Mysteries & Marvels of Nature

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  Adoniram Judson: Bound for Burma (Christian Heroes: Then & Now)

  As America's first foreign missionary, Adoniram Judson spent thirty-eight years working in Burma, then one of the most hostile countries on earth. Judson was ignored, mocked, beaten, and tortured, yet…

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  Sarah, Plain and Tall (Sarah, Plain and Tall, #1)

  This beloved Newbery Medal–winning book is the first of five books in Patricia MacLachlan's chapter book series about the Witting family.
  
  Set in the late nineteenth century and told from young Anna's p…

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  The Great Turkey Walk

  Yeeeeeee-haw! Git along, little . . . turkeys?
  
  Big, brawny Simon Green, who's just completed third grade (for the fourth time), may not be book smart, but he's nobody's fool. When it's time to be done …

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  The Landmark History of the American People, Volume 1: From Plymouth to the West

  A fascinating introduction to American culture as it has shaped and been shaped by events from the Pilgrims to the mid-1800s. Written by the former Librarian of Congress. NEW full-color edition, compl…

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  The Lewis & Clark Expedition

  A Landmark History book. A highly readable account of the quintessentially American adventure of discovery and hardship as Meriwether Lewis and William Clark led their men on an exploration of the int…

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  Hedy Lamarr's Double Life: Hollywood Legend and Brilliant Inventor

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  Johnny Tremain

  Johnny Tremain, a young apprentice silversmith, is caught up in the danger and excitement of 1775 Boston, just before the Revolutionary War. But even more gripping than living through the drama of Rev…

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  The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (The Herdmans, #1)

  Laughs abound in this bestselling Christmas classic by Barbara Robinson! The Best Christmas Pageant Ever follows the outrageous shenanigans of the Herdman siblings, or “the worst kids in the history o…

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  Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1)

  Caddie Woodlawn is a real adventurer. She'd rather hunt than sew and plow than bake, and tries to beat her brother's dares every chance she gets. Caddie is friends with Indians, who scare most of the …

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  Carry On, Mr. Bowditch

  Readers today are still fascinated by “Nat,” an eighteenth-century nautical wonder and mathematical wizard. Nathaniel Bowditch grew up in a sailor’s world—Salem in the early days, when tall-masted shi…

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  Turn Homeward, Hannalee

  As the Civil War comes to a close, resourceful Hannalee must find her way home. In this classic historical fiction for young readers, plucky twelve-year-old Hannalee Reed, sent north to work in a Yank…

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  Justin Morgan Had a Horse

  Joel's face suddenly lit up as if he had thought of something for the first time. He spoke now to the horse, as though he were the one that mattered. "Why, come to think of it, you're just like us, Bu…

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  Toliver's Secret

  When her grandfather is injured, 10-year-old Ellen Toliver replaces him on a top-secret patriotic mission. Disguised as a boy, she manages to smuggle a message to General George Washington.

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  The Adventures of Sir Lancelot the Great (Knights' Tales, #1)

  Many years ago, the storytellers say, the great King Arthur brought justice to England with the help of his gallant Knights of the Round Table. Of these worthy knights, there was never one so fearless…

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  The Little Riders

  "Take care of the little riders," says Johanna's father to the eleven-year-old when he leaves her with his parents for an extended vacation in their Dutch village.
  
  And Johanna does. She loves the twel…

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  Shades of Gray

  COURAGE WEARS MANY FACES

  The Civil War may be over, but for twelve-year-old Will Page, the pain and bitterness haven't ended. How could they have, when the Yankees were responsible for the deaths o…

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  The Usborne Encyclopedia of Planet Earth

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  The Corn Grows Ripe (Puffin Newbery Library)

  A Newbery Honor Book
  
  Can Tigre find the strength and courage to support his family?
  
  When Tigre's father is badly injured in an accident, the family is thrown into turmoil. Who will plant and harvest the…

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  The Sign of the Beaver

  Twelve-year-old Matt is left on his own in the Maine wilderness while his father leaves to bring the rest of the family to their new settlement. When he befriends Attean, an Indian chief's grandson, h…

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  Skippack School

  With his German family, Eli crosses the Atlantic on The Charming Nancy. From Philadelphia, oxen pull their wagon into Penn's Woods, where they make their new home in the Skippack area. Eli loves outdo…

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