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Who Was Amelia Earhart?

Cain, David / Jerome, Kate Boehm

Publié en 2002

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Who Was Amelia Earhart? : Amelia Earhart was a woman of many "firsts." In 1932, she became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. In 1935, she also became the first woman to fly across the Pacific. From her early years to her mysterious 1937 disappearance while attempting a flight around the world, readers will find Amelia Earhart's life a fascinating story.

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Who Was Anne Frank?

Abramson, Ann / Harisson, Nancy

Publié en 2002

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Who Was Anne Frank? : In her amazing diary, Anne Frank revealed the challenges and dreams common for any young girl. But Hitler brought her childhood to an end and forced her and her family into hiding. Who Was Anne Frank? looks closely at Anne's life before the secret annex, what life was like in hiding, and the legacy of her diary.

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Who Was Daniel Boone?

Kramer, Sydelle / Ulrich, George

Publié en 2002

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Who Was Daniel Boone? : Called the "Great Pathfinder," Daniel Boone is most famous for opening up the West to settlers through Kentucky. A symbol of America's pioneering spirit, Boone was a skilled outdoorsman and an avid reader, although he never attended school. Sydelle Kramer skillfully recounts Boone's many adventures, such as the day he rescued his own daughter from kidnappers.

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Who Was Mark Twain?

O'brien, John / Prince, April

Publié en 2002

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Who Was Mark Twain? : A humorist, narrator, and social observer, Mark Twain is unsurpassed in American literature. Best known as the author of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain, not unlike his protagonist, Huck, has a restless spirit. He found adventure prospecting for silver in Nevada, navigating steamboats down the Mississippi, and making people laugh around the world. But Twain also had a serious streak and decried racism and injustice.

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Who Was Annie Oakley?

Fradin, Dennis Brindell / O'b / Spinner, Stephanie

Publié en 2002

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Who Was Annie Oakley? : You want girl power? Meet Annie Oakley! Born in 1860, she became one of the best-loved and most famous women of her generation. She amazed audiences all over the world with her sharpshooting, horse-riding, action-packed performances. In an age when most women stayed home, she traveled the world and forged a new image for American women.

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Who Was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?

Mcdonough, Yona Zeldis / Robbins, Carrie

Publié en 2003

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Who Was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart? : Born in Austria in 1756, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed his first piece of music, a minuet, when he was just five years old! Soon after, he was performing for kings and emperors. Although he died at the young age of thirty-five, Mozart left a legacy of more than 600 works. This fascinating biography charts the musician's extraordinary career and personal life while painting a vivid cultural history of eighteenth-century Europe. Black-and-white illustrations on every spread explore such topics as the history of opera and the evolution of musical instruments. There is also a timeline and a bibliography.

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Who Is Maria Tallchief?

Gourley, Catherine / Taylor, Val Paul

Publié en 2003

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Who Is Maria Tallchief? : A biography of the Osage Indian ballerina whose love of dance took her from a life on a reservation to a career on the stage.

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You Silly Goose

Walsh, Ellen Stoll

Publié en 1992

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You Silly Goose : George, a mouse, brings news of a nearby fox when he visits his friend Emily and her newborn goslings. His description of the lurking animal--``big ears, bright eyes and sleek, shiny fur''--causes Emily's neighbor Lulu to insist that George himself must be the fox, as he fits that description. Lulu presses her point even after the fox appears; but during their discussion, George binds the predator's tail with a vine and so saves the day.

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I read Signs

Hoban, Tana

Publié en 1983

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I read Signs : Introduces signs and symbols frequently seen along the street.

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Take Me Out to the Ballgame

Gillman, Alec / Norworth, Jack

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Take Me Out to the Ballgame : In this rendering of the beloved song Take Me Out to the Ballgame, Jim Burke captures an exciting era of America's favorite pastime - as well as the incredible story of one controversial contest that went down in the history books: In 1908, the year the anthem was written, one of the all-time most memorable match-ups in baseball history occurred when the New York Giants faced the reigning World Series champion Chicago Cubs with their greatest weapon - Christy Mathewson, the greatest pitcher in Giants history and America's first true sports superstar.

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3 sorcières

Solotareff, Grégoire

Publié en 1999

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3 sorcières : Ce sont trois soeurs, Scolly, Squelly et Scory (surnoms de Scoliose, Squelette et Scorie) qui décident de fonder l'association des "3 S". Personne ne s'aventurait jamais du côté de leur maison jusqu'au jour où les trois affreuses aperçoivent deux enfants hilares qui se tiennent par la main. Horrifiées par tant de bonne humeur, elles décident de les enlever et de leur poser quelques questions sur l'intérêt de se tenir la main ou de rigoler ensemble. Et elles qui n'avaient jamais ri de leur vie se surprennent à avoir le fou rire.

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Le grand imagier

Inconnu

Publié en 2003

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Le grand imagier : Imagier interactif pour apprendre à l'enfant à reconnaître le monde qui l'entoure et les objets de la vie quotidienne. Six thèmes : le corps (le visage, la main, les vêtements), la maison (la chambre, les jouets, le salon, la salle de bains, la cuisine, le garage, le jardin...), l'école (la classe, la musique, le sport), la ville (les transports, le parc, le zoo), les courses (l'alimentation, les légumes, les fruits), la nature (la forêt, la campagne, la ferme, la mer, la montagne...).

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