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The Mystery of the Egyptian Mummy
By: Filer, Joyce
Published by: Oxford University Press (US)
Studies one of the mummies at the British Museum--Hornedjitef, high priest of Amun at Thebes during the Ptolemaic period--and provides information about Egyptian culture in his day and earlier.
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Price: $17.95
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Nathaniel Hawthorne
By: Wright, Sarah Bird
Published by: Facts On File Inc.
Offers critical entries on Hawthorne's novels, short stories, travel writing, criticism, and other works, as well as portraits of characters, including Hester Prynne and Roger Chillingworth. This reference also provides entries on Hawthorne's family, friends - ranging from Herman Melville to President Franklin Pierce - publishers, and critics.
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Price: $90.00
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Nelson Mandela
By: Crompton, Samuel Willard
Published by: Chelsea House Publishers
Born in obscurity and relative poverty, Nelson Mandela became the first president of South Africa elected by a fully representative democratic vote. One of the greatest leaders of the 20th century, his trail is marked by humor, suffering, and a gift of forgiveness. This book focuses on his efforts to end the segregation that paralyzed his country.
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Price: $30.00
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North Carolina
By: Doherty, Katherine M.
Published by: Chelsea House Publishers
Describes life in the early colony, including the many conflicts with Native Americans, disease, the presence of pirates, the use of timber and tar in shipbuilding (which contributed to the state's nickname "The Tar Heel State"), and the history of slavery in the colony.
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Price: $35.00
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On the Mound with ... Curt Schilling
By: Christopher, Matt; Stout, Glenn
Published by: Little, Brown Young Readers
Curt Schilling has built his pitching career with three Major League Baseball teamst the Philadelphia Philies, the Arizona Diamondbacks, and the Boston Red Sox. Yet, he wasn't always considered major league material. Born with the natural ability to throw a screaming fastball. Schilling assumed he could ride his talent to the big leagues. But after a few years ping-ponging between the minors and the majors and from one team to another, Schilling realized that if he was going to succeed in baseball, he needed to change his attitude. And he did just that, with dramatically improved performances over the past several seasons. Schilling has become one of the most commanding and respected hurlers in the game. This exciting biography traces the life of one of baseball's superstars. For more information on the Matt Christopher Sports Bio Bookshelf, please turn to the last pages of this book.
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Price: $4.99
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Our Supreme Court
By: Panchyk, Richard; Kerry, Senator John (other); Baker, James, III (other)
Published by: Chicago Review Press
This lively and comprehensive activity book teaches young readers everything they need to know about the nation's highest court. Organized around keystones of the Constitution—including free speech, freedom of religion, civil rights, criminal justice, and property rights—the book juxtaposes historical cases with similar current cases. Presented with opinions from both sides of the court cases, readers can make up their own minds on where they stand on the important issues that have evolved in the Court over the past 200 years.
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Price: $12.95
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Outrageous Women of the American Frontier
By: Furbee, Mary Rodd
Published by: John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Part of the Outrageous Women series for kids ages 10-14, this book examines the amazing lives of the women of the American frontier. They were courageous, resourceful pioneers, enduring and adventurous. They made arduous journeys, carved careers out of the wilderness, defied conventions, and fought for their freedom. They were community leaders, artists, and entrepreneurs. These Outrageous Women of the American Frontier boldly faced the gritty realities of daily life - everything from starvation to shootouts - and made their mark in history!
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Pakistan
By: Crompton, Samuel Willard; Gritzner, Charles F. (ed.)
Published by: Chelsea House Publishers
Pakistan, which means "land of the pure" in Urdu and Persian, was established in 1947, when the British Parliament created a Muslim nation from India (which was predominately Hindu). It is the world's second-largest Muslim country. This book talks about the history, people, culture, geography, economy, and government of this country.
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Price: $30.00
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Pennsylvania
By: Doherty, Katherine M.
Published by: Chelsea House Publishers
Pennsylvania examines life in the early colony, including the growth of the colony under William Penn and the Quakers, the relationship with Native Americans, farming, printing presses, and the history of slavery in the colony.
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Price: $35.00
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Phillis Wheatley
By: Borland, Kathryn Kilby; Speicher, Helen Ross; Morrison, Cathy (ill.)
Published by: Patria Press
Phillis Wheatley's rise from slavery to recognition as the foremost African American poet in the American colonies is featured in this volume of the Young Patriots series. Focusing on Phillis's early years, this profile reveals her illiterate beginnings in the Wheatley family and the turbulent pre–Revolutionary War climate in which she became an avid student and young poet.
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Price: $7.95
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