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2018., Juvenile, Feiwel and Friends Call No: HI-INT 629.4 RHU Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Since NASA was established in 1958, it has landed rovers on distant planets and launched telescopes deep into space, all so that we can look back to the beginning of time. Through stunning images provided by NASA and fascinating sidebars and profiles of lesser known contributors to the NASA program, young space fans will learn how NASA started, how it faced challenges along the way, how much it has achieved, and how it will continue to move forward in the future.
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2018., Juvenile, Square Fish/Roaring Brook Press Call No: 623.4 SHE Edition: First Square Fish edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: In December of 1938, a chemist in a German laboratory made a shocking discovery: When placed next to radioactive material, a Uranium atom split in two. That simple discovery launched a scientific race that spanned 3 continents.
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c1997, Franklin Watts Call No: 289.5 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: American religious experienceSummary Note: Provides a history of Christian Scientists, covering their doctrines and practices, organization, place in American society, and changes in beliefs, as well as discussing the work of Mary Baker Eddy.
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2019., Juvenile, Roaring Brook Press Call No: HI-INT 629.45 MAU Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Presents a clear narrative on how the United States won the space race against Russia by landing a man on the Moon in 1969.
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c2006., Juvenile, Scholastic Nonfiction Call No: 973.3 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Explores the variety of people who participated in the Revolutionary War, including immigrants from all over the world, African-Americans, Native Americans, and women.
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2018., Pre-adolescent, Liberty Street, an imprint of Time Inc. Books, a division of Meredith Corporation Call No: 923 .173 Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Heroes of history (Time, inc.)Summary Note: Publisher Anno: Forget everything you think you know about George Washington. The father of our country remains a mystery to too many of us. Now TIME tells the full, fascinating story of the Virginia planter who fought for Britain in the French and Indian War, led a rag-tag colonial army to victory over the British Empire, and was elected the first President of the United States. Young adult readers ready to look beyond the “Who Was†series deserve a collection of biographies all their own with the details, nuance, and depth they crave. With dozens of reproductions of artworks, artifacts from the period, photographs, and illustrations created to bring the subject alive, this first book in the new series, Heroes of History, captures “the essential American†and brings his life and chaotic, revolutionary times into fresh focus. Heroes of history (Time) series, 144pp.
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1996, Juvenile, Benchmark Books Call No: 973.3 1 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: PerspectivesSummary Note: Describes the history of the American Revolution, focusing on the lives of Afro-Americans, Native Americans, and women.
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1996, Juvenile, Benchmark Books Call No: 973.917 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: PerspectivesSummary Note: Describes the history of the Great Depression from the vantage point of minorities and women.
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By Zimet, Susan[2018]., Juvenile, Viking Books for Young Readers Call No: HI-INT 324.6 ZIM Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "The United States of America is almost 250 years old, but American women won the right to vote less than a hundred years ago. And when the controversial nineteenth ammendment to the U.S. Constituion-the one granting suffrage to women-was finally ratified in 1920, it passed by a mere one-vote margin. The ammendment only succeeded because a courageous group of women had been relentlessly demanding the right to vote for more than seventy years. The leaders of the suffrage movement are heroes who were fearless in the face of ridicule, arrest, imprisonment, and even torture. Many of them devoted themselves to the cause knowing they wouldn't live to cast a ballot. The story of women's suffrage is epic, frustrating, and as complex as the women who fought for it. Illustrated with portraits, period cartoons, and other images, Roses and Radicals celebrates this captivating yet overlooked piece of American history and the women who made it happen"--
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-- Science comics.2018., Juvenile, First Second Call No: JNF051040 Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Science comics (First Second (Firm))Summary Note: Get up close and personal with Earth's nearest neighbors--Venus with its acid rainstorms, Saturn and its rings of ice, and the heart of it all, the Sun. Humans have always been fascinated by outer space and we're learning more about our solar system every day. Did you know that our Solar System was born from a cloud of cosmic dust? That Jupiter's red spot is really a raging storm? Join Sara, Jill, and their space-faring pets on a quest to learn more about the wonders of our Solar System--and beyond!--
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c2012., Juvenile, Heinemann Library Call No: 356 .160973 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)View cover image provided by Mackin Series Title: War storiesSummary Note: Describes heroic missions throughout history involving special forces, such as Navy SEALS, British SAS soldiers, and Confederate raiders.
