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Isbn 9780439997560 9780439997560 softcover, scholastic publications, 2001. Dead famous is the title of a series of books following the lives of famous people who are now dead, such as albert einstein and isaac newton. Over 6 million students read scholastic news every week. But she felt that something bad was about to happen. Find the best books, literary resources and educational solutions for kids at scholastic, a leader in publishing and education for nearly 100 years. Famous dead canadians by joanne stanbridge illustrated by bill dickson scholastic canada ltd isbn 9780779114023 paperback 208 pages 5. The books are written by terry deary, peter hepplewhite, and neil tonge, and illustrated by martin brown, mike phillips, phillip reeve, and kate sheppard the first titles in the series, the terrible tudors and the awesome egyptians, were. Scholastic book clubs childrens books for parents and.
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