Results for: pam pollack

Below is a list of 8 the books by this author.

Book cover of WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT THE CHUPACABRA
WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT THE CHUPACABRA
By: pam pollack | Published: October 2023

The What Do We Know About? series explores the mysterious, the unknown, and the unexplained. Is there really a mysterious, blood-sucking creature...

The What Do We Know About? series explores the mysterious, the unknown, and the unexplained. Is there really a mysterious, blood-sucking creature called the Chupcabra? Early one morning in 1995, a rancher in Humacao, Puerto Rico, found three of his goats dead. The blood seemed to have been drained from their bodies. As dozens more farm animals were found dead across the island, the fear of the so-called Chupacabra -- the "goat sucker" -- grew. But was a mysterious cryptid really responsible for all of these deaths? And if so, where would it go next? Follow the trail of the Chupacabra in this exciting new title.

Theme: Who Is/What Is Series

  • ISBN
    9780593520833
  • Binding
    Paperback
  • Category
    Social Studies - General
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$9.50
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Book cover of WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT THE CHUPACABRA
WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT THE CHUPACABRA
By: pam pollack | Published: October 2023

The What Do We Know About? series explores the mysterious, the unknown, and the unexplained. Is there really a mysterious, blood-sucking creature...

The What Do We Know About? series explores the mysterious, the unknown, and the unexplained. Is there really a mysterious, blood-sucking creature called the Chupcabra? Early one morning in 1995, a rancher in Humacao, Puerto Rico, found three of his goats dead. The blood seemed to have been drained from their bodies. As dozens more farm animals were found dead across the island, the fear of the so-called Chupacabra -- the "goat sucker" -- grew. But was a mysterious cryptid really responsible for all of these deaths? And if so, where would it go next? Follow the trail of the Chupacabra in this exciting new title.

Theme: Who Is/What Is Series

  • ISBN
    9780593520840
  • Binding
    Hardcover
  • Category
    Social Studies - General
Retail Price:
$21.99
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Book cover of WHO IS NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON
WHO IS NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON
By: pam pollack | Published: June 2021

Who is Neil deGrasse Tyson? A young boy who felt the universe call to him during a grade-school planetarium visit. A teenager who gave lectures on...

Who is Neil deGrasse Tyson? A young boy who felt the universe call to him during a grade-school planetarium visit. A teenager who gave lectures on astronomy. One of hte most well-known astrophysicists in the world and the director of the Hayden Planetarium.

Theme: Who Is/What Is Series

  • ISBN
    9780399544361
  • Binding
    Paperback
  • Category
    Biography
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$9.50
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Book cover of WHO WAS ALEXANDER HAMILTON
WHO WAS ALEXANDER HAMILTON
By: pam pollack | Published: August 2017

Read the story of the Founding Father who inspired the smash Broadway musical. Born in the British West Indies and orphaned as a child, Alexander...

Read the story of the Founding Father who inspired the smash Broadway musical. Born in the British West Indies and orphaned as a child, Alexander Hamilton made his way to the American Colonies and studied to become a lawyer. He joined a local militia during the American Revolution, rose to the rank of Major General, and became the chief aide to General George Washington. After the war, he became the first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury. He founded the Bank of New York and The New York Post newspaper. He served as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention and is also celebrated as a co-author of The Federalist Papers, a series of essays that are still used today to interpret the U.S. Constitution. The end of his life became a national scandal when he was shot and killed in a duel with then-Vice President Aaron Burr.

Theme: Who Is/What Is Series

  • ISBN
    9780399544279
  • Binding
    Paperback
  • Category
    Biography
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$7.99
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Book cover of WHO WAS CATHERINE THE GREAT
WHO WAS CATHERINE THE GREAT
By: pam pollack | Published: February 2021

Learn how a Prussian princess grew up to be Russia's longest-ruling female leader! Born in 1729, Princess Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbs was never supposed...

Learn how a Prussian princess grew up to be Russia's longest-ruling female leader! Born in 1729, Princess Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbs was never supposed to come to power. But at age sixteen, she married the heir to the Russian throne. By 1762, Sophie, known now as Catherine, overthrew her immature and incompetent husband, Peter III, to lead the nation. Catherine became the sole ruler of Russia. This exciting Who Was? title explores how Catherine was able to turn Russia into one of the great powers of Europe by expanding its borders, helping improve its educational system, and advocating for the arts. Her three-decade reign is considered the Golden Age of Russia, and she is called Catherine the Great.

Theme: Who Is/What Is Series

  • ISBN
    9780399544309
  • Binding
    Paperback
  • Category
    Biography
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$9.50
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Book cover of WHO WAS CATHERINE THE GREAT
WHO WAS CATHERINE THE GREAT
By: pam pollack | Published: February 2021

Learn how a Prussian princess grew up to be Russia's longest-ruling female leader! Born in 1729, Princess Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbs was never supposed...

Learn how a Prussian princess grew up to be Russia's longest-ruling female leader! Born in 1729, Princess Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbs was never supposed to come to power. But at age sixteen, she married the heir to the Russian throne. By 1762, Sophie, known now as Catherine, overthrew her immature and incompetent husband, Peter III, to lead the nation. Catherine became the sole ruler of Russia. This exciting Who Was? title explores how Catherine was able to turn Russia into one of the great powers of Europe by expanding its borders, helping improve its educational system, and advocating for the arts. Her three-decade reign is considered the Golden Age of Russia, and she is called Catherine the Great.

Theme: Who Is/What Is Series

  • ISBN
    9780399544323
  • Binding
    Hardcover
  • Category
    Biography
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$21.99
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Book cover of WHO WAS CELIA CRUZ
WHO WAS CELIA CRUZ
By: pam pollack | Published: August 2020

Theme: Who Is/What Is Series

  • ISBN
    9780448488691
  • Binding
    Paperback
  • Category
    Biography
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Book cover of WHO WAS PONCE DE LEON
WHO WAS PONCE DE LEON
By: pam pollack | Published: June 2022

Theme: Who Is/What Is Series

  • ISBN
    9780399544330
  • Binding
    Paperback
  • Category
    Biography
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$9.50
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