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Scorpions

Product Description: To many, the curved tail of a scorpion is a scary sight. Though it uses a deadly poison to subdue prey and protect itself from predators, only 25 species of scorpion have a venom very harmful to people. Readers learn the particulars of the scorpion stinger as well as the arachnids diet and habits...read more

By Therese Shea

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9781482417142 | Gareth Stevens Pub, August 1, 2015, cover price $22.60 | About this edition: To many, the curved tail of a scorpion is a scary sight.

Freaky Weather Stories

Product Description: People around the globe have to deal with all kinds of freaky weather events, from the fury of blinding blizzards to the destruction of howling hurricanes. No place on Earth is safe from natures wicked weather. Readers take a wild ride through some of Earths strangest weather scenarios, such as record-setting hailstones, frogs dropping from the sky, and fire tornadoesvortexes of air that pick up flames from forest fires and shoot them hundreds of feet into the air! Vivid photographs capture the intensity of natures wrath, and captivating fact boxes and detailed sidebars add even more high-interest content...read more

By Therese Shea

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9780517602201, titled "The Circle" | Random House Value Pub, July 1, 1982, cover price $1.99 | also contains The Circle

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9781482429701 | Gareth Stevens Pub, September 18, 2015, cover price $26.60 | About this edition: People around the globe have to deal with all kinds of freaky weather events, from the fury of blinding blizzards to the destruction of howling hurricanes.

Rock and Ice Climbing

Product Description: Pairing the extreme risk taker with some of natures most remarkableand challengingformations, the sports of rock and ice climbing demand much of those who dare to attempt them. But for those with the patience and endurance to master the proper techniques, these outdoor sports are proof that great risk can yield great reward...read more

By Therese Shea

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9781499435597 | Rosen Central, August 1, 2015, cover price $11.75 | About this edition: Pairing the extreme risk taker with some of natures most remarkableand challengingformations, the sports of rock and ice climbing demand much of those who dare to attempt them.

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9781499435573 | Rosen Central, August 1, 2015, cover price $30.25 | About this edition: Pairing the extreme risk taker with some of natures most remarkableand challengingformations, the sports of rock and ice climbing demand much of those who dare to attempt them.

A Career As a Secret Service Agent

Product Description: Readers will love learning about the exciting careers of Secret Service agents. This book will introduce readers to the federal law enforcers who protect and serve the federal government. The text includes Secret Service history, missions, and different jobs involved with a career in this federal force...read more

By Therese Shea

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9781499410624 | Powerkids Pr, August 1, 2015, cover price $10.00 | About this edition: Readers will love learning about the exciting careers of Secret Service agents.

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9781499411171 | Powerkids Pr, August 1, 2015, cover price $26.25 | About this edition: Readers will love learning about the exciting careers of Secret Service agents.

When Tornadoes Touch Down

Product Description: For years, people in Tornado Alley were the ones who had to worry most about tornadoes occurring near their homes. However, as climate change occurs, tornadoes have become more common around the United States. Tornado prediction and tracking has gotten increasingly better, too...read more

By Therese Shea

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9781482428988 | Gareth Stevens Pub, August 1, 2015, cover price $26.60 | About this edition: For years, people in Tornado Alley were the ones who had to worry most about tornadoes occurring near their homes.

Becoming a Pro Basketball Player

The odds of becoming an NBA or WNBA player are daunting, but this appealing, behind-the-scenes look at the path to pro basketball might help young athletes beat the odds. Readers will learn about the youth and development leagues that can help them hone their skills. They'll find out who to contact to get into the right college and what they can do now to prepare themselves for their future career. Stories of famous basketball players who made it big will further inspire young athletes as well as open their eyes to the realities of professional sports.

By Therese Shea

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9781482420586 | Gareth Stevens Pub, January 1, 2015, cover price $10.50

9781482420579 | Gareth Stevens Pub, January 1, 2015, cover price $63.00 | About this edition: The odds of becoming an NBA or WNBA player are daunting, but this appealing, behind-the-scenes look at the path to pro basketball might help young athletes beat the odds.

