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Knocked Down

Aileen Weintraub

A laugh-out-loud memoir about a free-spirited Brooklyn girl who, after a whirlwind romance, finds herself living in a rickety farmhouse, pregnant, and faced with five months of doctor-prescribed bed rest…

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Knocked Down

Aileen Weintraub

A laugh-out-loud memoir about a free-spirited Brooklyn girl who, after a whirlwind romance, finds herself living in a rickety farmhouse, pregnant, and faced with five months of doctor-prescribed bed rest…

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Knocked Down: A High-Risk Memoir

Aileen Weintraub

A laugh-out-loud memoir about a free-spirited, commitment-phobic Brooklyn girl who, after a whirlwind romance, finds herself living in a rickety farmhouse, pregnant, and faced with five months of doctor-prescribed bed…

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Reading Fundamentals: Grade 1: Nonfiction Activities to Build Reading Comprehension Skills

Aileen Weintraub

Engaging nonfiction activities align with the common core state standards. –Cover.

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Reading Fundamentals: Grade 5: Nonfiction Activities to Build Reading Comprehension Skills

Aileen Weintraub

READING FUNDAMENTALS
The fun way for kids to sharpen their comprehension skills!

Reading is fundamental to kids’ success in school. So keep them on track with these colorful, engaging workbooks…

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Choosing a Career in Child Car

Aileen Weintraub

Examines various careers for teenagers interested in working with children, as well as how to prepare for them.

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Mount Everest: The Highest Mountain

Aileen Weintraub

More than 4,000 people have tried to reach the summit of Mount Everest. So far, 660 have reached the top, and another 160 have died trying. This book profiles some…

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Nile, the Longest River: The Longest River

Aileen Weintraub

Describes the location, climate, history, and importance of the Nile, the longest river in the world.

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Pacific Ocean: The Largest Ocean

Aileen Weintraub

The Pacific Ocean is big enough to hold all seven continents and still have room for one more. This great body of water covers one-third of Earth’s surface. It is…

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Sahara Desert: The Biggest Desert

Aileen Weintraub

The Sahara is almost as large as the United States. Daytime temperatures have soared to 136 degrees Fahrenheit and, hours later, plunged to below freezing at night. Few could survive…

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Point Pinos Light: The West Coast’s Oldest Continuously Active Lighthouse

Aileen Weintraub

Every night since it was first lit in 1855, this lighthouse near Pacific Grove, California has flashed its beam. It was built around the time of the gold rush to…

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Great Record Breakers in Nature

Aileen Weintraub

What spot on Earth have thousands of adventurers tried to reach, but has been seen by only 660 people? In what body of water is it almost impossible to sink…

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Choosing a Career in the Pulp

Aileen Weintraub

Papermaking is an ancient art, and today the industry requires more and more people with skills in chemistry, engineering, and forest management. In spite of the paperless office of the…

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Captain Kidd: 17th-Century Pir

Aileen Weintraub

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Barbarossa Brothers: 16th-Cent

Aileen Weintraub

The red-bearded Barbarosssa brothers were two of the most feared pirates of the 1500s. Brother Arouj is famous for taking over Algiers, while Kheir-ed-din helped Muslims fight against Christian rule…

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Cape Hatteras Light: The Tallest Lighthouse in the United States

Aileen Weintraub

We call it the Grand Lady of Lighthouses because of its height. Today this famous symbol of North Carolina stands 2,900 feet from its original 1870 location. Waves threatened to…

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Navesink Twin Lights: The First Electric Lighthouse

Aileen Weintraub

Most lighthouses have only one tower. Navesink Twin Lights has two, and it looks very much like an ancient castle. Located near Highlands, New Jersey, this was the first lighthouse…

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Boston Light: The First Lighthouse in North America

Aileen Weintraub

War has not been kind to Boston Light. During the American Revolution, the lighthouse was blown up and a new one had to be built. The lighthouse was also affected…

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Alcatraz Island Light: The West Coast’s First Lighthouse

Aileen Weintraub

On t.p. the [i] in light appears as a lighthouse.

