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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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"There is a ship, a navy ship. It is called the USS New York. It is big like other navy ships, and it sails like other navy ships, but there is something special about the USS New York. Following the events of September 11, 2001, the governor of New York gave the Navy a steel beam that was once inside one of the World Trade Towers. The beam was driven from New York to a foundry in Louisiana. Metal workers heated the beam to a high, high temperature....
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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What do record players, batteries, and movie cameras have in common?
All these devices were created by the man known as The Wizard of Menlo Park: Thomas Edison.
Edison is most famous for inventing the incandescent lightbulb, but at his landmark laboratories in Menlo Park & West Orange, New Jersey, he also developed many other staples of modern technology. Despite many failures, Edison persevered. And good for that, because it would be very difficult...
3) When Jackie saved Grand Central: the true story of Jacqueline Kennedy's fight for an American icon
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
The little-known true story of Jackie Kennedy's role in saving New York City's Grand Central Terminal is revealed in this dramatic and beautiful picture book.
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Publisher
NorthSouth
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Acclaimed author Shana Corey and New York Times Best Illustrated artist R. Gregory Christie deliver a fresh look at Kennedy, underscoring the greatness and fallibility of our leaders and how each one of us, no matter who we are, have the power to make a difference. With quotes from JFK's speeches, detailed back matter, and a thought- provoking author's note, this biography offers a sensitive account of a tumultuous time in history and compelling...
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Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Yannick feels like he is in heaven when he spends a month with his aunt and uncle at their inn in the South of France, until he accidentally destroys a precious drawing left behind by a famous customer.
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Series
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Abraham Lincoln was a giant of a president, so it befits him to have a 19 x 19-feet marble statue enclosed in an enormous building on the mall in Washington, DC. Each spread in this book is packed with interesting, accessible text and photos that bring the story of Abraham Lincoln's Memorial to life. Readers will feel like they are on a virtual tour of the statue, building, and grounds as they learn about Lincoln and the builders of his historic...