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Brimming with enthralling details and personalities, Toby Lester's The Fourth Part of the World spotlights Martin Waldseemüller's 1507 world map and recounts the epic tale of the mariners and scholars who facilitated this watershed of Western history.

The World War II in the Pacific Series tells the story of Iwo Jima and the long war in the Pacific, the people who affected its direction, and the many places that suffered from war yet survived and went on to prosper in peace. From General MacArthur and President Truman to Emperor Hirohito, the key players in the Pacific Theatre are profiled.

Sammy Davis Jr. lived a storied life. Adored by millions over a six-decade-long career, he was considered an entertainment icon and a national treasure. But despite lifetime earnings that topped $50 million, Sammy died in 1990 near bankruptcy. His estate was declared insolvent, and there was no possibility of it ever using Sammy's name or likeness again. It was as if Sammy had never existed.

The World Patrol Kids features a environmental multi-ethnic children's singing group that takes on polluters and traffickers in endangered species. Thoreau, their youngest member, is having nightmares about a garbage monster the size of Godzilla pursuing him through the streets of his hometown. He wakes to find it is only a dream. But is it? The World Patrol Kids uncover a sinister plot behind the town's garbage problem and set out to find the criminals.

The World Patrol Kids put on a concert in Kenya to raise money for the National Game Preserves. The next day on the safari, the World Patrol Kids run into trouble with an armed band of poachers who traffic in ivory and endangered species.

When medical waste washes ashore ruining their beach, the World Patrol Kids track down the criminals causing the problem. The World Patrol Kids are a multi-ethnic crime-solving, environmental singing-and-dancing kids group (aged 10-14) who take on polluters, climate change, and traffickers of endangered species.