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At 800-feet long, the Hindenburg was the largest airship ever
built--just slightly smaller than the Titanic! Also of a disastrous
end, the zeppelin burst into flame as spectators watched it attempt
to land in Lakehurst, New Jersey on May 6, 1937. In under a minute,
the Hindenburg was gone, people jumping from windows to escape.
However, only 62 of the 97 crew members and passengers onboard
survived. The exact cause of the disaster is still unknown and
remains a fascinating historical mystery perfect for this series.
Born a humble girl in what is now Albania, Agnes Bojaxhiu lived a
charitable life. She pledged herself to a religious order at the
age of 18 and chose the name Sister Teresa, after the patron saint
of missionaries. While teaching in India, where famine and violence
had devastated the poor, Teresa shed her habit and walked the
streets of Calcutta tending to the needs of the destitute. Her
charity work soon expanded internationally, and her name remains
synonymous with compassion and devotion to the poor.
Go back 20,000 years ago to a time of much colder global
temperatures when glaciers and extensive sheets of ice covered much
of our planet. As these sheets traveled, they caused enormous
changes in the Earth's landscape and climate, leading to the
evolution of creatures such as giant armadillos, saber-toothed
cats, and woolly mammoths as well as club-wielding Neanderthals and
later the cleverer modern humans. Nico Medina re-creates this harsh
ancient world in a vivid and easy-to-read narrative.
Did you know that Bell's amazing invention--the telephone--stemmed
from his work on teaching the deaf? Both his mother and wife were
deaf. Or, did you know that in later years he refused to have a
telephone in his study? Bell's story will fascinate young readers
interested in the early history of modern technology
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What Was Ellis Island? (Paperback)
Patricia Brennan Demuth, Who Hq; Illustrated by David Groff
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From 1892 to 1954, Ellis Island was the gateway to a new life in
the United States for millions of immigrants. In later years, the
island was deserted, the buildings decaying. Ellis Island was not
restored until the 1980s, when Americans from all over the country
donated more than $150 million. It opened to the public once again
in 1990 as a museum. Learn more about America's history, and
perhaps even your own, through the story of one of the most popular
landmarks in the country.
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Where Is Alcatraz? (Paperback)
Nico Medina, Who Hq; Illustrated by David Groff
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Clay (Paperback)
David Groff
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