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9781482420593 | Gareth Stevens Pub, January 1, 2015, cover price $26.60

Reaching the Ocean Floor

Product Description: To this day, the least explored part of Earth lies beneath the ocean. Covering more than 70 percent of the planet, the oceans hold many secrets that scientists and adventurers continue to uncover. From the discovery of the depths of Challenger Deep within the Mariana Trench to director James Camerons expedition to the ocean floor, the adventures beneath the sea are many...read more

By Therese Shea

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9781482420500 | Gareth Stevens Pub, January 1, 2015, cover price $10.50 | About this edition: To this day, the least explored part of Earth lies beneath the ocean.

9781482420494 | Gareth Stevens Pub, January 1, 2015, cover price $63.00 | About this edition: To this day, the least explored part of Earth lies beneath the ocean.

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9781482420517 | Gareth Stevens Pub, January 1, 2015, cover price $26.60 | About this edition: To this day, the least explored part of Earth lies beneath the ocean.

Investigating Witches and Witchcraft

Product Description: The Wicked Witch of the West's cackling threat, "I'll get you, my pretty. . ." from the Wizard of Oz might be as memorable and instantly recognizable as a witch's iconic pointy-hatted crone image. This volume delves into the stereotypical image of witches and their newts, caldrons, and headwear and investigates their historical origins...read more

By Therese Shea

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9781622758791 | Ppk edition (Rosen Pub Group, January 1, 2015), cover price $84.30

9781622758784 | Rosen Pub Group, January 1, 2015, cover price $14.05 | About this edition: The Wicked Witch of the West's cackling threat, "I'll get you, my pretty.

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9781622758777 | Rosen Pub Group, January 1, 2015, cover price $25.85 | About this edition: The Wicked Witch of the West's cackling threat, "I'll get you, my pretty.

Native American Cultures: The Shoshone People/The Cheyenne People/The Hopi People/The Mohawk People/The Cherokee People/The Apache People

By Sarah Machajewski, Mark Marasymiw, Kristen Rajczak, Shalini Saxena and Therese Shea

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9781482424898 | Ppk edition (Gareth Stevens Pub, January 1, 2015), cover price $378.00

Rosa Parks: Heroine of the Civil Rights Movement

Young readers who may be unfamiliar with Rosa Parks will be inspired by this biography of the American hero and her part in sparking the Civil Rights Movement. Valuable historical information is provided as context for understanding the conditions African Americans were forced to endure before Parks refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus. Parks continued to serve as a civil rights leader for the rest of her life, making sure her struggles were not forgotten, and today she is seen as a symbol for civil disobedience.

By Therese Shea

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9781622756995 | Pck edition (Rosen Pub Group, January 1, 2015), cover price $77.40

9781622756988 | Britannica Educational Pub, January 1, 2015, cover price $12.90 | About this edition: Young readers who may be unfamiliar with Rosa Parks will be inspired by this biography of the American hero and her part in sparking the Civil Rights Movement.

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9781622756971 | Britannica Educational Pub, February 3, 2015, cover price $23.45

The Hopi People

Introduces readers to the Buddhist religion, reviewing the life of Buddha and examining the teachings and practices of the Buddhist sects now prevalent in the United States: Theravada or Hinayana, Tibetan Buddhism, and Zen

By Therese Shea

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9780394492865, titled "Buddhism: A Way of Life and Thought" | Alfred a Knopf Inc, December 1, 1980, cover price $15.95 | also contains Buddhism: A Way of Life and Thought | About this edition: Introduces readers to the Buddhist religion, reviewing the life of Buddha and examining the teachings and practices of the Buddhist sects now prevalent in the United States: Theravada or Hinayana, Tibetan Buddhism, and Zen

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9781482419863 | Gareth Stevens Pub, January 1, 2015, cover price $10.50

9781482419856 | Gareth Stevens Pub, January 1, 2015, cover price $63.00

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9781482419870 | Gareth Stevens Pub, January 1, 2015, cover price $25.25 | About this edition: The Hopi village of Oraibi was settled around AD 1050, making it the oldest continuously inhabited village in the United States.

9780394922546, titled "Seashore" | Eyewitness Books, December 1, 1989, cover price $20.99 | also contains Seashore | About this edition: Brief text and photos introduce the animal inhabitants of the seashore, including fish, crustaceans, snails, and shorebirds.

