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Philo T. Farnsworth: The Father of Television
	By: Lori Fillmore
	Can you name the inventor of the television?

A Not-So-Deadly Dinner
	By: Jodi Wheeler-Toppen
	Tomatoes—Poisonous?

Dr James Lind and the Discovery of Vitamin C
	By: Pat Sherman
	What mysterious disease caused bodies to fall apart?

Traded!
	By: Samantha Bell
	Can you imagine being traded for a sack of beans?

"Oh to be a Fine Girl"
Annie Jump Cannon and the Stars
	By: Pat Sherman
	Who kissed Annie?

The Great Greek Philosopher: Socrates
	By: Zedar Thokme
	Who set the stage for western thought?

See How They Fit
	By: Samantha Bell
	Take a "look" at buying a new pair of shoes.

"Carry"-ing On-Carry Nation and the Festival That Bears Her Name
	By: Lorie Witkop
	Bringing a hatchet to Holly

The Careful Cartographer: Matthew Flinders
	By: Margaret Etherton
	Who was the man who dared to sail where there "be dragons"?

The Countess of Lovelace: Ada Byron King
	By: Margaret Etherton
	Did this brilliant woman envision the first modern computer in the year 1843?

Wild About Harry
	By: Toni Giarnese
	Are you interested in magic and magicians?

Smell Bad? That's Good!
	By: Toni Giarnese
	Though his legs do not walk, he knows everything under heaven.

The Iron Lady
	By: Margaret Etherton
	Can you name the tower that weighs 10, 000 tons, has 1652 steps, and was climbed by an elephant?

Cosimo and Lorenzo de'Medici, CEO's of the Florentine Renaissance
	By: Isabelle Ghaneh
	Take a glimpse of the golden age of the de'Medici family

Li-Yan and Wu-Lei Celebrate Their Family Ancestry
	By: Isabelle Ghaneh
	Li-Yan and her younger brother are eager to participate in the worship of their ancient ancestors.

The Bell Tower of Pisa
	By: Margaret Etherton
	"How scary is it standing on the top of a tippling tower sixty meters above the ground?"

Ernest Shackleton's Great Adventure
	By: Margaret Etherton
	"He never imagined that he would become a great adventurer and that one of his journeys would make him a hero."

A Garden of Stones and Sand
	By: Randi Lynn Mrvos
	Can you imagine a garden without flowers?

Strong Medicine:The Elizabeth Blackwell Story
	By: Wanda S. Galey

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