Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

Illinois

Why Flyers Fly

Skyward 

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

An unsensored minute by minute account of November 22, 1963

The Day Kennedy was Shot

Philip D. Caine

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Evading Capture in WWII Europe

Aircraft Down! recounts six extraordinary evasion adventures that took place in Holland, Belgium, France, Spain, Italy, Albania, and Greece during World War II. In 1944 alone, nearly 30,000 American airmen survived bailing out of or crash landing their aircraft in Europe. The great majority were captured immediately. A few lucky ones beat tremendous odds and managed to evade their Fascist pursuers. These thrilling stories are told by an authority on pilot survival, escape, and evasion. Noted aviation author and retired Air Force pilot Philip D. Caine based his work on official USAAF after-action reports and on extensive interviews with the airmen and some of the courageous Europeans who helped them at the risk of their own lives. In several cases, he retraced the actual evasion routes himself, and he has provided maps and photos that enable the reader to follow the downed airmen's actual footsteps.

Aircraft Down!

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Robert Cooley

Hillel Levin

How I Helped the Mob Rule Chicago, Then Brought the Outfit Down

A Chicago mob attorney describes his double life as an FBI informant; his role in bringing down the Chicago Outfit, perhaps the most powerful family in the history of organized crime; and his new life in the Witness Protection Program.

When Corruption Was King

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Eugene Fletcher

The Training of an Aviation Cadet in World War II

Mister

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Ott/Gesar

Airliners of the Golden Age

Jets

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Roger A. Freeman

Hubert Zemke

Zemke's Wolf Pack

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The Story of the United States Capitol

We, the People

John Nance

From New York Times bestselling author and "master of the airborne thriller" John J. Nance comes Fire Flight, a ripped-from-the-headlines adventure about the extraordinary pilots who risk their lives flying substandard airplanes in a little-known and lopsided war against our nation's wildfires. Veteran pilot Clark Maxwell thought his fire bombing days were well behind him. But when Jerry Stein, Maxwell's friend and airtanker fleet-owner, calls at the height of the fire season to beg him to reenter the war, he doesn't hesitate. A pair of ferocious forest fires is raging out of control, threatening to destroy Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks and incinerate thousands of area homes. As the wildfires spread, whipped by massive winds, and the federal forces arrayed against the fires reach their limits, anxiety grows in the local population. A paranoia plagues the fire bombers and smoke jumpers as well, after a mysterious string of violent airborne accidents among the airtanker fleet claims the lives of some of the most fearless and experienced veterans.Maxwell has long argued that the airtankers -- old aircraft used by pilots to bomb the fires with fire retardant slurry -- are faulty museum pieces that should have been grounded years ago. Now some of the fleet seem to be falling apart in midair. In the middle of the area's worst wildfire season in history, Maxwell is convinced that a sinister cover-up is behind the rash of horrific air disasters. Were the planes' inspection papers forged? Is someone capitalizing on these crashes? As he races to unravel a very real mystery and prevent a natural disaster of massive proportions, Maxwell's probe reaches the upper levels of the very government agencies charged with mount-ing the aerial fire fighting effort -- a move that for wholly unexpected reasons just may cost him his life...and the life of Karen Jones, the married smoke jumper with whom he seems to have fallen in love.In amazing detail, with the signature authenticity only a veteran pilot could provide, John J. Nance creates a hair-raising thriller that will leave readers breathless from cover to cover.

Fire Flight

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Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Architects of American Air Supremacy 

Alan E. Diehl

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Blowing the Whistle on Military Accidents and Their Cover-Ups

Provides the only comprehensive treatment on the subject of military accidents and their immense social and economic costs

Silent Knights

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Edwin Graves Wilson

Stickers on it from when it was a library book

Award-winning poet, author, playwright, historian, songwriter, singer, dancer, stage and screen producer, director, and civil rights activist: Dr. Maya Angelou needs no introduction. She is a true American icon—and now she is the first living poet included in Sterling’s celebrated Poetry for Young People series. Twenty-five of her finest poems capture a range of emotions and experiences, from the playful “Harlem Hopscotch” to the prideful “Me and My Work” to the soul-stirring “Still I Rise.” While her writings deal with the historic struggles of African-Americans, they all resonate with spiritual strength and hope for the future that everyone can relate to. A special inclusion in this volume is “A Brave and Startling Truth,” written to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the United Nations. Award-winning artist Jerome Lagarrigue masterfully illustrates each verse with evocative, stunning pictures. Dr. Edwin Graves Wilson, the Provost Emeritus of Wake Forest University and a longtime colleague of Dr. Angelou, has written the book’s introduction, the introductions to the individual poems, and the annotations.
 

