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GONE
A-READING!
Notable Nonfiction for Children |
(J
306.364 M)
Drawn from the true-life journals of four boys who eagerly
signed aboard American whaling ships for the most exciting
and grueling experience of their lives, Gone A-Whaling
includes rare photographs, period engravings, and inset
facts about the whales, capturing both the excitement
and cruelty of whaling.
(J 393.09 C)
Death, Colman says, is "...a hard, sad, unavoidable
fact of life...easier to accept when we are able to
talk about it and get answers to our questions." And
so begins an exploration of death and the history of
burial customs and practices throughout the ages and
in many lands.
(J
569.9 D)
In April of 1952, while digging in a peat bog, Danish
workmen uncovered the head of a man who had been dead
for more than 2,000 years. As more bodies were uncovered,
questions arose. Who were these bog people? Were they
victims of violent deaths, or were they human sacrifices
used as a link to the supernatural world?
(J 614.49
G)
How have illness and epidemics influenced our society?
Three of the most damaging diseases of the human race
have had a profound social, economic, and political
impact on the people of our world. But with each new
medical crisis come greater scientific knowledge and
social understanding - at the suffering of the victims
and the perseverance of the people who care.
(J 796.5092
P)
What is it that binds a sled driver and his or her dogs
in one of the most brutal tests of endurance, skill,
and trust - Alaska's famous Iditarod race? Experience
the mind-numbing cold, the blinding snow, and the raw
beauty of nature in Paulsen's seventeen-day odyssey
with his dogs, racing through the wilds of the Alaskan
winter.
(J
919.8904 A)
It is 1914 in Antarctica, and Sir Ernest Shackleton
and his crew on the ship The Endurance are trapped in
the ice sheet, waiting, just waiting, while the ice
slowly crushes the ship. Paired with original photographs,
this extraordinary survival story provides an "edge-of-your-seat"
read that will enthrall those who love adventure and
survival stories.
(J
940.505 M)
Born in Ireland in 1530, Grania O'Malley grew up on
the sea, learning her father's trade of seafaring and
piracy. Before she was 16, she had already saved her
father from death at the hands of an English buccaneer.
She later led her own ships and built her own kingdom
in Clew Bay. Her greatest challenge, however, remained
the queen of England, Elizabeth I. Would the pirate
queen accept defeat at the hands of the British, or
would she stand her ground, one queen against another?
(J 977.311041
M)
In October 1871, the city of Chicago burned for 31 hours,
leaving 100,000 people homeless. Many factors - drought,
wind, wooden buildings and sidewalks, human errors in
reporting the fires - all contributed to the widespread
damage...but don't blame the O'Learys' cow!
(JB Crazy
Horse F)
He wore no war paint, took no scalps, never bragged
about his deeds. He was Crazy Horse, greatest of all
Teton Sioux warriors. His life was full of drama and
battle, but his violent death was the result of treachery
and deceit. With drawings by Amos Bad Heart Bull, a
cousin of Crazy Horse, this unbiased biography tells
a tale that captures the struggle of Native Americans
in their sad history in conflict with white settlers.
(JB Lobel L)
First came the hiding from the Nazis in Poland. Then
came the camps. After the war came the stay in Sweden
as a displaced person, and finally a journey to America
from which she never looked back - till now. So unfolds
the childhood of award-winning children's author Anita
Lobel in this frankly told story of survival, through
difficult choices and decisions, a story of no pretty
pictures.
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