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Explores how wrestling evolved from a post-Civil War era carnival sport to a billion-dollar industry, profiling key wrestlers, matches, and events from the sport's history.

"A look at the plight of the golden lion tamarin for children."-- Traces the effort to save the golden lion tamarin, whose habitat was being destroyed by logging, by applying knowledge of their unique family structure to housing them appropriately in captivity before releasing them into the wild. --Publisher's description.

"Describes disgusting details about daily life in the Middle Ages, including housing, food, and sanitation"--Provided by publisher.

Learn about the sinking of the Titanic, the discovery of its wreckage and more, through text and photographs.

Collects hundreds of short jokes for children, including one liners, knock knock jokes, and tongue twisters.

"An elite marathoner describes the year she spent running over 3,500 miles in nine different countries, living with host families and exploring diverse running communities and cultures all over the globe,"--NoveList.

First published in 1653, Izaak Walton's "The Compleat Angler" is a classic and much-loved treatise on the art of fishing. Immediately popular after its publication, "The Compleat Angler" was reprinted and updated numerous times by Walton. Written as a conversation between the fictional characters of the experienced angler Piscator and his student Viator, which was changed to a hunter named Venator in later editions, the treatise is part an instructional...

Everybody barfs. Dogs, cats, chickens, alligators, and even you. It happens to everyone, and sometimes it even happens . . . at school. With her characteristic humor and compassion, Nancy Carlson helps young readers through what is often a scary and embarrassing rite of passage. Sometimes you barf. But it's OK. You get better!

Plant-eating dinosaurs compete against meat-eating dinosaurs at a swimming meet.

"In this high-interest accessible novel for middle readers, a school field trip to a heritage farm turns dangerous when an escaped convict appears on the scene."--