1,000 Facts About the White House

Welcome to the White House! Go behind the scenes to get a 360-degree view of America’s most famous president’s residence, from how it was built in 1792 and the

Top Secret: A Handbook of Codes, Ciphers and Secret Writing

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Living in . . . Italy

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Older Than Dirt: A Wild but True History of Earth

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The Kingfisher History Encyclopedia (Kingfisher Encyclopedias)

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Malcolm Little: The Boy Who Grew Up to Become Malcolm X

Malcolm X grew to be one of America’s most influential figures. But first, he was a boy named Malcolm Little. Written by his daughter, this inspiring picture book biography

The Iroquois (True Books: American History (Paperback))

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War Dogs: Tales of Canine Heroism, History, and Love

In War Dogs, Rebecca Frankel offers a riveting mix of on-the-ground reporting her own hands-on experiences in the military working dog world, and a look at the science of

Where Is the Colosseum?

A marvel of engineering that proclaimed the might of the Emperor of Ancient Rome. The Emperor Titus opened the enormous Colosseum in AD 80 to host 100 days of