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Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"In History Comics: The Challenger Disaster, we turn the clock back to January 28, 1986. Seven astronauts boarded the space shuttle Challenger on what would be a routine mission. All eyes and cameras were on crew member Christa McAuliffe, a high school teacher, who was set to become the first private citizen in space. Excitement filled the air as the clock counted down to liftoff. But at T-plus seventy-three seconds after launch, the unthinkable happened......
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
©2020.
Language
English
Description
"In History Comics: The Great Chicago Fire, writer Kate Hannigan and illustrator Alex Graudins tell the true story of how a city rose up from one of the worst catastrophes in American history, and how this disaster forever changed how homes, buildings, and communities are constructed. A deadly blaze engulfs Chicago for two terrifying days! A brother, a sister, and a helpless puupy must race through the city to stay one step ahead of the devilish inferno....
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
A graphic-novel introduction to the mysterious disappearance of the Roanoke Colony describes how a century before the Pilgrims, the first English settlers established the colony only to go missing in 1590, in an account by the creators of Science Comics that invites readers to draw informed conclusions.
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Against all odds! The prairie shakes under the hooves of nearly thirty million bison. As fast as a horse, as tall as a person, and heavier than both combined, the roam from coast to coast. A century later, people struggle to find a single one left alive. How did the great herds disappear, and what does it take to bring them back?" -- Back Cover.
Author
Series
History of Western art in comics volume 1
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"As two kids give their grandpa a tour of Paris, he starts an interesting conversation with them - about where all the art they see in their lives started"--
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Learn how wild mustangs were first introduced to America and how they still roam free today. On the North American plains, wild mustangs have roamed for generations ... shaping human history and struggling to survive it. For the Spanish, they were a tool of conquest. For Native Americans, they brought on a new way of life where horsemanship and horse-trading were central. And for the entire world, wild mustangs became a renowned wonder of the American...
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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Description
"Join our intrepid tour guides (a Sasquatch and a bald eagle) as they introduce us to the visonaries, artists, and lovres of the American landscape who fought against corruption and self-interest to carve out and protect these epic places for future generations. It's the story of the ongoing battle to ensure the most beautiful spaces in the world are not gated up or destroyed, but preserved and accessible to all! See for yourself how the idea of national...
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Description
"Three teenagers - Natalia, Jax, and Rashad - are magically transported from their modern lives to the legendary Stonewall Inn in the summer of 1969. Escorted by Natalia's eccentric abuela (and her pet cockatiel, Rocky), the friends experience the police raid firsthand and are thrown into the infamous riots that amde the struggle for LGBTQ rights front-page news."--
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
From 1941 to 1945, millions of Americans did whatever they could to support the troops and defeat the Nazis, and four curious kids take readers into the factories, farms and even kitchens to show what the fight on the homefront looked like up close.
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
This volume of History Comics follows Aaliyah, a hip-hop superfan, as she gets a lesson in all things "old school" when she takes a day trip to the Bronx, where her dad shows her all the heroes who helped create the foundations of this musical and cultural revolution.
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