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By Slater, Lee2016., ABDO Publishing Company Call No: 356 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: This title introduces readers to the Army Rangers. Engaging text explores the Army Rangers's history, key missions, role in the US military, major accomplishments, required training, weapons, gear, technology, and other fascinating information. The Ranger Creed, qualifications needed to become a Ranger, training such as the Ranger Assessment and Selection Program and the three phases of Ranger School, the life of a Ranger, and cutting-edge technology and weapons are covered. Sidebars, infographics, action photos, maps, and a glossary enhance readers' understanding of this topic. Additional features include a table of contents, an index, a timeline and extreme facts. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
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Juvenile Call No: 608 SLATER Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A biography of Ruth Handler, the creator of the Barbie doll.
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Juvenile Call No: 608 SLATER Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A biography of the builder of board games, Milton Bradley. Follow the story from Bradley's childhood, his early entrepreneurial work creating and selling stationery, his drafting education at Harvard, his first business creating and selling lithographs, and how these experiences came together when he formed the Milton Bradley Company and created the game of 'Life'.
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Juvenile Call No: 608 SLATER Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A biography of Edwin Binney and C. Harold Smith, the creators of Crayola crayons.
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Juvenile Call No: 608 SLATER Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Shares the story of the originators of LEGO building bricks, the Kristiansen family, and the development of LEGO toys.
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By Slater, Lee2016., ABDO Publishing Company Call No: 359.9 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: This title introduces readers to Navy SEALs. Engaging text explores the SEALs' history, key missions, role in the US military, major accomplishments, required training, weapons, gear, technology, and other fascinating information. Qualifications needed to become a Navy SEAL, training such as the Naval Special Warfare Preparatory School and the three phases of Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL, the life of a SEAL, and cutting-edge technology and weapons are covered. Sidebars, infographics, action photos, maps, and a glossary enhance readers' understanding of this topic. Additional features include a table of contents, an index, a timeline and extreme facts. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
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Juvenile Call No: 608 SLATER Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Includes the story of McVicker's childhood and how Play-Doh evolved from a wallpaper cleaner into the famous toy it is today.
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Juvenile Call No: 608 SLATER Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Describes the invention of the Slinky by the James family. Also includes information about Richard James's childhood, his education at Penn State University where he married Betty Mattas, and his naval engineering career at William Cramp & Sons where an accident with a tension spring led to the invention of the Slinky.