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Paperback:
9789682416347 | Editorial Trillas S.A. De C.V., June 1, 1984, cover price $6.95
Hardcover:
9780385730754 | Delacorte Pr, May 1, 2003, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: A boastful hamster with exceptional talent as an escape artist recounts his experiences chewing, wriggling, or squeezing his way out of various closed areas in his quest for the great Outside.
9780385244824 | Doubleday, May 1, 1988, cover price $15.95 | also contains Dino-Mike and the Underwater Dinosaurs | About this edition: A boastful hamster with exceptional talent as an escape artist recounts his experiences chewing, wriggling, or squeezing his way out of various closed areas in his quest for the great Outside.
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9780440419242 | Reprint edition (Yearling Books, November 1, 2003), cover price $5.99 | About this edition: A boastful hamster with exceptional talent as an escape artist recounts his experiences chewing, wriggling, or squeezing his way out of various closed areas in his quest for the great Outside.
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9780385901185 | Delacorte Pr, May 1, 2003, cover price $17.99 | About this edition: A boastful hamster with exceptional talent as an escape artist recounts his experiences chewing, wriggling, or squeezing his way out of various closed areas in his quest for the great Outside.
Paperback:
9780811467612 | Steck-Vaughn Co, June 1, 1991, cover price $6.95 | About this edition: A biography of the Cuban patriot, author, and journalist, who dedicated his life to Cuba's struggle for independence from Spain.
Library:
9780817229061 | Heinemann/Raintree, March 1, 1989, cover price $21.40 | About this edition: A biography of the Cuban patriot, author, and journalist, who dedicated his life to Cuba's struggle for independence from Spain.
Paperback:
9780439616362 | Reprint edition (Scholastic Paperbacks, October 1, 2005), cover price $3.99 | About this edition: Tells how Santa got his name, how he grew up at the North Pole, why he started asking children what they wanted for Christmas, and how he got started delivering presents.
9780140347739 | Reprint edition (Puffin, November 1, 1993), cover price $4.99 | About this edition: A generous North Pole teenager named Santa Claus discovers his calling in life when he borrows his father's sleigh to deliver presents to good children on Christmas Eve.
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9780670839056 | Viking Pr, September 1, 1991, cover price $13.95 | About this edition: A generous North Pole teenager named Santa Claus discovers his calling in life when he borrows his father's sleigh to deliver presents to good children on Christmas Eve.
Paperback:
9780425128831, titled "The New Webster's Dictionary of Quotations and Famous Phrases" | Reissue edition (Berkley Pub Group, August 1, 1992), cover price $4.99 | also contains Half a Creature from the Sea: A Life in Stories
An account of the Black leader's life that explores his personal struggles to bring social justice and equality to his people through peaceful means
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9780671732424, titled "Martin Luther King: The Peaceful Warrior" | Reissue edition (Simon Pulse, January 1, 1996), cover price $5.99 | About this edition: An account of the Black leader's life that explores his personal struggles to bring social justice and equality to his people through peaceful means
School and Library:
9780135597651 | 3rd edition (Prentice Hall, June 1, 1968), cover price $5.95
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9780606039321, titled "Martin Luther King: The Peaceful Warrior" | Demco Media, January 1, 1996, cover price $10.55 | About this edition: An account of the Black leader's life that explores his personal struggles to bring social justice and equality to his people through peaceful means
Hardcover:
9780399227585 | Philomel Books, April 1, 1996, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: During the summer of 1957 when both their dogs are poisoned, twelve-year-old Jeff must come to terms with his own Jewish identity and with his best friend's brutality and prejudice
Hardcover:
9780816033201 | Facts on File, March 1, 1997, cover price $25.00 | About this edition: Profiles nine men, including Sun Yat-sen of China, Gandhi of India, Ho Chi Minh of Vietnam, and Emilio Aguinaldo of the Philippines, who struggled to free their respective countries from colonial rule or monarchy
