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Oliver Press Books
Oliver Press Books
Oliver Press
has been publishing books for
schools and libraries for over 10 years. They endeavor to
publish books that provide historical perspective, depth, and
context to the subjects that young people cover in their
classroom work. They have won many awards for subjects ranging
from Genetics to exploration. Most of their works are
appropriate for the middle and high school age. One series call
How It Happens is for the elementary market and uniquely
explains how things are made. Listed below are some of their
unique titles:
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Looking at
Europe- learn about some of the former Soviet Block
countries like Slovakia, Slovenia, Estonia, Czeck Republic,
Latvia, and Lithuania
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How It
Happens- is a series designed for the elementary market and
intrigues readers as they learn How Pizza, Cereal, trucks,
atv’s, fireworks, candy, boats and houses are made
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Business
Builders- learn how people in the world of business took
risks, ventured into new fields, and changed the lives of
people around the world. Learn about some of the following
business leaders: Elizabeth Arden, Max Factor, Rupert
Murdoch, Bill Gates, Steve Case, Harland Sanders, Tom
Monaghan, Walt Disney, Milton Bradley, Gary Gygax, John d
Rockefeller, and many more
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Innovators-is
a series for the middle- high school reader. This series
focuses on pioneering men and women who pursued new ideas
and invented technologies that changed people lives. People
like Charles Babbage, Steve Wozniak, Galileo, Philo
Farnsworth, William Lanb, Alexandre Eiffel, Alec Jeffreys,
Wernher von Braun, and many more innovators.
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Shaping
America is a series of collective biographies about some of
the people that came before us with the vision to develop
our great country.
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Profiles- is
a series of collective biographies that made history in
politics, laws, business, or science.
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Great
Decisions - put yourself in the situation of being the
President of the United States in different situations.
What decision would you make based on information you have
been given. What would the results be?
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