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Fashion, New Edition: The Definitive Visual Guide
The definitive guide to the history of fashion.From Ancient Egypt and Marie Antionette to Alexander McQueen and Chanel, this visually stunning fashion design book charts the …
The Star-Spangled Banner
Three cheers for the red-white-and-blue in this Smithsonian nonfiction reader!The original Star-Spangled Banner that flew over Fort McHenry, Baltimore, in 1814 and inspired Francis …
Curious About Ice Cream
What's the Scoop?Americans eat more ice cream than people in any other country (on average 48 pints per person a year). Where did this cool treat come from? And how did its …
Super Space Encyclopedia: The Furthest, Largest, Most Spectacular Features of Our Universe
Explore our wonderful universe through stunning CGI illustrations and amazing stats that bring to life the incredible marvels that populate space. Bursting with fascinating facts …
Scary Plants!
Danger! Watch out for these plants! Poison ivy, stinging nettles, Venus fly trap—their names alone say "watch out!" Plants can sting, prick, trap, even poison other living things. …
How to Build a Museum
Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture is truly groundbreaking The first national museum whose mission is to illuminate for all people, the rich, …
Trees, Leaves, Flowers and Seeds: A Visual Encyclopedia of the Plant Kingdom
Packed with more than 1,000 incredible images and full of fascinating facts, this beautiful children's book takes you on an exciting expedition through the wonders of the plant …
Home Address: ISS
Home is a long way from home There are no refrigerators in space--think about it Life on the International Space Station is well, another, way of life: you wake up in a sleeping …
Curious About Snow
When does it snow? Why is snow white? How do we know no two snowflakes are alike? (Hint: the proof is in the photographs, first made in the 1890s!) With full-colour photographs and …
Curious About Worms
What's wiggling around underground . . . and underwater? Worms They're more than just the squiggly things on a fish hook. Worms live in the earth, in the sea, in other bodies of …
Curious About Orangutans
Primate Power! What's got long red hair, toes that work like thumbs, arms longer than its legs, swings from tree branch to tree branch, and can even use an iPad? The amazing …
Curious About Fossils
Aren't you curious about what Earth was like long ago? What creatures lived before us? What happened to the dinosaurs? Curious about Fossils explains why and where fossils form and …