Search Results: Returned 12 Results, Displaying Titles 1 - 12
-
-
-
-- California Gold Rushc2008., National Geographic Call No: 979.4 04 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Presents a fictional account of the adventures and experiences of young Thomas Hartley, as he and his two companions set off in 1850 for the California gold fields.
-
-
-
c2008., National Geographic Call No: 979.4 04 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)View cover image provided by Mackin Summary Note: Presents an unusual storybook approach to describe an imagined adventure in the California Gold Rush between 1849 and 1851. Includes illustrations with instructions on how to leave home, how to remain calm in danger, how to mine for gold, and how to return home with your head held high and with joy seeing your family and home sweet home.
-
-
-
c2010., Pre-adolescent, National Geographic Call No: AMERICAN HISTORY NF OLS Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Draws from personal accounts to describe the fictional experiences of a fifteen-year-old cowhand who travels along the Chisholm Trail on a cattle drive.
-
-
-
-- In which I tell the honest truth about rampaging rustlers stampeding steers & other fateful hazards on the wild Chisholm Trailc2010., National Geographic Call No: 978 .02 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)View cover image provided by Mackin Summary Note: Follows a young cattle herder as he makes a living for himself working in the American West, eventually honing his skills enough to entertain audiences in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Features full-color illustrations throughout.
-
-
-
c2009., Juvenile, National Geographic Society Call No: [Fic] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)View cover image provided by Mackin Summary Note: Features a selection of journal entries written by William Reed, who describes his experiences while traveling along the Oregon Trail in the mid-nineteenth century. Features full-color illustrations throughout.
-
-
-
By Olson, TodJuvenile Call No: 796.522 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A nail-biting tale of survival and brotherhood atop one of the deadliest mountains on Earth.In 1953, as two men summit Mt. Everest for the first time, Charlie Houston and a team of mountaineers carve a path up the second-highest peak on Earth: the deadly K2. Four Houston, reaching the top of K2 is a lifelong dream, an obsession that began 15 years earlier on his first expedition there.Since then, another American expdition has fallen apart on the remote, windswept mass of rock and ice.Now, Houston's team follows in their tracks. With the summit in their grasp, a vicious storm and a sudden illness puts their own expedition on the edge of disaster, turning their qust to conquer a mountain into one of the most daring rescue missions ever.Three expeditions and a high-mountain rivalry. Three attempts at K2, one of the most grueling challenges the planet has to offer. Filled with displays of incredible strength and heart-stopping danger, Into the Clouds is the thrilling story of the men whose quest to conquer a mountain became a battle to survive the descent.
-
-
-
-- Printing pressc2007., Juvenile, Capstone Press Call No: GN-HISTORY GUT Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Graphic library.Summary Note: An account of how Johann Gutenberg worked to developed a printing press with moveable type, telling of the long process involved in trying to print the Bible, and how the invention was taken from him just before he achieved his goal. Presented in graphic format.
-
-
By Olson, Tod2017, Juvenile, Scholastic Inc. Call No: 629.45 OLSON Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "April 13, 1970: Two hundred thousand miles from Earth and counting, an explosion rips through Jim Lovell's spacecraft. The crippled ship hurtles toward the moon at three times the speed of sound, losing power and leaking oxygen into space. Lovell and his crew were two days from the dream of a lifetime - walking on the surface of moon. Now, they will count themselves lucky to set foot on Earth again. From "Houston, we've had a problem" to the final tense moments at Mission Control, Lost in Outer Space takes readers on the unbelievable journey of Apollo 13 and inside the minds of its famous and heroic astronauts. Complete with photographs of the crew and diagrams of the spacecraft, this is an up-close-and-personal look at one of the most thrilling survival stories of all time"--
-
-
-- Incredible journey of Apollo 13By Olson, Tod2017., Juvenile, Scholastic Inc. Call No: 629.45 OLSON Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Series Title: LostSummary Note: Presents a novelization of the "Apollo 13" disaster, when an explosion started venting gas into the atmosphere before they reached the Moon and they and mission control in Houston had to work fast to get back to Earth safely.
-
-
By Olson, Tod[2016]., Pre-adolescent, Scholastic Inc. Call No: WWII NF OLS Edition: 1st ed., November 2 Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s) Summary Note: "World War II, October 1942: a plane carrying eight Americans crashes into the middle of the Pacific Ocean. With only four oranges and no fresh water between them, the crew had to band together and rely on each other for survival. What they thought would be only a few hours or days before they were rescued turned into weeks lost at sea fighting off sharks, dehydration, hunger, and extreme heat"--Provided by publisher.
-
-
By Olson, Tod[2016]., Pre-adolescent, Scholastic Inc. Call No: WAR NF WORLD WAR !! Edition: 1st ed., November 2016. Availability:11 of 11 At Location(s) Summary Note: "World War II, October 1942: a plane carrying eight Americans crashes into the middle of the Pacific Ocean. With only four oranges and no fresh water between them, the crew had to band together and rely on each other for survival. What they thought would be only a few hours or days before they were rescued turned into weeks lost at sea fighting off sharks, dehydration, hunger, and extreme heat"--Provided by publisher.
-
-
-
By Olson, Tod[2016]., Pre-adolescent, Scholastic Inc. Call No: 940.54 OLSON Edition: 1st ed., November 2 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "World War II, October 1942: a plane carrying eight Americans crashes into the middle of the Pacific Ocean. With only four oranges and no fresh water between them, the crew had to band together and rely on each other for survival. What they thought would be only a few hours or days before they were rescued turned into weeks lost at sea fighting off sharks, dehydration, hunger, and extreme heat"--Provided by publisher.