Demi
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Abraham Lincoln has become one of the most influential and admired presidents of the U.S. Rising from a small log cabin in Kentucky to the steps of the White House, "Honest Abe" led America through some of the most momentous events of its history. Award-winning author Demi's entertaining and age-appropriate introduction to Lincoln features stunning illustrations, an appendix of fascinating facts and famous quotes from his life, as well as a timeline...
8) Marco Polo
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Recounts the life of the great explorer who traveled more than thirty thousand miles by land and sea from Italy to China in the thirteenth century, and who was instrumental in opening up the East to Europeans.
12) Mother Teresa
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A biography of Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, known as Mother Teresa, who spent most of her life serving "the poorest of the poor" in Calcutta, India.
15) The empty pot
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When Ping admits that he is the only child in China unable to grow a flower from the seeds distributed by the Emperor, he is rewarded for his honesty.
19) Buddha stories
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When Siddhartha, a prince, journeyed outside the palace gates and saw suffering, he began the journey that lead him to become Buddha.
20) Marie Curie
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The story of Marie Curie, also about Pierre Curie, and the discovery of radium.