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630L
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Hospitalized with the dreaded atom bomb disease, leukemia, a child in Hiroshima races against time to fold one thousand paper cranes to verify the legend that by doing so a sick person will become healthy.Includes a section on "How to fold a paper crane."Good luck signs -- Peace Day -- Sadako's secret -- A secret no longer -- The Golden Crane -- Kenji -- Hundreds of wishes -- Last days -- Racing with the wind.
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"From the basics of physics to big questions about the nature of space and time, celebrated astrophysicist and science communicator Neil deGrasse Tyson breaks down the mysteries of the cosmos into bite-sized pieces. Astrophysics for Young People in a Hurry describes the fundamental rules and unknowns of our universe clearly--and with Tyson's characteristic wit, there's a lot of fun thrown in, too.This adaptation by Gregory Mone includes full-color...
4) Pyramid
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Text and black-and-white illustrations follow the intricate step-by-step process of the building of an ancient Egyptian pyramid.
5) Mythology
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Description
Presents a full-color illustrated history of ancient mythology from Greece, Rome, Egypt, and other parts of the world and includes creation and flood stories, worship of the sun and stars, gods and goddesses, and more.
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Pub. Date
2021.
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With a masterful mix of comic timing and disarming poignancy, a Newbery Honoree charmingly recounts his childhood growing up in Cold War Russia.
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Series
Our universe volume 3
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"A light-hearted nonfiction picture book about the formation and history of the moon and its history in relation to earth--told from the perspective of the moon itself!"--
11) Ancient Greece
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"Step back in time to an ancient world of mythical beasts, bow down to gods and goddesses, and take a trip to the first Olympics in this illustrated guide. Become an eyewitness to the glory of ancient Greece in this picture-led reference guide that will take you on a visual tour of what classical Greece was like. Children will be mesmerized by striking photography, maps, paintings, and lots of artefacts to help understand what life was like at this...
12) An egg is quiet
Author
Pub. Date
c2006
Description
Presents an introduction to eggs in nature, detailing their variety of sizes, shapes, and colors, and including such examples as the eggs of birds, frogs, snakes, ostriches, and dinosuars.
13) Buddha stories
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Relates Buddha's birth, boyhood, and search for enlightenment and the findings of this quest which became the bases of one of the world's great religions.
17) The tiny seed
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"Join the tiny seed on an adventure as it becomes a giant flower!"--Cover back.
19) Lightship
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Edition
1st ed.
Description
Lightships once served where lighthouses could not be built. They helped to guide sailors safely through the fog.
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Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Description
A polar bear waits patiently for spring when the ice breaks up, but after months of hunting, paddling, and resting on ice floes, summer ends and the bear must swim very far to find land. Includes facts about polar bears and the effect of climate change on their environment.
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