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1) Firsts
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A highly entertaining, illustrated guide to a whole range of firsts, from the worlds of history, science, transport, society, the arts and sport. Over 300 fascinating firsts from the worlds of science, transport, the arts, society and many others are included in this handy-sized illustrated guide. Do you know when the first fire brigade was established? Or which were the first countries to join NATO? Or when were the first car number plates introduced?...
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Candlewick Press
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2022.
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English
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"The joy of the changing seasons means saying hello to new but familiar rituals, like spring picnics in the park or homemade lemonade in summer. But there's also the bittersweet feeling of doing something for the last time, like mowing the lawn one final time on a brown day in autumn or watching the last of the geese fly south"--
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"A lively, behind-the-scenes look at the historic cohort of diverse, young, and groundbreaking women newly elected to the House of Representatives in 2018 as they arrive in Washington, DC, and start working for change, written by a news reporter with sharp insight and deep knowledge of the Hill"--
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The ugly side of superheroes
What if you suddenly had superpowers? What would you do? How would your friends and family react? What would your obligations to society be?
The superheroes' first missions- combating terrorists or rescuing disaster victims- are a boon to France. Yet while these actions bring the country pride, unity quickly starts to unravel. These superheroes, ultimately, are human. Paparazzi are everywhere. One has an affair...
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Jessica Darling novels volume 1
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Devasted when her best friend moves away from Pineville, New Jersey, sixteen-year-old Hope has no one to talk to as she struggles with her type-A personality, insomnia, and her mixed-up feelings about Marcus Flutie, the intelligent and mysterious "Dreg" who works his way into her heart.
11) Twisted Firsts
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Life is an unpredictable, adventurous and uncertainly certain journey where you're assigned different roles as you move ahead of each phase in your life. Though the first step seems difficult, sometimes even unsure and confused, with each step further you learn to walk with your head held high and your feet firm in the ground. If we compile each of those first steps at each phase it would be excitingly thrilling to replay those baby steps again and...
12) New Firsts
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The first week of high school is not what Claudia and Monica expect.
13) Royal Firsts
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Their parents want the best for the princes, but also to ensure things are kept within the family as had been passed down through the generations. Would you like to experience the first visit each royal member makes to Club Royal? Then look no further for each prince's reaction to what they see…
14) Two Firsts
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Bertha Wilson and Claire L'Heureux-Dubé were the first women judges on the Supreme Court of Canada. Their 1980s judicial appointments delighted feminists and shocked the legal establishment. Polar opposites in background and temperament, the two faced many identical challenges. Constance Backhouse's compelling narrative explores the sexist roadblocks both women faced in education, law practice, and in the courts. She profiles their different ways...
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Countless groundbreaking moments in the nation's sports history were made on the gridirons, courts, fields, ice rinks and ballparks of Pittsburgh. Duquesne's Chuck Cooper was the first African American player drafted by the NBA. Beloved local radio station KDKA produced the first-ever broadcast of a Major League Baseball game. The Pittsburgh Stars were the first NFL champions in 1902. The first nighttime World Series game was played in the Steel City,...
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Eleven-year-old Zach Feather can't wait to go on his first pheasant hunting trip, especially when he learns his parents have a surprise for him-a new bird dog! The family travels across the state from the Cherokee reservation in eastern Oklahoma to hunt pheasant on a relative's ranch. There are more surprises-including a rattlesnake encounter-in store for Zach on his first hunt. Along the way, he learns that hunting is about more than just finding...
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Lee/BETA'S YEAR OF FIRSTS
Beta sits beside her mother after she has just died. Beta is thirteen. Her mother stares off into space as wondering what to say. She goes to live at a foster home. When her mother first dies, Beta hears words of wisdom from her mother. After all the firsts, Beta no longer hears words of wisdom from her mother.
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Imprisonment. Mutilation. Persecution.
Edna Adan Ismail endured it all - for the women of Africa.
Edna saw first-hand how poor healthcare, lack of education and ancient superstitions had devastating effects on Somaliland's people, especially its women. When she suffered the trauma of FGM herself as a young girl at the bidding of her mother, Edna's determination was set.
The first midwife to practice in Somaliland, Edna became a formidable teacher...
20) Firsts!
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Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
c2012
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English
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See what new things the baby Sesame Street characters are learning as they grow.
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