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Author | : Christine Zuchora-Walske |
Publisher | : Lerner Digital ™ |
Total Pages | : 32 |
Release | : 2017-08-01 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1512475459 |
Download We're the Center of the Universe! Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! Does the universe circle around Earth? Do creatures live on the sun? Can you tell the future by looking at the stars? At one time, science supported wild notions like these! But later studies proved these ideas were nonsense. Discover science's biggest mistakes and oddest assumptions about physics and astronomy, and see how scientific thought changed over time.
Author | : Daniel Okrent |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 561 |
Release | : 2004-11-30 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 1101666900 |
Download Great Fortune Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
In this hugely appealing book, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, acclaimed author and journalist Daniel Okrent weaves together themes of money, politics, art, architecture, business, and society to tell the story of the majestic suite of buildings that came to dominate the heart of midtown Manhattan and with it, for a time, the heart of the world. At the center of Okrent's riveting story are four remarkable individuals: tycoon John D. Rockefeller, his ambitious son Nelson Rockefeller, real estate genius John R. Todd, and visionary skyscraper architect Raymond Hood. In the tradition of David McCullough's The Great Bridge, Ron Chernow's Titan, and Robert Caro's The Power Broker, Great Fortune is a stunning tribute to an American landmark that captures the heart and spirit of New York at its apotheosis.
Author | : Russell Shorto |
Publisher | : Vintage |
Total Pages | : 418 |
Release | : 2005-04-12 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1400096332 |
Download The Island at the Center of the World Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
In a riveting, groundbreaking narrative, Russell Shorto tells the story of New Netherland, the Dutch colony which pre-dated the Pilgrims and established ideals of tolerance and individual rights that shaped American history. "Astonishing . . . A book that will permanently alter the way we regard our collective past." --The New York Times When the British wrested New Amsterdam from the Dutch in 1664, the truth about its thriving, polyglot society began to disappear into myths about an island purchased for 24 dollars and a cartoonish peg-legged governor. But the story of the Dutch colony of New Netherland was merely lost, not destroyed: 12,000 pages of its records–recently declared a national treasure–are now being translated. Russell Shorto draws on this remarkable archive in The Island at the Center of the World, which has been hailed by The New York Times as “a book that will permanently alter the way we regard our collective past.” The Dutch colony pre-dated the “original” thirteen colonies, yet it seems strikingly familiar. Its capital was cosmopolitan and multi-ethnic, and its citizens valued free trade, individual rights, and religious freedom. Their champion was a progressive, young lawyer named Adriaen van der Donck, who emerges in these pages as a forgotten American patriot and whose political vision brought him into conflict with Peter Stuyvesant, the autocratic director of the Dutch colony. The struggle between these two strong-willed men laid the foundation for New York City and helped shape American culture. The Island at the Center of the World uncovers a lost world and offers a surprising new perspective on our own.
Author | : Tom Greve |
Publisher | : Carson-Dellosa Publishing |
Total Pages | : 32 |
Release | : 2015-01-01 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1634301013 |
Download World Trade Center Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
While reading The World Trade Center Complex, students will learn about the the planning and purpose of what was built upon ground zero in New York City. This 32-page title uses a variety of teaching components to help young readers strengthen their reading comprehension skills. The Symbols of Freedom series will allow students to explain events or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause versus effect. Each title features photographs, maps, and informational sidebars that work with a Show What You Know section to help readers build their understanding of the topic.
Author | : Pablo Cartaya |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 258 |
Release | : 2017-05-16 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 1101997230 |
Download The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
A 2018 Pura Belpré Author Honor Book Save the restaurant. Save the town. Get the girl. Make Abuela proud. Can thirteen-year-old Arturo Zamora do it all or is he in for a BIG, EPIC FAIL? For Arturo, summertime in Miami means playing basketball until dark, sipping mango smoothies, and keeping cool under banyan trees. And maybe a few shifts as junior lunchtime dishwasher at Abuela’s restaurant. Maybe. But this summer also includes Carmen, a poetry enthusiast who moves into Arturo’s apartment complex and turns his stomach into a deep fryer. He almost doesn’t notice the smarmy land developer who rolls into town and threatens to change it. Arturo refuses to let his family and community go down without a fight, and as he schemes with Carmen, Arturo discovers the power of poetry and protest through untold family stories and the work of José Martí. Funny and poignant, The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora is the vibrant story of a family, a striking portrait of a town, and one boy's quest to save both, perfect for fans of Rita Williams-Garcia.
Author | : Melani McAlister |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 430 |
Release | : 2005-07-05 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0520932013 |
Download Epic Encounters Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Epic Encounters examines how popular culture has shaped the ways Americans define their "interests" in the Middle East. In this innovative book—now brought up-to-date to include 9/11 and the Iraq war—Melani McAlister argues that U.S. foreign policy, while grounded in material and military realities, is also developed in a cultural context. American understandings of the region are framed by narratives that draw on religious belief, news media accounts, and popular culture. This remarkable and pathbreaking book skillfully weaves lively and accessible readings of film, media, and music with a rigorous analysis of U.S. foreign policy, race politics, and religious history. The new chapter, titled "9/11 and After: Snapshots on the Road to Empire," considers and brilliantly analyzes five images that have become iconic: (1) New York City firemen raising the American flag out of the rubble of the World Trade Center, (2) the televised image of Osama bin-Laden, (3) Afghani women in burqas, (4) the statue of Saddam Hussein being toppled in Baghdad, and (5) the hooded and wired prisoner in Abu Ghraib. McAlister's singular achievement is to illuminate the contexts of these five images both at the time they were taken and as they relate to current events, an accomplishment all the more remarkable since—to paraphrase her new preface—we are today struggling to look backward at something that is still rushing ahead.
Author | : Tom Greve |
Publisher | : Britannica Digital Learning |
Total Pages | : 26 |
Release | : 2013-03-01 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1625130236 |
Download Basketball Centers Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Discover basic basketball center techniques and skills, then meet other famous basketball centers.
Author | : Christopher N. Phillips |
Publisher | : JHU Press |
Total Pages | : 375 |
Release | : 2012-05 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 1421404893 |
Download Epic in American Culture Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This book investigates the concept of what it means to be 'epic' and its form in American life, literature, and art from the country's early days.
Author | : Chris Kreie |
Publisher | : Capstone |
Total Pages | : 30 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 1434230791 |
Download Who Wants to Play Just for Kicks? Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Josh does not want to take time away from hockey to play soccer for fun.
Author | : Meish Goldish |
Publisher | : Bearport Publishing |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2018 |
Genre | : Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) |
ISBN | : 9781684024933 |
Download One World Trade Center Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
On May 10, 2013, the final section of One World Trade Center's 408-foot spire was set in place. The 1,776-foot building had officially become the tallest in the Western Hemisphere! For many Americans, the majestic skyscraper was a beacon of hope after the 9/11 tragedy and captured President Barack Obama's words: "We remember, we rebuild, we come back stronger!" One World Trade Center: The Freedom Tower traces the incredible story of a structure that divided New Yorkers before bringing them together. The book describes how the skyscraper was designed and built, story by story. Large color photos, maps, and fact boxes enrich the captivating story. One World Trade Center: The Freedom Tower is part of Bearport's American Places series.