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One Day, All Children... by Wendy Kopp
The founder of the Teach for American program (a nonprofit organization which recruits top college graduates to work in needy U.S. school districts) shares her opinions on how underperforming and underprivileged children should be educated.

AUTHOR: Wendy Kopp
PUBLISHER: PublicAffairs, LLC
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction

Uncle Remus by Jerry Pinkney, Julius Lester, Phyllis Fogelman
First published 100 years ago, the Uncle Remus tales serve as the largest collection of African-American folklore. In this four-book series, Lester retains the flavor of the tales while dropping the original heavy dialect and adding contemporary language and references.

AUTHOR: Jerry Pinkney, Julius Lester, Phyllis Fogelman
PUBLISHER: Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction

Under Pressure by A. J. Hill
On Monday, August 30, 1920, the S-Five, the newest member of the U.S. Navy`s fleet of submarines, departs Boston on her first cruise -- to Baltimore for a recruiting appearance at the end of the week. Two days later, as part of a routine test of the submarine`s ability to crash dive, her crew`s failure to close a faulty valve sends seventy-five tons of seawater blasting in. Before the valve can be jury-rigged shut, the S-Five sits precariously on the ocean floor under 180 feet of water. Her electrical system is shut down, her radio too weak to transmit, and one drive motor is inoperable -- and, because of a last-minute course change, the sub has gone down in a part of the Atlantic deliberately selected because it is well outside any regularly trafficked sea lanes. Rescue by a passing ship is virtually impossible. No one expects them in Baltimore for another two days. And forty hours worth of air is all they have left. The S-Fives are on their own....UNDER PRESSURE is the story of the thirty-six-hour-long ordeal of the crew of the S-Five. It is a story of the courage, endurance, and incredible resourcefulness of the entire forty-man crew....

AUTHOR: A. J. Hill
PUBLISHER: Free Press, The
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction

The Village of a Hundred Smiles by Barrie Baker, Stephane Jorisch
Description not available.A small, peaceful village in Asia provides the background for four stories featuring Grandfather and his granddaughter, Little Orchid

AUTHOR: Barrie Baker, Stephane Jorisch
PUBLISHER: Annick Press, Limited
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction

A History of Pi by Petr Beckmann
The history of pi, says the author, though a small part of the history of mathematics, is nevertheless a mirror of the history of man. Petr Beckmann holds up this mirror, giving the background of the times when pi made progress and also when it did not, because science was being stifled by militarism or religious fanaticism. The mathematical level of this book is flexible, and there is plenty for readers of all ages and interests.

AUTHOR: Petr Beckmann
PUBLISHER: St. Martin's Press, LLC
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction

Gun-Dog Training Spaniels & Retrievers by Kenneth C. Roebuck
In `Gun-Dog Training: Spaniels and Retrievers, ` the first book ever to devote itself exclusively to the flushing breeds as well as the first book to cover training retrievers for upland game work, Kenneth Roebuck is careful to point out not only what the handler should do, but also what mistakes should be avoided.

AUTHOR: Kenneth C. Roebuck
PUBLISHER: Stackpole Books
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Pets & Animals