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Silent night

the song and its story
1997
Tells how the well-known Christmas carol, "Silent Night, " first came to be written and performed in Austria in the early 1800s.

Meet the Marvel super heroes

2013
An A to Z guide to the heroes of Marvel Comics, featuring descriptions, trivia, and facts about more than one hundred superheroes.

Bessie Smith

2003
Tells the life story of 1920s blues singer Bessie Smith, describing her childhood, her achievements, and her legacy.

Oz

the hundredth anniversary celebration
2000
Various writers and artists discuss the influence that the book "The Wizard of Oz" had on them.

Show time!

music, dance, and drama activities for kids
2000
Introduces the concepts of music, dance, and acting, suggesting how to create a musical production through games and role-playing and describing all aspects of a show from auditions to curtain call.

You're a grand old flag

a jubilant song about Old Glory
2003
Presents the complete text of this patriotic song that was written for a Broadway musical, chronicles the history of the American flag, and recounts the life of the song's composer, George M. Cohan. Includes instructions for making a flag wind sock.

Children and books

1986
Includes bibliographies, index, and appendices. Emphasizes understanding children and their needs, criteria and types of literature, and artists and authors.

In Flanders fields

the story of the poem by John McCrae
1996
Presents the context for the writing of the famous poem by the Canadian medical officer who attended injured soldiers in Flanders during the First World War.

African American literature

2011
This book traces the history of African American literature in the United States, from the literary works of Zora Neale Hurston, Frederick Douglass, and W.E.B. DuBois to the contemporary works of Toni Morrison, Maya Angelou, and Alice Walker.

The reggae scene

the stars, the fans, the music
2010
Introduces the world of reggae music, including information on celebrities, fashion, and record contracts.

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