Gregor Mendel: The Friar Who Grew Peas
By: Jos. A. Smith , Cheryl Bardoe
3.37
Format: 120 pages, Hardcover
Regarded as the world's first geneticist, Gregor Mendel overcame poverty and obscurity to discover …
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1. Abigail Adams: Witness to a Revolution
By: Natalie S. Bober
4.23
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
Abigail Adams is often referred to as the wife of one president and the mother of another. Rarely i… read more
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2. Last Stop on Market Street
By: Matt de la Peña , Christian Robinson
4.30
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
"Sometimes when you're surrounded by dirt, CJ, you're a better witness for what's beautiful." CJ… read more
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"He wondered how his nana always found beautiful where he never even thought to look."-Matt de la Peña, Last Stop on Market Street
"Sometimes when you're surrounded by dirt...you're a better witness for what's beautiful."-Matt de la Peña, Last Stop on Market Street
"Nana, how come we don't got a car?' 'Boy, what do we need a car for? We got a bus that breathes fire, and old Mr. Daniels, who always has a trick for you."-Matt de la Peña, Last Stop on Market Street
3. The Story Book of Science
By: Jean-Henri Fabre
4.17
Format: 456 pages, Paperback
The wonders of plant and animal life told with rare literary charm by Uncle Paul in conversations w… read more
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- childrens
- nonfiction
- nature
- science
4. The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare
By: Jonathan Lethem , G.K. Chesterton
2.67
Format: 166 pages,
G.K. Chesterton's 1908 masterpiece, The Man Who Was Thursday, is a metaphysical thriller, and a det… read more
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5. Just So Stories
By: Rudyard Kipling
3.73
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Twelve stories about animals, insects, and other subjects include How the Camel Got His Hump. The B… read more
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- childrens
6. Owl at Home
By: Arnold Lobel
3.77
Format: 341 pages, Paperback
Welcome to Owl's house! Owl lives all by himself in a cozy little house. But whether he's inviting … read more
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7. Rip Van Winkle
By: Washington Irving
3.81
Format: 343 pages, Paperback
What would you do if you met the Strange Men in the mountains? Would you dare to pass the haunted t… read more
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8. Kidnapped (David Balfour, #1)
By: Robert Louis Stevenson
3.79
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Tricked by the uncle who has stolen his inheritance, young David Balfour is kidnapped and bound for… read more
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"And life is all a variorum, at the best."-Robert Louis Stevenson, Kidnapped (David Balfour, #1)
"To be feared of a thing and yet to do it, is what makes the prettiest kind of a man."-Robert Louis Stevenson, Kidnapped (David Balfour, #1)
"There are two things that men should never weary of, goodness and humility; we get none too much of them in this rough world among cold, proud people."-Robert Louis Stevenson, Kidnapped (David Balfour, #1)
"But besides that I was of an unforgiving disposition from my birth, slow to take offense, slower to forget it, and now incensed both against my companion and myself."-Robert Louis Stevenson, Kidnapped (David Balfour, #1)
9. Poetry for Young People: Robert Frost
By: Henri Sorensen , Gary D. Schmidt , Robert Frost
4.08
Format: 31 pages, Hardcover
"In an attractive large-size volume...25 poems to introduce Robert Frost to young people. The selec… read more
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10. James Herriot's Treasury for Children: Warm and Joyful Tales by the Author of All Creatures Great and Small
By: James Herriot , Ruth Brown , Peter Barrett
4.08
Format: 31 pages, Hardcover
James Herriot's Treasury for Children collects all of the beloved veterinarian's delightful tales f… read more
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- picture books
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11. The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree: An Appalachian Story
By: Barbara Cooney , Gloria Houston
3.78
Format: 377 pages, Paperback
This unforgettable tale, illustrated by Caldecott Medalist Barbara Cooney, has become a seasonal cl… read more
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12. Gregor Mendel: The Friar Who Grew Peas
By: Jos. A. Smith , Cheryl Bardoe
3.37
Format: 120 pages, Hardcover
Regarded as the world's first geneticist, Gregor Mendel overcame poverty and obscurity to discover … read more
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- biography
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- nonfiction
- nature
- science
13. The History of the Ancient World: From the Earliest Accounts to the Fall of Rome
By: Susan Wise Bauer
3.42
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
This is the first volume in a bold new series that tells the stories of all peoples, connecting his… read more
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- history
