Build your LEGO library!Lego City goes into Space! This new reader ties in with one of Lego's major toy themes for Fall 2011, which is sure to be a hit with Lego fans. Author: Sander, Sonia Publisher: Scholastic Inc. Binding: Paperback Language: English ISBN-10: 0545331676 ISBN-13: 9780545331678..
747 is the thrilling story behind "the Queen of the Skies" -- the Boeing 747 -- as told by Joe Sutter, one of the most celebrated engineers of the twentieth century, who spearheaded its design and construction.Born in 1921 in Seattle, Sutter grew up on a hilltop overlooking the Boeing plant and flyi..
Jacov, a slow boy, is given the special honor of "blowing the shofar (ram's horn)" on the Jewish high holy days. Author: Levitin, Sonia Publisher: Harcourt Childrens Books Binding: library Language: English ISBN-10: 0152772480 ISBN-13: 9780152772482..
An old woman is taunted by the lighthouse keeper for feeding the abandoned cats that live near the lighthouse, but when she falls ill, he has a change of heart. Author: Levitin, Sonia Publisher: Harcourt Childrens Books Binding: library Language: English ISBN-10: 0152023968 ISBN-13: 9780152023966..
This is a richly absorbing autobiography by the physicist whose hydrogen bubble-chamber experiments won him the 1968 Nobel Prize in his field. Alvarez launches his "adventures" with a gripping description of his participation in (via an observation plane) the Enola Gay's historic mission over Hirosh..
Presents over sixty quilts from the museum's collection, and shows examples of the materials and techniques used by American quilters since the eighteenth century Author: Doris M. Bowman Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Press Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0517059525 ISBN-13: 978051..
Hired by the elf community to stir up trouble along the Icatian-Goblin border, Reod Dai knows that dragon eggs are the ideal weapons in the situation, but when the elves cancel their contract with Dai, he must find another use for the dragon eggs--before they hatch. Original. Author: Lyris, Sonia Or..
Biodiversity Author: Smithsonian Institution, National Academy of Scien; Wilson, E. O. (editor) Publisher: National Academy Press Binding: Paperback Language: English ISBN-10: 0309037832 ISBN-13: 9780309037839..
In the sequel to Nine for California, Amanda, in search of some excitement in her boring California mining town, finds a way to bake a pie without a real oven. Author: Levitin, Sonia Publisher: Scholastic Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0531300439 ISBN-13: 9780531300435..
Cat Bowman Smith and Sonia Levitin have teamed up again to bring the history of America's westward expansion to life in this fun, colorful picture book.Bored by cabin life in the sparse settlement, Amanada figures out how to bake a gooseberry pie in the family's crude wood stove. Soon prospectors ar..
Business Statistics is a student-friendly book written to encourage first year business students to understand (and enjoy!) their first experience of statistics. Each topic is well illustrated, with worked examples, tutorial sheets, supplementary exercises, and computer worksheets in SPSS, Minitab a..
Based on the author's extraordinary personal collection of presidential election memorabilia, Campaigning for President tells the colorful story of how presidents (and their losing rivals) have wooed voters since America was founded. These objects-from posters and paper dresses to ice-cream bars, su..
No state has a greater density of Chicano community leaders and politicians than does Texas. This study examines the lives and politics of a distinguished group of Chicana women who have risen to positions of power. The authors profile women who serve in various public capacities federal judges, can..
Collects two hundred and fifty recipes for all manner of exotic, succulent, and healthful dishes from the Caucasian republics of Armenia, Azerbaidzhan, and Georgia Author: Uvezian, Sonia Publisher: Harcourt Binding: Paperback Language: English ISBN-10: 0156225948 ISBN-13: 9780156225946..
Examines the modern day problem of slavery in Sudan while telling the story of how a group of American students fought to get this problem known and raise funds to help free those Dinka and Nuba tribe members already captured and working there. Author: Levitin, Sonia Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harc..
The ultimate practical, hands-on training guide in dual language instruction, this text leaves no stone unturned by directly adressing questions posed by practitioners, administrators, and parents regarding dual language fundamentals. Author: Soltero, Sonia White Publisher: Pearson Binding: Paperbac..
A Mormon woman recounts how she was excommunicated from her church because of her support of the Equal Rights Amendment Author: Johnson, Sonia Publisher: Doubleday Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0385174934 ISBN-13: 9780385174930..
Fans of the television show can test their knowledge with crosswords, word searches, mazes, and trivia questions about subjects such as Michelle's middle name, what day Jesse and Becky got married, and more. Original. Author: Black, Sonia Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks Binding: Paperback Language:..
Whyatt s in trouble with his older brother Jack because he played in Jack s room without permission and made a mess. Now Whyatt doesn t know what to do. So the Super Readers fly into the story Goldilocks and the Three Bears to see what Goldilocks does when she makes a mess in the Three Bears hous..
Provides background information on the native peoples of the Northwest Coastal environment, their languages, and early history. Also contains sections on: mythology, art, and the Indian Shaker Church. Author: Wayne Suttles Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press Binding: Hardcover Languag..
Provides a summary of what is known about the prehistory, history, and culture of the American Indians of the Plateau Culture area. This area is defined by the region in northwestern United States and southwestern Canada drained by the Columbia and Fraser rivers excepting certain portions of the nor..
Distinguished multiculturalist Sonia Nieto speaks directly to current and future teachers in this thoughtful integration of a selection of her key writings with creative pedagogical features. Offering information, insights, and motivation to teach students of diverse cultural, racial, and linguistic..
THE EPIC TRUE STORY OF THE AMERICAN BUFFALO-BY MICHAEL PUNKE, THE AUTHOR OF THE REVENANT, NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING LEONARDO DICAPRIOIn the last three decades of the nineteenth century, an American buffalo herd once numbering 30 million animals was reduced to twelve. It was the era of Mani..
Since its creation in 1982, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial has become the most visited National Park Services site. Each year, 4.5 million people come to the Wall. Many of them leave letters or other special objects. Every night, park rangers collect and inventory these mementos-now numbering well ov..