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Who was robert ripley?
Enter a world of shrunken heads, mystic holy men, shriveled aliens, and bizarre relics in the delightfully odd tale of Robert Ripley. Born in California, Ripley began his career as a sports cartoonist. He went on to chronicle global records and oddities in his weekly column, Believe It Or Not! After publishing mogul William Randolph Hearst took an interest in the column, it became a syndicated …
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- 9780448482989
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- 104 p. : ill., maps ; 19 cm.
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- EL 031.092 AND w
Who were stanley and livingstone?
The world was fascinated and concerned. Dr. David Livingstone's 1866 expedition to find the source of the Nile River in Africa was only supposed to last two years. But it had been almost six years since anyone had heard from the famous British explorer. That's when a young American newspaper reporter named Henry Morton Stanley decided to go on his own expedition to find Dr. Livingstone. Author …
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- 9780399544194
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- 108 p. : ill., maps ; 19 cm.
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- EL 916.704 GIG w
Who was isaac newton?
Highlights the life and career of the genius physicist, discussing his childhood years, his time at Cambridge, and his landmark book, known as the Principia.""
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- 9780448479132
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- 104 p. : ill.; 19 cm.
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- EL 509 PAS w
Where is easter island?
Describes Easter Island and tell how people first came to live there and discusses how they built the enormous statues and why
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- 9780515159486
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- 108 p. : ill., maps ; 19 cm.
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- EL 996.18 STI w
Where is the eiffel tower?
Readers will learn about the Eiffel Tower, the beloved and iconic symbol of Paris, France, and one of the most recognizable structures in the world. Set up for the World's Fair in 1889, the Eiffel Tower greets millions of visitors each year who climb up its wrought-iron stairs, ride its glass elevators, and enjoy the wonderful views of the city spread out below it
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- 9780451533845
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- 108 p. : ill., maps ; 19 cm.
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- EL 725.97 ANA w
Where are the galapagos islands?
This book teaches readers about the Galapagos Islands, a chain of volcanic islands located on either side of the equator in the Pacific Ocean, and the strange and unique animals that live there. Some animals include the marine iguana, the blue-footed booby, the magnificent frigatebird and the giant Galapagos tortoise, which may live to be over one hundred years old. The islands, which were stud…
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- 9780451533876
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- 108 p. : ill., maps ; 19 cm.
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- EL 986.65 STI w
Where is the colosseum?
Describes the construction and history of the Colosseum, the largest oval amphitheater in the center of Rome, Italy
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- 9780399541902
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- 108 p. : ill., maps ; 19 cm.
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- EL 937.06 OCO w
Where are the constellations?
Ancient people from many different cultures all looked up and imagined pictures in the sky by drawing" a line from one star to another, like a connect-the-dots puzzle. These star pictures--constellations--represented myths and legends from the various cultures that still fascinate us today. Author Stephanie Sabol relates many of the most popular constellation stories and explains what stars act…
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- 9780593223734
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- 108 p. : ill., ; 19 cm.
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- EL 523.8 SAB w
Where is the parthenon?
Athens, Greece, is best known for the Parthenon, the ruins of an ancient temple completed in 438 BC to honor the goddess Athena. But what many people don't know is that it only served as a temple for a couple hundred years. It then became a church, then a mosque, and by the end of the 1600s served as a storehouse for munitions. When an enemy army fired hundreds of cannon balls at the Acropolis,…
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- 9780448488899
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- 108 p. : ill., maps ; 19 cm.
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- EL 726.12 EDW w
Where are the great pyramids?
In this informative account, Dorothy and Thomas Hoobler tell the story of the powerful pharaohs who commissioned the pyramids at Giza and offer a fascinating look at the culture of the afterlife in ancient Egypt, explaining exactly how mummies were made
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- 9780448484099
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- 108 p. : ill., maps ; 19 cm.
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- EL 932 HOO w
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