James Giblin Books
Be Seated: A Book About Chairs
By James Giblin
Chronicles the history, technological development, and social significance of chairs, in Europe, Africa, Asia, and the United States, from prehistory to the present.
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The Truth About Unicorns
By James Giblin
Describes the origins of the unicorn, including the real-life animals that inspired it, and the various myths told about unicorns throughout the world.
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The mystery of the mammoth bones
By James Giblin
Describes the efforts of the artist, museum curator, and self-taught paleontologist, Charles Willson Peale, to excavate, study, and display the bones of a prehistoric creature that is later named "...
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Good-Bye, Chicken Little
By Jean Craighead George, Ruud Van Der Rol, Patricia Lauber, Robert D. Ballard, Ellen RASKIN, Scott, Foresman And Company., Betsy Byars, William Pene Du Bois, Candy Dawson Boyd, Betsy Cromer Byars, Charlotte Yue, Russell Freedman, Laurence Yep, James Giblin
a Promising Young Ballet Student Cannot Afford To Continue Lessons When Her Chinese Grandmother Emigrates From Hong Kong, Creating Jealousy And Conflict Among The Entire Family.publishers Weeklyyep...
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The Riddle Of The Rosetta Stone
By Jean Craighead George, Ruud Van Der Rol, Patricia Lauber, Robert D. Ballard, Ellen RASKIN, Scott, Foresman And Company., William Pene Du Bois, Betsy Cromer Byars, James Cross Giblin, Candy Dawson Boyd, Charlotte Yue, Russell Freedman, Laurence Yep, James Giblin
until The Rosetta Stone Was Finally Translated And The Decoding Of Hieroglyphic Writing Made Possible, Much Of Egyptian History Was Lost. The Author Has Done A Masterful Job Of Distilling Informati...
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