JUVENILE · HISTORY
Allison Lassieur
Sneaky, scary, deadly-those are just a few words people use to describe scorpions.
— from Scorpions
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Louis Pasteur
A biography of the French chemist who was the founder of the microbiological sciences. The development of pasteurization techniques is only one of Pasteur's accomplisments. His name is associated with some of the largest theoretical concepts and practical applications of modern chemistry, biology, and medicine. He was passionately concerned with the welfare of mankind. His last scientific contribution proved that many infectious diseases can be controlled by vaccination, and he was the first to formulate in concrete terms a biological and chemical view of global ecology--adapted from jacket flaps.
Scorpions
Bad TroubleLately everybody's messing with Jamal. His teachers, the kids at school, even his dad. And now that Jamal's brother Randy's in the slam, Crazy Mack has a crazy idea. He wants Jamal to take control of the Scorpions and run crack.All the gang jive--Jamal has no use for it. Unless, like some say, it's the only way to cop the bread for Randy's appeal...The story of twelve-year-old Jamal, whose life changes drastically when he acquires a gun. Though he survives the experience, it's not without sacrificing his innocence and possibly his relationship with his best friend.
The Vikings
HISTORY. The Vikings came from Scandinavia, Denmark, Norway and Sweden. They invaded and settled in Northern Scotland and the East of England looking for farmland. The Viking age in Europe ran from around AD 700 to 1100. Vikings arrived in longships and attacked small villages, following a sustained campaign of attack. The Vikings famously settled in York, building houses and establishing trades such as jewellery and pottery making and woodworking. Women were important in Viking family life. They ran the home and farm while their husbands were away trading or fighting. Throughout the Viking age there were many battles between the Vikings and the English with King Alfred preventing them from taking over all of England. In the 10th century England won back much of the land taken, defeating Eric Bloodaxe, the last Viking King of Jorvik. Viking rule ended with the invasion of Britain by the Normans in 1066. Ages 9+