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Top 10 deadliest sharks

2010
In graphic novel format, counts down the top ten deadliest species of shark, providing information about each, including where they live, what they eat, and the number of humans reported to have been attacked and killed by that species.

C?sar Ch?vez

2006
Presents a graphic novel biography of the life of Cesar Chavez, explaining the historical significance of the Mexican American labor organizer who demanded rights for migrant farm workers.

Jim Bowie

2012
In graphic novel format, provides both factual and legendary information about the life of frontiersman Jim Bowie, who spent much of his young adult life engaged in illegal pursuits. Bowie died a legend and a hero, however, after joining Texas' fight against Mexico and dying while helping to defend the Alamo in 1836.

Everyday life in the Maya civilization

2012
Describes, in graphic novel format, the everyday life of the people in the Mayan village Cop?n, in 250 A.D., in what is now Honduras.

Thomas Jefferson and the Declaration of Independence

2012
Describes, in graphic novel format, the origins and writing of the Declaration of Independence and the role of Thomas Jefferson in its creation.

John Adams and the Boston Massacre

2012
Describes, in graphic novel format, the Boston Massacre and the role of John Adams in defending the soldiers on trial for murder.

Mountaineer

2010
Twelve-year-old Andy Clark nearly runs into big trouble when he refuses to comply with the safety rules of mountain climbing.

Casebook

vampires
2010
Einstein and his frineds use their virtual visors to investigate vampires--ghosts that can act in the realm of the living and need blood to maintain their physical form.

Sinister sludge

oil spills and the environment
2009
A graphic introduction to oil spills that describes the negative effects of spills caused by ships, drilling, and underwater pipelines on the surrounding environment, and also explains how to clean up and prevent oil related disasters.

Getting to the bottom of global warming

an Isabel Soto investigation
2010
In graphic novel format, follows the adventures of Isabel Soto as she investigates global warming.

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