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December,
2001:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Getting to Know the World's
Greatest Composers)
This book is featured
in Wolfgang's
Bookstore. Wolfgang A. Mozart is a musical
genius, and his story comes to life in this FUN
and FACTUAL introduction. You can also read
about Beethoven,
Bach,
and other amazing composers in the Getting
to Know the World's Greatest Composers Series.
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November
26, 2001:
Michaelangelo (Famous Children)
This book is featured
in King
Hal's Bookstore. Great for the beginning
reader. Learn all about the famous Renaissance artist,
Michelangelo, with this EASY-TO-READ and
COLORFULLY ILLUSTRATED Book. Makes
the perfect Holiday Gift for anyone interested
in art, Michelangelo, or the Renaissance!
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November
19, 2001:
Thanksgiving Day
This book is featured in the
American
Colonies Bookstore. Fun
and Colorful book to teach any youngster about the
meaning, origin, and traditions of Thanksgiving.
The bright pictures and simple sentences make it
EASY-TO-READ
even for the youngest readers. You'll also learn
how Thanksgiving is celebrated today, including
the feasting on turkey and pumpkin pie!
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November
12, 2001:
The Gettysburg Address
This book is featured in Abe's
Bookstore.
Celebrate the 138th Anniversary of the Gettysburg
address on November 19!
This book has very simple text and big pictures.
Each page contains a few words from the Gettysburg
Address and an image which relates to those words.
Kids can remember the words and the images together.
And pretty soon they will memorize "Four score and
seven years ago…" This is a GREAT
IDEA and a MUST
HAVE BOOK!
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November
5, 2001:
How the U.S. Government Works
This book is featured
in Ben's
Bookstore.
What are the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial
branches? How do they fit together? This book explains
it all. It takes the big, complex nature of the
U.S. government and simplifies it for young and
old readers alike. It also has drawings of the different
buildings in the glossary, so you'll see the Capitol,
the White House, the Oval Office, and the Pentagon.
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October
29, 2001:
Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery
This video is featured
in Sacagawea's
Bookstore. Another great documentary
by Ken Burns who brought you the video series about
the Civil War, Baseball, the West, and Jazz. You'll
feel like you are traveling up the Missouri River
with the Lewis and Clark Expedition as the experts
paint a complete picture of the journey.
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October
22, 2001:
Mozart (Famous Children Series)
This book is featured
in Wolfgang's
Bookstore. The musical genius of young
Wolfgang A. Mozart comes alive through this EASY-TO-READ
and colorfully illustrated book. The print is big.
The stories are true and humorous. You get the sense
of sitting along side Wolfie in 18th-century Austria
while he plays the clavier with a black cloth covering
the keyboard.
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October
15, 2001:
Thomas Alva Edison: Young Inventor ONLY
$3.95
This book
is featured in Alva's
Bookstore. At age nine, Thomas Alva Edison
sold vegetables in nearby towns. At age twelve,
he sold goods to passengers on a train from Port
Huron to Detroit. Find out more about the childhood
of one of the world's greatest inventors, Thomas
Alva Edison. And it's ONLY
$3.95.
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October
8, 2001:
Where Do You Think You're Going, Christopher Columbus?
This book is featured
in Christopher's
Books. A book full of facts about the
life of Christopher Columbus, including the time
Christopher was thrown overboard and had to swim
six miles to shore, the financing of his voyage
across the Ocean Sea, and his four voyages to the
New World. Be sure to check out the great maps showing
1) the world as Christopher Columbus imagined it
and 2) the world as it is.
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October
1, 2001:
Project Mercury (True Books-Space)
This book is featured
in our Manned
Missions/Space Bookstore.
EXPLORE PROJECT MERCURY -- the first U.S.
manned space program. In April, 1959, the first
seven U.S. astronauts were selected. The "MERCURY
SEVEN" are Scott Carpenter, L. Gordon Cooper,
Jr., John H. Glenn, Jr., Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom,
Walter M. Schirra, Jr., Alan B. Shepard, Jr., and
Donald K. "Deke" Slayton.
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September
24, 2001:
The Constitution (Cornerstones of Freedom)
This book is featured in Ben's
Books. Another
great book from the Cornerstones of Freedom series.
Starting with the RINGING OF THE LIBERTY BELL,
this book looks at the American Revolution, the
birth of the United States, and the adoption of
the U.S. CONSTITUTION. It explains the different
parts of the Constitution (the Preamble, Articles,
and Amendments), and discusses the "GREAT COMPROMISE"
and "CHECKS & BALANCES" of the government.
Be sure to check out the timeline and glossary in
the back.
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September
10, 2001:
A Picture Book of Benjamin Franklin
This book is featured in Ben's
Books. GREAT INTRODUCTION to Ben
Franklin, a Founding Father. Easy text, big pictures,
and lots of fun. The Picture Book Series by David
Adler is a great way to read biographies. For more
fun, join our Back-to-School
Reading Program featuring
Frederick
Douglass, Thomas
Jefferson, Martin
Luther King, Jr., and
Eleanor
Roosevelt.
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September
3, 2001:
Schoolhouse Rock! - America Rock
This video is featured
in the Schoolhouse
Rock! Bookstore. Learn
all about America in this musical and educational
video. Just pop it in the VCR and relax as you learn
about the Founding of America to How a Bill Becomes
a Law. PERFECT for people of ALL AGES!
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