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|  | The Nothing That Is by Ellen Kaplan, Robert Kaplan
This cultural and scientific historical account traces the origin of the number zero and examines how society benefited from its inclusion into the mathematical lexicon. AUTHOR: Ellen Kaplan, Robert Kaplan
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction 
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 | Founding Mothers by Linda G. De Pauw
Describes the daily lives, social roles, and contributions of women living during the Revolutionary period. AUTHOR: Linda G. De Pauw
PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin Company
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | The Foundling & Other Tales of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander
A collection of short stories featuring characters and settings found in the author's Prydain Chronicles --a series of five books consisting of The Book of Three , The Black Cauldron , The Castle of Llyr , Taran Wanderer , and The High King . The events in these six stories take place before the birth of Taran. AUTHOR: Lloyd Alexander
PUBLISHER: Holt, Henry & Company, LLC
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | The Boy Who Wanted Knowledge by Ed Young
In this retelling of a Sufi tale, a book seeks knowledge from a Grand Master. The Grand Master agrees to share his knowledge with the boy only if the boy can get him a carpet. The boy's trip to the carpetmaker sets off a chain of interconnected events which eventually ends with the boy bringing the Grand Master his requested carpet. Will the Grand Master now reward the boy's request for knowledge? Colorful collage illustrations accompany the text. AUTHOR: Ed Young
PUBLISHER: Putnam Publishing Group, The
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Floating Home by David Getz, Michael Rex
The adventures of Maxine--the world's first 8-year-old astronaut. Illustrated with acrylic paintings. AUTHOR: David Getz, Michael Rex
PUBLISHER: Holt, Henry & Company, LLC
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Missouri's Black Heritage by Antonio F. Holland, Lorenzo J. Greene
this edition describes in detail the struggles faced by many courageous African-Americans in their efforts to achieve full civil and political rights against the greatest of odds. AUTHOR: Antonio F. Holland, Lorenzo J. Greene
PUBLISHER: University of Missouri Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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