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|  | Four Hundred Fifty More Story Stretchers for the Primary Grades by Shirley C. Raines
In this newest Story S-t-r-e-t-c-h-e-r-s title we have created 18 new themes based upon requests and in included popular children's books with multicultural perspective. Units include: Neighborhoods, Deserts, Native American stories, Folktales from Around the World, two author studies, and more. AUTHOR: Shirley C. Raines
PUBLISHER: Gryphon House, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction 
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 | The Day-Star of Liberty by Tom Paulin
In THE DAY-STAR OF LIBERTY, Tom Paulin sets out to place William Hazlitt--master of the essay form, the first major art and drama critic, and one of the most outstanding political and literary journalists Britain has ever produced--in his rightful positions as a great prose writer and an exemplary literary artist. AUTHOR: Tom Paulin
PUBLISHER: Faber & Faber, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Fist Stick Knife Gun by Geoffrey Canada, Peter Francis James
When award-winning educator and activist Geoff Canada was growing up in the Bronx, the sidewalk boys learned the codes of the block from their elders and were ranked--and to some degree protected--through the rituals of fist, stick, and knife. Weaving in and out of his stark storytelling is a cogent anaylsis of how the complicity of gun manufacturers turned this contained violence into today's world of drive-by shootings and automatic weapons. AUTHOR: Geoffrey Canada, Peter Francis James
PUBLISHER: Beacon Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Cindy Ellen by Jane Manning, Susan Lowell
This book, with color illustrations, retells the fairy-tale of Cinderella by giving it a Western twist. AUTHOR: Jane Manning, Susan Lowell
PUBLISHER: HarperCollins Children's Book Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | The Complete Book of Amulets & Talismans by Migene G. Gonzalez-Wippler
Examine the infinite variety of charms and fetishes found in every civilization, from the distant past to the present. Learn the entire history of these tools, their geography, how they are part of each man and woman's search for connection with spiritual forces, and how to make and use them. Loaded with hundreds of illustrations, this is the ultimate reference guide. AUTHOR: Migene G. Gonzalez-Wippler
PUBLISHER: Llewellyn Publications
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Doom Stone by Paul Zindel, Simon Prebble, Wayne McLaughlin
A killer beast--half-human, half-simian--is haunting the grounds around Stonehenge. Fifteen-year-old Jackson Cauley, visiting from America, works with his Aunt Sarah, an anthropologist hired by the British Army, to uncover the mystery of the beast before it can kill again. AUTHOR: Paul Zindel, Simon Prebble, Wayne McLaughlin
PUBLISHER: Disney Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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