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Top 10 Los Gatos Library Children's Non-Fiction Titles

Kids' books about Legos and Thanksgiving dominated the charts in November.

1. Lego Harry Potter, Elizabeth Dowsett

Presents the Harry Potter line of Lego action figures and playsets, showing all of the playsets and detailing the number of pieces and minifigures associated with each, as well as when they were made and the movie that they relate to.

2. Celebrate Thanksgiving, Deborah Heiligman

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National geographic’s classic explanation of the facts about Thaksgiving.

3. The story of Thanksgiving, Robert Merrill Bartlett

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Relates the history and customs of Thanksgiving, from the harvest festivals of the ancient world and the first Thanksgiving in colonial America to today's celebrations.

4. Celebrate the First Thanksgiving with Elaine Landau, Elaine Landau

Describes the hardship of the first Pilgrims to settle in Plymouth, Massachusetts, the help they recieved from the Wampanoag Indians, and the first Thanksgiving.

5. Standing Small: A Celebration of 30 Years of the Lego Minifigure, Nevin Martell

Explore and celebrate the fascinating story of LEGO and its much-loved toys and games and find out all about their cult mini-figures with this fantastic slipcase containing two extraordinary books.

6. The California Missions: A Pictorial History

Sunset’s architecture Reference History of the California Missions.

7. Dinosaur Atlas, John Malam

Follow the most remarkable episode in prehistory in this all-in-one compendium of everything dinosaur. This volume marries the very latest in paleontology with an easily accessible atlas format to illuminate the mysteries of dinosaur origins, clues to what they looked like and where they lived, and, most intriguingly, what happened to them.

8. The LEGO Book, Daniel Lipkowitz

From its beginnings in a carpenter's workshop and the development of the first plastic brick, to the group's current position as an international brand, a timeline highlights key moments in LEGO® history.

9. Ripley's Believe It or Not!

A collection of strange facts and coincidences about animals and human beings in the world of science, art, and entertainment.

10. Where the Sidewalk Ends: The Poems & Drawings of Shel Silverstein, Shel Silverstein

A boy who turns into a TV set and a girl who eats a whale are only two of the characters in a collection of humorous poetry illustrated with the author's own drawings.

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