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9780689817304, titled "Tutankhamen's Gift" | Reprint edition (Aladdin Paperbacks, August 1, 1997), cover price $7.99 | About this edition: After the mysterious death of his unpopular brother, Amenhotep IV, ten-year-old Tutankhamen, the quiet youngest child of the beloved pharoah Amenhotep III, becomes the leader of the ancient Egyptian people
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9780689318184, titled "Tutankhamen's Gift" | Reprint edition (Atheneum, April 1, 1994), cover price $19.99 | About this edition: After the mysterious death of his unpopular brother, Amenhotep IV, ten-year-old Tutankhamen, the quiet youngest child of the beloved pharoah Amenhotep III, becomes the leader of the ancient Egyptian people
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9780606131018, titled "Tutankhamen's Gift" | Reprint edition (Demco Media, August 1, 1997), cover price $15.85 | About this edition: After the mysterious death of his unpopular brother, Amenhotep IV, ten-year-old Tutankhamen, the quiet youngest child of the beloved pharoah Amenhotep III, becomes the leader of the ancient Egyptian people
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9780613376655, titled "Tutankhamen's Gift" | Turtleback Books, January 1, 2003, cover price $18.40 | About this edition: After the mysterious death of his unpopular brother, Amenhotep IV, ten-year-old Tutankhamen, the quiet youngest child of the beloved pharoah Amenhotep III, becomes the leader of the ancient Egyptian people
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9780892392773 | Childrens Book Pr, May 19, 2013, cover price $9.95
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9780892391493 | Childrens Book Pr, September 1, 1997, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Fourteen artists and picture book illustrators present self-portraits and brief descriptions that explore their varied ethnic origins, their work, and their feelings about themselves
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9780516209388 | Childrens Pr, September 1, 1997, cover price $21.27 | About this edition: This remarkable collection highlights the art and inspirational paths of 14 outstanding artists who, over the course of 20 years, have shared their art and lives with children.
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9780698118164 | Reprint edition (Puffin, December 1, 1999), cover price $6.99 | About this edition: Recounts the story of Nelson Mandela, from his childhood as son of a tribal chief, to teenage 'troublemaker,' to his inauguration as the first black president of South Africa, to the revered political leader he is today.
9780590901147 | Scholastic Educational, November 1, 1997, cover price $4.95 | About this edition: The life of Nelson Mandela from his birth in a tiny South African village to his help in creating the new South African constitution.
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9780399229428 | Philomel Books, September 1, 1996, cover price $16.99 | About this edition: For the first time in picture book form, children can experience the story of Nelson Mandela, from son of a tribal chief, to teenage 'troublemaker,' to his inauguration as the first black president of South Africa, to the revered political leader he is today.
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9780606184304 | Demco Media, April 1, 2000, cover price $15.85 | About this edition: Recounts the story of Nelson Mandela, from his childhood as son of a tribal chief, to teenage 'troublemaker,' to his inauguration as the first black president of South Africa, to the revered political leader he is today.
Prebinding:
9780613230162 | Turtleback Books, March 1, 2001, cover price $17.20 | About this edition: Recounts the story of Nelson Mandela, from his childhood as son of a tribal chief, to teenage 'troublemaker,' to his inauguration as the first black president of South Africa, to the revered political leader he is today.
Hardcover:
9780195214048 | Oxford Univ Pr, January 15, 1998, cover price $13.95 | About this edition: A biography of the Egyptian queen who gained and maintained power over her kingdom through her alliance with Julius Caesar and later Marc Antony
Hardcover:
9781890515065 | Turtle Books, May 1, 1998, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: When Mexicatl responds to the call of the Great Spirit by leading the people to a better land, his followers express gratitude by naming themselves after him
A series of charming and colorful lift-the-flap illustrations gives toddlers an interactive experience that celebrates the fun that babies can be through all of the seasons of the year. By the author of Man on the Moon. K.
