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In the Past

In the Past: From Trilobites to Dinosaurs to Mammoths in More Than 500 Million Years
by David Elliott (Author) and Matthew Trueman (Illustrator)

Booktalk: Return to the prehistoric era in this poetry collection that’s organized chronologically by epoch and discover a host of creatures both novel and familiar, from the mysterious trilobite to the famed T. rex.

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A 2018 Cybils Poetry nominee

It’s STEM Friday! (STEM is Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)

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Siege

Siege: How General Washington Kicked the British Out of Boston and Launched a Revolution
by Roxane Orgill (Author)

Booktalk: Step back to British-held Boston and hear the voices of citizens, militiamen, and redcoats at a turning of the tide in the American Revolution . . .

Back matter includes source notes, a glossary, and a bibliography.

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Prize

Blast!
from the swivel gun
Blast!
from the carriage gun
HMS Nancy
of the king’s navy
supply ship
bound for Boston–
captured!
Hauled to Cape Ann
unloaded–
what a prize!

A 2018 Cybils Poetry nominee

BONUS! Download the Teacher’s Guide

Nonfiction Monday

It’s Nonfiction Monday!

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