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Examines the great wave of European exploration during the fifteenth century which resulted in more accurate maps (view table of contents)

Hardcover:

9780399225277 | Putnam Pub Group, March 1, 1994, cover price $18.99 | About this edition: Examines the great wave of European exploration during the fifteenth century which resulted in more accurate maps

Paperback:

9780698116382 | Reprint edition (Puffin, July 1, 1998), cover price $8.99 | About this edition: Examines the great wave of European exploration during the fifteenth century which resulted in more accurate maps

Prebinding:

9780613072700 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $19.65 | About this edition: Examines the great wave of European exploration during the fifteenth century which resulted in more accurate maps

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Recounts St. Brendan's life and voyage to North America long before the Vikings arrived.

Hardcover:

9780399233265 | Putnam Pub Group, June 1, 1979, cover price $17.99 | About this edition: Portrays the life of Saint Brendan and chronicles his legendary voyage to North America long before the Vikings arrived

Paperback:

9780698117594 | Puffin, February 1, 1999, cover price $6.99 | About this edition: Portrays the life of Saint Brendan and chronicles his legendary voyage to North America long before the Vikings arrived

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Product Description: America's most notorious traitor is brought to life as Jean Fritz relays the engrossing story of Benedict Arnold -- a man whose pride, ambition, and self-righteousness drove him to commit the heinous crime of treason against the United States during the American Revolution...read more

Hardcover:

9780786241323 | Large print edition (Thorndike Pr, April 1, 2002), cover price $21.95 | About this edition: A study of the life and character of the brilliant Revolutionary War general who deserted to the British for money.
9780399208348 | Putnam Pub Group, October 1, 1981, cover price $16.99 | About this edition: A study of the life and character of the brilliant Revolutionary War general who deserted to the British for money.

Paperback:

9780698115538 | Puffin, May 1, 1997, cover price $6.99 | About this edition: A study of the life and character of the brilliant Revolutionary War general who deserted to the British for money.
9789990855401 | Puffin, May 1, 1997, cover price $0.02
9780140329407 | Viking Childrens Books, May 1, 1989, cover price $4.99 | About this edition: A study of the life and character of the brilliant Revolutionary War general who deserted to the British for money.

Reinforced:

9780606120012 | Demco Media, May 1, 1997, cover price $14.55 | About this edition: A study of the life and character of the brilliant Revolutionary War general who deserted to the British for money.
9780606043519 | Demco Media, May 1, 1989, cover price $11.10 | About this edition: A study of the life and character of the brilliant Revolutionary War general who deserted to the British for money.

Prebinding:

9781435286047 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, May 22, 2008), cover price $14.99 | About this edition: America's most notorious traitor is brought to life as Jean Fritz relays the engrossing story of Benedict Arnold -- a man whose pride, ambition, and self-righteousness drove him to commit the heinous crime of treason against the United States during the American Revolution.
9780833528742 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: A study of the life and character of the brilliant Revolutionary War general who deserted to the British for money.

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Recounts Paul Revere's life as a silversmith and his exciting adventures during the Revolutionary War

Hardcover:

9780399233371 | Reprint edition (Putnam Pub Group, March 1, 1998), cover price $17.99 | About this edition: Recounts Paul Revere's life as a silversmith and his exciting adventures during the Revolutionary War
9780698202740 | Coward Mc Cann, November 1, 1973, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Describes some of the well-known as well as the lesser-known details of Paul Revere's life and exciting ride.

