Watts library

Author

Fredericks, Anthony D Collard, Sneed B Rawlins, Carol B Perry, Phyllis J Whitcraft, Melissa Landau, Elaine Newman, Shirlee Petkin Smith, KC Delgado, James P Anderson, Madelyn Klein Perry, Robert L Greene, Jacqueline Dembar Miller, Sara Swan Dramer, Kim Bredeson, Carmen Staub, Frank J Spangenburg, Ray January, Brendan Souza, D. M Nardo, Don Oleksy, Walter G Stein, R. Conrad Woods, Geraldine Ench, Rick Bonar, Samantha Kent, Deborah Trueit, Trudi Strain Sherman, Josepha Kennedy, Mike Williams, Suzanne Tocci, Salvatore Toupin, Laurie DeKeyser, Stacy Orr, Tamra Sonneborn, Liz

1) Animal sharpshooters

Author

Fredericks, Anthony D.

2) Birds of prey: a look at daytime raptors

Author

Collard, Sneed B.

3) Cannibal animals: animals that eat their own kind

Author

Fredericks, Anthony D.

4) The Colorado River

Author

Rawlins, Carol B.

5) Crafty canines: coyotes, foxes, and wolves

Author

Perry, Phyllis J.

6) Freshwater giants: hippopotamus, river dolphins, and manatees

Author

Perry, Phyllis J.

7) The Hudson River

Author

Whitcraft, Melissa

8) Maritime disasters

Author

Landau, Elaine

Series

Watts library

Pub. Date

1999.

Physical Desc

63 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

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Describes several well-known shipwrecks including the Andrea Doria, the Lusitania, and the ill-fated Titanic.

9) The Orinoco River

Author

Rawlins, Carol B.

10) Space disasters

Author

Landau, Elaine

Series

Watts library

Pub. Date

1999.

Physical Desc

63 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

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Describes the accidents which occurred during the space flights of the Apollo 1, Apollo 13, and Challenger, as well as the Soviet space flight accidents.

11) The African slave trade

Author

Newman, Shirlee Petkin

Series

Watts library

Pub. Date

2000.

Physical Desc

63 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.

Language

English

12) Ancient shipwrecks

Author

Smith, KC

Series

Watts library

Pub. Date

[2000]

Physical Desc

63 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

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Describes the development of underwater archaeology and the information it has discovered concerning early shipwrecks and their cultures.

13) Child slavery in modern times

Author

Newman, Shirlee Petkin

14) Exploring for shipwrecks

Author

Smith, KC

Series

Watts library

Pub. Date

2000.

Physical Desc

63 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.

Language

English

Description

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Introduces the discipline of underwater archaeology and the techniques used to find and study submerged ships.

15) Native American shipwrecks

Author

Delgado, James P

Series

Watts library

Pub. Date

[2000]

Physical Desc

63 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.

Language

English

Description

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Examines archaeological excavations of the watercraft of ancient Native Americans and what the findings tell us about the daily life and culture of people who lived thousands of years ago.

16) North American Indian games

Author

Anderson, Madelyn Klein

Series

Watts library

Pub. Date

2000.

Physical Desc

63 pages : illustrations (mostly color) ; 25 cm.

Language

English

Description

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Examines the origins, nature, and significance of games played by North American Indians, including shinny and other ball games, dice games, and guessing games.

17) Personal computer communications

Author

Perry, Robert L.

18) Shipwrecks from the westward movement

Author

Delgado, James P

Series

Watts library

Pub. Date

2000.

Physical Desc

63 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

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Describes the excavations of the watercraft of explorers, settlers, and traders who visited the American West from the 1600s to the 1800s and what the findings reveal about life in early America.

19) Shipwrecks of the explorers

Author

Smith, KC

Series

Watts library

Pub. Date

[2000]

Physical Desc

63 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 25 cm.

Language

English

Description

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Surveys the archaeological search for the sunken ships of explorers throughout history and discusses the voyages made by the explorers.

20) Slavery in ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia

Author

Greene, Jacqueline Dembar

21) Slavery in ancient Greece and Rome

Author

Greene, Jacqueline Dembar

22) Wrecks of American warships

Author

Delgado, James P

Series

Watts library

Pub. Date

[2000]

Physical Desc

63 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.

Language

English

Description

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Examines the excavation of sunken American Navy warships from the Revolutionary War to World War II and discusses what they tell us about life on board these vessels.

23) Amazing amphibians

Author

Miller, Sara Swan

Series

Watts library

Pub. Date

[2001]

Physical Desc

63 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.

Language

English

Description

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Portrays several amphibian species with unusual appearances, habitats, or behaviors, including caecilians, tomato frogs, and midwife toads.

24) Animals that hibernate

Author

Perry, Phyllis J

Series

Watts library

Pub. Date

[2001]

Physical Desc

61 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.

Language

English

25) Animals under the ground

Author

Perry, Phyllis J.

26) Funny fishes

Author

Miller, Sara Swan

27) Mammal misfits

Author

Miller, Sara Swan

28) The Mekong River

Author

Dramer, Kim

29) The Niagara River

Author

Whitcraft, Melissa

30) Pluto

Author

Bredeson, Carmen

Series

Watts library

Pub. Date

2001.

Physical Desc

63 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.

Language

English

31) Radical reptiles

Author

Miller, Sara Swan

32) The signs animals leave

Author

Staub, Frank J

Series

Watts library

Pub. Date

2001.

Physical Desc

63 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.

Language

English

33) The sun

Author

Spangenburg, Ray

34) Venus

Author

Spangenburg, Ray

Series

Watts library

Pub. Date

2001.

Physical Desc

63 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.

Language

English

35) The CIA

Author

January, Brendan

Series

Watts library

Pub. Date

[2002]

Physical Desc

63 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.

Language

English

Description

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Introduces the history, organization, and mission of the Central Intelligence Agency.

36) The FBI

Author

January, Brendan

37) Freaky flowers

Author

Souza, D. M.

38) Greek temples

Author

Nardo, Don

39) Mapping the skies

Author

Oleksy, Walter G.

40) Maps in history

Author

Oleksy, Walter G.

41) The National Archives

Author

Stein, R. Conrad

42) The Navajo

Author

Woods, Geraldine

Series

Watts library

Pub. Date

[2002]

Physical Desc

63 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 25 cm.

Language

English

Description

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Explores the culture and history of the Navajo Indians.

43) North American Indian music

Author

Ench, Rick

Series

Watts library

Pub. Date

2002.

Physical Desc

63 pages : illustrations (mostly color) ; 25 cm.

Language

English

Description

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Explores the music of various American Indian cultures, discussing the traditional instruments and the history and meaning of some of their songs.

44) Roman amphitheaters

Author

Nardo, Don

45) Small wildcats

Author

Bonar, Samantha

46) What is a fungus?

Author

Souza, D. M.

47) Animal helpers for the disabled

Author

Kent, Deborah

48) Earthquakes

Author

Trueit, Trudi Strain

49) Fossils

Author

Trueit, Trudi Strain

50) The history of the Internet

Author

Sherman, Josepha

51) The history of the personal computer

Author

Sherman, Josepha

52) Ice hockey

Author

Kennedy, Mike

53) Internet safety

Author

Sherman, Josepha

54) The Inuit

Author

Williams, Suzanne

Series

Watts library

Pub. Date

[2003]

Physical Desc

63 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

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A look at the history and culture of the Inuit, a group of Native American people who live in the Arctic, duscussion tradition and customs as well as contemporary life.