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Summary: "Modern medicine is such a marvel that it's hard to imagine how deadly it was to live in the past. Sometimes it was hard to stay alive, especially in the care of an ancient doctor. Readers will learn about deadly diseases such as the many plagues that killed off millions in the Middle Ages. They'll discover just how little people knew about the spread of illness and its prevention. Historical...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: 616.07 WOOWood, John
Summary: "Crimes and criminals of yesteryear are an absorbing way to attract readers to learning about history. Pirates seeking treasure, gunslingers of the Wild West, and clever criminal masterminds are the focus of this high-interest volume. Readers will love learning who was clapped in irons, thrown into dungeons, and sentenced to the gallows. Captivating artwork and photographs complement the...
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 364.1 WOOWood, John
Summary: "Certain disasters have left such an indelible mark on history that people never tire of learning about them and wanting to discover more details. That's true of the dreadful disasters in this captivating book, which describes what happened in a sensitive and accessible way. As riveted readers learn about history's biggest catastrophes, they'll feel like they're on the scene, including the deck...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2020
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Summary: "Military history is a source of fascination for many young historians, but war is a truly gruesome part of history. From knights in suits of armor to the flying aces of the world wars, this eye-opening volume offers a comprehensive look at one part of humankind's nasty past. Readers examine the evolution of warfare. Along with riveting facts about deadly weapons and military maneuvers, readers...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 355.0202 WOOWaid, Mark
Summary: As Wally West spirals through time fighting evil and trying to return to the present, he is replaced by time-traveler John Fox, who seeks to take both Wally's role as the Flash and his girlfriend, Linda Park.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DC Comics 2001
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1 available in Young Adult Oversize, Call number: YA 741.5 FLAStine, R. L.
Summary: "Ruthie and Ezra are eager to star in their family's films when their dad and uncle buy an old Hollywood movie studio, but as they explore the place, they have several strange accidents. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards." --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Spotlight, a division of ABDO 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 STIAmichai, Yehuda.
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of California Press 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 892.416 ARMKatz, C.J.
Contents: Volume 1. One loaf at a time : the baking that brought us together while remained apart during COVID-19 -- Volume 2. One bowl at at time : the soups, stews, and bowls of comfort that brought us together while we remained apart during COVID-19.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Food Bake KatzTeitelbaum, Michael
Summary: Earth. Air. Fire. Water. These are the four nations that lived in harmony until the Fire Nation attacked. For the next hundred years, war raged across the globe. It was believed that all inhabitants from the Air Nation had perished. Then, a girl and her brother discovered a twelve-year-old boy frozen in an iceberg. His name: Aang. He is the Avatar, the master of all four elements. Together Aang...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Insight Editions 2015
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 AVAHinds, Kathryn
Summary: Examines the history, culture, religion, society, and achievements of the Italian city of Venice, from its founding to its surrender to Napoleon at the end of the eighteenth century.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Benchmark Books 2002
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 945.31 HINSchomp, Virginia.
Summary: Discusses how and why the Renaissance began in Italy, the cultural and intellectual achievements of the Italian Renaissance, and the lasting effects of these achievements on Western civilization.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Benchmark Books 2003
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 945.05 SCHCarpenter, Kenneth
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Publisher / Publication Date: Indiana University Press 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 567.91 CARDaynes, Katie
Summary: "Enter Christine Pym's adorable bug world and discover the importance of taking turns, being fair and sharing our planet with all living things. There's plenty to talk about and be inspired by"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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Summary: Earth is presently our only home, and we must care for it with that thought in mind. How has the U.S. government protected our environment so that people can live and work safely in an always-changing world? From Earth Day to a possible Green New Deal, this book will take a look at the laws enacted to protect our water, land, and air. The Wilderness Act and the Endangered Species Act changed...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Gov Law HurtIsaacs, Sally Senzell
Summary: An introduction to what life was like on the Oregon Trail, describing the wagons, daily routines, food, clothing, Native Americans encountered on the way, and dangers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Heinemann Library 2001
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 978.02 ISAMarston, Elsa.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Benchmark Books/Marshall Cavendish 2002
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 939.44 MARShuter, Jane.
Summary: Discusses the purpose, processing of inmates, daily life, and other activities and aspects of the Nazi concentration camps Auschwitz and Birkenau.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Heinemann Library 2000
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Summary: Explores the family life, clothing, warfare, and religious beliefs of Anglo-Saxons through photographs of artifacts and ancient books.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomson Learning 1994
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 942.01 COOLittlefield, Holly
Summary: Recounts the experiences of abandoned, orphaned, or homeless children from city orphanages in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries who were sent out by the trainload to find families that would adopt them or take them as workers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Carolrhoda Books 2001
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 362.734 LittlPickels, Dwayne E.
Summary: Examines the history of Scotland's clans by establishing their origins, probing the highpoints of their heyday, considering alignments among them, and identifying their mottoes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea House Publishers 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 941.15 PICScarre, Christopher.
Summary: Discusses the ancient Minoan civilization of Knossos, Crete, as manifested by the excavations of that city by the archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2003
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Summary: Discusses the history, social order, customs, religion, and accomplishments of the area known as the "cradle of civilization."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Benchmark Books 1999
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 935 SERCorbishley, Mike.
Summary: Discover how the Romans lived, played, worked, and fought.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sea-to-Sea Publications 2006