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Fifty years of great writing: Sports illustrated, 1954-2004
Par Rob Fleder, Editors of Sports Illustrated, Sports Illustrated Editors. 2004
More than fifty articles dealing with athletes and championship events from five decades of Sports Illustrated. Authors including Roger Kahn,…
Dan Jenkins, Garrison Keillor, Jimmy Breslin, George Plimpton, John Steinbeck, and William Faulkner ponder football, cycling, baseball, golf, boxing, and racing. Bestseller. 2004100 words every high school graduate should know (100 Words Ser.)
Par American Heritage Dictionary Editors, Hanna Schonthal. 2003
A dedicated teacher makes recommendations encouraging politeness, discipline, respect, and generosity to help children become better individuals as well as…
better students. He recounts his own classroom experiences supporting the suggested rules. Bestseller. 2003Madam Secretary: A Memoir
Par Madeleine Albright, Bill Woodward, Madeleine Korbel Albright. 2003
Memoir by former secretary of state under President Clinton. Albright seeks to "combine the personal with policy" to describe the…
worldwide events in which she participated. Includes her reminiscences of childhood as a Czechoslovakian refugee and married life before she entered the tumultuous world of politics. Bestseller. 2003A patriot's handbook: songs, poems, stories, and speeches celebrating the land we love
Par Caroline Kennedy. 2003
Anthology compiled by the bestselling editor of Profiles in Courage for Our Time (DB 54830) champions the enduring power of…
freedom, equality, and the pursuit of happiness: the ideals inspiring our country. Kennedy's "collage of America" is intended for families and arranged by themes, including the flag, war and peace, and opportunity. Bestseller. 2003Leap of faith: memoirs of an unexpected life
Par Queen Noor, Noor. 2003
Born in 1951 as Lisa Halaby, daughter of an Arab-American family, Queen Noor of Jordan relates King Hussein's courtship; their…
1978 marriage; her role as wife, queen, and mother; her work in improving the life of Jordanian women; and Hussein's role in the Middle East, including his frustrations with international diplomacy. Bestseller. 2003Supercroc and the origin of crocodiles
Par Christopher Sloan. 2002
Describes the discovery of 110 million-year-old SuperCroc fossils in the sub-saharan desert of Niger. Discusses the lifestyles, habitats, and conservation…
of modern crocodiles as well as their ancestors. For grades 5-8. 2002Ancient horsemen of Siberia (Time Travelers Ser. #8)
Par Janet Buell. 1998
Describes the excavation of a 2,500 year-old burial mound in southern Siberia where horses' corpses and the undisturbed tomb of…
a Pazyryk woman were discovered. From these and similar remains, Russian archaeologists are learning about the culture of the horse-loving Pazyryk people. For grades 6-9. 1998Gigantic long-necked plant-eating dinosaurs: the prosauropods and sauropods (The Dinosaur LibraryThe Dinosaur Library)
Par Thom Holmes, Laurie Holmes, Michael William Skrepnick. 2001
Discusses general features of these two dinosaur groups, their similarities, and differences. The sauropods were the longest, tallest, and heaviest…
land animals ever to walk the Earth. Describes a blooper that misled scientists for over a century and the discovery of fossil dinosaur eggs in Argentina. For grades 5-8. 2001Armored, plated, and bone-headed dinosaurs: the Ankylosaurs, Stegosaurs, and Pachycephalosaurs (The Dinosaur LibraryThe Dinosaur Library)
Par Thom Holmes, Laurie Holmes, Michael William Skrepnick. 2002
Discusses what is known about these plant-eating dinosaurs who relied on heavily armored bodies, tail clubs and spikes, or rock-hard…
skulls to discourage opposition. Among other topics, it covers their evolution, geographic range, feeding habits, and special adaptations. For grades 5-8. 2002Peaceful plant-eating dinosaurs: the iguanodonts, duckbills, and other ornithopods (The Dinosaur LibraryThe Dinosaur Library)
Par Thom Holmes, Laurie Holmes, Michael William Skrepnick. 2001
Meat-eating dinosaurs: the theropods (The Dinosaur LibraryThe Dinosaur Library)
Par Thom Holmes, Laurie Holmes, Michael William Skrepnick. 2001
Discusses the characteristics of this "beast foot" group that spanned the entire age of dinosaurs--one hundred sixty million years. Describes…
what they looked like, how they hunted and devoured their prey, and how they evolved. For grades 5-8. 2001Profiles in courage for our time
Par Caroline Kennedy. 2002
Distinguished journalists' biographical accounts of fourteen recipients of the John F. Kennedy Profiles in Courage Award, established in 1990 and…
presented annually to elected officials who exemplify the courage to do what they believe is right for the country. Includes stories on John McCain, Gerald R. Ford, and the Irish peacemakers. Bestseller. 2002Firehouse
Par David Halberstam. 2002
Account of the New York City firefighters from Engine 40, Ladder 35, who respond to the attack on the World…
Trade Center on September 11, 2001. Of the thirteen men on duty only one survives. Bestseller. 2002Odd girl out: the hidden culture of aggression in girls (Read-On)
Par Rachel Simmons. 2002
A study of the "hidden culture of girls' aggression in which bullying is epidemic, distinctive, and destructive." Uses anecdotes and…
surveys to document such behavior and offers suggestions for combating it while helping the perpetrators and their victims. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2002Perpetual war for perpetual peace: how we got to be so hated (Nation Bks.)
Par Gore Vidal. 2002
Citing the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing and September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Vidal describes "various provocations on our side that…
drove [Timothy McVeigh and Osama bin Laden] to such terrible acts." Vidal excoriates the United States government's foreign policies and deplores the restrictions on domestic civil liberties subsequent to the attacks. Bestseller. 2002Woolly mammoth: life, death, and rediscovery (Scholastic Inc Reference Non-Fiction)
Par Inc. Staff Scholastic, Windsor Chorlton. 2001
Discusses the first recovery of a complete adult woolly mammoth and the difficulties of excavating it from Siberia. Explains what…
scientists have learned about where these giant plant eaters lived, how they spent their days, and why the species became extinct. For grades 4-7. 2001Still woman enough: a memoir
Par Loretta Lynn, Patsi Bale Cox. 2002
Country singer continues her autobiography begun in Coal Miner's Daughter (DB 47599). Includes reminiscences of her career and friendship with…
Conway Twitty, Tammy Wynette, and other entertainers; her stormy marriage to her late husband, Doolittle Lynn; and her relationships with her children. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2002Hope through heartsongs
Par Mattie J. T Stepanek, Mattie J. Stepanek. 2002
A third collection of poems by a young boy with an incurable disease, who cherishes hope even as he faces…
adversity and personal challenge. In September 2001 he wrote "For Our World," wishing that everyone would pray for peace. For grades 3-6 and older readers. Bestseller. 2002Dinosaur parents, dinosaur young: uncovering the mystery of dinosaur families
Par Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld, Paul Carrick, Bruce Shillinglaw. 2001
Explains how scientists form theories about the way dinosaur parents behaved with their hatchlings. Tells how new fossil discoveries lead…
to identifying new species that may cause scientists to change their ideas about dinosaur family life. For grades 3-6. 2001