Paperback:

9780698113510 | Reissue edition (Puffin, May 1, 1996), cover price $6.99 | About this edition: Recounts Paul Revere's life as a silversmith and his exciting adventures during the Revolutionary War
9780698205413 | Putnam Pub Group, February 1, 1982, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: Recounts Paul Revere's life as a silversmith and his exciting adventures during the Revolutionary War

Reinforced:

9780606003735 | Demco Media, May 1, 1996, cover price $15.81 | About this edition: Recounts Paul Revere's life as a silversmith and his exciting adventures during the Revolutionary War

Prebinding:

9780881035551 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $17.20 | About this edition: Recounts Paul Revere's life as a silversmith and his exciting adventures during the Revolutionary War

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Depicts the life of Benjamin Franklin and his accomplishments as printer, inventor, and statesman

Hardcover:

9780698203655, titled "What's the Big Idea, Ben Franklin?" | Putnam Pub Group, June 1, 1976, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: A brief biography of the eighteenth-century printer, inventor, and statesman who played an influential role in the early history of the United States.
9780399234873, titled "What's the Big Idea, Ben Franklin?" | Putnam Pub Group, June 1, 1976, cover price $16.99 | About this edition: A brief biography of the eighteenth-century printer, inventor, and statesman who played an influential role in the early history of the United States.

Paperback:

9780698113725, titled "What's the Big Idea, Ben Franklin?" | Reissue edition (Puffin, May 1, 1996), cover price $6.99 | About this edition: A brief biography of the eighteenth-century printer, inventor, and statesman who played an influential role in the early history of the United States.
9780698205437 | Coward Mc Cann, February 1, 1982, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: A brief biography of the eighteenth-century printer, inventor, and statesman who played an influential role in the early history of the United States.

Reinforced:

9780606006477, titled "What's the Big Idea, Ben Franklin?" | Demco Media, May 1, 1996, cover price $15.81 | About this edition: A brief biography of the eighteenth-century printer, inventor, and statesman who played an influential role in the early history of the United States.

Prebinding:

9780881035544, titled "What's the Big Idea, Ben Franklin?" | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $17.20 | About this edition: A brief biography of the eighteenth-century printer, inventor, and statesman who played an influential role in the early history of the United States.

Traces the life of Harriet Beecher Stowe, describes the impact of her most famous novel, and discusses her family background

Hardcover:

9780399226663 | Putnam Pub Group, September 1, 1994, cover price $15.99 | About this edition: Traces the life of Harriet Beecher Stowe, describes the impact of her most famous novel, and discusses her family background

Paperback:

9780698116603 | Reprint edition (Puffin, November 1, 1998), cover price $6.99 | About this edition: Traces the life of Harriet Beecher Stowe, describes the impact of her most famous novel, and discusses her family background
9780590619646 | Scholastic Educational, September 1, 1995, cover price $3.95 | About this edition: Paperback, as pictured (ch)

Reinforced:

9780606169776 | Demco Media, April 1, 1999, cover price $14.53 | About this edition: Traces the life of Harriet Beecher Stowe, describes the impact of her most famous novel, and discusses her family background

Prebinding:

9781439577974 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, April 9, 2009), cover price $14.99
9780613116152 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: Traces the life of Harriet Beecher Stowe, describes the impact of her most famous novel, and discusses her family background

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Provides a look at the private side of Abraham Lincoln and at the circumstances surrounding his short, but memorable speech at the dedication of the cemetery at the Gettysburg battlefield. Includes text of the speech.

Paperback:

9780448401706, titled "Just a Few Words, Mr. Lincoln: The Story of the Gettysburg Address" | Reissue edition (Penguin USA, September 1, 1993), cover price $3.99 | About this edition: Looks at Abraham Lincoln and the creation of his memorable speech

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9781555920456 | Childrens Circle, April 1, 1993, cover price $12.95

Library:

9780448401713, titled "Just a Few Words, Mr. Lincoln: The Story of the Gettysburg Address" | Grosset & Dunlap, September 1, 1993, cover price $7.99 | About this edition: Looks at Abraham Lincoln and the creation of his memorable speech

Reinforced:

9780606058971, titled "Just a Few Words, Mr. Lincoln: The Story of the Gettysburg Address" | Demco Media, September 1, 1993, cover price $12.47 | About this edition: Looks at Abraham Lincoln and the creation of his memorable speech

Product Description: An easy-to-read portrait of Mary Ball Washington details the life of an independent woman who hated to get dressed up, sometimes smoked a pipe, and became the mother of the father of America.