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c2012., Juvenile, Heinemann Library Call No: 356 WILLIAMS Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: War storiesSummary Note: Describes heroic missions throughout history involving special forces, such as Navy SEALS, British SAS soldiers, and Confederate raiders.
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By Jarrow, Gail[2018]., Juvenile, Calkins Creek, an imprint of Highlights Call No: HI-INT 791.4 JAR Edition: First edition. Availability:6 of 6 At Location(s) Summary Note: Describes the panic induced when listeners believed Orson Welles' radio broadcast of "The War of the Worlds" to be news of an alien invasion, discussing the context in which the broadcast was aired and why it was so convincing.
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-- Understanding our racial divide[2018]., Juvenile, Bloomsbury Call No: HI-INT 323.1 AND Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "This ... young adult adaptation brings her ideas to a new audience. When America achieves milestones of progress toward full and equal black participation in democracy, the systemic response is a consistent racist backlash that rolls back those wins. We Are Not Yet Equal examines five of these moments: The end of the Civil War and Reconstruction was greeted with Jim Crow laws; the promise of new opportunities in the North during the Great Migration was limited when blacks were physically blocked from moving away from the South; the Supreme Court's landmark 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision was met with the shutting down of public schools throughout the South; the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Voting Rights Act of 1965 led to laws that disenfranchised millions of African American voters and a War on Drugs that disproportionally targeted blacks; and the election of President Obama led to an outburst of violence including the death of black teen Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri as well as the election of Donald Trump. This YA adaptation will be written in an approachable narrative style that provides teen readers with additional context to these historic moments, photographs and archival images, and additional backmatter and resources for teens."--Provided by publisher.
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[2016], Juvenile, Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House Call No: 973.3 Har Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: What Is?Summary Note: "Step back in time to the birth of America and meet the real-life rebels who made this country free! On a hot summer day near Philadelphia in 1776, Thomas Jefferson sat at his desk and wrote furiously until early the next morning. He was drafting the Declaration of Independence, a document that would sever this country's ties with Britain and announce a new nation--The United States of America. Colonists were willing to risk their lives for freedom, and the Declaration of Independence made that official. Discover the true story of one of the most radical and uplifting documents in history and follow the action that fueled the Revolutionary War"--
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[2016], Juvenile, Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House Call No: 977.3 Pas Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: What Is?Summary Note: "Did the Great Chicago Fire really start after a cow kicked over a lantern in a barn? Find out the truth in this addition to the What Was? series. On Sunday, October 8, 1871, a fire started on the south side of Chicago. A long drought made the neighborhood go up in flames. And practically everything that could go wrong did. Firemen first went to the wrong location. Fierce winds helped the blaze jump the Chicago River twice. The Chicago Waterworks burned down, making it impossible to fight the fire. Finally after two days, Mother Nature took over, with rain smothering the flames. This overview of a stupendous disaster not only covers the fire but explores the whole history of fire fighting"--
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[2017]., Juvenile, Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House Call No: 900 MIS Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Where is (Grosset & Dunlap)Summary Note: "Discover the history and culture of one of the most famous waterways in the world: the mighty Mississippi! The most famous river in America runs like a spine between the eastern and western parts of the country, flowing through ten states before it empties into the Gulf of Mexico. The mighty Miss also flows through the history of America, giving rise to great stories about the people who lived on it and used it as a watery highway, from Native Americans and European explorers to skillful riverboat captains and colorful gamblers traveling on luxurious steamboats. And of course it was the first truly American writer, Mark Twain, who grew up along its banks and made the Mississippi River famous around the world. This book, part of theNew York Timesbest-selling series, is enhanced by eighty illustrations and a detachable fold-out map complete with four photographs on the back"--
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c1991., Facts on File Call No: 920 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: American profilesSummary Note: Profiles the lives and achievements of ten American women scientists, including Annie Jump Cannon, Margaret Mead, and Rachel Carson.
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c1991., Juvenile, Facts on File Call No: 920 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: American profilesSummary Note: Profiles the lives and achievements of ten American women scientists, including Annie Jump Cannon, Margaret Mead, and Rachel Carson.
