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1) Vermont
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Introduces the geography, history, agriculture, industries, wildlife, and cultural and tourist attractions of the state of Vermont.
2) Maine
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Describes the geography, history, economy, culture, and people of the state of Maine, and includes ideas for classroom assignments.
3) Minnesota
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Introduces the geography, history, agriculture, industries, wildlife, and cultural and tourist attractions of the state of Minnesota.
4) The planets
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Describes the sun and each planet of the solar system and introduces concepts such as a day, a year, orbit, and rotation.
5) Nebraska
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Describes the history, geography, ecology, people, economy, cities, and sights of the state of Nebraska, and includes ideas for classroom assignments.
6) Delaware
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Introduces the geography, history, agriculture, industries, wildlife, and cultural and tourist attractions of the state of Delaware.
7) Ancient Rome
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A photo essay documenting ancient Rome and the people who lived there as revealed through the many artifacts they left behind, including shields, swords, tools, toys, cosmetics, and jewelry.
10) Rocks & minerals
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"Unearth a treasure trove of geological knowledge with this in-depth guide to over 500 rocks and minerals"--
11) Pennsylvania
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Describes the geography, plants, animals, history, economy, language, religions, culture, sports, art, and people of the state of Pennsylvania.
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"A 22-volume, highly illustrated, A-Z general encyclopedia for all ages. As the only general reference encyclopedia still published today, The World Book Encyclopedia 2023 provides authoritative content on almost every topic to learners of all ages, from school-age readers (9-18) to adults. Whether you are looking up information to understand a subject or checking a fact for a homework assignment, tens of thousands of index entries make it easy to...
14) Nevada
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Describes the geography, history, economy, culture, and people of the state of Nevada, and includes ideas for classroom assignments.
15) England
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Describes the geography, history, economy, language, religions, culture, people, plants, and animals of England.
16) Dinosaur!
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Text and photographs explore the world of the dinosaurs, focusing on such aspects as their teeth, feet, eggs, and fossils.
17) Shark
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A photo essay introducing the various types of sharks, and features great whites, horn sharks, whale sharks, and others, and describes their physical characteristics, behavior, and life cycle.
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In this lyrical, unsentimental, and compelling memoir, the son of a black African father and a white American mother searches for a workable meaning to his life as a black American. It begins in New York, where Barack Obama learns that his father a figure he knows more as a myth than as a man has been killed in a car accident. This sudden death inspires an emotional odyssey first to a small town in Kansas, from which he retraces the migration of his...
19) Ancient Greece
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Readers can journey back in time to ancient Greece in this visually stunning introduction to one of the world's founding nations that features fascinating information, statistics and facts showing how the ancient Greeks transformed our world.
20) Nepal
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"The isolated nation of Nepal has often been seen as mysterious to outsiders. However, readers are able to discover the truth about what life is like in this country that is most famous for its rugged terrain, including Mount Everest. Thoroughly updated text dives deeply into the history, government, and economy of Nepal, as well as its religions, arts, and cuisine. Stunning photographs capture the beauty of its environment and the diversity of its...
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