Barbara Kerley
Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2001
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
[48] p. : col. ill. ; 31 cm.
Language
English
Description
The true story of Victorian artist Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins, who built life-sized models of dinosaurs in the hope of educating the world about what these awe-inspiring ancient animals and what they were like.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2004
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 31 cm.
Language
English
Description
A biography of the American poet whose compassion led him to nurse soldiers during the Civil War, to give voice to the nation's grief at Lincoln's assassination, and to capture the true American spirit in verse.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : colored illustrations ; 31 cm
Language
English
Description
Before Ralph Waldo Emerson was a great writer, he was a city boy who longed for the broad, open fields and deep, still woods of the country, and then a young man who treasured books, ideas, and people. When he grew up and set out in the world, he wondered, could he build a life around these things he loved? This biography illustrates the rewards of a life well-lived, one built around personal passions: creativity and community, nature and friendship....
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
42 unnumbered pages : color illustrations, map ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"When someone is serving our country, far from home, everyone in their family has to be brave. Including -- and sometimes especially -- the kids. This book speaks to all kids in this situation in telling the story of a boy and a girl with parents away on duty. It captures the children's worries, fears, trials, and triumphs while waiting for their parents to return from service. Although the narrative tells one universal tale, the photographs depict...
Publisher
[Manufactured and distributed by] Findaway World, LLC
Pub. Date
[2012], c2012
Physical Desc
1 video media player (1 hr., 4 min.) : digital ; 3 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.
Language
English
Description
The dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins: There was a time when few knew what dinosaurs looked like. Then Waterhouse Hawkins stunned he world with his creations.
Snowflake Bentley: Willie Bentley was so fascinated by snow as a boy that he grew up to become the world's most famous authority on snowflakes.
The pot that Juan built: This is the story of one of Mexico's most famous potters, who used his talents to transform his impoverished village into a...
Publisher
Findaway World, LLC
Pub. Date
[2013], c2013
Physical Desc
1 video media player (45 min.) : digital ; 3 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.
Language
English
Description
I could do that! Esther Morris story: This is a true story of Esther Morris, who started out life believing she could do anything, and then proved it.
Players in pigtails: A story that celebrates a brave girl's love of the game as she works to become a player in the first-ever All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.
What to do about Alice? : Theodore Roosevelt had a small problem -- his daughter Alice! Father called it running riot. Brimming...