Paperback:

9781555920654, titled "George Washington's Mother" | Pap/cas edition (Weston Woods, October 1, 2000), cover price $12.95 | About this edition: An easy-to-read portrait of Mary Ball Washington details the life of an independent woman who hated to get dressed up, sometimes smoked a pipe, and became the mother of the father of America.
9780448403847, titled "George Washington's Mother" | Reissue edition (Penguin USA, August 1, 1992), cover price $3.99 | About this edition: Describes the life of the mother of our first president and her relationship with her children

Library:

9780448403854, titled "George Washington's Mother" | Grosset & Dunlap, August 1, 1992, cover price $7.99 | About this edition: Describes the life of the mother of our first president and her relationship with her children

Reinforced:

9780606023436, titled "George Washington's Mother" | Demco Media, August 1, 1992, cover price $12.50 | About this edition: Describes the life of the mother of our first president and her relationship with her children

Prebinding:

9780785746409, titled "George Washington's Mother" | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $13.55 | About this edition: Describes the life of the mother of our first president and her relationship with her children

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Product Description: Six prominent authors tell the story of what was happening all over the world during the time of Columbus. To the majority of the earth's inhabitants of 500 years ago, Renaissance Europe was not the center of the world--everywhere were societies on the rise or in decline, and now this book reveals their accomplishments...read more

Hardcover:

9780788155086 | Diane Pub Co, June 1, 1992, cover price $20.00 | About this edition: Six prominent authors tell the story of what was happening all over the world during the time of Columbus.
9780805016741 | Henry Holt & Co, June 1, 1992, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: Introduces the history, customs, beliefs, and accomplishments of people living in Europe, Asia, Africa, Polynesia, and the Americas during the fifteenth century

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Fritz, a well-known author of books for young people, describes her daily life and the way she writes
By Jean Fritz and Andrea Fritz Pfleger (illustrator)

Hardcover:

9781878450371 | Richard C Owen Pub, June 1, 1992, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Fritz, a well-known author of books for young people, describes her daily life and the way she writes

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Three-dimensional scenes, pull tabs, hidden doors, and fold-out panels recreate the remarkable adventures of Christopher Columbus's journey for children who know the story, as well as those hearing it for the first time.
By Tomie Depaola (illustrator) and Jean Fritz

Hardcover:

9780399221132 | Pop edition (Grosset & Dunlap, January 1, 1992), cover price $15.95 | About this edition: Describes Columbus's first journey to the New World and the voyage's purpose and lengthy preparations

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By dark of night Columba copies Finian's new book, and before too long, the High King and armies of Irishmen have entered into the dispute that has developed between Finian and Columba

Library:

9780399612848 | Putnam Pub Group, June 1, 1990, cover price $14.99 | About this edition: A brief biography of the Irish saint who was known for his love of books and his missionary work throughout Scotland.

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Six prominent writers, including Maurice Sendak, Jill Krementz, and Jack Prelutsky, explain how and why they became involved in children's literature
By Jean Fritz (editor) and William Knowlton Zinsser (editor)

Paperback:

9780395514252 | Houghton Mifflin, April 1, 1990, cover price $13.00 | also contains Queen of Fire | About this edition: Six prominent writers, including Maurice Sendak, Jill Krementz, and Jack Prelutsky, explain how and why they became involved in children's literature

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The giant Maushop and his family form the geography of Cape Cod in their battles with the pukwudgies.

Hardcover:

9780399208706 | Putnam Pub Group, April 1, 1982, cover price $10.95 | About this edition: The giant Maushop and his family form the geography of Cape Cod in their battles with the pukwudgies.

Paperback:

9780399217326 | Reprint edition (Putnam Pub Group, May 1, 1989), cover price $5.95 | also contains 50 Ways to Ruin a Rake | About this edition: The giant Maushop and his family form the geography of Cape Cod in their battles with the pukwudgies.

