Jessie Hartland
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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"Dinosaurs roamed the earth for millions and millions of years. Museum visitors are awed by the massive skeletons/fossils/creatures on display. But how did the fossils of a colossal diplodocus make the 145-million-year journey from the prehistoric plains of Utah to the Smithsonian Museum of today? Acclaimed author and illustrator, Jessie Hartland (How the Sphinx Got to the Museum), beautifully presents this informative and fascinating history of the...
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm
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English
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"This nonfiction book for elementary-school-age children details the steps that brought a meteor from outer space, across the eastern US, to the trunk of a car in Peekskill, New York, and thereafter to be verified, tested, and exhibited at the American Museum of Natural History. Hartland breaks down complex actions and processes in kid-friendly terms and includes pages of fascinating meteor details"--Provided by publisher.
6) My tiny pet
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm
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English
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After moving to a tiny house, a little girl is forbidden to get a pet until she introduces her parents to microscopic tardigrades, also called water bears.
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225 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
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Español
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This biography in graphic format presents the story of the ultimate American entrepreneur, who brought us Apple Computer, Pixar, Macs, iPods, iPhones and more, this unique and stylish book is sure to appeal to the legions of readers who live and breathe the techno-centric world Jobs created.
"Porque Steve Jobs no sólo será recordado por haber creado el famoso logo de la manzana, iniciado la gran aventura de Pixar o haber llenado nuestras casas...
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1 volume : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm
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English
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"If you go to the Smithsonian in Washington, DC, you can see a massive American flag: thirty feet tall and forty-two feet long. That's huge! But how did it get there? And where did it come from? Well ... The story of this giant flag begins in 1812 and stars a major on the eve of battle, a seamstress and her mighty helpers, and a poet named Francis Scott Key. This isn't just the story of one flag. It's the story of "The Star Spangled-Banner," a poem...