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Children's Nonfiction | Children's Nonfiction

gina-misiroglu's picture
Aug.03.2009
As a launching pad for inquisitive young minds and a life raft for parents at wits end, this collection addresses a critical part of being a kid: asking questions.  Anyone who has ever been a kid, raised a kid, or spent any time with kids knows that asking questions is a critical part of...
tim-clifford's picture
Oct.01.2008
An explanation of the various forms of payment, from credit cards to electronic transactions.
tim-clifford's picture
Oct.01.2008
A clear and engaging explanation of how the American economy works.
tim-clifford's picture
Oct.01.2008
An examination of the different types of money used throughout the ages, from the earliest bartering systems to today's financial markets.
tim-clifford's picture
Oct.01.2008
A look at how money is made, from initial design to the printing process.
elizabeth-ann-koehler-pentacoff's picture
Mar.30.2008
Did you know . . . Thomas Jefferson kept grizzly bears on the White House lawn? Abraham Lincoln was the only president to receive a patent? Benjamin Harrison was so afraid of electricity he wouldn't touch the light switches in the White House? Herbert Hoover and his wife spoke Chinese if they didn...