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Author
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Tackling the same twisted subject as Stacy Schiff's much-lauded book The Witches: Salem, 1692, this Sibert Honor book for young readers features unique scratchboard illustrations, chilling primary source material, and powerful narrative to tell the true tale.
In the little colonial town of Salem Village, Massachusetts, two girls began to twitch, mumble, and contort their bodies into strange shapes. The doctor tried every remedy, but nothing cured...
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A treasury of American Presidents by historian Ken Burns"--
Burns explores the legacy of each of America's presidents, from George Washington to Barack Obama. Each two-page spread covers the basic facts of the era, the man, and an important aspect of his presidency.
Author
Language
English
Description
Mowgli, the man-cub who is brought up by wolves in the jungles of Central India, is one of the greatest literary myths ever created. As he embarks on a series of thrilling escapades, Mowgli encounters such unforgettable creatures as Bagheera, the graceful black panther, and Shere Khan, the tiger with the blazing eyes. A rich and complex fable of human life, Kipling's enduring classic dazzles the imagination with its astonishing descriptive powers...
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
With friendly facts, funny pictures, and animals galore, What's New? The Zoo! is history to roar for!
Did you know . . . * The first zoo was established forty-three hundred years ago in what is now Iraq?* Aztec King Moctezuma II had such an incredible collection of animals that it took six hundred men and women to care for them?* Children across Great Britain wrote to Queen Victoria when Jumbo the elephant was sold away from the London Zoo?* Fifty...
Author
Pub. Date
[2010]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Racial bombings were so frequent in Birmingham that they became known as “Bombingham.” Until September 15, 1963, these attacks had been threatening but not deadly. On that Sunday morning, however, a blast in the 16th Street Baptist Church ripped through the exterior wall and claimed the lives of four girls. The church was the ideal target for segregationists, as it was the rallying place for Birmingham's African American community, Martin Luther...
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Jamestown Colony is often held up as a great achievement of colonization. It did help start the United States, after all! However, the truth of Jamestown's beginnings is a less pleasant story of starvation, drought, and frequent quarrels with nearby Powhatans."--
Author
Pub. Date
[2010]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Russell Freedman's thrilling account of a daring young French nobleman who helped bring victory at Yorktown and who became a lifelong friend of President Washington will fascinate young historians. When the Marquis de Lafayette ran off to join the American Revolution against the explicit orders of the king of France, he was a strong-willed nineteen-year-old who had never set foot on a battlefield. Although the U.S. Congress granted him an honorary...
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First American edition.
Language
English
Description
Traces the history and development of Lego toy sets, with profiles on the designers, break down of the bricks used, and guided tours of advanced sets. A chronological tour of the history of LEGO's most significant, popular and interesting playsets combines lavish photography with coverage of such classics as the LEGO Space and LEGO Castle series as well as licensed theme sets, including LEGO Star Wars®.
Author
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Most people think that the group of people we call the Pilgrims were all hoping for religious freedom in Plymouth Colony. In fact, fewer than half of the Pilgrims were Separatists and they didnt even settle their colony in the right place! Readers will enjoy lots of dirty details about the Mayflower's voyage, while learning the truth behind many myths about the Pilgrims."--
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Many American celebrate the fourth Thursday in November by watching football and eating a big meal with their family. This is the national holiday of Thanksgiving, a tradition linked to the Pilgrims and their early days in the New World. But pictures showing the Pilgrims sitting down for a feast with their Native American friends are only partly right. Stories about this day often make it sound much nicer that it was. So, what was the first Thanksgiving...
Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"A fascinating account for teen readers that captures the history, science, and economic and cultural implications of the harvesting of cacao and creation of chocolate. Readers of Chew On This and The Omnivore's Dilemma will savor this rich exposé."--
16) Gladiator
Author
Pub. Date
1997.
Language
English
Description
Describes the history of gladiators, including types of armor, use of animals, amphitheaters, and how the practice fit into Roman society for almost 700 years.
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Describes the history of the building of the first transcontinental railroad to cross the United States from Omaha, Nebraska to Sacramento, California. It looks at the men who envisioned the plan, the workers (mainly Chinese and Irish immigrants) who did the labor, and some of the hardships which they endured to complete the job. --
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