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Children's History

The New Way Things Work (Hardcover)

By Neil Ardley, David Macaulay
$35.00
ISBN-13: 9780395938478
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Published: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, 10/1998
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As he did for machines in The Way Things Work, David Macaulay does a masterful job explaining THE WAY WE WORK (Walter Lorraine, $35).  Imagining the major systems of the body as an amusement park, Macaulay starts with the body’s smallest building blocks, and then shows how each of the major systems works. Once again, he gives us clear explanations, humor, and wonderful illustrations. Ages 10 to adult.  Dara La Porte

Science Warriors: The Battle Against Invasive Species (Hardcover)

By Sneed B. Collard III
$17.00
ISBN-13: 9780618756360
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Published: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, 10/2008

SCIENCE WARRIORS: THE BATTLE AGAINST INVASIVE SPECIES (Houghton Mifflin, $17) is the latest volume in the superb Scientist in the Field series. Author Sneed B. Collard III uses the cases of the brown tree snake, fire ants, Melaleuca trees, and zebra mussels to show the effects of invasive species on four major ecosystems and the huge efforts of scientists to combat the problems. Excellent photographs illustrate the text.  Ages 8-14.   Dara La Porte

Chee-Lin: A Giraffe's Journey (Hardcover)

By James Rumford
$17.00
ISBN-13: 9780618717200
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Published: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, 9/2008

When a group of 15th-century Chinese came upon a captured African giraffe, they took this unknown creature to be CHEE-LIN (Houghton Mifflin, $17), an ancient symbol of good fortune, and bargained to have it given as a gift to their emperor. Author/illustrator James Rumsford chronicles the life of Tweega, the giraffe, from his home in the plains of Africa and his sea voyage to India, to his unexpected arrival in China.  Rumsford’s beautifully written and illustrated book is an unusual perspective on a piece of 15th-century history. Ages 7-12. Jory Hearst

Boycott Blues: How Rosa Parks Inspired a Nation (Hardcover)

By Andrea Davis Pinkney, Brian Pinkney
$16.99
ISBN-13: 9780060821180
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Published: Greenwillow Books, 10/2008
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Andrea and Brian Pinkney’s latest book just begs to be read—or sung—aloud. BOYCOTT BLUES (Greenwillow, $16.99) follows the Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycott with a rhythm that carries you to the end of segregation in 1956. Jim Crow is portrayed as a big black bird constantly at work with a “peck, peck, peck” trying to weaken wills and destroy justice. The sweeping illustrations and text shift between Montgomery and Washington, D.C., with the blues carrying people along to better lives.  Ages 8-12.  Jory Hearst

Bodies from the Ice: Melting Glaciers and the Recovery of the Past (Hardcover)

By James M. Deem
$17.00
ISBN-13: 9780618800452
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Published: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, 10/2008

As our planet’s glaciers melt, treasures that have been buried for ages are revealed and scientists can study BODIES FROM THE ICE (Houghton Mifflin, $17).  James Deem (Bodies From the Ash) begins his well-researched study with Otzi, a 5,300-year-old body discovered in the Austrian Alps. The riveting story includes excellent photographs and sidebars. In addition to accounts of many other human finds, the book includes a wealth of glaciological information and a discussion of the environmental impact of glacial melting.  Ages 8-12.   Dara La Porte