Sally M Walker
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Mason-Dixon Line's history, replete with property disputes, persecution, and ideological conflicts, traverses our country's history from its founding to today. We live in a world of boundaries—geographic, scientific, cultural, and religious. One of America's most enduring boundaries is the Mason-Dixon Line, most associated with the divide between the North and the South and the right to freedom for all people. Sibert Medal–winning
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Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
December 6, 1917, started like any other day in Halifax. But everything stopped shortly before nine o’clock that morning, when two ships collided in Halifax Harbour. One of the ships was loaded with munitions for the troops fighting in Europe; the other was preparing to collect medical supplies for the war’s victims.
The resulting disaster was the largest man-made explosion until the detonation of the atomic bomb in 1945. The blast...
The resulting disaster was the largest man-made explosion until the detonation of the atomic bomb in 1945. The blast...
Author
Publisher
Lerner Publications Co
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"Minerals are fascinating resources that have a variety of uses. A diamond is a mineral that is sought after for its beauty. Salt is a useful mineral that adds flavor. But do you know what minerals are made of? Or how to identify a mineral? Explore the amazing world of minerals in this book." -- Back cover.
9) Volcanoes
Author
Publisher
Lerner Publications Co
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
Explores what volcanoes are and how they can be both harmful and helpful to human beings.
10) Glaciers
Author
Publisher
Lerner Pub
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
Introduces glaciers, including how they were formed, how they move, and their importance to the geography and ecology of the world, and discusses ways that we can reduce the deterioration of the glaciers before it is too late.
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"When Harry Colebourn saw a baby bear at a train station, he knew he could care for it. Harry was a veterinarian. But he was also a soldier in training during World War I. Harry named the bear Winnie, short for Winnipeg, his company's home town, and he brought her along to the military camp in England. Winnie followed Harry everywhere and slept under his cot every night. Before long, she became the regiment's much-loved mascot. But who could care...