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Cape Disappointment Light: The First Lighthouse in the Pacific Northwest

Aileen Weintraub

For often cloaks the lighthouse nicknamed Cape D. It overlooks the Columbia River near Ilwaco, Washington–one of the most dangerous bodies of water in the world. Ships sailing these waters…

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Everything You Need to Know about Being a Baby-Sitter

Aileen Weintraub

Baby-sitting is a great way for teens to earn extra money, but many responsibilities and challenges are involved. Weintraub offers advice to teens on all aspects of baby-sitting, including child…

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Knocked Down

Aileen Weintraub

A laugh-out-loud memoir about a free-spirited Brooklyn girl who, after a whirlwind romance, finds herself living in a rickety farmhouse, pregnant, and faced with five months of doctor-prescribed bed rest…

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How to Draw South Carolina’s Sights and Symbols

Aileen Weintraub,Eric Fein,A Weintraub

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We Got Game!: 35 Female Athletes Who Changed the World

Aileen Weintraub

We Got Game: 35 Female Athletes Who Changed the World highlights diverse women in sports from around the globe and throughout history who not only broke records, but were important…

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The Everything Kids’ Giant Book of Jokes, Riddles, and Brain Teasers

Michael Dahl,Kathi Wagner,Aileen Weintraub

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Winding Roads

Judith Weintraub, Martin Natterer

The author Judith Weintraub and her husband Dan are living in Switzerland. Now a pensioner, she can look back on an extremely eventful and demanding life. A life that she…

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Winding Roads

Judith Weintraub, Martin Natterer

The author Judith Weintraub and her husband Dan are living in Switzerland. Now a pensioner, she can look back on an extremely eventful and demanding life. A life that she…

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The Sky Is for Everyone

The Sky Is for Everyone is an internationally diverse collection of autobiographical essays by women who broke down barriers and changed the face of modern astronomy.

Virginia Trimble and David…

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I’m An Immunologist Now!

Wonder Drake

Meet Wonder, a kid like you and me, who moved around a lot and went to lots of different schools. As a teenager, she worked as a waitress, at a…

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I’m A Mathematician Now!

Marcelo M Disconzi

Meet Marcelo, a kid like you and me, who grew up in Brazil wanting to become a philosopher and solve logic puzzles. Philosophy led him to physics, and physics led…

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I’m A Vertebrate Paleontologist Now!

Larisa R Desantis

Meet Larisa, a kid like you and me, who grew up wanting to become a politician. Then she discovered fossils. Learn how Larisa uses fossil teeth to clarify the ancient…

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Who Me? (Set 3)

Marcelo M Disconzi, Larisa R Desantis, Wonder Drake

The Who Me? series features inspirational biographies of scientists who young readers will be able to identify with as people like themselves. Written by the scientists themselves and co-authors from…

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Strategic Investment for Health System Resilience

As countries consider how they will invest in essential improvements to their defenses against future health threats, we propose a three-layer investment framework approach for the most effective use of…

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Whistler: A Biography

Stanley Weintraub

He was the most notorious and misunderstood American artist of his time, and also the most influential. To this day James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834-1903) is one of the most…

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A Guide to Advanced Linear Algebra

Steven H. Weintraub (Lehigh University, Pennsylvania)

The core of linear algebra is essential to most mathematicians. This book is ideal for graduate students and the careful treatment and breadth of subject matter will make this book…

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My Honorable Brother: A Thriller

Bob Weintraub

For Doug Fiore, running for governor was better than death at the mob’s hands, if only the sex wouldn’t get in the way. Mob head Sal Tarantino doesn’t want big-time…

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How Old is the Universe?

David A. Weintraub

Astronomers have determined that our universe is 13.7 billion years old. How exactly did they come to this precise conclusion? This title tells the story of how astronomers solved one…

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Global Librarianship

Providing new insights into the role of librarianship in an age of socioeconomic, environmental, and political transformation, This book illustrates how globally networked environments promote and increase the sharing and…

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