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My first Greek space book. This is a fun pop-up book I found recently. It is pretty basic but I really like space pop-up books for their design and impact.
Adelva. The Solar System Pop-up Book. Greece: Dotam International. 12 pp. 1978
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The Indian Citizenship Act
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7 Dickensian Locations: In the Footsteps of Charles Dickens
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Delian League vs Persian Empire: The Greeks on the Offensive
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When Did the Soviet Union Declare War on Japan?
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Adolf Hitler in WWII: The Last 6 Years of His Life
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Women Portraitists of the Renaissance: A League of Their Own
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What Is an Existential Crisis?
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Mao Zedong: His Origins & Unlikely Rise to Power
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Death of the King of Siam
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The Image in The Machine: Typewriter Art in the 1960 and 1970s
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