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Michael Capek

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Michael is the author of many books for children and young adults, and his stories and articles have appeared in popular publications for young people since 1981. He has also authored educational materials--classroom, textbook and testing materials. Michael retired from public school teaching in 1996, to write full-time. A graduate of Cumberland College and Eastern Kentucky University, he lives and works in Northern Kentucky, not far from the Ohio River, the setting of his 2010 YA historical novel, THE STEAMBOAT SHUFFLE.

Jamaica is a beautiful island nation in the Caribbean Sea.

— from Jamaica

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Easter Island

2009

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Easter Island presents an archaeological history of the mysterious island that has baffled and fascinated people for centuries. Describes the work of dedicated scientists over the years as they endeavored to discover who erected the massive moai (stone statues) and why.

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Jane Goodall

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Recent polls identify Jane Goodall to be the most recognizable living scientist in the Western world. Her work with chimpanzees at the Gombe Stream Reserve in Tanzania has been renowned as one of the great achievements of scientific research. Her approach to field study, once ridiculed and challenged by the scientific world, has now become the model for other ethologists to use. This is a fascinating story of a naive young woman who started her work without even a college degree and eventually developed into a dedicated scientist and a world-famous conservationist and humanitarian.

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Jamaica

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A simple introduction to the geography, people, weather, and cities of Jamaica.

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