Emily O'Keefe
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"Through narrative nonfiction text, readers hear stories from survivors of the mile-wide tornado that struck Joplin, Missouri, in May 2011. Additional features to aid comprehension include a table of contents, a fast-fact section, fact-filled captions and callouts, a timeline of the disaster, infographics, a glossary, a listing of source notes, sources for further research, and an introduction to the author"--Publisher.
2) UFOs
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Learn about unidentified flying objects with explanations of famous past sightings, recent reports, and researchers' theories. 'Myth or Fact?' sidebars describe common misconceptions and confirm surprising facts. Additional features include a table of contents, a glossary of key words and phrases, sources for further research, and an introduction to the author.
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Details the Austrian archduke's assassination from the perspectives of those involved. Additional features include a bullet-point summary of the events, compelling narrative descriptions, primary source quotes and accompanying source notes, questions to spark critical thinking, sources to guide further research, historical photographs, informative captions, a table of contents, an index, an introduction to the author, and a phonetic glossary.
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Details the actions of nurses, doctors, medics, ambulance drivers, and other medical personnel during World War I. Additional features include a bullet-point summary of the events, compelling narrative descriptions, primary source quotes and accompanying source notes, questions to spark critical thinking, sources to guide further research, historical photographs, informative captions, a table of contents, an index, and a phonetic glossary.
6) Crop circles
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Readers will learn about the strange designs found in farm fields with explanations of possible alien connections, hoaxes, and famous crop circle sites.
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Humpback whales use unique songs to communicate throughout the world's oceans. But whaling and other threats almost silenced humpback whales completely. This book describes the characteristics of these animals and how bans on whale hunting and other efforts have helped save this distinctive species.