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Whatever Happened to the Metric System? How America Kept Its Feet
John Bemelmans Marciano
An engaging look at why meters, et al, never took hold in the States.
Wild Things! Acts of Mischief in Children’s Literature
By Betsy Bird, Julie Danielson, and Peter D. Sieruta
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A delightfully subversive — and subversively delightful — look at the world of kids’ books.
How We Got to Now: Six Innovations That Made the Modern World
By Steven Johnson
Appreciate the genius and life changing power of innovations that continue to revolutionize life today.
A popular skeptic puts a secular spin on the mystical.
The World of Saint Patrick
By Philip Freeman
Significant documents illuminate Christianity in Ireland and the life of Saint Patrick in the four centuries following his birth.
Meet the four engaging Romanov sisters, who sparkle with personality and humor during a dark time in Russian history.
