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In the late 1960s, the New Jersey projects stood like tattered, tired sentinels across the Newark skyline. Some saw them as eyesores, others called them home. Despite the comfort of familiarity, it certainly wasn't easy being poor and black in the projects in 1962. It's a good thing four young boys had each other. Diesel, Bugs, Loony, and Larry are barely teenagers when they meet and become inseparable, bonded by poverty and race. They come of...

Pope John Paul II was born Karol Wojtyla on May 18, 1920, in Poland. As a child Karol excelled in school -- especially in religion and literature. He was a star soccer player and also hiked and kayaked. But most of all Karol loved poetry and theater. Although Karol was liked and respected by his peers, his childhood was touched by tragedy. His mother passed away when he was only nine years old, and three years later his beloved older brother, ...

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Leonardo Da Vinci is best known as the Renaissance painter who created the "Mona Lisa" and "The Last Supper." he also made great contributions as a sculptor, architect, engineer. and scientist. But Leonardo wasn't always famous. Leonardo grew up in Vinci, a small town in Italy, and when he was only a few years old he was separated from his mother and sent to live with his grandparents and uncle Francesco. Although Leonardo only receiced a form...

IT'S A DIRTY SHAME! Misty's younger brother left her brand-new bike in the middle of the street, and a speeding car ran over it. Not only is the bike totally mangled, it's covered with ugly red dirt. Misty wants to find the driver, but she doesn't have much information to go on -- all she noticed was that the car was white. The Third-Grade Detectives agree to help, but there are an awful lot of white cars around town. Can the detectives clean ...

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It's 1922, and Woodrow Harper and his widowed mother move to his father's hometown of Lawton, Oklahoma. But there are ugly secrets beneath the town's surface, and Woodrow may be forced to make a decision he'll regret.

Frederick Douglass was born into slavery. He was separated from his family when he was young, worked day and night, and was beaten for no other reason than the color of his skin. How could anyone ever overcome such overwhelming odds? But Frederick eventually became a famous abolitionist, author, statesman, and reformer. Read all about how one of the most prominent figures in African American history triumphed over impossible obstacles, and pav...

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Before he became a longtime U.S. senator, Ted Kennedy was just a kid living in the shadow of his brothers' success, hoping to someday live up to the Kennedy name. Readers learn how an average kid became an American legend. Illustrations.

The triumph of individuals over geographic obstacles in the age of Canadian expansionism.

Another puzzling case for Mr. Merlin's Third-Grade Detectives--when diners at a popular new restaurant in town get sick, it looks as if the restaurant may shut down--and Todd and Noelle's new classmate may have to move. Can the Third-Grade Detectives find out what really made everyone sick? Illustrations.

When her dog Rover is accused of tearing up Mrs. Ruston's tomato plants, Noelle investigates with her friend Todd and finds long yellow hairs that may point to the real culprit. B&W, illustrations.

Todd hates spiders, but all of Mr. Merlin's third grade class must collect cobwebs for their science unit. When Mr. Merlin says a spider web may hold the clue to tracking down the burglar who stole Todd's beloved baseball cards, Todd decides spiders may not be so bad after all. Illustrations.

Fans of "Cam Jansen" and "Nate the Great" will welcome this new mystery series of Mr. Merlin's third-grade student detectives. In this selection, the kids try to find out who sent a mysterious note to Amber Lee. B&W, illustrations.

This biography of the beloved host of the long-running "Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood" details his boyhood and how he grew up to become one of the most revered educators of the 20th century. Illustrations.

Mr. Merlin's Third Graders are known as the Third Grade Detectives -- with some hints from secret code clues and help from Mr. Merlin's friend, the police scientist Dr. Smiley, they help solve cases. This two-in-one flip book contains the full text and illustrations for the first two Third Grade Detectives books. In their first case, "The Clue of the Left-Handed Envelope, " the Detectives find out who has been sending Amber Lee anonymous lette...

Mr. Merlin's Third Graders are known as the Third Grade Detectives—with some hints from secret code clues and help from Mr. Merlin's friend, the police scientist Dr. Smiley, they help solve cases. Perfect for fans of the Hardy Boys! The Third-Grade Detectives are looking forward to their field trip to a local art museum, where a priceless 15th-century statue of Joan of Arc is on loan from a Paris museum. But when they arrive, they discover tha...