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(0)Nik Spender
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Series
Publisher
Rosen Central
Pub. Date
2010
Description
Most humans will never get to travel to or explore the poles, so they remain a rare and challenging experience. This fast-paced book takes readers through true stories of escape and survival in the extreme Arctic and Antarctic. Nature lovers, challenged readers, and high-interest seekers will be equally captivated and thrilled.
Author
Series
Publisher
Rosen Central
Pub. Date
c2010
Description
Mountains have a harsh climate that is a deadly challenge for even the hardiest of humans. This dramatically illustrated book presents true stories of survival in the extreme conditions of the peaks, including terrain, temperatures, and altitudes.
10) The Vietnam War
Author
Publisher
Crabtree Publishing Company
Pub. Date
2014
Description
"As the Soviet Union attempted to expand the influence of communism around the world, the United States responded with a policy called "containment" to prevent it. The war in Vietnam was a Cold War conflict that saw North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, invade South Vietnam, supported by the United States and other anti-communist countries"--
Author
Publisher
PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
2010
Description
In this graphic novel, a young ankylosaurus has an eventful day. First it reaches to eat a flower only to feel the riverbank crumble beneath its feet. Then it narrowly avoids drowning--and is confronted by a hungry T. Rex! All the while, a comet shard races toward the atmosphere, threatening all prehistoric life.
Author
Publisher
Crabtree Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2013]
Description
In graphic novel format, explores "how British Captain T.E. Lawrence and a band of mostly Bedouin warriors attacked the Hejaz railway in Jordan, how the 4th and 12th Australian Light Horse Brigade made one of the last-ever calvary charges at Beersheba in Palestine, [and] how the 22nd London Regiment captured a strategic position led by British Lieutenant Colonel Burton kicking a ball"--Page 4 of cover.
