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New York City in the 1860s was a mess: crowded, disgusting, filled with garbage. You see, way back in 1960, there were no subways, just cobblestone streets. That is, until Alfred Ely Beach had the idea for a fan-powered train that would travel underground. On February 26, 1870, after fifty-eight days of drilling and painting and plastering, Beach unveiled his masterpiece - and throngs of visitors took turns swooshing down the track. The Secret Subway...
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Picture Book Studio
Pub. Date
c1990.
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English
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Children often dream of getting things from Santa, but this story lets them w onder about really being Santa for a night. From the time that children make that first little gift for mom or dad and bring it home from nursery school hidden in a paper sack, they learn more and more about the fun it is to be the one who gives.
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Sterling Children's Books
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English
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"When Wu Chien Shiung was born in China 100 years ago, girls did not attend school. But her parents named their daughter "Courageous Hero" and encouraged her love of science. This biography follows Wu as she battles sexism at home and racism in the United States of America to become what Newsweek magazine called the "Queen of Physics" for her work on how atoms split"--
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Boxcar children great adventure volume 4
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
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Following clues provided by the secretive Reddimus Society, the four Alden siblings travel to a dingo sanctuary in Australia and to Shakleton's hut in Antarctica to deliver the fifth and sixth artifacts, and then they work to unmask the traitor traveling with them.
15) The kissing hand
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English
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When Chester the raccoon is reluctant to go to kindergarten for the first time, his mother teaches him a secret way for him to carry her love with him.
17) Secret valentine
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Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
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After getting a fluttery feeling while helping Mouse make valentines for each of their friends, Mole sends her a series of notes and gifts, signing them "your secret valentine."
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Princess in Black volume 10
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"Princess Magnolia is at the Flower Festival prepping for the evening ball when suddenly she hears a commotion. Oh no! She isn't prepared to fight a monster or... a grumpy emu! To her surprise, a knight in shining armor comes to the rescue, but not before the princess's prized decorations are stomped on and destroyed. Luckily, the gallant Prince Valerian has his own secret identity -- the Prince in Pink -- and has been yearning for a chance to show...
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