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For centuries, kings, queens, and other world leaders have lived in grand homes, such as castles, palaces, and mansions.

"For his second mission with Pandora, Linc Baker must go deep undercover in Washington, DC, using American spy history to catch a government mole bent on taking out the president"--Provided by publisher.

Discusses the building of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, the controversies that have surrounded it, and some human interest stories connected with it.

A history of the White House including who named it, what is its largest room, and what rooms are open to the public.

Traces the historical development of the home of the presidents of the United States, describing how the mansion has grown from six rooms in 1798 to 132 rooms today.

George Washington's ghost pulls a girl out of her school White House tour and takes her on a personal tour of the building, introducing her to the ghosts of previous presidents and to the history of the White House and of the United States.

Discusses the geographic features, history, people, government, economy, and attractions of Washington, D.

While a brother and sister, along with their grandmother, visit the National Gallery of Art, the balloon they were not allowed to bring into the museum floats around Washington, D.

Illustrations present such noted Washington institutions as the Library of Congress, Supreme Court, National Air and Space Museum, and "Washington Post.

Explores the history and symbolic significance of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.

KC and Marshall see unauthorized fireworks at the FBI Building and decide to unmask the culprit and his plans for blackmail.

Two fifth-graders who are the targets of bullies and a mouse spy who has not only lost her job but is also on a mobster rat's hit list, meet at Washington D.

When Leonard Fisher claims to be the long-lost heir to the Sminthsonian fortune, KC and Marshall set out to prove that he is a phony.

When they discover that one of the thumbs has been broken off the statue in the Lincoln Memorial, KC and Marshall set out to learn what happened and restore the thumb before a ceremony honoring the sculptor.

KC and Marshall take a tour of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, and when they discover that someone has been stealing bricks of newly printed money, they resolve to find the thief.