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Author
Publisher
Avid Reader Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Throughout history, two perspectives on the world have dueled in our minds: the extrinsic -- that of mechanism and physics -- and the intrinsic -- that of feelings, thoughts, and ideas. The intrinsic perspective allows us to tell stories about our lives, to chart our anger and our lust, to understand our psychologies. The extrinsic allows us to chart the physical world, to build upon it, and to travel across it. These perspectives have never been...
Author
Publisher
Crown, an imprint of Random House
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"The New York Times bestselling author of Code Girls reveals the untold story of how women at the CIA ushered in the modern intelligence age, a sweeping story of a "sisterhood" of women spies spanning three generations who broke the glass ceiling, helpedtransform spycraft, and tracked down Osama Bin Laden. Upon its creation in 1947, the Central Intelligence Agency instantly became one of the most important spy services in the world. Like every male-dominated...
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Beginning with the birth of the internal combustion engine, Drive explores how this once rare and luxurious status symbol has become a staple of everyday life. It shows you the ways in which the automobile has influenced breakthroughs in new technology and design, while becoming the focal point of an exhilarating genera of sport. Taking you on a journey along Route 66, inside the engine of a sports car, and into the lives of the most successful pioneers...
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Language
English
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Description
The story of the Astors is a quintessentially American story--of ambition, invention, destruction, and reinvention. From 1783, when German immigrant John Jacob Astor first arrived in the United States, until 2009, when Brooke Astor's son, Anthony Marshall, was convicted of defrauding his elderly mother, the Astor name occupied a unique place in American society. The family fortune, first made by a beaver trapping business that grew into an empire,...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The thrilling true story of the Dalton Gang and the most brazen heist in history, by the multiple New York Times bestselling author. The Last Outlaws is the thrilling true story of the last of the great gang of outlaws. The Dalton Gang consisted of fourbrothers and their rotating cast of accomplices who saw themselves as descended from the legendary James Gang. They soon became legends themselves, beginning their career as common horse thieves, before...
Author
Publisher
PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"During the mid-1880s, the first black regiments of the US Army were formed. These soldiers served on the western frontier, as well as conflicts in Cuba, the Philippines, and Mexico. They were nicknamed "buffalo soldiers," by Native Americans. Despite their upstanding service, these courageous men faced prejudice in their own country. In this educational text, readers will learn all about the history of the buffalo soldiers. Photographs bring the...
Author
Publisher
Twenty-First Century Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
For thousands of years, marriage was a business transaction between two families. Over the centuries, laws governing marriage have changed dramatically. Learn about the good and the bad, with people from around the world discussing the complexities of marriage.
Author
Language
English
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Description
"Valiant Women is the story of the 350,000 American women who served in uniform during World War II. They were pilots, codebreakers, chemists, translators, truck drivers, and more. Their work was at the heart of the Allied strategy that won World War II. Yet, until now, their stories have been relegated to the dusty shelves of military archives or a passing mention in the local paper. Now, military analyst Lena Andrews corrects the record with the...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"When Ed Goodwin moved with his parents to Greenwood, Tulsa, his family joined a growing community on the cusp of becoming the center of Black life in the West. But, just a few years later, on May 31, 1921, the teenaged Ed hid in a bathtub as a white mob descended on his neighborhood. They laid waste to 35 blocks and murdering as many as 300 people. The Tulsa Race Massacre was one of the worst acts of racist violence in United States history. The...
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Language
English
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Description
Tells the true story of America's first women astronauts--six extraordinary women, each making history going to orbit aboard NASA's Space Shuttle.
When NASA sent astronauts to the moon in the 1960s and 1970s the agency excluded women from the corps, arguing that only military test pilots--a group then made up exclusively of men--had the right stuff. It was an era in which women were steered away from jobs in science and deemed unqualified for space...
11) Woodwind
Author
Series
Publisher
Pop!, a division of ABDO
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"This title introduces readers to common woodwind instruments such as the flute, clarinet, oboe, and saxophone. Readers learn about the history of woodwind instruments and why they are important parts of our culture. Features include a table of contents, fun facts, Making Connections questions, a glossary, and an index. QR Codes in the books give readers access to book-specific resources to further their learning. Aligned to Common Core Standards...
13) Percussion
Author
Series
Publisher
Pop!, a division of ABDO
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"This title introduces readers to common percussion instruments such as the snare drum, cymbals, timpani, and xylophone. Readers learn about the history of percussion instruments and why they are important parts of our culture. Features include a table of contents, fun facts, Making Connections questions, a glossary, and an index. QR Codes in the books give readers access to book-specific resources to further their learning. Aligned to Common Core...
14) Orchestra
Author
Series
Publisher
Pop!, a division of ABDO
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"This title introduces readers to orchestra in some of its most common forms, including string orchestra, symphony orchestra, and chamber orchestra. Readers learn about common orchestral instruments and why orchestras are important parts of our culture. Features include a table of contents, fun facts, Making Connections questions, a glossary, and an index. QR Codes in the books give readers access to book-specific resources to further their learning....
15) Band
Author
Series
Publisher
Pop!, a division of ABDO
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"This title introduces readers to band in some of its most common forms, including marching band, jazz band, and concert band. Readers learn about common band instruments and why bands are important parts of our culture. Features include a table of contents, fun facts, Making Connections questions, a glossary, and an index. QR Codes in the books give readers access to book-specific resources to further their learning. Aligned to Common Core Standards...
16) Brass
Author
Series
Publisher
Pop!, a division of ABDO
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"This title introduces readers to common brass instruments such as the trumpet, French horn, trombone, and tuba. Readers learn about the history of brass instruments and why they are important parts of our culture. Features include a table of contents, fun facts, Making Connections questions, a glossary, and an index. QR Codes in the books give readers access to book-specific resources to further their learning. Aligned to Common Core Standards and...
Author
Publisher
Counterpoint
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"On January 21st, 1958, Charles Starkweather and his fourteen-year-old girlfriend Caril Ann Fugate changed the course of crime in the United States when they murdered her parents and sister in a house on the edge of Lincoln, Nebraska. They then drove to the nearby small town of Bennet, where they robbed and killed a farmer. When Starkweather's car broke down, the man and woman who stopped to help were murdered and jammed in a food cellar. By the time...
18) Gallows Hill
Author
Publisher
Carolrhoda Lab
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Told in alternating voices, in 1692 Salem, Puritan Patience and Quaker Thomas are engrossed in a community panic over witchcraft, and as the list of accusers and accused grows, they question their faiths and fight to protect their families.
19) Strings
Author
Series
Publisher
Pop!, a division of ABDO
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"This title introduces readers to common stringed instruments such as the violin, cello, bass, and guitar. Readers learn about the history of string instruments and why they are important parts of our culture. Features include a table of contents, fun facts, Making Connections questions, a glossary, and an index. QR Codes in the books give readers access to book-specific resources to further their learning. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated...
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Music doesn't come out of nothing. It always starts somewhere... with something... with someone. Discover how music is made in this survey of musical instruments from around the world. Organized by material-from wood to gourds to found objects and more-Before Music marries a lyrical core text with tons of informational material for curious readers. In the narrative text, readers will encounter makers as they source their materials and craft instruments...