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Do You Want to Be a Samurai Warrior?
Fiona MacDonald · Book House
Format: Print book
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This title takes the reader back in time as they envision themselves applying for the job of a Samurai Warrior. The book describes what life was like for a person in this occupation while also describing the society and culture of the civilivation. This book is an informative and fun guide... |
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What Was the Battle of Gettysburg?
Jim O'Connor · Grosset & Dunlap
Pages: 106
Format: Paperback
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"Four score and seven years ago..." begins Abraham Lincoln's beautiful speech commemorating the three-day battle that turned the tide of the Civil War. The South had been winning up to this point. So how did Union troops stop General Robert E. Lee's invasion of the North? With... |
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The Voyage to Magical North
Claire Fayers · Henry Holt & Company
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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Twelve-year-old Brine Seaborne is a girl with a past--if only she could remember what it is. Found alone in a rowboat as a child, clutching a shard of the rare starshell needed for spell-casting, she's spent the past years keeping house for an irritable magician and his obnoxious apprentice,... |
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How the Snail Found Its Colors: The Art of Matisse
Jeong-yi Kee · big & SMALL
Pages: 29
Format: Print book
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The story of a snail's search for the right color for its shell helps us understand how Matisse refined his technique and how the selection of particular colors and shapes was the key to his art. |
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Strange Sites
Ripley's Entertainment Inc. · Mason Crest
Pages: 36
Format: Hardcover
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Collects bizarre facts, stories, and features about unbelievable people, places, and things.Title: Strange SitesAuthor: Ripley Entertainment, Inc. (COR) Publisher: Mason CrestPublication Date: 2012/09/01Number of Pages: 36Binding Type: LIBRARYLibrary of Congress: 2012020381 |
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Totally Amazing Facts About Stuff Weve Built
Cari Meister · Capstone Press
Pages: 112
Format: Print book
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Bridges, towers, castles, and all sorts of iconic and bizarre structures are jam-packed into Totally Amazing Facts About Stuff We've Built. Eye-catching photos and more than 100 facts will send trivia fans and reluctant readers on a wild architecture tour around the world. |
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Super simple automobile projects : inspiring & educational science activities
Alex Kuskowski; Diane Craig · Super Sandcastle
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover
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Young readers discover the science behind the automobile in Super Simple Automobile Projects. Learn about Henry Ford and the Model T. Then do the science-based car projects like a balloon car or a mini motor. This book has a timeline, easy-to-follow steps, how-to pictures, and, best of all,... |
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The Chumash: The Past and Present of California's Seashell People
Danielle Smith-Llera · Capstone Press
Pages: 32
Format: Print book
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The Chumash thrived along the Pacific coast in California for centuries. But eventually new settlers wanted their land and forced the Chumash into a new way of life. Today the Chumash celebrate their traditions as they move toward the future in modern America. |
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F-16 Fighting Falcons
Denny Von Finn · Bellwether Media
Format: Book : Juvenile audience : English
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''Engaging images accompany information about F-16 Fighting Falcons. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 2 through 7''--Provided by publisher.Title: F-16 Fighting FalconsAuthor: Von Finn, DennyPublisher: Bellwether... |
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Welcome to Wonderland #1: Home Sweet Motel
Chris Grabenstein · Random House
Pages: 284
Format: Print book
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From Chris Grabenstein, the bestselling author of Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library and co-author with James Patterson of I Funny, House of Robots, and Treasure Hunters, comes a hilarious illustrated series about all the wacky things that happen when you live in a motel! Eleven-year-old... |
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James Madison
Megan M Gunderson · Big Buddy Books
Pages: 40
Format: Print book
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This biography introduces readers to James Madison including his early political career and key events from Madison's administration including the War of 1812 and the Treaty of Ghent. Information about his childhood, family, personal life, and retirement years is included. A timeline,... |
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UH-60 Black Hawks
Denny Von Finn · EPIC
Format: Book
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''Engaging images accompany information about UH-60 Black Hawks. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 2 through 7''--Provided by publisher.Title: UH-60 Black HawksAuthor: Von Finn, DennyPublisher: Bellwether MediaPublication... |
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Circles
David A Adler · Holiday House
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover
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Wheels, clocks and coins. Balls and buttons. Circles are everywhere, and one of the basic geometric shapes. In a book bursting with color and cheer, students can learn the fundamental properties of circles. Terms such as sector, chord and arc are clearly defined. Hands-on activities demonstrate... |
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Chitchat: Celebrating the World’s Languages
Jude Isabella · Kids Can Press
Format: Hardcover
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Award-winning children's science writer Jude Isabella has compiled everything a young reader would ever want to know about language into one accessible, visually stunning book. In lively text, both spoken and written language are explored, including: a basic history of human's use of language;... |
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Planets Far from Earth
Ian Graham · Smart Apple Media
Format: Hardcover
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Understanding space is perhaps the key to understanding Earth, and this book about far away planets is contrasts them to our Earth and explains much about our origin, our solar system, and the thrill of outer space. It also describes the technology that supports research into our universe... |
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