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After the Titanic sank in 1912, many schemes were proposed to lift the great ship from its watery grave. But there were problems--no one knew exactly where the Titanic had sunk, and, even if they had, the technology to reach the ship, which lay on the ocean floor almost two miles down, didn't exist. By the 1970s, however, new technologies allowed explorers like Dr. Richard Ballard to search the deep ocean. Finally, in 1985, Dr. Ballard found something...
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32 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm.
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Describes how prison dog training programs give prisoners a chance to connect emotionally to animals and learn valuable skills while they prepare dogs to help people living with serious disabilities.
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24 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
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Describes some of the tallest buildings in the world, including Burj Khalifa--currently the world's highest--and buildings in Asia and the United States, and compares their various features to similar characteristics of other things.
6) Baghdad pups
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32 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 27 cm.
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Describes how rescuing stray dogs in Iraq gave some American soldiers a sense of purpose and helped them heal emotional wounds.
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24 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
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Learn about the wide variety of dishes--from fried spiders to scorpion soup--that are cooked and eaten by people from different cultures all around the globe. Features large, eye-popping photos, a colorful map, and fascinating fact boxes on every two-page spread.
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32 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 27 cm.
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Through this true tale of wildlife survival, young readers discover the bold and creative ideas that Americans and their government have used to protect and care for the country's endangered California condors.
11) Bug-a-licious
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24 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 26 cm.
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Learn about the wide variety of bug dishes that are cooked--and eaten--by people from different cultures all around the globe.