Robert Burleigh
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
An account of Amelia Earhart's dangerous 1932 flight across the Atlantic Ocean from Newfoundland to Ireland, in which she survived bad weather and a malfunctioning airplane. Includes a brief biography of the aviator.
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
In the icy waters of the Pacific, a massive humpback whale unexpectedly finds herself tangled in a net abandoned by fishermen. When a rescue boat and a convoy of divers arrive to help the struggling humpback, a realistic and moving encounter bridges the human and aquatic worlds.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Presents the life of the scientist responsible for the first map of the ocean floor, describing her experiences with sexism and her pioneering work which led to the confirmation of the theory of continental drift.
11) Hoops
Author
Publisher
Silver Whistle
Pub. Date
1997.
Language
English
Description
Illustrations and poetic text describe the movement and feel of the game of basketball.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"It's Halloween and the Zombie Pumpkin Parade is drawing near. Join Zipper-Toothed Zlumpkin, Drizzle-Mouthed Dumpkin, and the rest of their ghostly crew as the spooky-silly zombie pumpkins dance through the darkness, in celebration of the most bewitching night of the year!"--
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Co
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Told through the eyes of a young boy, the sober mood of the country after the Lincoln assassination is presented as he and many other mourners await to pay their respects to their fallen president as Lincoln's funeral train travels from Washington, D.C. to Springfield, IL in 1865.
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Co
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"As a boy, Edward Hopper knew exactly what he wanted to be when he grew up: on the cover of his pencil box, he wrote the words EDWARD HOPPER, WOULD-BE ARTIST. He traveled to New York and to Paris to hone his craft. And even though no one wanted to buy his paintings for a long time, he never stopped believing in his dream to be an artist. He was fascinated with painting light and shadow and his works explore this challenge.Edward Hopper's story is...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Henrietta Leavitt was the first person to discover the scientific importance of a star's brightness. Readers will learn all about a female pioneer of astronomy in this picture book biography. Full color.
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers, an imprint of ABRAMS
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"It is March in the cold North. The long-gone sun is rising. Silvery ice glitters. Snow sparkles in the hazy glow. Two polar bears stand at ice edge: mother and cub. A mother polar bear and her cub are busy searching for food when suddenly, the ice they stand on breaks away-crack! Cut adrift, her cub is out of reach as the treacherous sea beings to carry him away. In she dives! Can they return to land safely? Simply told yet dramatic, and with realistic,...
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