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Author
Series
Unlocking the Hidden History of DNA volume 9
Language
English
Description
In the wake of the Human Genome Project, scientists were able to chart our shared heritage with a multitude of species. Most startling was evidence of breeding between modern humans and Neanderthals in the deep past, with a small percentage of Neanderthal DNA present in major human populations today. Peer into the human genome to read these and other clues about our multifaceted history.
Author
Series
Publisher
12 Story Library
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Brings to light 12 deserted cities and places such as the ancient city of Angkor Wat which was hidden deep in the Cambodian jungle for centuries; Hashima Island off the coast of Nagasaki, Japan that was once mined for its rich coal reserves unitl abandoned in the 1970's; Machu Picchu that was built more than 2,400 meters above sea level in Peru; and more. The book features historic photos, interesting sidebars, and thought-provoking prompts.
Author
Series
Publisher
12 Story Library
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Brings to light 12 of history's secret groups including The Knights Templar whose purpose was to protect travelers to holy sites after the Crusades; The Freemasons, one of the world's oldest secret societies that performs chartiy work; The Molly Maguires who began in Ireland in the 1840s as a secret society that stood up against landlords and bosses who treated them poorly; and more. The book features historic photos, interesting sidebars, and thought-provoking...
Author
Series
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"The Underground Railroad was the massive effort by slaves and free people to secretly bring thousands of blacks to freedom in the North during the 19th century. This thought-provoking book will capture readers imaginations and fill them with awe for the brave conductors and passengers on the Railroad. Theyll learn about the many safe havens, called depots, that housed fugitives and the secret passages within them that hid slaves from their pursuers."...
Author
Series
Publisher
12 Story Library
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Brings to light 12 of history's lost treasures including The Copper Scroll, discovered in Jerusalem in the 1940's that is determined to be the oldest known religious writing; the Victoria Peak Treasure in New Mexico that was found in 1937, but then lost again; Confederate Colonel John Mosby's Treasure hidden in the woods of Fairfax County, Virginia, but still not found after 150 years; and more. The book features historic photos, interesting side...
Author
Series
Publisher
12-Story Library
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Brings to light 12 of history's conspiracy theories such as Elvis Presley faked his own death; a spaceship that landed in Rosewell, New Mexico in 1947; the Titanic didn't sink; and more. The book features historic photos, interesting sidebars, and thought-provoking prompts"--
Author
Series
Publisher
12 Story Library
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Brings to light 12 forgotten war stories such as George Washington's Immortals, a group of citizen-soldiers from Maryland who changed the course of the American Revolution; Irena Sendler, a Polish Catholic who saved the lives of an estimated 2,500 Jewish children during the Holocaust; and more. The book features historic photos, interesting sidebars, and thought-provoking prompts."--Amazon.com.
Author
Series
Publisher
12 Story Library
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Brings to light 12 of history's forgotten events including Boston's molasses flood in 1919 that reached up to 40 feet high and traveled through the streets at 35 miles per hour; the cargo ship Arabia that sank after hitting a tree only to be found years later preserved in a cornfield; the candy boycott in Canada in 1947 where kids demanded the price of candy bars be reduced from 8 cents to 5 cents; and more. The book features historic photos, interesting...
Author
Language
English
Description
Hidden Histories 2 invites readers to enhance their knowledge of history as an important source of spiritual strength for these times. It also examines more deeply what it means for the United Church of Christ to celebrate its "unity in diversity." It explores such areas as Lutheran and Reformed Cooperation; German Evangelical Protestants; Origins of the Christian Denomination in New England; Evangelical Pietism and Biblical Criticism; Women's Mission...
Author
Language
English
Description
United and Uniting continues the ongoing story of the United Church of Christ that Dr. Gunnemann began in his The Shaping of the United Church of Christ. From its beginning, the United Church of Christ has exhibited some singularly formative ecclesial ideas, expressed in the intention to be a united and uniting church. The author believes that form time to time these ideas need to be illustrated in the context of their ongoing expression and development....
195) Freedom's price
Author
Series
Publisher
Calkins Creek, an imprint of Highlights
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
"Dred Scott's daughter learns what it means to pay the price of freedom... Eleven-year-old Eliza Scott has a lot to live for. She and her family will soon be free. She is learning to read and write at a secret school. And she has a new friend she can share her dreams with. But when Eliza is confronted by vicious slave catchers, the spread of cholera, and a devastating fire, she is forced to come to terms with what it really takes to be on her own....
196) Rory's promise
Author
Series
Hidden histories volume 1
Publisher
Calkins Creek
Pub. Date
c2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Rory Fitzpatrick loves her younger sister, Violet, more than anyone in the world. She has been Violet's only family ever since their parents died and they went to live at the Sisters of Charity Foundling Hospital in New York. Rory promised she would always protect her sister, would never leave her. So when Rory learns that the nuns are sending Violet to an adoptive family out West, Rory is determined to follow and keep her family together...
197) The lost ones
Author
Series
Publisher
Calkins Creek, an imprint of Highlights
Pub. Date
c2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
"Despite her father's warnings that their tribe is always in danger, Casita, a ten-year-old Lipan Apache girl, has led a relatively peaceful life with her tribe in Mexico, doing her daily chores and practicing for her upcoming Changing Woman ceremony, in which she will officially become a woman of the tribe. But the peace is shattered when the U.S. Cavalry invades and brutally slaughters her people. Casita and her younger brother survive the attack,...