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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 …
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. …
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 …
Curious About Zoo Vets
Who's Looking After the Zoo?How do you weigh a panda? Or check a sea lion's tooth? Or figure out why a llama is limping? These are just some of the many tasks veterinarians, …
Curious About the White House
Come on into America's most famous home Everybody knows the building at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. It's the White House, home to US presidents, first ladies, first children, and …