Paige V Polinsky
1) Nintendo
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Briefly explores the origins, history, legacy, and likely future of the Nintendo video game console and franchise. Includes photographs, illustrations, a glossary, and access to further online information.
2) Star Wars
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Briefly explores the origins, history, legacy, and likely future of the "Star Wars" franchise. Includes photographs, illustrations, a glossary, and access to further online information.
3) Mario
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Examines the history of Nintendo's Mario video games, covering their creation, characters, popularity, and more.
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This biography highlights the life and accomplishments of Joanna Gaines. Readers learn about Gaines's early life, her beginnings in broadcasting, opening Magnolia Market and Magnolia Realty, Magnolia Market at the Silos, and the popular HGTV series Fixer Upper with her husband Chip, and future projects.
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"In this engaging biography, readers will learn about the inventor of the American Girl doll, Pleasant Rowland. Follow the story of Rowland as she creates American Girl from the original historical dolls to the updated American Girl of the Year and American Girl of Today to Truly Me and BeForever. Sidebars, historic photos, and a glossary enhance readers' understanding of this topic. Additional features include a table of contents, an index, a timeline...
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Vaccines have been used to safely introduce people’s bodies to diseases for centuries, and they save millions of lives each year. By giving people a weakened or dead version of a disease, a vaccine allows the body to develop antibodies which recognize and fight the disease later on.
Early vaccinations used dry scabs from smallpox to promote smallpox immunity. Doctors and scientists across nations took and improved the method, developing vaccines...
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When babies are born early, they often have trouble surviving. But special containers called incubators help babies grow by keeping them warm and protected.
At first, people in the medical world were skeptical about incubators. But some trailblazing doctors believed in the technology—and put it on display across Europe and the United States. "Incubator exhibits" showed the public how incubators saved lives. The controversial displays led people...
11) Ghosts in Asia
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Have you ever heard of the Aleya? These mysterious lights shine through the swamps of Bengal, India. Could they be ghosts? The Aleya are one of three ghost stories of Asia highlighted in this chilling title.
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When babies are born early, they often have trouble surviving. But special containers called incubators help babies grow by keeping them warm and protected. At first, people in the medical world were skeptical about incubators. But some trailblazing doctors believed in the technologyand put it on display across Europe and the United States. "Incubator exhibits" showed the public how incubators saved lives. The controversial displays led people to...
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Vaccines have been used to safely introduce people's bodies to diseases for centuries, and they save millions of lives each year. By giving people a weakened or dead version of a disease, a vaccine allows the body to develop antibodies which recognize and fight the disease later on. Early vaccinations used dry scabs from smallpox to promote smallpox immunity. Doctors and scientists across nations took and improved the method, developing vaccines...
14) Pokémon
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Provides information on the creation and development of the video game franchise "Pokémon." Features images from the video game, fact boxes, photographs, a timeline, an index, a glossary, and resources for further reading.
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"In this engaging biography, readers will learn about the designer of Pokémon, Satoshi Tajiri. Follow the story of Tajiri as he founds Game Freakmagazine which turned into Game Freak video-game development company and the creation of the Pokémon video games, trading cards, television series, and Pokémon Go! Sidebars, historic photos, and a glossary enhance readers' understanding of this topic. Additional features include a table of contents,...
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"[Presents the biography of] the inventor of Rubik's Cube, Erno Rubik. Follow the story of Professor Rubik as he invents the Magic Cube and moves past its disappointing flop in Hungary to winning Toy of the Year and international success as Rubik's Cube"--Provided by publisher.
17) Basset hounds
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"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to basset hounds. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--