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2018., Juvenile, PowerKids Press Call No: 363.6 9 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Summary Note: Examines a variety of locations around the world that are in danger of being destroyed from the Amazon Rainforest and the Arctic to Taj Mahal and Venice. Highlights what is putting the location at risk and what efforts are being made to protect it. Includes maps, a glossary, and color photographs.
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[2019]., Adolescent, Scholastic Focus, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. Call No: WAR Edition: 1st ed. Availability:5 of 5 At Location(s) Summary Note: "As the most destructive war in history ravaged Europe, many of the world's most cherished cultural objects were in harm's way. 'The Greatest Treasure Hunt in History' recounts the . . . true story of eleven men and one woman who risked their lives amidst the bloodshed of World War II to preserve churches, libraries, monuments, and works of art that for centuries defined the heritage of Western civilization. As the war raged, these American and British volunteers--museum curators, art scholars and educators, architects, archivists, and artists, known as the Monuments Men--found themselves in a desperate race against time to locate and save the many priceless treasures and works of art stolen by Adolf Hitler and the Nazis. Robert M. Edsel . . . brings this story to young readers for the first time in a[n] . . . adventure detailing [the] . . . treasure hunt"--Provided by publisher.
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2019., Pre-adolescent, Scholastic Focus Call No: 940.53 Edsel Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: The astonishing true story of eleven men and one woman who risked their lives amidst the bloodshed of World War II to preserve churches, libraries, monuments, and works of art. As the war raged, these American and British volunteers--known as the Monuments Men--found themselves in a desperate race against time to locate and save the many priceless treasures and works of art stolen by Adolf Hitler and the Nazis.
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Ã2019., Adolescent, Scholastic Focus, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. Call No: WWII Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "As the most destructive war in history ravaged Europe, many of the world's most cherished cultural objects were in harm's way. 'The Greatest Treasure Hunt in History' recounts the . . . true story of eleven men and one woman who risked their lives amidst the bloodshed of World War II to preserve churches, libraries, monuments, and works of art that for centuries defined the heritage of Western civilization. As the war raged, these American and British volunteers--museum curators, art scholars and educators, architects, archivists, and artists, known as the Monuments Men--found themselves in a desperate race against time to locate and save the many priceless treasures and works of art stolen by Adolf Hitler and the Nazis. Robert M. Edsel . . . brings this story to young readers for the first time in a[n] . . . adventure detailing [the] . . . treasure hunt"--Provided by publisher.
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-- Masterworks of man and nature1994., Facts on File Call No: 909 Edition: 2nd ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)
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Ã2009., Back Bay Books/Little, Brown and Co. Call No: WWII Edition: 1st Back Bay media Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Presents an account of those who were part of a special force of American and British curators, art historians, museum curators, and other experts who risked their lives to prevent the destruction of cultural artifacts and structures while also trying to locate missing items that had been stolen by the Nazis during World War II.
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2009., Back Bay Books/Little, Brown and Company Call No: Historical 940.53 Eds Edition: First Back Bay media tie-in edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "...In a race against time, a group of American and British museum directors, curators, art historians, and others--called the Monuments Men--risked their lives scouring Europe to prevent the destruction of thousands of years of culture. Focusing on the period between D-Day and V-E Day, this acclaimed book follows six Monument Men on their impossible mission to save the world's great art from the Nazis."--
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-- MonumentsBy Weil, Annc2012., Juvenile, Raintree Call No: 363.6 WELL Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Landmark top tensSummary Note: Provides photographs and facts about ten of the world's most extraordinary monuments, including the Taj Mahal, and the Great Ocean Road.