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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...
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"Celebrate America's grandeur and diversity with more than 75 National Geographic maps, more than 350 color images, 50-plus attention-grabbing graphics, and more. Each state has its own detailed, easy-to-read map plus a brief essay, facts at a glance about population, state capital, statehood date, and the state flag, bird, and flower, as well as highlights unique to the state"--
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"A 7-volume illustrated, alphabetically arranged set that presents profiles of individual nations and other political/geographical units, including an overview of history, geography, economy, people, culture, and government for each. Includes a history of the settlement of each world region based on archaeological findings; a cumulative index; and Web resources"--Provided by publisher.
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"The only world atlas updated annually, guaranteeing that users will find the most current geographic information, Oxford's Atlas of the World is the most authoritative atlas on the market. Full of crisp, clear cartography of urban areas and virtually uninhabited landscapes around the globe, the Atlas is filled with maps of cities and regions at carefully selected scales that give a striking view of the Earth's surface. It opens with a fascinating...
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"Across 51 charmingly illustrated infographic maps, covering every state of the USA from Alabama to Wyoming, We Are The United States celebrates the glorious rainbow of different heritages, religions, hobbies, vocations, and cultures that populate this great country. Say "ha'u" to the Hopi people in Arizona, and "xin chào" to Vietnamese Americans living in Orange County, California. Meet veterans in South Carolina, alligator farmers in Louisiana,...
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The Volunteer state is GREAT! When Carly visits her cousin Teddy in Tennessee for Christmas, she discovers how amazing it is. She hikes the Great Smoky Mountains, dances to bluegrass music, tastes Nashville’s famous hot chicken, and meets more than one Elvis Presley. Every day, Teddy gives her a special Tennessee gift, from 12 rockers rocking and 11 eagles nesting to a mockingbird in a tulip poplar tree --
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"You might know that Columbus discovered America, Lewis and Clark headed west with Sacajawea, and Sally Ride blasted into space. But what do you really know about these bold explorers? What were they like as kids? What pets or bad habits did they have? And what drove their passion to explore unknown parts of the world? With juicy tidbits about everything from favorite foods to first loves, Lives of the Explorers reveals these fascinating adventurers...
10) Explorers
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Profiles different explorers throughout history and their discoveries around the world, from expeditions in ancient times to new advances in modern exploration. Includes fact boxes, an index, and a glossary.
16) Turkey
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Describes the geography, plants, animals, history, economy, language, religions, culture, sports, arts, and people of Turkey.
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