9780394922577, titled "Early Humans" | Random House Childrens Books, May 1, 1989, cover price $16.99 | also contains Early Humans | About this edition: Colorful photographs and an information-packed text provide a close-up study of the lives of our primitive human ancestors and the development of weapons, tools, language and writing, calendars, and coins, from the Stone Age to the Roman era

Real-life Monsters?

It's easy to say that Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster don't exist. But the question remains why sightings of these creatures still occur, year after year. This gripping volume, which includes chilling photographs and illustrations, takes curious readers into the mysterious world of some popular monsters. They'll learn what makes a monster a monster and distinguish between real-life and fantasy-world creatures. Thrilling facts and fiction about mummies, vampires, werewolves, and other supernatural beings fill this absorbing text, as well as valuable information about prehistoric and modern "monster" animals.

By Therese Shea

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9781482420944 | Gareth Stevens Pub, January 1, 2015, cover price $10.50

9781482420937 | Gareth Stevens Pub, January 1, 2015, cover price $63.00 | About this edition: It's easy to say that Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster don't exist.

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9781482420951 | Gareth Stevens Pub, January 1, 2015, cover price $26.60

Investigating Ufos and Aliens

Uses new archeological research to recreate the life of King Macbeth of Scotland and presents a new interpretation of European history before the Roman Conquest

By Therese Shea

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9780394523781, titled "King Hereafter: A Novel" | Alfred a Knopf Inc, May 1, 1982, cover price $16.95 | also contains King Hereafter: A Novel | About this edition: Uses new archeological research to recreate the life of King Macbeth of Scotland and presents a new interpretation of European history before the Roman Conquest

9780394532660, titled "One Christmas" | Random House Inc, cover price $14.95 | also contains One Christmas | About this edition: Capote discusses a disastrous childhood trip to New Orleans to spend one Christmas with his alcoholic father

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9781622758517 | Pck edition (Rosen Pub Group, January 1, 2015), cover price $84.30

9781622758500 | Rosen Pub Group, January 1, 2015, cover price $14.05

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9780394557328, titled "Tales of Poe" | Random House, November 1, 1986, cover price $16.00 | also contains Tales of Poe | About this edition: Random House/Reader's Digest Best Loved Audiobooks, 1986.

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9781622758494 | Rosen Pub Group, January 1, 2015, cover price $25.85

Crocodiles

Product Description: Whats that in the water? Is it simply a ripple, or is it the sign of an animal so ancient that it outlived even the dinosaurs? Yes, its the incredibly cool crocodile, a living fossil whose ability to slither unseen through murky waters is just one reason why its survived for so long...read more

By Therese Shea

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9781477758151 | Pck edition (Rosen Pub Group, January 1, 2015), cover price $49.50

9781477758168 | Powerkids Pr, January 1, 2015, cover price $8.25 | About this edition: Whats that in the water?

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9781477758205 | Powerkids Pr, January 1, 2015, cover price $23.60 | About this edition: Whats that in the water?

Makerspaces

By Jacob Cohen, Nicki Peter Petrikowski, Don Rauf, Greg Roza and Therese Shea

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9780345334206, titled "The Outermost House: A Year of Life on the Great Beach of Cape Cod" | Reissue edition (Ballantine Books, October 1, 1985), cover price $3.95 | also contains The Outermost House: A Year of Life on the Great Beach of Cape Cod

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9781477777992 | Rosen Young Adult, August 1, 2014, cover price $197.70

Research Tools You Can Use

By Therese Harasymiw, Laura La Bella, Jennifer Landau, Susan Meyer and Therese Shea

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9781622753895 | Rosen Pub Group, August 1, 2014, cover price $140.70

The Bigfoot Trail

The Bigfoot Trail in northwestern California got its name because of hikers' accounts of glimpsing large, hairy, humanlike creatures living in this area. This book entices readers to come along on this forbidding trail, if they dare. The Bigfoot Trail is long but, because many parts aren't well traveled, hikers and readers get to experience a truly wild side of the United States. They'll learn about blood-sucking fish called lamprey, fierce creatures such as black bears and wolverines, and beautiful mountains, rivers, and valleys. If Bigfoot lives along this trail, it picked a perfect place to hide!

