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Children's Press is pleased to introduce True Books for a new generation! Completely redesigned for today's young, investigative reader, True Books are an indispensable addition to any library or classroom collection. Each book guides the reader through the facts that nurture their need to know. The new, dynamic True Book design features: -- an inviting and interactive page format -- a readable and attractive typeface -- large, bold, and brilliant full-color photographs True Books cover a virtually limitless range of topics including geographic landmarks, American Indian cultures, animals, computer science, and sports. And that's just the beginning! Continuing a nearly fifty-year tradition, True Books are authoritative introductions to topics children yearn to explore. Each text is reviewed by leading subject and reading consultants. The True Books series takes the young reader beyond the standard, fact-filled text by adding avenues for further discovery. Each book includes a variety of sidebars, highlighting extra facts that will fascinate children. In the Important Words section, young readers will find a glossary of words that will both challenge and expand their vocabulary. Each book includes a To Find Out More section, where every curious reader can find a list of related books to read and organizations to contact. True Books also point readers to the vast electronic universe of information on the Internet. Each book will list: -- e-mail addresses to help the reader contact individuals and organizations -- appropriate newsgroups and mailing lists -- FTP sites to download fun and useful software Begun in the 1950s, True Books are universally embraced bylibrarians, educators, and readers alike as the definitive nonfiction series for young readers. Now in its third incarnation, the True Books series has once again evolved to meet the needs and tastes of modern readers and educators. AUTHOR: Jay Miller
PUBLISHER: Scholastic Library Publishing
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction 
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 | The Velveteen Rabbit by David Jorgensen, Don Daily, Elizabeth Miles, Estella L. Hickman, Florence Graham
A stuffed toy called the velveteen rabbit discovers that the power of true love has made him become a real live rabbit. AUTHOR: David Jorgensen, Don Daily, Elizabeth Miles, Estella L. Hickman, Florence Graham
PUBLISHER: Random House Children's Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Preschooler's Busy Book by Trish Kuffner
Prevent boredom during even the longest stretches of bad weather with ideas for indoor play, kitchen activities, and arts-and-crafts projects. Illustrations. AUTHOR: Trish Kuffner
PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Dragon Soup by Arlene Williams, Sally J. Smith
Set in Southeast Asia, this is the story of a girl named Tonlu and her encounter with the cloud dragons. When her father is unable to pay a debt, the village merchant says that if he is not paid in two weeks he will take Tonlu as his bride. In an effort to pay the debt, Tonlu climbs a dangerous mountain to steal the treasure of the cloud dragons. Color paintings illustrate the text. AUTHOR: Arlene Williams, Sally J. Smith
PUBLISHER: Kramer, H. J. Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Becoming a Geographer by Peter Gould
Peter Gould, a prominent, award-winning geographer who admits to having a low threshold for boredom, offers a collection of essays that reflect his eclectic research and provocative thinking. The topics range widely and include the diffusion of AIDS, mental maps, development themes in Africa, postmodernism, and the practices of teaching and writing. Becoming a Geographer expands on Gould's influential ideas and contributions to the field. Gould values the kind of independent thought and scholarship now often frowned upon by university administrators. He has written eighteen books and more than one hundred and sixty articles during his forty-year career in research and higher education -- is lifetime sabbatical -- much of it spent teaching at Penn State. A witty, graceful, engaging writer, Gould situates geography in a wider social context. In this book, he brings a fresh perspective to developments in the field including the quantitative and mathematical revolution in geography in the 1960s and 70s. He writes with directness and clarity about the use and misuse of mathematics in illuminating social and geographical reality. His thoughts are especially valuable for what geography offers the world of learning and its capacity to help resolve urgent problems of the day. AUTHOR: Peter Gould
PUBLISHER: Syracuse University Press
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | The Call of the Wild by Alex Kershaw, Barry Moser, Bob Blaisdell, Brian Parry, Daniel Dyer
THE CALL OF THE WILD, Jack London's masterpiece, tells the gripping tale of a dog named Buck who is wrenched out of his life of ease and luxury to become a sled dog in Alaska. Drawing on his wolf heritage, Buck must fight for survival in an alien environment. AUTHOR: Alex Kershaw, Barry Moser, Bob Blaisdell, Brian Parry, Daniel Dyer
PUBLISHER: N A L
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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