Boxer, Elisa

Summary: "During World War Two, in the prison camp Terezin, a group of Jewish children and their teacher planted and nurtured a smuggled-in sapling. Over time, fewer and fewer children were left to care for the little tree, but those who remained kept lovingly sharing their water with it. When the war finally ended and the prisoners were rescued, the sapling had grown into a strong five-foot-tall maple....

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Publisher / Publication Date: Rocky Pond Books 2024

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BOX

Hofer, Charles

Summary: "It's a clash between two horned beasts! The rhinoceros is one of the largest animals living on land today. But millions of years ago, the triceratops was one of the biggest and most powerful beasts of its time. Learn what makes these similar creatures so impressive. Then decide which tanklike beast would achieve victory in a fight"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2024

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1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: J 599.66 HOF

Branfill-Cook, Roger

Summary: The first recorded engagement by a steam-powered warship took place on a river in 1824 when the Honourable East India Company's gunboat Diana moved into action on the Irrawaddy River in Burma. In the 150 years that followed, river gunboats played a significant part in over forty campaigns and individual actions. River gunboats proved to be the decisive factor in river campaigns of the American...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Naval Institute Press 2018

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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 359.8 BRA