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| Archimedes: Ancient Greek Mathematician
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Susan Keating. Stefano Tartarotti, illus.
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| Publisher: Mason Crest. Format: laminated cover.
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| ISBN: 9781590841525. Daedalus Item Code: 30978 |
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| "Give me a place to stand and I will move the Earth," the ancient mathematician and engineer Archimedes is supposed to have said about the powers of leverage. Told in the voice of Cicero as he ... (Read More)
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| Beethoven: Great Composer
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Anna Carew-Miller. Vitali Konstantinov, illus.
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| Publisher: Mason Crest. Format: laminated cover.
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| ISBN: 9781590841488. Daedalus Item Code: 30979 |
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| The life of Viennese composer Ludwig van Beethoven plays out here as a series of creative triumphs and profound losses, yet even the onset of total deafness seemed to make him all the more determined ... (Read More)
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| The Bone Collector's Son
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Paul Yee.
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| Publisher: Marshall Cavendish. Format: hardcover.
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| ISBN: 9780761452423. Daedalus Item Code: 03430 |
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| In 1907 Vancouver, 13-year-old Bing-wing Chan must conquer his fear of ghosts to help pay off his father's gambling debts, in this novel for readers 11 to 14 by the Governor General's Award–winning ... (Read More)
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| Buddha: Father of Buddhism
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Anna Carew-Miller. Paolo d'Altan, illus.
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| Publisher: Mason Crest. Format: laminated cover.
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| ISBN: 9781590841372. Daedalus Item Code: 30980 |
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| In the shadow of the Himalayas, some 2500 years ago, there lived a great spiritual teacher. Siddhartha was born into a noble family and lived in tranquil luxury until he was 29, when his curiosity ... (Read More)
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| Captain Cook: British Explorer
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Richard Bowen. Robert Ingpen, illus.
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| Publisher: Mason Crest. Format: laminated cover.
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| ISBN: 9781590841471. Daedalus Item Code: 30981 |
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| The English sea captain who, in the mid-18th century, made three voyages around the world, crossed both the Arctic and Antarctic Circles, made the first landings at Hawaii, Australia, New Zealand, ... (Read More)
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| Chief Seattle: Great Chief
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Anna Carew-Miller. Robert Ingpen, illus.
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| Publisher: Mason Crest. Format: laminated cover.
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| ISBN: 9781590841549. Daedalus Item Code: 30982 |
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| Superbly set with the evocative paintings of Hans Christian Andersen Award–winning illustrator Robert Ingpen, this portrait of the pacifist Native American leader Seattle features the stirring words ... (Read More)
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| Confucius: Great Chinese Philosopher
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Anna Carew-Miller. Zhang Shi-ming, illus.
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| Publisher: Mason Crest. Format: laminated cover.
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| ISBN: 9781590841495. Daedalus Item Code: 30983 |
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| Born some 2500 years ago in China, Kong Qui—Confucius, as his name was Latinized—became a widely respected official in the province of Lu, and today is known around the world as one of the greatest ... (Read More)
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| Da Vinci: Renaissance Painter
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Brendan January. Paolo Rui, illus.
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| Publisher: Mason Crest. Format: laminated cover.
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| ISBN: 9781590841341. Daedalus Item Code: 30984 |
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| Illustrated with drawings inspired by Leonardo da Vinci's notebooks—although inserting numerous visual jests—and realistic paintings of Renaissance Italy that also possess a sense of humor, this ... (Read More)
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| Dalai Lama: Spiritual Leader
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Anne Marie Sullivan. Chen Jian-Jiang, illus.
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| Publisher: Mason Crest. Format: laminated cover.
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| ISBN: 9781590841518. Daedalus Item Code: 30985 |
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| Beginning with the founding of Tibetan Buddhism in the 7th century and the first naming of the Dalai Lama in the 16th, this portrait of the Fourteenth Dalai Lama depicts the discovery of little Lhamo ... (Read More)
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| Darwin: British Naturalist
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Diane Cook. Vitali Konstantinov, illus.
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| Publisher: Mason Crest. Format: laminated cover.
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| ISBN: 9781590841457. Daedalus Item Code: 30986 |
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| Born in the spring of 1809, Charles Robert Darwin seemed to be an ordinary child in upper-middle-class England, as seen in this charmingly illustrated biography for readers 8 and up. Though Darwin ... (Read More)
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| Discover National Monuments National Parks: Natural Wonders
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Cynthia Light Brown. Blair Shedd, illus.
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| Publisher: Nomad Press. Format: paperback.
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| ISBN: 9781934670286. Daedalus Item Code: 31213 |
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| Visiting natural wonders in 15 national monument parks—including Carlsbad Caverns, Dinosaur National Monument, Grand Canyon National Park, and Lassen Volcanic National Park—this informative and ... (Read More)
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