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A troop of endangered primates is ready for its close-up in L Is for Lemur: ABCs of Endangered Primates. From the Javan slow loris to the Western purple-faced langur, orangutans to spider monkeys, this title is packed with color photos and informational text that demystifies these increasingly rare animals. Back matter provides extra fun facts about primates featured in the body text.
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Have you ever tasted a Hershey chocolate bar? Milton Hershey's chocolate bars are famous around the world, but it wasn't an easy path to turn his idea into a reality. Readers will love learning the story behind the name as they follow along with Milton's beginnings as a family farmer, his string of failed candy businesses, and his eventual massive success.
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A flock of rare, endangered birds takes wing in A Is for Albatross: ABCs of Endangered Birds. Readers can gawk at an emperor goose, spy an Uluguru bushshrike, peek at a piping plover, and more-all brought to life through vivid color photography and informational text. Fun Fact back matter drills down deeper into birds profiled in body text.
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Have you ever seen the Eiffel Tower? Gustave Eiffel's tower is one of the most recognized landmarks in the world, but it wasn't an easy path to turn his idea into a reality. Readers will love learning the story behind the name as they follow along with Gustave's beginnings as a bridge designer and the engineer behind the Statue of Liberty, the criticism and personal attacks by the media he faced while building the tower, and his eventual world-renowned...