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Shelby Lee Adams first encountered the communities of the Appalachian mountains as a child, while accompanying his doctor uncle on his rounds. In the mid-1970s he started to photograph in the region, using a 4 x 5 camera, gaining and building a sp...

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The Making of Modern Law: U.S. Supreme Court Records and Briefs, 1832-1978 contains the world's most comprehensive collection of records and briefs brought before the nation's highest court by leading legal practitioners - many who later became ju...

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Programming concepts come to life in this kid-friendly intro to the basics of computer science and coding, with puzzles, games, and quirky characters. Welcome to the Coder Crew, where you're on a mission. You'll write algorithms to find hidden tre...

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Take a tour around the world to meet all kinds of bears in this delightful pre-reader. Kids love bears and in this book they'll be introduced to them all: Grizzly, polar, sun, sloth, black, and brown. Great full-colour photos reveal details about ...

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Mice and rats may be the most famous rodents, but readers will discover the diverse--and maybe even adorable--world of little squeaking critters. From cavies and capybaras to jerboas and gerbils and pocket mice to porcupines, get ready for the rod...

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Mysterious, cunning, smart, and sleek, foxes are one of kids' favourite animals. Learn all about this fantastic forest canine! Packed with beautiful and engaging photos, this new leveled reader dives into the amazing world of foxes. Kids will lear...

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Car, trucks, planes, trains, bikes, gondolas, and even funiculars-there are so many ways to get around! Set out on a journey around the world to discover just how many vehicles we use to get from here to there. Whether you're canoeing down a river...

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Meet cuttlefish that can camouflage themselves, octopuses that outsmart their predators, and squids that patrol the deep in this cool fact-filled reader. Learn everything you've ever wanted to know about cephalopods, from inking, to hunting, to co...

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Follow Atlantic puffins as they build their nests, fish for yummy snacks, and go about their day. Get to know these quirky birds in this new pre-reader from National Geographic. Perfect for beginning and young readers, National Geographic Pre-read...

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In this Level 3 reader, learn all about how archaeologists unearth history, from Egyptian pyramids to Incan roads, and everything in between. Travel around the world and back in time to learn about one of the coolest careers. You'll learn all abou...

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Follow ferocious predators as they stalk, chase, and ambush prey. Investigate what makes these animals some of the most incredible hunters, including their teeth, claws, hunting methods, and more. Young readers can explore the amazing world of Ear...

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Take a bite out of these awesome dinosaur facts! Learn all about dinosaurs, from the ferocious meat eaters to the giant plant eaters. Discover what it was like to live during the Age of Dinosaurs! Perfect for dino-obsessed kids, these bite-sized f...

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This collection of eighty photographs focuses on present-day Appalachia, a region that ""progress"" has placed under siege. This once poverty-stricken, mountain backwater has been invaded by four-lane interstates, cable televis...

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While still in school, photographer Shelby Lee Adams was exposed to the images of the Farm Security Administration and its depiction of the crippling effects of the Depression in the American South. Adams immediately connected with the images and ...

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The Book of Life presents Shelby Lee Adam's color photographs of four generations of the Appalachian people. Adams began photographing the inhabitations of the rural Appalachian mountain range in 1974, using black-and-white film and Polaroid mater...

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We're aching to fix the problems of the past. Will all of the turmoil be worth the future we're barreling towards?After working to take down Alpha Mu, and a rather exposing Valentine's Day, we're exhausted and lost. No one knows where Pierce is, a...

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I lost the three most important things to me within the span of a month. My best friend. My mom. My voice. The world became bleak and my stint in the hospital brought none of them back. Months later, I showed up at college and learned that I could...

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