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"A wide-ranging, powerful, alternative vision of the history of the United States and how the slave-breeding industry shaped it. The American Slave Coast tells the horrific story of how the slavery business in the United States made the reproductive labor of "breeding women" essential to the expansion of the nation. The book shows how slaves' children, and their children's children, were human savings accounts that were the basis of money and credit....
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"Autism affects four times as many boys as it does girls. For their fathers, expectations and hopes are drastically changed--as NFL star Rodney Peete's were when his son R.J. was diagnosed at the age of three. After a period of anger and denial, an all-too-common reaction among fathers, Rodney joined his wife, Holly, in her efforts to help their son. With determination, love, and understanding, the family worked with R.J. to help him once again engage...
13025) Sky pack
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"Pre-Emerging packs are ideal for readers who have reached the following milestones: Forms 3 to 4 word sentences ; Can talk and carry on conversations ; Continues to grow vocabulary ; Listens to stories, simple songs, and nursery rhymes ; Recognizes letters ; Can write letters ; Knows most letter sounds. "--
Fun and educational games for toddlers and kids. 11 games in one! Colorful graphics, animal sound effects, helpful voice narrating, and lots...
13026) The Pierre Hotel affair
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"New York City, 1972: Bobby Comfort and Sammy "the Arab" Nalo were highly skilled jewel thieves who specialized in robbing luxury Manhattan hotels. (They once robbed Sophia Loren's suite, relieving the Italian actress of over $1 million in gems.) With the blessing of the Lucchese crime family, their next plot targeted the posh Pierre Hotel--host to kings and queens, presidents and aldermen, and the wealthiest of the wealthy. Attired in tuxedos and...
13027) Solar pack
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"This 5-level guided reading system helps kids master verbal, reading, and writing skills - starting at any level. Every app, storybook, and video has been hand-selected to help kids gain the knowledge they need to transition from learning-to-read to reading-to-learn. Emerging packs are ideal for readers who have reached the following milestones: Asks questions to confirm understanding; Knows letter sounds; Recognizes basic sight words; Identifies...
13028) Wives of war
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London, 1944. Two young women meet at a train station with a common purpose: to join the war effort as nurses. For Scarlet, it's a chance to find her missing fiancé, Thomas, and to prove to her family, and to herself, that she's stronger than everybody thinks. For Ellie, nursing is in her blood, and her humble background is a million miles away from Scarlet's privileged upbringing. But though Ellie puts on a brave face, she's just as nervous as...
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What happens when a man lives his life backwards, or a family owns a diamond as big as the Ritz Hotel? How can a boring girl become more popular, a careless young woman become more sensible, or a cut-glass bowl destroy a married woman's life? What does a young man do to save the girl that he likes from an evil ghost, or to forget old feelings for a woman when she marries another man? Read this collection of short stories by one of America's finest...
13031) The barbarous years
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From an acclaimed historian of early America, a compelling account of the first great transit of people from Britain, Europe, and Africa to the British colonies of North America and their involvements with each other and the indigenous peoples of the eastern seaboard.
13032) Last Hope Island
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"When the Nazi Blitzkrieg rolled over continental Europe in the early days of World War II, London became a refuge for the governments and armed forces of seven occupied nations that escaped there to continue the fight. As the only European democracy still holding out against Hitler, Britain became known to occupied countries as "Last Hope Island." Getting there, one young emigre declared, was "like getting to heaven." In this epic, character-driven...
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"Kids will dive into a land of discovery while building a foundation of knowledge in science, technology, engineering, art, and math. Build early reading skills with favorite characters; Develop a love of science; Improve hand-eye coordination; Put your imagination and creativity to work."--
13034) Blast pack
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"Emerging packs are ideal for readers who have reached the following milestones: Asks questions to confirm understanding ; Knows letter sounds ; Identifies patterns of text with picture support ; Recognizes basic sight words ; Spells short vowel words and blends ; Uses drawing, dictating, and writing to compose text."--
Short Vowels Word Study helps kids learn from different spelling patterns like CVC words and CVC words with blends and diagraphs....
13035) Armstrong and Charlie
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During the pilot year of a Los Angeles school system integration program, two sixth grade boys, one black, one white, become best friends as they learn to cope with everything from first crushes and playground politics to the loss of loved ones and racial prejudice in the 1970s.
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"Children will learn basic French and experience language immersion as they dive into interactive storybooks and games filled with familiar objects, locations, and life events. Associate familiar objects with French words; Hear the proper pronunciation of sounds and words; Practice basic vocabulary; Learn time, letters, numbers, and more."--
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"The goal of the Evaluation & Calculation Module is to teach kids to identify and analyze the details, data, and patterns that define the world around them. Topics in this module include quantification, research, algebraic thinking, statistics, association, and measurement. STEAM Academy offers an interdisciplinary approach that weaves together the science, technology, engineering, art, and math skills learned in the classroom and connects them to...