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[2020]., Juvenile, Ohio University Press Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Biographies for young readers.Summary Note: "Cy Young was one of the hardest-throwing pitchers of all time. He recorded three no-hitters--including a perfect game--and accumulated more than 2,800 strikeouts on his way to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Scott H. Longert uses Young's life story to introduce middle-grade readers to the game, explaining balls, strikes, and outs in an easy-to-understand way. Longert narrates each season and each milestone game with an enthusiastic play-by-play that is sure to draw readers into the excitement on the field and in the crowd, fostering a better understanding of and a passion for baseball. Baseball fans today know Cy Young's name chiefly through the award given in his honor each year to the best pitcher in the National and the American Leagues. Denton True 'Cyclone' Young won more than five hundred games over a career that spanned four decades, a record that no other major league pitcher has come close to matching. In addition to being the winningest pitcher in baseball history, he was also a kind, self-effacing, and generous man. Born into a farm family in rural Ohio, he never lost touch with the small-town values he grew up with"--Provided by the publisher.
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[2020]., Juvenile, Ohio University Press Call No: HI-INT B YOU Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Biographies for young readers.Summary Note: "Cy Young was one of the hardest-throwing pitchers of all time. He recorded three no-hitters--including a perfect game--and accumulated more than 2,800 strikeouts on his way to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Scott H. Longert uses Young's life story to introduce middle-grade readers to the game, explaining balls, strikes, and outs in an easy-to-understand way. Longert narrates each season and each milestone game with an enthusiastic play-by-play that is sure to draw readers into the excitement on the field and in the crowd, fostering a better understanding of and a passion for baseball. Baseball fans today know Cy Young's name chiefly through the award given in his honor each year to the best pitcher in the National and the American Leagues. Denton True 'Cyclone' Young won more than five hundred games over a career that spanned four decades, a record that no other major league pitcher has come close to matching. In addition to being the winningest pitcher in baseball history, he was also a kind, self-effacing, and generous man. Born into a farm family in rural Ohio, he never lost touch with the small-town values he grew up with"--Provided by the publisher.
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-- Fly Guy presentsc2014., Primary, Scholastic Fitzgerald Books Call No: 567.9 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: During a visit to a natural history museum, Fly Guy and Buzz learn all about dinosaurs.
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1997., PowerKids Press Call No: 325.73 Owe Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: The library of American landmarksSummary Note: Describes the historical significance and recent restoration of Ellis Island, which served as a point of entrance for millions of immigrants to the United States.
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-- Scholastic's the magic school bus in the haunted museumc1995., Juvenile, Scholastic Inc. Call No: 534 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Ms. Frizzle takes the class to the Sound Museum, where they learn the principles of sound with the help of a ghost and her great-granddaughter.
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2007., Juvenile, Candlewick Press Call No: 069 Edition: 1st U.S. ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Click here to view Summary Note: Explores various aspects of museums, such as the word "museum," different types of museums, their impact on science, and reasons people collect things, and discusses such topics as the Elgin Marbles and the dodo.
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1992, Juvenile, Rourke Corp Call No: 069 Co Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: An introduction to the variety of museums that exist and the many pleasures they contain.
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c1998, Blackbirch Press Call No: 016.94053 18 Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: HolocaustSummary Note: Annotated lists of books and other materials, including videos and CD-Roms, that support study of the Holocaust.
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2003., Primary, Farrar Straus Giroux Call No: 708 Edition: 1st American ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: The author/illustrator describes how his mother's wish to spend her birthday visiting an art museum with her family changed the course of his life forever.
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-- Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum the story of flight2002., Juvenile, Firefly Books ; Firefly Books (U.S.) Call No: 629.13 09 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Milestones in the development of flight illustrated from the collection of the National Air and Space Museum. Includes early airplanes, war planes, space travel, the international space station, and the future of flight.
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1985., Met. Museum of Art Call No: 808.81 TAL Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Poems are organized by theme and illustrated with reproductions of art works from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
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c1985., Juvenile, Metropolitan Museum of Art : Holt, Rinehart, and Winston Call No: 808.81 0088054 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Poems from various time periods and many countries are organized by theme and illustrated with reproductions of art works from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
