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A treasury of intricately detailed intergalactic images features the intrepid Doctor Who, who travels through time and space on spreads that invite young fans to find the doctor hidden among Cybermen,
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was only 25 when he helped organize the Montgomery Bus Boycott and was soon organizing black people across the country in support of the right to vote, desegregation, and o
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Discover why Selena, the Queen of Tejano music, became one of the most celebrated Mexican-American entertainers of the twentieth century!As a young girl, Selena Quintanilla sang in a band called Selen
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