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Author
Publisher
Compass Point Books
Pub. Date
2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
We the people series. Describes adventures and disasters in the lives of people who rushed to the gold mines of California in 1848 and explains how this event sparked the state's development.
Author
Publisher
The Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
340 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Regarded as one of the brightest young scientists of his generation, Lewis Dartnell proposes that the key to preserving civilization in an apocalyptic scenario is to provide a quickstart guide adapted to cataclysmic circumstances. The Knowledge is an original guide to the fundamentals of science and how it built our modern world, as well as a thought experiment about the very idea of scientific knowledge itself.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes the nineteenth century American gold rush, and includes information on gold rush "boomtowns," relations between Native Americans and gold rush pioneers, and the importance of the gold rush on American history.
Author
Publisher
Bobs-Merrill Company
Pub. Date
c1925
Physical Desc
399 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
The Royal Road to Romance is the travel classic in which a happy, young romanticist goes laughing and beating and fighting his vagabond way into the glamorous corners of the world.
When Richard Halliburton graduated from Princeton, he chose adventure over a career, traveling to far away places. This vivid book tells what happened, from a break-through Matterhorn mountain ascent in the Alps to being jailed for taking forbidden pictures on Gibraltar....
Author
Publisher
Annick Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
87 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Science starts with a question in this fascinating compendium for curious kids. The team behind the acclaimed Why Don't Cars Run on Apple Juice? is back to tackle more kid questions like "Are birds really dinosaurs?" and "Why do we have butts?" With help from science center experts, Kira Vermond packs mind-boggling facts into answers that encourage further inquiry, covering topics over five sections: animals, the human body, planet Earth, tech and...
Author
Publisher
Findaway World, LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
1 audio media player (approximately 5 hr.) : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.
Language
English
Description
"Houston, we've had a problem here." On the evening of April 13, 1970, the three astronauts aboard Apollo 13 were just hours from the third lunar landing in history. But as they soared through space, two hundred thousand miles from earth, an explosion badly damaged their spacecraft. With compromised engines and failing life-support systems, the crew was in incomparably grave danger. Faced with below-freezing temperatures, a seriously ill crew member,...
14) Super senses
Author
Series
Publisher
Bellwether Media
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
32 pages : color photographs, color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Engaging images accompany information about the science of super senses. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 8"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Nomad Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
122 p.
Language
English
Description
A book about climate change for middle readers who want to learn the science behind a warming planet and make a difference for their own future!
What’s causing extreme weather around the globe? Why are some species rapidly dwindling in number? And what does the future hold for planet Earth?
In Climate Change: The Science Behind Melting Glaciers and Warming Oceans with Hands-On Science Activities, students ages 9 to 12 take a deep dive into the...
Author
Series
Publisher
Nomad
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
92 p. : col. ill., maps ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
From both a historical and scientific point of view, above and below the surface, this engaging guide brings the world's oceans to life through fun facts, illustrations, and in-depth information. Interactive activities appear throughout, ranging from making solar stills and simple fishing spears to experimenting with a homemade diving bell and figuring out how much water it really takes to survive. With the oceans being the least explored environment...
18) Captain Cook
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
c1972
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Physical Desc
192 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
On the 250th anniversary of Captain Cook's successful navigation to the coast of Australia, this is Alistair MacLean's absorbing story of one of Britain's great national heroes, from his obscure beginnings to his sudden and violent death at the age of fifty-one.
When James Cook was hacked to death by Hawaiian islanders on 14 February 1779, he was already considered the greatest explorer of his age. Born in obscurity but gripped by a boundless passion...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"Newbery-Honor winning author Joyce Sidman explores the extraordinary life and scientific discoveries of Maria Merian, who discovered the truth about metamorphosis and documented the science behind the mystery in this visual biography that features many original paintings by Maria herself."--
