Ann Heinrichs
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From searching for wildlife in Great Smoky Mountains National Park to watching NASCAR races at Charlotte Motor Speedway, there's lots to see and do in North Carolina! Additional features include maps on each spread, state symbols, famous people, fact bubbles, and informative captions that highlight some of the things that make North Carolina special. A table of contents, sources for further research, a phonetic glossary, and an index support readers...
2) Nevada
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From Lake Tahoe to the Hoover Dam, there's lots to see and do in Nevada! Additional features include maps on each spread, state symbols, famous people, fact bubbles, and informative captions that highlight some of the things that make Nevada special. A table of contents, sources for further research, a phonetic glossary, and an index support readers and extend learning.
3) Nebraska
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From visiting a sod house from the 1800s to exploring a hand-planted forest, there's lots to see and do in Nebraska! Additional features include maps on each spread, state symbols, famous people, fact bubbles, and informative captions that highlight some of the things that make Nebraska special. A table of contents, sources for further research, a phonetic glossary, and an index support readers and extend learning.
4) Minnesota
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From the Mississippi's headwaters to one of the largest malls in the country, there's lots to see and do in Minnesota! Additional features include maps on each spread, state symbols, famous people, fact bubbles, and informative captions that highlight some of the things that make Minnesota special. A table of contents, sources for further research, a phonetic glossary, and an index support readers and extend learning.
5) Brazil
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Describes the geography, plants, animals, history, economy, culture, and people of Brazil.
6) Egypt
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Describes the geography, plants, animals, history, economy, language, religions, culture, sports, arts, and people of Egypt.
8) Thanksgiving
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This book presents the history and traditions of Thanksgiving, celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November.
10) Greece
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Describes the geography, plants and animals, history, economy, language, religion, culture, sports and arts, and people of Greece.
11) Mother's Day
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This book presents the history and traditions of Mother's Day, a national holiday celebrated on the second Sunday in May.
13) Independence Day
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This book presents the history and traditions of Independence Day, the celebration of the birthday of the United States.
14) Father's Day
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This book presents the history and traditions of Father's Day, celebrated on the third Sunday in June.
15) The Netherlands
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Discusses the geography, history, and culture of this small country in northwestern Europe that is the world's largest producer of tulips and exporter of cheese.
16) The dust bowl
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Discusses the 1930s disaster and the hardships that farmers and their families faced during that time.
18) Mahatma Gandhi
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A biography of the Indian political and spiritual leader who furthered a strategy of nonviolent civil disobedience to coerce Britain into granting independence to India in 1947.