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Where is the great barrier reef?
In this Where Is? title, kids can explore the Great Barrier Reef--big enough to be seen from space but made up of billions of tiny living organisms. The Great Barrier Reef, off the coast of Australia, is the world's largest coral reef system. Stretching more than 1,400 miles, it provides a home to a wide diversity of creatures. Designated a World Heritage Site, the reef is suffering from the ef…
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- 9780448486994
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- 108 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
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- Where is
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- EL 578.778 MED w
Where is the great wall?
More than two thousand years ago, with his land under constant attack from nomads, the First Emperor of China came up with a simple solution: build a wall to keep out enemies. It was a wall that kept growing and growing. But its construction came at a huge cost: it is believed that more than a million Chinese died building it, earning the wall its nickname--the longest cemetery on earth. Throug…
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- 9780448483580
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- 106 p. : ill., maps ; 19 cm.
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- EL 931 DEM w
Where is mount everest?
Introduces Mount Everest, the tallest peak in the world, describing its ancient beginnings, the first human settlers, and historic climbs
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- 9780448484082
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- 105 p. : ill., maps ; 19 cm.
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- Where is
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- EL 954.96 MED w
What is climate change?
Learn more about what climate change means and how it's affecting our planet. The earth is definitely getting warmer. There's no argument about that, but who or what is the cause? And why has climate change become a political issue? Are humans at fault? Is this just a natural development? While the vast majority of scientists who study the environment agree that humans play a large part in clim…
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- 9781524786151
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- 108 p. : ill., maps ; 19 cm.
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- What do we know about
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- EL 363.738 HER w
What was the ice age?
A mesmerizing overview of the world as it was when glaciers covered the earth and long-extinct creatures like the woolly mammoths and saber-toothed cats battled to survive. Go back 20,000 years ago to a time of much colder global temperatures when glaciers and extensive sheets of ice covered much of our planet. As these sheets traveled, they caused enormous changes in the Earth's landscape and …
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- 9780399543890
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- 108 p. : ill., maps ; 19 cm.
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- EL 551.792 MED w
What was the age of exploration?
An introduction to the Age of Exploration covers the nautical practices of fifteenth-century Europe, Henry the Navigator's fateful new sea routes, and the impact of European advancement on ancient civilizations
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- 9780593093825
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- 107 p. : ill., maps ; 19 cm.
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- EL 910.0 DAL w
What is nasa?
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, better known as NASA, began in 1958. With its creation, the United States hoped to ensure it won the space race against the Soviet Union. Author Sarah Fabiny describes the origins of NASA, the launching of the Apollo program that landed the first human on the moon, and the many missions and discoveries that have taken place since then. NASA has…
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- 9781524786038
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- 107 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
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- EL 629.409 FAB w
What do we know about crop circles?
Read about all of the rational and fanciful explanations for the flattened patterns in crops all over the world, from the United Kingdom to Australia. Artists and hoaxers alike have claimed credit for these massive projects, but some people think that the source could be paranormal. Are these circles an elaborate prank, or could they be something more?
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- 9780593386750
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- 107 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
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- EL 001.94 HUB w
What do we know about atlantis?
First described by Plato, the idea of Atlantis has existed since 360 BC! Learn about the history of the Greek god Poseidon's relationship with the kingdom and the real research that's been done by historians and scientists who are trying to locate Atlantis. Featured in plenty of movies, books, and comics, Atlantis is still relevant in popular culture today...but does it really exist? Find out a…
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- 9780593386880
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- 107 p. : ill., maps ; 19 cm.
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- What do we know about
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- EL 001.94 BER w
Just joking : 300 hilarious jokes, tricky tongue twisters, and ridiculous rid…
Packed with the silly jokes that kids love--including knock-knocks, tongue twisters, riddles, traditional question and answer jokes and more--a fun-filled book will keep readers laughing page after page
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- 9781426309304
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- 207 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
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- National geographic kids
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- EL 808.602 NAT j
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