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Explorers, presidents, and toilets Cover Image Book

Explorers, presidents, and toilets / Dan Gutman ; pictures by Jim Paillot.

My weird school fast facts. (other title)
Gutman, Dan, (author.). Paillot, Jim, (illustrator.).

Summary:

Presents a treasury of facts and stories from U.S. history, including that the word "independence" does not appear in the Declaration of Independence and that World War I soldiers used glowworms to help them see at night.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0062306243
  • ISBN: 9780062306241
  • ISBN: 9780062306234
  • ISBN: 0062306235
  • ISBN: 1536412244
  • ISBN: 9781536412246
  • Physical Description: 185 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2017]

Content descriptions

General Note:
"A million hundred weird facts about U.S. history!"--Cover.
Formatted Contents Note:
The Beginning -- Who Discovered America Anyway? -- The United States is Born! -- The Colonists Are Revolting! -- The Declaration of Independence -- The Constitution -- A Few Founding Fathers Fast Facts -- It's Getting Bigger! -- Rise of the Machines! -- The Civil War -- The World Wars -- Weird Fast Facts about the Presidents -- Everything That Happened after World War ll -- The History of the Toilet! -- The Ending.
Target Audience Note:
Ages 6-10.
770L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR LG 5.3 2 190180.

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  • 13 of 15 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library. (Show)

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Marion Library JUV 973 GUT (Text) 37810435582035 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
Albemarle Main Library J 973 Gut (Text) 31010000590291 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
Angier Public Library J 973 Gut (Text) 33632002663616 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
Canton Library J973 Gutman (Text) 33115007653302 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
Cleveland County Main Library J 973 GUT (Text) 22281500101484 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
Harnett County Main Library J 973 Gut / Juv Series (Text) 33630004907700 Juvenile Nonfiction Series Available -
Henderson Main Branch J973 G (Text) 33258008380078 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
Locust Branch Library J 973 Gut (Text) 31011000228486 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
Mills River Branch J973 G (Text) 33258008380060 Juvenile Graphic Novel Available -
Person County Library J 973 GUT (Text) 34622005077939 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
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