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The Brooklyn Bridge: they said it couldn't be built
Par Judith George. 1982
The remarkable story of a determined, nineteenth-century family who built the bridge they said couldn't be built--a suspension bridge connecting…
Brooklyn with New York City. For grades 5-8 and older readersBrownie Girl Scouts leaders' guide
Par Girl Scouts of the United States of America. 1986
This guide includes information about working with girls at the Brownie Scout age level, describes the qualities needed to be…
an effective Girl Scout leader, and provides tips on how to structure a troop meeting. Chapter 4, a guide to the "Brownie Girl Scout Handbook," summarizes the contents of each section of the handbook and provides tips for carrying out the activitiesPure silver: the second best of everything
Par David Reid. 1988
A light-hearted look at the second best of many things. Some of the items the authors cover are airlines, potato…
chips, hot dogs, frozen pizza, golf courses, beer, pocketknives, bottled water, and running shoes. The book may serve as a complement to "The People's Almanac Presents The Book of Lists," (BR 3993), which identifies the best of thingsKhubilai Khan: his life and times
Par Morris Rossabi. 1987
Portrait of the legendary Mongol drawn from Chinese, Korean, Persian, Russian, Armenian, and Syrian sources. The author focuses on Khan's…
military exploits and political maneuverings and suggests that the leader's mother and his favorite wife played essential roles in his rise to power. Without their guidance, Rossabi states, the Khan descended to drunkenness and debaucheryThe Binghams of Louisville: the dark history behind one of America's great fortunes
Par David Chandler. 1987
This chronicle of the family that founded the "Louisville Courier-Journal" is a story of greed, ravenous ambition, and a probable…
murder. The focus of Chandler's study is the mysterious death in 1917 of Mary Bingham, who willed her husband of eight months the $5 million that become the seed for the family's later $455-million fortuneKnowledge of language: its nature, origin, and use (Convergence)
Par Noam Chomsky. 1986
Venice, birth of a city
Par Piero Ventura. 1988
Venice, considered by many to be the most beautiful city in the world, is built on islands in the Adriatic…
Sea. This book traces the city's history from 452 to the height of its power in the 1400s and to its conquest by Napoleon in 1797. For grades 6-9 and older readersYour foot's on my feet!: and other tricky nouns
Par Marvin Terban. 1986
Winning when it really counts: quick, easy strategies for success in any speaking situation
Par Arch Lustberg. 1988
The author has divided his book into two sections. The first offers some basic tips on speaking: relax, be prepared,…
speak with confidence, and know your subject. The second section deals with effective speaking in interviews, meetings, courtrooms, confrontational situations, and teachingGirl Scout badges and signs, leaders' guide
Par Girl Scouts of the United States of America. 1980
Provides an overview of the Junior Girl Scout badges, signs, and patches. Explains the purposes of the activities, provides tips…
on how to assist the girls, and suggests spinoff ideas. Also includes a listing of basic resources and a bibliographyTwenty] days to better spelling (Signet reference)
Par Norman Lewis. 1989
A college professor provides a structured method to improve spelling. He gives mnemonic aids to remember particular problem words. Each…
of the twenty lessons has a practice list so the reader can test his or her progressWilliam H. Taft, 27th president of the United States
Par Lucille Falkof. 1990
William Howard Taft was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on September 15, 1857. Like his grandfather and his father, he chose…
law as a profession and was admitted to the bar in 1880. Taft was elected to the presidency in 1909. At the end of his term he became a law professor at Yale, and was appointed chief justice of the Supreme Court in 1921. For grades 5-8 and older readersWarren G. Harding, 29th President of the United States
Par Anne Canadeo. 1990
Warren Harding was born on November 2, 1865, near Blooming Grove, Ohio, the eldest of eight children. His father was…
a physician. Harding was elected to the presidency in 1920. Several members of his administration became involved in the Teapot Dome scandal, which embittered his last days. He became ill and died in 1923. For grades 5-8 and older readersZachary Taylor, 12th president of the United States (Presidents of the United States)
Par David Collins. 1989
Zachary Taylor was born in 1784 in Virginia, and grew up in Kentucky. During the Revolutionary War his father had…
won acclaim as a soldier, and Zach loved to listen to his war stories and play war games. When Zach was twenty-three, he began his own military career, which would make him a national hero and lead to the presidency. For grades 5-8 and older readersGerald R. Ford, 38th President of the United States
Par David Collins. 1990
Ford was born in Nebraska on July 14, 1913, and named Leslie King, Jr. Two years later his parents divorced,…
and he and his mother moved to Michigan. His mother remarried, and his name was changed to Gerald R. Ford, Jr. Upon the resignation of Nixon, Ford became the first president never elected to the presidency or the vice-presidency. For grades 5-8 and older readersGeorge Washington: 1st president of the United States (Presidents of the United States)
Par Lucille Falkof. 1989
Washington was born in 1732 in Virginia. When he was six, his half-brother, Lawrence, returned from England. George was captivated…
by his brother, whose service in the military convinced George that he, too, was meant for military life. Many year later he would become commander-in-chief of the American forces in the War of Independence. For grades 5-8 and older readersJames E. Carter, 39th president of the United States (Presidents of the United States)
Par Daniel Richman. 1989
Jimmy Carter was born in 1924 in Plains, Georgia, and grew up on a 350-acre farm. His childhood dream was…
to attend the U.S. Naval Academy. Accepted when he was eighteen, he became an officer upon graduation, and later served as an aide to Adm. Rickover. After the death of his father he returned to Plains and began his rise to the presidency. For grades 5-8 and older readersRichard M. Nixon: 37th president of the United States
Par Rebecca Stefoff. 1990
Richard Nixon was born into a working-class Quaker family in California on January 9, 1913, the second of five sons.…
Nixon was an excellent, hardworking student. He began his political career in 1946 after returning from World War II, and was elected president in 1968. Reelected in 1972, he became the first president to resign from office. For grades 5-8 and older readersBenjamin Harrison: 23rd president of the United States
Par Rita Stevens. 1989
Benjamin Harrison was born in 1833 in Ohio. His great-grandfather was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, his grandfather…
was the ninth president, and his father was a member of Congress. After graduating from college and passing the bar, Benjamin moved to Indiana. A Civil War hero, he was elected to the Senate in 1881, and became president in 1888. For grades 5-8 and older readersThis entertaining as well as informative collection provides a continuous history of English monarchy from Celtic times to the reign…
of Elizabeth II. Longford gathered these anecdotes from information written by victims, perpetrators, eye-witnesses, biographers, historians, and the monarchs themselves