Hardcover:
9781880000953 | Board book edition (Lee & Low Books, October 1, 1999), cover price $8.95 | About this edition: A baby grows as the seasons of the year pass
School and Library:
9781880000687 | Lee & Low Books, July 1, 1998, cover price $8.95 | About this edition: A baby grows as the seasons of the year pass
Hardcover:
9780531301401 | Orchard Books, March 1, 1999, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: After his brother informs him that he is not the best organist in the world, Johann Sebastian Bach travels from the German countryside to Hamburg to meet the greatest organ player in the world, Adam Reincken, and Bach's talent is unleashed under the tutelage and friendship of Reincken
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9780531331408 | Orchard Books, March 1, 1999, cover price $17.99 | About this edition: After his brother informs him that he is not the best organist in the world, Johann Sebastian Bach travels from the German countryside to Hamburg to meet the greatest organ player in the world, Adam Reincken, and Bach's talent is unleashed under the tutelage and friendship of Reincken
Hardcover:
9780590383608 | Blue Sky Pr, September 1, 1999, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: In this retelling of the familiar story about two rascals who sell a vain emperor an invisible suit of clothes, the characters are presented as dinosaurs
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9780140555837 | Puffin, September 1, 1999, cover price $6.99 | About this edition: A retelling of Eleanor Roosevelt's childhood profiles her as an orphan, stifled by her extended family, whose natural charm and intelligence emerged in the hands of a kind headmistress at an English boarding school
Cassette/Spoken Word:
9780788742293 | Unabridged edition (Recorded Books, June 1, 2000), cover price $11.00 | About this edition: In the tradition of her award-winning Emily, two-time Caldecott winner Barbara cooney presents a lively, moving portrait of one of our most beloved First Ladies.
School and Library:
9780670861590 | Viking Childrens Books, October 1, 1996, cover price $15.99 | About this edition: A retelling of Eleanor Roosevelt's childhood profiles her as an orphan, stifled by her extended family, whose natural charm and intelligence emerged in the hands of a kind headmistress at an English boarding school
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9780606172554 | Demco Media, September 1, 1999, cover price $15.85 | About this edition: A retelling of Eleanor Roosevelt's childhood profiles her as an orphan, stifled by her extended family, whose natural charm and intelligence emerged in the hands of a kind headmistress at an English boarding school
Prebinding:
9780785712947 | Turtleback Books, March 1, 2001, cover price $17.20 | About this edition: A retelling of Eleanor Roosevelt's childhood profiles her as an orphan, stifled by her extended family, whose natural charm and intelligence emerged in the hands of a kind headmistress at an English boarding school
Hardcover:
9780887764684 | Tundra Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: At the end of his 1842 American tour, Charles Dickens visits an amateur theater in Montreal where he selects the plays to be performed, take the best roles and costumes for himself, and generally make life difficult for his star-struck hosts.
Paperback:
9780887765780 | Tundra Books, August 1, 2001, cover price $7.95
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9780531302460 | Orchard Books, March 1, 2000, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: Uses the imagined viewpoint of Edna St.
9780531332467 | Orchard Books, March 1, 2000, cover price $16.99 | About this edition: Uses the imagined viewpoint of Edna St.
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9780448421568 | Grosset & Dunlap, January 1, 2000, cover price $3.99 | About this edition: Discusses the life and hockey career of the man nicknamed 'The Great One' and hailed as the best player in the history of the NHL.
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9780448421575 | Grosset & Dunlap, January 1, 2000, cover price $13.89 | About this edition: Discusses the life and hockey career of the man nicknamed 'The Great One' and hailed as the best player in the history of the NHL.
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9780606184670, titled "Great Gretzky" | Demco Media, August 1, 2000, cover price $12.03 | About this edition: Discusses the life and hockey career of the man nicknamed 'The Great One' and hailed as the best player in the history of the NHL.
School and Library:
9780761450689 | Marshall Cavendish Corp/Ccb, September 1, 2000, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: A famous Japanese poet is challenged by a fox to create his best haiku.
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9780606197717 | Demco Media, October 1, 2000, cover price $15.81 | About this edition: Discusses in English and Spanish Diego Rivera's childhood and how it influenced his art
Prebinding:
9780785735182 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $17.20 | About this edition: Discusses in English and Spanish Diego Rivera's childhood and how it influenced his art
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9780613992183 | Turtleback Books, April 30, 2001, cover price $17.20 | About this edition: When she moves into Emily Dickinson's bedroom, Emmaline the mouse discovers her own propensity for poetry.
In 1942, tired of hiding from the Nazis in a Prague attic, a young Jewish man ventures out to an old cemetery, from which he travels back to the sixteenth-century and witnesses another time of trouble for Czech Jews.
Paperback:
9780827607354 | 1 edition (Jewish Pubn Society, July 1, 2001), cover price $12.95 | About this edition: In 1942, tired of hiding from the Nazis in a Prague attic, a young Jewish man ventures out to an old cemetery, from which he travels back to the sixteenth-century and witnesses another time of trouble for Czech Jews.
Hardcover:
9780809166848 | Paulist Pr, July 1, 2001, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: A young boy and his dog join St.
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