By Therese Shea

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9781482409284 | Gareth Stevens Pub, August 1, 2014, cover price $8.15

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9781482411416 | Gareth Stevens Pub, August 1, 2014, cover price $22.60 | About this edition: The Bigfoot Trail in northwestern California got its name because of hikers' accounts of glimpsing large, hairy, humanlike creatures living in this area.

Reading Map Keys

Product Description: Just as a car cant be started without the right key, many maps would be indecipherable without their legend, or key. Map keys show what pictures and colors on a map represent and often offer clues as to the kind of map. Readers learn how map keys can illuminate all kinds of maps, from street and political maps to economic and physical maps...read more

By Therese Shea

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9781482410747 | Gareth Stevens Pub, August 1, 2014, cover price $8.15 | About this edition: Just as a car cant be started without the right key, many maps would be indecipherable without their legend, or key.

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9781482410730 | Gareth Stevens Pub, August 1, 2014, cover price $22.60 | About this edition: Just as a car cant be started without the right key, many maps would be indecipherable without their legend, or key.

Scariest Places on Earth Set

By Roman Harasymiw, Therese Shea, Maeve Sisk, Grace Vail and Ethan Weingarten

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9781482411454 | Gareth Stevens Pub, August 1, 2014, cover price $135.60

Getting the Most Out of Makerspaces to Go from Idea to Market

By Therese Shea

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9781477777978 | Rosen Young Adult, August 1, 2014, cover price $12.95

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9781477777954 | Rosen Young Adult, August 1, 2014, cover price $32.95

Map Basics

By Caitlin Mcaneney, Ryan Nagelhout, Kristen Rajczak and Therese Shea

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9781482410624 | Gareth Stevens Pub, August 1, 2014, cover price $135.60

Getting to Know Lego Mindstorms

By Therese Shea

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9781477777039 | Rosen Young Adult, August 1, 2014, cover price $12.95

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9781477777015 | Rosen Young Adult, August 1, 2014, cover price $32.95

The Dead Sea

Product Description: The Dead Sea might sound like a scary place to cool off on a hot day, but many people flock to its waters. The Dead Sea got its name because its salty waters can kill any fish or plants that try to live in it. However, scientists have just recently found a kind of bacteria that live on the seafloor...read more

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9781482411676 | Gareth Stevens Pub Learning library, August 1, 2014, cover price $8.15 | About this edition: The Dead Sea might sound like a scary place to cool off on a hot day, but many people flock to its waters.

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9781482411669 | Gareth Stevens Pub, August 1, 2014, cover price $22.60 | About this edition: The Dead Sea might sound like a scary place to cool off on a hot day, but many people flock to its waters.

How Do I Use an Atlas?

Product Description: Cell phones and GPS gadgets abound, but there is no substitute for learning the tried and true method of using an atlas. In this concise volume, readers learn how atlases came to exist and how they have evolved over the years. Exercises and fact boxes throughout the book engage readers in hands-on activities to familiarize them with using an atlas and its features...read more

By Therese Shea

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9781622753413 | Britannica Educational Pub, August 1, 2014, cover price $12.90 | About this edition: Cell phones and GPS gadgets abound, but there is no substitute for learning the tried and true method of using an atlas.

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9781622753406 | Britannica Educational Pub, August 1, 2014, cover price $23.45

Crypts and Tombs

Product Description: Crypts, tombs, and mausoleums arent just the creepy props of a horror movie; theyre the final resting places of the dead. Many are also beautifully designed monuments. This intriguing examination of some of the worlds most prominent tombs includes the elaborate Taj Mahal, the mysterious Newgrange, the mammoth Great Pyramid, and the star-studded Westminster Abbey...read more

By Therese Shea

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9781482412772 | Gareth Stevens Pub, August 1, 2014, cover price $10.50 | About this edition: Crypts, tombs, and mausoleums arent just the creepy props of a horror movie; theyre the final resting places of the dead.

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9781482414837 | Gareth Stevens Pub, August 1, 2014, cover price $26.60 | About this edition: Crypts, tombs, and mausoleums arent just the creepy props of a horror movie; theyre the final resting places of the dead.

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