Moonbird

  a Year on the Wind With the Great Survivor B95

  Hoose, Phillip M., 1947-

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  Newbery Honor and National Book Award-winning author Phillip Hoose tells the extraordinary story of one bird's strength, adaptability, and determination. B95 can feel it: a stirring in his bones and feathers. It's time. Today is the day he will once…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Bomb

  the Race to Build - and Steal - the World's Most Dangerous Weapon

  Sheinkin, Steve

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  In December of 1938, a chemist in a German laboratory made a shocking discovery: When placed next to radioactive material, a Uranium atom split in two. That simple discovery launched a scientific race that spanned 3 continents.

• Brothers at Bat

  the True Story of An Amazing All-brother Baseball Team

  Vernick, Audrey

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  Learn about the sinking of the Titanic, the discovery of its wreckage and more.

• Amelia Lost

  the Life and Disappearance of Amelia Earhart

  Fleming, Candace

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  Tells the story of Amelia Earhart's life - as a child, a woman, and a pilot - and describes the search for her missing plane.

• Mission Control, This Is Apollo

  the Story of the First Voyages to the Moon

  Chaikin, Andrew, 1956-

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  This book highlights the space program's magnificent achievements, as well as its moments of tension and tragedy.

• Truce

  the Day the Soldiers Stopped Fighting

  Murphy, Jim, 1947-2022

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  On July 29, 1914, the world's peace was shattered as the artillery of the Austro-Hungarian Empire began shelling the troops of the country to its south. What followed was like a row of falling dominoes as one European country after another rushed to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Marching for Freedom

  Walk Together, Children, and Don't You Grow Weary

  Partridge, Elizabeth

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  Tells the unsettling but uplifting story of the Selma to Montgomery March in 1965, using the voices of men and women who participated as children and teenagers. Their stories unfold over 10 chapters that detail voter discrimination and the…Read moreRead more of this annotation