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Documents the kaleidoscopic year during which transformative talents from Hollywood, Sunset Boulevard, and Beverly Hills heavily influenced pop culture, politics, and social movements.

In graphic novel format looks at the life of African American civil rights activist, Rosa Parks.

"In this installment of the bestselling history series, young readers will learn about World War I's major battles, leaders, tactics and modern inventions such as airplanes and tanks that were crucial to ?The Great War??named not because the conflict was so good, but because its losses were so devastating. It's an unforgettable journey into history. Among the battles covered are Battle of Tannenberg, Battle of the Somme, and Battle of Cantigny. Other chapters cover WWI?s most fascinating figures, such as Lawrence of Arabia, Sergeant York, and the Harlem Hellfighters. Boys will also gain an understanding of the world events shaped by this monumental conflict, including the Russian Revolution of 1917. Filled with historic photographs, maps, and notable biographies of ordinary soldiers who accomplished extraordinary feats against all odds, Great Battles for Boys: WWI explains the weapons, tactics, and strategies that helped the Allies topple the Central Powers. Each chapter also concludes with suggestions for further age-appropriate books, internet sites, and movies that the whole family can watch together.".

Falsely accused of theft and murder, an orphaned peasant boy in fourteenth-century England flees his village and meets a larger-than-life juggler who holds a dangerous secret.

A history of the development and uses of boats, ships, and rafts, from birch-bark canoes to luxury liners.

In 1934, thirteen-year-old Marya and her younger brother, Georgi, set out alone on a long and arduous journey into Siberia to find their mother afer she and their father are exiled for opposing Stalin.

Sent to live with relatives in New Orleans during theWar of 1812, eleven-year-old Elisabet determines to find a smuggler's treasure to ransom her imprisoned father.

A three-act play concerned with the tensions in a middle-class African American family living on Chicago's Southside in the 1950s.

On April 18, 1906, disaster struck San Francisco. A young man grabbed his camera and started documenting the destruction and death surrounding him. Fearlessly going to the center of the devastation, the man captured scenes of fires, collapsing buildings, and people fleeing for their lives--scenes that no one else had a chance to record. His photographs were preserved in a family photo album, unseen by the public for over a hundred years.

The events which befell Adolf Hitler between 1889 and 1923 influenced his political outlook and heralded the formation of the Sturmabteilung---the notorious SA---and the Beer Hall Putsch of 1923. The parallel growth of the SA from a small group of fist fighters to a feared paramilitary force is covered in detail.