Maya Angelou

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Matt Dembicki

Has some stickers on it from when it’s been resold 

Native American Tales, a Graphic Collection

Collects twenty-one short stories in graphic novel format of tricksters from a variety of Native American traditions.

Trickster

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Amy Novesky

The Story of Ganesh

Retells the story of how the Hindu god Ganesh came to have the head of an elephant.

Elephant Prince

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Jacqueline Briggs Martin

Sticker torn in the front jacket and writing on the inside page. Please see pictures 

A biography of a self-taught scientist who photographed thousands of individual snowflakes in order to study their unique formations offers insight into one scientist's perseverance and a look at the wonders of nature.

Snowflake Bentley

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Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Math

Math Mammoth Grade 2 Answer Key

Math Mammoth Grade 5 Answer Key

Little Bee Books

World Languages

Little ones will love learning Spanish with My First Big Book of Bilingual Coloring: Animals, a jumbo coloring book packed with almost 200 pages of bilingual coloring fun! Children will love My First Big Book of Bilingual Coloring: Animals, a follow-up book to the successful My First Big Book of Coloring. This book is packed with images for kids to color alongside the English and Spanish word for each picture. The appealing artwork, with its heavy, chunky black lines, is eye-catching and kid-friendly. This book is sure to engage little ones for hours!

My First Big Book of Bilingual Coloring Animals: Spanish

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Kadir Nelson

The Story of America and African Americans

Kadir Nelson's Heart and Soul—the winner of numerous awards, including the 2012 Coretta Scott King Author Award and Illustrator Honor, and the recipient of five starred reviews—now features eight pages of discussion and curriculum material. The story of America and African Americans is a story of hope and inspiration and unwavering courage. This is the story of the men, women, and children who toiled in the hot sun picking cotton for their masters; it's about the America ripped in two by Jim Crow laws; it's about the brothers and sisters of all colors who rallied against those who would dare bar a child from an education. It's a story of discrimination and broken promises, determination, and triumphs. Told through the unique point of view and intimate voice of a one-hundred-year-old African-American female narrator, this inspiring book demonstrates that in gaining their freedom and equal rights, African Americans helped our country achieve its promise of liberty and justice—the true heart and soul of our nation. Supports the Common Core State Standards

Heart and Soul

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MaryAnn F. Kohl

Kim Solga

Some bends on cover, but inside pages are all in excellent condition 

Hands-On Art Experiences in the Styles of Great American Masters

75 great American masters are introduced through open-ended quality art activities allowing kids to explore great art styles from colonial times to the present. Each child-tested art activity presents a biography, full color artwork, and techniques covering painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, architecture, and more. Special art options for very young children are included. Many great artists will be familiar names, like Cassatt, Warhol, and O'Keeffe. Other names will be new to some,like Asawa, Smithson, and Magee. Each featured artist has a style that is interesting to children, with a life history that will entertain and inspire them.

Sample of some of the artists and companion activities:
Andy Warhol - Package Design
Bev Doolittle - Camouflage Draw
Dale Chihuly - Pool Spheres
Maya Lin - Memorial Plaque
Jasper Johns - Encaustic Flag
Joseph Raffael - Shiny Diptych
Roy Lichtenstein - Comic Sounds
Thomas Jefferson - Clay Keystone
Edward Hopper - Wash Over
Grant Wood - Gothic Paste-Up
Wolf Kahn - Layered Pastel
Jackson Pollock - Great Action Art
Mary Cassatt - Back-Draw Monoprint
Louis Comfort Tiffany - Bright Windows
Hans Hofmann - Energetic Color Blocks
Rube Goldberg - Contraption
Georgia O'Keeffe - Paint with Distance

2009 Moonbeam Children's Bronze Award
2009 Benjamin Franklin Award

Great American Artists for Kids

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Linda Barrett Osborne

Book jacket had some bends but inside pages are in excellent condition.

A History of American Immigration

A 2017 YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction finalist!

American attitudes toward immigrants are paradoxical. On the one hand, we see our country as a haven for the poor and oppressed; anyone, no matter his or her background, can find freedom here and achieve the "American Dream." On the other hand, depending on prevailing economic conditions, fluctuating feelings about race and ethnicity, and fear of foreign political and labor agitation, we set boundaries and restrictions on who may come to this country and whether they may stay as citizens. This book explores the way government policy and popular responses to immigrant groups evolved throughout U.S. history, particularly between 1800 and 1965. The book concludes with a summary of events up to contemporary times, as immigration again becomes a hot-button issue. Includes an author's note, bibliography, and index.
 

This Land Is Our Land

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Second book in the F pack. We used the first one for homeschool but didn’t get a chance to start part b. Each day you write down the passage and on the fifth day you write it down while the teacher reads it to you (like a test). Never been used.

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