A biography of the brilliant Southern general who gained the nickname Stonewall by his stand at Bull Run during the Civil War

Reinforced:

9780606043342 | Demco Media, April 1, 1989, cover price $11.10 | also contains Stonewall | About this edition: A biography of the brilliant Southern general who gained the nickname Stonewall by his stand at Bull Run during the Civil War

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The author's fictionalized version, though all the events are true, of her childhood in China in the 1920s.
By Jean Fritz and Margot Tomes (illustrator)

Hardcover:

9781557360700 | Large print edition (Cornerstone Books, January 1, 1988), cover price $15.95 | About this edition: The acclaimed author provides a lively and perceptive account of growing up in China

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Brady learns the importance of keeping a secret when he discovers a runaway slave in pre-Civil War Pennsylvania

Hardcover:

9780698200142 | Putnam Pub Group, June 1, 1960, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: A young Pennsylvania boy takes part in the pre-Civil War anti-slavery activities.

Paperback:

9780698119376 | Reprint edition (Puffin, October 1, 1987), cover price $6.99 | About this edition: A young Pennsylvania boy takes part in the pre-Civil War anti-slavery activities.

Reinforced:

9780606035552 | Demco Media, October 1, 1987, cover price $11.10 | About this edition: A young Pennsylvania boy takes part in the pre-Civil War anti-slavery activities.

Prebinding:

9780613557986 | Turtleback Books, July 1, 2003, cover price $17.20 | About this edition: A young Pennsylvania boy takes part in the pre-Civil War anti-slavery activities.
9780833508553 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $15.10 | About this edition: A young Pennsylvania boy takes part in the pre-Civil War anti-slavery activities.

Product Description: In this engrossing novel set in Salem in 1774, a young boy must learn to make the decisions of a man. Daniel West is faced with questions of patriotic loyalty; follow his journey from loyalty to the king, to dangerous confrontations with British troops, to proud support for his new country...read more

Hardcover:

9780844671741 | Peter Smith Pub Inc, June 1, 2001, cover price $19.75 | About this edition: In this engrossing novel set in Salem in 1774, a young boy must learn to make the decisions of a man.
9780698200364 | Putnam Pub Group, June 1, 1967, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: In this engrossing novel set in Salem in 1774, a young boy must learn to make the decisions of a man.

Paperback:

9780140322590 | Reprint edition (Puffin, October 1, 1987), cover price $6.99 | About this edition: In pre-revolutionary Salem, fourteen-year-old Daniel begins to re-examine his loyalty to the King as the conflict between Tories and patriots increasingly divides the townspeople.

Reinforced:

9780606035699 | Demco Media, October 1, 1987, cover price $13.53 | About this edition: In pre-revolutionary Salem, fourteen-year-old Daniel begins to re-examine his loyalty to the King as the conflict between Tories and patriots increasingly divides the townspeople.

Prebinding:

9780833508607 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $13.85 | About this edition: In pre-revolutionary Salem, fourteen-year-old Daniel begins to re-examine his loyalty to the King as the conflict between Tories and patriots increasingly divides the townspeople.
9781417623068 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1987, cover price $17.25 | About this edition: In pre-revolutionary Salem, fourteen-year-old Daniel begins to re-examine his loyalty to the King as the conflict between Tories and patriots increasingly divides the townspeople.

Product Description: FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Describes how the Constitution came to be written and ratified. Also includes the full text of the document produced by the Constitutional Convention Of 1787.

Hardcover:

9780399214035, titled "Shh! We're Writing the Constitution" | Putnam Pub Group, April 1, 1987, cover price $16.99 | About this edition: A portrait of America in 1787 focuses on the diverse personalities and viewpoints of the delegates to the Constitutional Convention and explores the complex issues facing the delegates and the young nation

Paperback:

9780698116245, titled "Shh! We're Writing the Constitution" | Reissue edition (Puffin, March 1, 1998), cover price $6.99 | About this edition: Describes how the Constitution came to be written and ratified.
9780399214042 | Putnam Pub Group, May 1, 1987, cover price $8.95 | also contains World Suffering and Quality of Life | About this edition: A portrait of America in 1787 focuses on the diverse personalities and viewpoints of the delegates to the Constitutional Convention and explores the complex issues facing the delegates and the young nation

