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Author
Publisher
Blue Apple
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"This nonfiction book for elementary-school-age children details the steps that brought a meteor from outer space, across the eastern US, to the roof of a car in Peekskill, New York, and thereafter to be verified, tested, and exhibited at the American Museum of Natural History. Hartland breaks down complex actions and processes in kid-friendly terms and includes pages of fascinating meteor details"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
In a lively and engaging style, authors Douglas Yacka and Francesco Sedita cover the development of the first theaters and the birth of the American musical, as well as the shows and stars that have become Broadway legends. Readers will get the inside story on their favorite shows and may even discover some new ones. --from Amazon.
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"An innovative look back through time, Manhattan Maps follows the history of Manhattan Island from its natural formation to the bustling city today. It explores the ways in which nature and people are connected, tracking the people who lived on Manhattan from the Lenape Indians to Dutch settlers hunting for beaver pelts to early Americans and beyond, and how they've (literally) shaped the island (and vice versa). Jen Thermes highlights watershed moments...
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
Description
"In 1876, France gave the United States a very big and very special present--the Statue of Liberty. The gift was to commemorate the 100th birthday of the United States, and just packing it was no small feat--350 pieces in 214 crates shipped across the ocean. The story of how the 111-foot-tall lady took her place in New York Harbor will fascinate young readers"--
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
In 1869, Alfred Beach wanted to build America's first air-powered railway below New York City, but Boss Tweed, powerful politician and notorious crook, opposed. Working under night cover, Beach and his crew carved a three-hundred-foot tunnel beneath a department store. Before long, the project was discovered and the public raved about its potential. But no further tunnels were ever built. What happened to Beach's railway, and where is it now?
Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Building the Brooklyn Bridge was no simple feat. Despite a brilliant plan from a father-son team of engineers, the process was a dangerous and grueling one. Construction workers developed a mysterious illness (now known as the bends), several died, and the project had devastating effects on the engineers' lives. Still, after fourteen years, the Brooklyn Bridge was finished and became the longest suspension bridge in the world at the time and is still...
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Imagine a very different New York City-one whose streets are filled with horses and buggies and people on foot. Now imagine that vehicles that shared the road-block-long freight trains trying to deliver goods to the west-side factories. How did New York in the 1800s solve the problem of trains barreling through busy city streets? They built the High Line. But the High Line's story doesn't end there. Once cars became common, innovative New Yorkers...
Author
Publisher
Schwartz & Wade Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
In 1899, an immigrant named Oscar opens a barbershop and a century later, after becoming a lady's clothing store, soup kitchen, bodega, and more, the building is torn down but Oscar's legacy remains. Includes historical notes.
18) H is for Harlem
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Description
"A richly informative alphabet picture book celebrating Harlem's vibrant traditions, past and present"--
Author
Series
(David Andrew),Ballpark mysteries volume 19
Publisher
Curveball Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Cousins Mike and Kate investigate the ghost of a black cat haunting the New York Mets ballpark during a baseball game between the New York Mets and the Chicago Cubs.
Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
The Brooklyn Bridge, the iconic suspension bridge that connects Manhattan and Brooklyn, was completed in 1883. It is thanks to Emily Warren Roebling that the bridge was finished at all. Emily was not an engineer, but she was educated in math and science. She married Washington Roebling, the chief engineer of the famous bridge. When Washington became ill from decompression sickness, Emily stepped in, doing everything from keeping the books, to carrying...
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