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Author
Series
Publisher
Kingfisher
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
63 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Explores the colorful history of piracy and smuggling, including the Golden Age of buccaneers, Prohibition-era rumrunners, and endangered wildlife kidnapping. Pirates and Smugglers is a swashbuckling introduction to the highwaymen and women of the seas-from the cruel Cilician pirates who terrorized the Mediterranean more than 2,000 years ago to the well-organized and ruthless modern-day buccaneers who target supertankers on the South China Sea-and...
Author
Publisher
H. Holt and Co
Pub. Date
2001
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xiv, 194 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Reading Trial: The Inside Story is like simultaneously watching a court case on TV and hearing the inner thoughts of the participants.
"This case is going to take you on a journey into an underground world."-Prosecutor Leemie Kahng
"The burden of proof is always on the prosecution."-Defense Attorney Glen Garber
Over one third of high school students don't know basic civics. Here is an exciting way to teach them America's system of justice. Susan...
Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
22 p. : col. ill. ; 28 x 31 cm.
Language
English
Formats
Description
A tribute to the favorite "Star Wars" ship provides layer-by-layer analyses of the Millennium Falcon's features, from laser cannons and cockpit controls to smuggling bays and Han Solo's speed modifications. On board pages.
A tribute to the favorite "Star Wars" ship provides layer-by-layer analyses of the Millennium Falcon's features, from laser cannons and cockpit controls to smuggling bays and Han Solo's speed modifications.
Author
Language
English
Description
"One of the most important untold stories of World War II. The light of days is a soaring landmark history that brings to light the extraordinary accomplishments of brave Jewish women who helped weaponize Poland's Jewish youth groups to resist the Nazis. Witnesses to the brutal murder of their families and the violent destruction of their communities, a cadre of Jewish women in Poland--some still in their teens--became the nerves of a wide-ranging...
Author
Series
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
72 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
American soldier J. Robert Conroy befriended a stray dog with a stumpy tail while training to fight overseas in WWI. They bonded so closely that Conroy smuggled him to Europe, where Stubby accompanied Conroy's regiment on the Western Front, lending both his superior olfactory senses and amiable temperament to the war effort.
Author
Publisher
Rocky Pond Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"During World War Two, in the prison camp Terezin, a group of Jewish children and their teacher planted and nurtured a smuggled-in sapling. Over time, fewer and fewer children were left to care for the little tree, but those who remained kept lovingly sharing their water with it. When the war finally ended and the prisoners were rescued, the sapling had grown into a strong five-foot-tall maple. Nearly eight years later the tree's six hundred descendants...
Author
Publisher
Tundra Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged): illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
"A delightful tale inspired by the true story of a brave goat war hero. Perfect for fans of Finding Winnie and Rescue and Jessica. During World War I, a goat named Billy was adopted by a platoon of soldiers and made his way across the ocean to be part of the war effort. Billy . . . * Trained with the soldiers; Was smuggled across the ocean * Got snuck into the frontlines in a box of oranges; Ate some secret documents and was arrested for treason;...
Author
Series
Publisher
Crabtree Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Martinez s life in Guatemala is turned upside down when gangs harm and threaten the people in his neighborhood. He must leave his friends and two dogs behind when he and his family are smuggled to a refugee camp in Mexico, where thousands of families escaping violence hope to find safety. Interspersed with facts about Guatemala and its people, this narrative tells a story common to many refugees fleeing the country. Readers will learn about gangs...
Author
Publisher
Wide Eyed Editions
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
77 pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the history of the Apollo space program, tracing the events of missions ranging from the 1969 lunar landing to the rescue of Apollo 13, offering lesser-known facts that marked each journey.
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