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  • Spies of Mississippiby Rick Bowers

    National Geographic Society 2010; US$ 16.95

    The Spies of Mississippi is a compelling story of how state spies tried to block voting rights for African Americans during the Civil Rights era. This book sheds new light on one of the most momentous periods in American history. Author Rick Bowers has combed through primary-source materials and interviewed surviving activists named in once-secret... more...

  • They Had a Dreamby Jules Archer

    Penguin Group US 1996; US$ 7.99

    Traces the progression of the civil rights movement and its effect on history through biographical sketches of four prominent and influential African Americans: Frederick Douglass, Marcus Garvey, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Malcolm X. more...

  • Harper Leeby Kerry Madden

    Penguin Group US 2009; US$ 16.99

    Read Kerry Madden's posts on the Penguin Blog. Nelle Harper Lee?s To Kill a Mockingbird was published in 1960 and became an instant bestseller. Two years later it was an Academy Award? winning film. Today, it remains standard?and beloved?reading in English classes. But Lee never wanted ?the book? to define who she was, which explains her aversion... more...

  • A Kid's Guide to Native American Historyby Yvonne Wakim Dennis; Arlene Hirschfelder

    Chicago Review Press 2009; US$ 13.99

    Hands-on activities, games, and crafts introduce children to the diversity of Native American cultures and teach them about the people, experiences, and events that have helped shape America, past and present. Nine geographical areas cover a variety of communities such as the Mohawk in the Northeast, Ojibway in the Midwest, Shoshone in the Great... more...

  • Exploring the Polar Regionsby Harry S. Anderson; John S. Bowman; Maurice Isserman

    Infobase Publishing 2010; US$ 48.00

    Tells the story of polar exploration and the men who wittingly put themselves in danger to take on the unknown frozen straits. This title provides coverage, including the mythical stories of a 'Great Southern Continent' and the numerous Spanish, French, and British explores who searched for it. more...

  • Organic Craftsby Kimberly Monaghan

    Chicago Review Press 2007; US$ 11.95

    Parents, teachers, and caregivers looking for ideas on how to get children outdoors and instill in them a love of nature can find more than 75 creative crafts, games, and activities using objects that kids can collect from nature in this idea book. As children make race cars out of rocks, create paint from plants, and assemble funny grass masks, they... more...

  • Japanese Mythology A to Zby Jeremy Roberts

    Infobase Publishing 2009; US$ 54.00

    Suitable for those with an interest in mythology or Japanese culture, this title covers: the early Japanese deities who created the world and the later deities who protect it; Kami, the spirits of all aspects of the living world; animals and mythological creatures; demons and bogeymen; and, shrines and other sacred places. more...

  • Empires of Ancient Mesopotamiaby Barbara A. Somervill

    Infobase Publishing 2010; US$ 42.00

    Mesopotamia, the land between the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers, was the site of the world's first stable civilizations, including Sumer, Babylonia, and Assyria. This title details the development of this area, the growth of its city-states, the daily life of its people, and how their influence is still felt today. more...

  • A Thousand Years of Piratesby William Gilkerson

    Tundra 2010; US$ 32.95

    For as long as they?ve existed, pirates have conjured up visions of high-seas adventure and skullduggery, sea chases and bloody battles, dangerous coastal lairs and buried treasure. Rightly so, for ever since ships have carried valuable cargo, pirates have enraged monarchs and struck terror into the hearts of honest seamen with their willingness to... more...

  • DK Eyewitness Books: Soldierby Simon Adams

    Dorling Kindersley 2009; US$ 16.99

    This latest addition to the long-running Eyewitness series looks at the life of the professional soldier, from Greek hoplites to infantrymen in the trenches of the Somme and today's UN peacekeepers. Eyewitness Soldier follows soldiers through signing up, rising through the ranks, through their experiences in combat, to how they are honoured and remembered. more...