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This chapter book biography shows how a self-taught scientist was the first to observe the microbial life in and around us. By building his own microscope, Antony van Leeuwenhoek advanced humanities understanding of the oft-invisible world around us.

Deciding to break away from everything, Tycho Zeling flies to America to spend his summer as a camp counselor, where he meets Oliver, another counselor, and feels his life stop, and finally begin again, as his.

"Miep Gies, who as a girl was a refugee during World War I, recognized that the world had once again become a dark place. Especially in danger were Jewish people during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands, like her boss's family. This is the story of how Miep helped hide the Frank family"--Provided by publisher.

Using the most recent research, this volume examines how New York s history and culture were influenced by its complex past as a part of a Dutch colony known as New Netherland. Provides a detailed history of New York while it was under Dutch control and explores the lasting influence of New York s Dutch heritage. Includes important people involved in shaping New Netherland, including Adriaen Block, Petrus Stuyvesant, and others. The book features maps and primary sources to help illustrate the events that shaped New Netherland and New York State.

Early in the winter of 1634, a young Dutch trader set out with his friends from a distant outpost of the tiny Dutch colony on the southern tip of Manhattan Island, seeking to establish new friendships with the surrounding tribes that would strengthen the faltering Dutch fur trade.

Examines the founding and early years of New Amsterdam, one of the earliest settlements in America; tells of the challenges faced by colonists in the New World; and discusses the contributions of notable men and women to the community. Includes a chronology and time line.

The third book of "The House of Niccolo" finds Nicholas, already a widower at the age of twenty-one, walking a fine line of intrigue between Queen Carlotta and her charismatic brother James, both of whom are seeking Nicholas's support in their quests for the throne of Cyprus.

Tells the story of the Dutch colony known as New Netherland and includes information on related topics and figures such as seventeenth-century Dutch ships, the Hudson River, Native Americans, and Peter Stuyvesant.

An introduction to what was like for those living in New York when it was the Dutch colony of New Netherland, describing how the colony was created, who the leaders were, what it was like for the families who lived there, what happened when the British took over, and how British rule changed the colony.