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2021., Juvenile, Calkins Creek/Boyds Mills & Kane Call No: B Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "When 25-year-old Grace Banker opened her mail from the Signal Corps, she couldn't believe her eyes. Not only did she get the call to serve overseas with the 1st Unit of World War I telephone operators, she was named their chief operator. Under Grace's leadership, the female operators, known as "Hello Girls" back in the States, endured bombings, explosions, fires, and freezing weather as they translated commands and transferred secret codes with lightning speed from battlefield headquarters. Their grit and courage helped win the war and earned Grace the Army's Distinguished Service Medal"--Jacket flap.
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[2022]., Primary, Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers Call No: 917.3 0491 Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "After years of inventing things that other people needed, Thomas Edison and Henry Ford realized there was something they needed--a vacation! So, the famous inventors packed up Ford's Model T and invited their good friends Harvey Firestone and John Burroughs to join them as 'the Four Vagabonds' hit America's back roads to enjoy the country's natural beauty, fireside chats, and frolicking fun with friends--all while inspiring future generations to invent camping adventures of their own"--Provided by the publisher.
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[2020]., Juvenile, Calkins Creek, an imprint of Boyds Mills & Kane Call No: 974.7 1 Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "When Joseph Pulitzer first saw the Statue of Liberty's head in Paris, he shared sculptor Auguste Bartholdi's dream of seeing France's gift of friendship stand in the New York harbor. Pulitzer loved words, and the word he loved best was liberty. Frustrated that many, especially wealthy New Yorkers, were not interested in paying for the statue's needed pedestal, Pulitzer used his newspaper, the New York World, to call on all Americans to contribute. Claudia Friddell's text and Stacy Innerst's illustrations capture this inspiring story of how one immigrant brought together young and old, rich and poor, to raise funds for the completion of a treasured national monument"--From the publisher's web site.
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[2020]., Calkins Creek Call No: B Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Picture book exploring the true story of Joseph Pulitzer, who has always loved the word "liberty," and his efforts to raise money and awareness for Parisian sculptor Auguste Bartholdi's unfinished statue. That money and awareness led to the statue's completion, shipping from France, and its becoming the Statue of Liberty in New York.