14. Minn of the Mississippi
By: Holling Clancy Holling
3.59
Format: 251 pages, Paperback
The history of the Mississippi River Valley is told in text and pictures through the adventures of … read more
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15. Paddle-to-the-Sea
By: Holling Clancy Holling
4.28
Format: 64 pages, Library Binding
A 1942 Caldecott Honor Book A young Indian boy carves a little canoe with a figure inside and na… read more
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16. Make Way for Ducklings
By: Robert McCloskey
4.24
Format: 64 pages, Hardcover
This classic tale of the famous Mallard ducks of Boston is available for the first time in a full-s… read more
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17. Ox-Cart Man
By: Barbara Cooney , Donald Hall
4.08
Format: 40 pages, Paperback
Winner of the Caldecott Medal (1980) Thus begins a lyrical journey through the days and weeks, t… read more
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18. The Landing of the Pilgrims
By: James Daugherty
4.12
Format: 260 pages, Paperback
In England in the early 1600s, everyone was forced to join the Church of England. Young William Bra… read more
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19. Understood Betsy
By: Dorothy Canfield Fisher
4.22
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
For all of her nine years, fragile Elizabeth Ann has heard her Aunt Frances refer in whispers to he… read more
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"What's the matter?" asked the teacher, seeing her bewildered face. "Why—why," said Elizabeth Ann, "I don't know what I am at all. If I'm second-grade arithmetic and seventh-grade reading and third-gr…"-Dorothy Canfield Fisher, Understood Betsy
20. Benjamin Franklin
By: Ingri d'Aulaire , Edgar Parin d'Aulaire
3.85
Format: 96 pages,
A biography of the witty author, scientist, and statesman who helped with the Declaration of Indepe… read more
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21. Pagoo
By: Holling Clancy Holling , None
3.80
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
An intricate study of tide pool life is presented in text and pictures through the story of Pagoo, … read more
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22. Starry Messenger: Galileo Galilei
By: Peter Sís
4.24
Format: 376 pages,
"If they had seen what we see, they would have judged as we judge." -- Galileo Galilei In every age… read more
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23. The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (The Herdmans, #1)
By: Barbara Robinson
4.22
Format: 128 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Laughs abound in this bestselling Christmas classic by Barbara Robinson! The Best Christmas Pageant… read more
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"I've got the baby here," Imogene barked at the Wise Men. "Don touch him! I named him Jesus."-Barbara Robinson, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (The Herdmans, #1)
"When they got to the part about swaddling clothes and the manger, Imogene asked, “You mean they tied him up and put him in a feedbox? Where was the Child Welfare?"-Barbara Robinson, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (The Herdmans, #1)
24. Blueberries for Sal
By: Robert McCloskey
4.21
Format: 56 pages, Hardcover
Caldecott Honor Book What happens when Sal and her mother meet a mother bear and her cub? A belo… read more
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25. Alcatraz Versus the Scrivener's Bones (Alcatraz, #2)
By: Brandon Sanderson
3.00
Format: 253 pages,
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26. Over and Under the Snow
By: Kate Messner , Christopher Silas Neal
3.69
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
Over the snow, the world is hushed and white. But under the snow exists a secret kingdom of squirre… read more
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27. The Little Duke
By: Charlotte Mary Yonge
4.13
Format: 96 pages, Paperback
This is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful sca… read more
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28. Chains (Seeds of America, #1)
By: Laurie Halse Anderson
3.96
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
If an entire nation could seek its freedom, why not a girl? As the Revolutionary War begins, thirte… read more
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29. Parables from Nature (Yesterday's Classics)
By: Mrs. Alfred Gatty
4.03
Format: 456 pages, Paperback
Parables for children inspired by nature. This collection includes all 29 stories from the first, s… read more
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30. The Gospel Comes with a House Key
By: Rosaria Champagne Butterfield
4.31
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
What did God use to draw a radical, committed unbeliever to himself? Did God take her to an evangel… read more
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31. Poor Richard
By: James Daugherty
3.85
Format: 175 pages, Paperback
A biography of Benjamin Franklin from his birth in Boston in 1706 through his years as printer,stat… read more
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