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When Kate Middleton married Prince William of the United Kingdom in 2011, she was immediately thrust into the worldwide spotlight. Readers will learn all about Middleton’s life, from what her childhood was like, to how she met Prince William, to how her world changed when she became part of the British royal family.

Why did a million people line the streets of London, England, on April 29, 2011?

They were hoping to catch a glimpse of Kate Middleton and Prince William, who were on their way to be married in a Royal Wedding.

Inside, you'll find:

• What Kate's early life was like and how she met Prince William;
• A timeline, photos - and what role Kate plays as the Duchess of Cambridge;
• Surprising TRUE facts that will shock and amaze you!

Do you know how to swim?  

Swimming can be more than just splashing around with friends.

Some swimmers work hard so they can win races!

These early readers bring young atheletes and fans face to face with their favorite sport!

Read this book to learn more about the sport of swimming.

With eight snaking arms and a shapeless body, the octopus is unlike any other animal in the ocean.

Readers will learn about various aspects of the octopus, including its high intelligence level, its masterful ability for camouflage and other defense mechanisms, and its reproductive behavior. Squids and other octopus relatives are also discussed.

Filled with dramatic underwater images by award-winning photographer David Hall, each book in the Undersea Encounters series brings you face to face with remarkable creatures, from pygmy seahorses the size of a fly to giant squid as long as a school bus.  

Children's Press. 

First of three novels in Chinua Achebe's critically acclaimed African Trilogy. A classic narrative about Africa's cataclysmic encounter with Europe as it establishes a colonial presence on the continent. Told through fictional experiences of Okonkwo…

More than two million copies of Things Fall Apart have been sold in the United States since it was first published here in 1959. Worldwide, there are eight million copies in print in fifty different languages. This is Chinua Achebe's masterpiece and it is often compared to the great Greek tragedies, and currently sells more than one hundred thousand copies a year in the United States.

Historical Fiction.