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Born on a small farm in rural Michigan, Henry Ford’s humble beginnings were no match for his ambition. Ford quickly created a manufacturing dynasty, bringing affordable cars to the masses and forever changing America and the American workplace. Who Was Henry Ford? details his meteoric rise, and explains how the genius behind the assembly line and the Model T shaped modern American industry.
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What would you do with a billion dollars? This question gets a definitive answer from billionaire Richard Branson: do everything! Born into a wealthy family in London, Branson suffered from dyslexia and was a poor student. Still, his knack for business started early with a successful parakeet-breeding enterprise at age 11. The entrepreneur launched his first major business, Virgin Records, at age 22 and spent the next few decades building the Virgin...
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Great escapes (HarperCollins) volume 1
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2020
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English
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Are you ready for some of the most exciting, death-defying escape stories ever told? Perfect for fans of the I Survived series, the first installment in a brand-new, edge-of-your-seat series based on real events!
In spring 1942, Royal Air Force pilot Bill Ash's plane was shot down by Germans, who captured and eventually brought him to Stalag Luft III, a notorious camp for prisoners of war. The Germans boasted that the camp—which
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2019
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Jesse Owens' gold-medal winning feats at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin struck a mighty propaganda blow against Adolf Hitler. The Nazi leader had planned to use the German games as a showcase of supposed Aryan superiority. Instead, there was American black athlete Owens on the podium being photographed by Hitler's personal photographer, Heinrich Hoffmann. In addition, Owens would figure prominently in the groundbreaking film Olympia by Hitler's favorite...
7) Illinois
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Describes the history, geography, ecology, people, economy, cities, and sights of the state of Illinois, and includes ideas for classroom assignments.
8) South Dakota
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144 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 25 cm.
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Explores the land, people, history, economy, and travel opportunities of the state of South Dakota.
9) New Mexico
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Explores the land, people, history, economy, and travel opportunities of the state of New Mexico.
10) Rhode Island
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Explores the land, people, history, economy, and travel opportunities of the state of Rhode Island.
11) Philippines
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[2012]
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48 pages : color illustrations, maps (some color) ; 25 cm.
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This book briefly examines the history, people, and environment of the Philippines.
12) Belgium
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2000.
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Describes the geography, plants and animals, history, economy, language, religions, culture, sports and arts, and people of Belgium.
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He was only 42 years old when he was sworn in as President of the United States in 1901, making him the youngest president ever. But did you know that he was also the first sitting president to win the Nobel Peace Prize? The first to ride in a car? The first to fly in an airplane? Theodore Roosevelt's achievements as a naturalist, hunter, explorer, author, and soldier are as much a part of his fame as any office he held as a politician. Find out more...
15) Rocks & minerals
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[2022]
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192 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm.
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"Impress your friends and family with all these weird but true facts about everything rock and mineral"--
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[2014]
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112 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 20 cm.
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This book describes how immigrants left their homelands and came to the U.S. searching for a better life with their first stop being Ellis Island, a receiving station. The reader's choices reveal the perspectives of a Russian Jewish girl, a teenage Italian boy, and a German immigrant.
17) U.S. government
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2024.
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192 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.
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English
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"Weird But True! Know-It-All titles take the same classic branding of Weird But True and dive deeper to provide kids with a comprehensive overview of everything they need to know about a single subject, while packing in all the wacky, weird tidbits! Thisedition explores a complicated and timely subject: the government of the United States!"--
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