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This book takes a look at the Indian celebration of Divali(Diwali)....
The Van Gogh Brothers
Printz Honor Book • YALSA Nonfiction Award Winner • Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Winner • SCBWI Golden Kite Winner • Cybils Senior High Nonfic...
An introduction to the customs related to the holiday of Christmas....
Read and find out about how a caterpillar becomes a butterfly in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book. After a caterpillar comes to sch...
Presents the history of the Islamic holiday month of Ramadan and its ending celebration Eid al-fitr and describes the activities associated with them....
The Darwins' Leap of Faith
Charles Darwin published The Origin of Species, his revolutionary tract on evolution and the fundamental ideas involved, in 1859. Nearly 150 years lat...
Making marvelous matzah. Get prepared for Passover!...
Discusses the meaning of and traditions surrounding the American holiday of Thanksgiving....
With Lights, Latkes, and Dreidels
This book explores the traditions and celebrations of Hanukkah....
The True Story of the World War II Sinking of "The Children's Ship"
From award-winning author Deborah Heiligman comes Torpedoed, a true account of the attack and sinking of the passenger ship SS City of Benares, which ...
With Light, Latkes, and Dreidels
Describes the history of Hanukkah and how it is celebrated by the Jewish people....
Explains the meaning of the holiday Easter and presents photographs and descriptions of celebration traditions around the world. Includes recipe for F...
Describes how the Jewish holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are celebrated around the world. Includes recipe for Rabbi Shira's Honey Cake....
The Improbable Life of Paul Erdos
Most people think of mathematicians as solitary, working away in isolation. And, it's true, many of them do. But Paul Erdos never followed the usual p...
With Carols, Presents, and Peace
With dazzling photographs and lively, lyrical text, this book introduces young readers to historical and cultural aspects of the Christmas holiday. Ki...
Inspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger comes a chapter book series about women who stood u...
Although Tinka the dog can be described in many ways, she is always the right kind of canine for her owner....
Charles Darwin and his wife, Emma, were deeply in love and very supportive of each other, but their opinions often clashed. Emma was extremely religio...
It's time for Mike Swan's first swimming lesson. But Mike doesn't want to go. He's afraid of the water. What if there are alligators? What if there's ...
A Photobiography of John F. Kennedy
On the eve of the 40th anniversary of his assassination, this profile of President John F. Kennedy follows him from his privileged but sickly childhoo...
Benjamin Franklin and the Gulf Stream
Describes the study of the Gulf Stream from Benjamin Franklin's days to our own and explains how it behaves....
Alone in Her Field
A biography of the Nobel Prize-winning scientist explains her work in genetics and traces her long unheralded career as a research scientist...
This offering from the Holidays around the World series introduces children to the Jewish Festival of Lights. Heiligman recounts the holiday's history...
With Turkey, Family, and Counting Blessings
Thanksgiving is the original American holiday. When the Pilgrims sat down to give thanks for the hard-won bounty of their new world, they continued a ...
Snow doesn't stop the Golden Retriever, Tinka. She runs and plays and sleds with her boy. But when her friend Millie the beagle shows up, off races Ti...
Emma Goldman vs. America (A Love Story)
A propulsive biography about groundbreaking political activist Emma Goldman from National Book Award Finalist and “nonfiction maestro” (Horn Book)...
Provides guidance on how to do research, including how to use libraries and their resources, the Internet, and other sources such as interviews and su...
The life of a baby apatosaurus....
When Tinka the dog follows her owner to school and creates havoc, the children discover a way to let her stay in the classroom and help....
Intermediate, Levels 500-599
Organized by Lexile, this 20-book collection contains age-appropriate content-area trade books that students at different levels can read successfully...
In Search of Human Beginnings
Examines the life of the noted anthropologist and describes her discoveries digging for fossils of our ancestors in East Africa....
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