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9781560082262, titled "Shh! We're Writing the Constitution" | Unabridged edition (Childrens Circle, April 1, 1998), cover price $12.95 | About this edition: The award-winning author takes readers behind the scenes at the Constitutional Convention for a good-humored history lesson, enlivened by dePaola

Reinforced:

9780606034661, titled "Shh! We're Writing the Constitution" | Demco Media, May 1, 1987, cover price $15.45 | About this edition: A portrait of America in 1787 focuses on the diverse personalities and viewpoints of the delegates to the Constitutional Convention and explores the complex issues facing the delegates and the young nation

Prebinding:

9780613087469, titled "Shh! We're Writing the Constitution" | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $13.40 | About this edition: FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY.
9780808589853, titled "Shh! We're Writing the Constitution" | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $15.30 | About this edition: A portrait of America in 1787 focuses on the diverse personalities and viewpoints of the delegates to the Constitutional Convention and explores the complex issues facing the delegates and the young nation

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A portrait of Sam Houston describes his role in the battle of Texas for independence from Mexico

Hardcover:

9780399213038 | Coward Mc Cann, January 1, 1986, cover price $16.99 | About this edition: A portrait of Sam Houston is set against the backdrop of Texas' battle for independence from Mexico, Texas' annexation to the United States, and the growth of the Western frontier

Paperback:

9780698116467 | Puffin, July 1, 1998, cover price $6.99 | About this edition: A portrait of Sam Houston describes his role in the battle of Texas for independence from Mexico
9780399213045 | Coward Mc Cann, January 1, 1986, cover price $7.95 | also contains Standards for Enterprise Management Control | About this edition: A portrait of Sam Houston is set against the backdrop of Texas' battle for independence from Mexico, Texas' annexation to the United States, and the growth of the Western frontier

Reinforced:

9780606009218 | Demco Media, January 1, 1986, cover price $14.55 | About this edition: A portrait of Sam Houston is set against the backdrop of Texas' battle for independence from Mexico, Texas' annexation to the United States, and the growth of the Western frontier

Prebinding:

9780808574019 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: A portrait of Sam Houston describes his role in the battle of Texas for independence from Mexico

Product Description: "Fritz draws readers into scenes of her youth in the turbulent China of the mid-twenties. . . . the generous affection of her nurse/companion . . . her mother's grief over losing a second child, the dynamics of asuffering population venting its hostility on foreigners, and most of all, the loneliness of a child's exile from a homeland she has imagined constantly but never seen...read more

Hardcover:

9780676306675 | Random House Inc, June 1, 1985, cover price $73.33 | About this edition: "Fritz draws readers into scenes of her youth in the turbulent China of the mid-twenties.

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The author returns to China, to relive her memories of her youth and to witness the many historical and social changes that have taken place since she left the country in 1928.
By Jean Fritz and Michael Fritz (illustrator)

Hardcover:

9780399211829 | Putnam Pub Group, March 1, 1985, cover price $19.99 | About this edition: Details the author's visit to China, her emotional experiences there, the resolution of her homesickness, and her return to America

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A young boy searches for historical information on what Washington ate for breakfast

Paperback:

9780698206168, titled "George Washington's Breakfast" | Putnam Pub Group, October 1, 1984, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: A young boy searches for historical information on what Washington ate for breakfast

Library:

9780698300996, titled "George Washington's Breakfast" | Putnam Pub Group, June 1, 1969, cover price $10.99 | About this edition: A young boy searches for historical information on what Washington ate for breakfast

Reinforced:

9780606033350, titled "George Washington's Breakfast" | Demco Media, October 1, 1984, cover price $14.35 | About this edition: A young boy searches for historical information on what Washington ate for breakfast

Prebinding:

9780613078498, titled "George Washington's Breakfast" | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $17.20 | About this edition: A young boy searches for historical information on what Washington ate for breakfast

Paperback:

9780838956403 | Amer Library Assn, June 1, 1983, cover price $0.75

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