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  • The Secret of the Yellow Death

    A True Story of Medical Sleuthing

    by Suzanne Jurmain ...
    "Extremely interesting . . . Young people interested in medicine or scientific discovery will find this book engrossing, as will history students" ( School Library Journal).[He had] a fever that hovered around 104 degrees. His skin turned yellow. The whites of his eyes looked like lemons. Nauseated, he gagged and threw up again and again . . .Here is the true story of how four Americans and one ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Murder on the Baltimore Express

    The Plot to Keep Abraham Lincoln from Becoming President

    by Suzanne Jurmain ...
    Someone wants to murder Abraham Lincoln! This thrilling, true story reveals how a deadly plot to assassinate the President was discovered and how a daring detective whisked Lincoln to safety, changing the course of history.Chicago Public Library's Best of the Best books of 2021 (#cplbest)!"A perfect example of excellent narrative nonfiction and a must-have."--School Library Journal, STARRED REVIEW ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

  • Worst of Friends

    Thomas Jefferson, John Adams and the True Story of an American Feud

    Illustrated by Larry Day ...
    by Suzanne Tripp Jurmain ...
    John Adams and Thomas Jefferson were good friends with very different personalities. But their differing views on how to run the newly created United States turned them into the worst of friends. They each became leaders of opposing political parties, and their rivalry followed them to the White House. Full of both history and humor, this is the story of two of America's most well-known presidents ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • Nice Work, Franklin!

    by Suzanne Tripp Jurmain ...
    Illustrated by Larry Day ...
    As one of our most inspirational and determined presidents, Franklin Roosevelt overcame his disability to lead the country out of the Great Depression.Franklin Roosevelt idolized his cousin Teddy Roosevelt. He started wearing eyeglasses like Teddy, he spoke like Teddy, and he held the same public offices as Teddy. But then one day his life changed—he got sick. He developed polio and he could no ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

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    The Secret of the Yellow Death

    A True Story of Medical Sleuthing

    by Suzanne Jurmain ...
    Narrated by Brian Hutchison ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 56 min

    In the summer of 1899, U.S. forces in Cuba discover the island is rampant with Yellow Fever. So the U.S. government sends a group of four elite Army doctors headed by Dr. Walter Reed to determine what is causing the outbreak. Working against the clock as more lives are claimed, the doctors investigate the theory that mosquitoes might be spreading the disease. During their experiments, two of the ... Read more

    $16.48 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    Worst of Friends

    Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and the True Story of an American Feud

    by Suzanne Jurmain ...
    Narrated by Richard Poe ...

    Unabridged

    14 min

    Celebrated for her nonfiction books aimed at young readers, award-winning author Suzanne Tripp Jurmain illuminates historical figures in fun and engaging ways. Worst of Friends draws listeners into the earliest days of America's history to profile the friendship and rivalry that grew between Founding Fathers Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, both of whom would go on to become president of the ... Read more

    $10.98 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • Apollo 13 (Totally True Adventures)

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    "No Taxation without Representation!" The Boston Tea Party stands as an iconic event of the American Revolution—outraged by the tax on tea, American colonists chose to destroy the tea by dumping it into the water! Learn all about the famed colonialists who fought against the British Monarchy, and read about this act of rebellion from our history! With black-and-white illustrations throughout and ... Read more

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  • Written in Bone

    Buried Lives of Jamestown and Colonial Maryland

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  • Who Was Franklin Roosevelt?

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    Although polio left him wheelchair bound, Franklin Delano Roosevelt took office during the Great Depression and served as president during World War II. Elected four times, he spent thirteen years in the White House. How he led the country through tremendously difficult problems, much like the ones facing America today, makes for a timely and engrossing biography. ... Read more

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