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A picture book relating the true story of Leona Tate, Gail Etienne, and Tessie Prevost--three young Black girls who, on November 14, 1960, became the first Black students to integrate into a previously whites-only school after desegregation legislation. Celebrates the legacy of this moment and the lives the three girls went on to live.
4) China
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Provides a broad introduction to Ancient China, highlighting the history, beliefs, and what daily life was like for the Ancient Chinese. Includes color images, a timeline, a glossary, sources for further learning, and an index.
8) Tennessee
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Looks at the state of Tennessee, discussing its climate, geography, economy, population, and history.
10) Ancient Greece
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Explores the civilization and history of ancient Greece, discussing daily life, religion, and government. Includes color photographs, a glossary, and resources for further information.
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". . . follow the rise of the Mongol Empire from its founding through its expansion into the Golden Horde in the West under the leadership of Batu and his successors and the Yuan Dynasty in the East under Kublai Khan. It also features the Mongol Empire's important role in the development of trade between the East and the West during the Middle Ages, particularly as recorded by Venetian merchant Marco Polo"--Provided by publisher.
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"From the founding of its republic in 509 B.C.E. to the demise of its empire in 476 C.E., Rome dominated the countries of the Mediterranean Sea, the Middle East, and Europe as far north as Britain. Roman scientists, engineers, mathematicians, architects, and others left a rich legacy of roads, aqueducts, bridges, mills, treatises, and more over its thousand-year history and for the centuries to come. This . . . volume explains the dramatic story of...