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The Quiltmaker's Gift 52 reviews
Jeff Brumbeau
Scholastic Press, 2001
The Quitmaker's gift
+ Worth Its Weight in Gold
+ good
+ Good side-ways thinking
+ Love this book!
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The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins: An Illuminating History of Mr. Waterhouse Hawkins, Artist and Lecturer13 reviews
Barbara Kerley
Scholastic Press, 2001
Everybody do the dinosaur
+ Beautiful, Wonderful, Moving...A Special Book
+ Engaging History for all dinosaur lovers
+ Dino lover must have book
+ very informative
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Puzzles
Dava Walker
Lollipop Power Inc, 1996
Nine-year-old Cassie tries to complete a school project while coping with the pain and fatigue of sickle cell anemia.
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Fever 1793 299 reviews
Laurie Halse Anderson
Aladdin, 2002
Excellent historical fiction for US history!
+ Fabulous Story
+ This book was so well written, I did not want to stop reading!
+ Informative read!
+ J. Conkey's Book Review
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NOVA: Percy Julian - Forgotten Genius5 reviews
Carmen Dillon, Donald Eatson
Wgbh Boston, 2007
A vivid and enlightening documentary
+ A fascinating video of a hard working scientist
+ Forgotten Genius Needs to Be in Every Public School Library
+ Dr. Percy L. Julian is *not* forgotten ...
+ Dr. Julian Represented!
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The Big Picture16 reviews
Ben Carson, Gregg Lewis
Zondervan, 2000
A truly educational piece of literature!
+ A gentle, bold voice
+ Truly an exceptional man - Dr. Ben Carson
+ Truly Inspiring
+ Compelling read
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Why I Sneeze, Shiver, Hiccup, and Yawn (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science Books)4 reviews
Melvin Berger
HarperCollins Children's Books, 2000
Educational
+ Why I Sneeze, Shiver...
+ Pleased
+ Young, inquisitive minds
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All the Colors We Are: Todos los colores de nuestra piel/The Story of How We Get Our Skin Color 5 reviews
Katie Kissinger
Redleaf Press, 2002
Simple, honest explanations
+ Profoundly simple and important.
+ Very helpful
+ Terrific book for use in the classroom
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Jonas Salk: Conquering Polio (Lerner Biographies)
Stephanie Sammartino McPherson
Lerner Publications, 2001
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You Wouldn't Want to Be Sick in the 16th Century! (You Wouldn't Want to...)3 reviews
Kathryn Senior
Franklin Watts, 2002
Really yucky and cool
+ Seriously Silly Series!
+ The best book ever
This picturebook is aimed at primary elementary students, and shows the gory life of a 16th century medical staff. It has many yucky details, which the kids love, and is interesting for comparisons of how much the medicine advanced since that age. The facial expressions are real fun, especially all ...
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Sneeze1 review
Alexandra Siy
Charlesbridge Publishing, 2007
Sneeze
Fascinating photographs reveal the microscopic progress of a sneeze, and a clearly written informative text accompanies them. The final few pages in this eye-opening book include additional material: a list of interesting facts, a series of stills from the first motion picture produced in 1894, ...
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Partners of the Heart: Vivien Thomas and His Work with Alfred Blalock: An Autobiography7 reviews
Vivien T. Thomas
University of Pennsylvania Press, 1998
If you've seen the movie, now read the book
+ Partners of the Heart
+ Good book
+ The true expression of brillance
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The Human Body Book17 reviews
Steve Parker
DK ADULT, 2007
Nursing student says: "this book is amazing"
+ Great resource for anatomy and physiology
+ Awesome book
+ Beautifully Illustrated
+ Wish I had checked first on Amazon!
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The Great Influenza: The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague In History177 reviews
John M. Barry, 2004
Terrifying
+ Great history of medicine and the early 20th Century
+ A Hot Read
+ The Great Influenza
+ informative but "wordy"
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Lou Gehrig: The Luckiest Man4 reviews
David A. Adler
Gulliver Books, 1997
It's a woooooooonderful book
+ INSPRING STORY FOR YOUNGSTERS
+ This book is sweet! Lovely text, and awesome drawings!
Lou Gehric was one of the best baseball player of all time despite his disease.Lou was a cool guy.He never mised a day at school for eight years.Samething in baseball he played about 2,120 games a record.He was a fighter in many ways but he's greatest battle was against his disease.Lou's record ...
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Shades Of Black26 reviews
Sandra L. Pinkney
Scholastic Inc., 2000
great for teaching self love
+ Brings out a lot
+ White reader loves "Shades of Black"
+ Mommy Melissa
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Mother Teresa: Sister to the Poor (Women of Our Time)
Patricia Reilly Giff
Puffin, 1987
A biography emphasizing the early years of the nun who is world renowned for her work with the poor, sick, and uneducated in India and in other parts of the world.
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The Pact: Three Young Men Make a Promise and Fulfill a Dream62 reviews
Sampson Davis, George Jenkins, ...
Thorndike Press, 2002
Excellent story
+ Excellent, inspiring, outstanding
+ Good book
+ Follow the Dream, Get your friends to help
+ The Pact
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Yikes-Lice!3 reviews
Donna Caffey
Albert Whitman & Company, 2002
Wonderfully written
+ Fantastic Read/ Great learning Tool
This book should be on every students school supply list. When our daughter came home from school with lice I was as horrified as she was. This book explains these naughty little creatures at a level we all can understand. Makes for enlightening reading on such an unenlightening subject.
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Running Out of Time248 reviews
Margaret Peterson Haddix
Aladdin, 1997
Little House On the Prairie Meets the Truman Show
+ Awesome for Everyone!
+ AMAZING READ!
+ Read it more than once!
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