James Cross Giblin
Author
Pub. Date
1983
Lexile measure
990L
Physical Desc
90 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Traces the social history behind America's celebration of Independence Day and explains the background of such national symbols as the flag, the bald eagle, the Liberty Bell, and Uncle Sam.
Author
Pub. Date
2004
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
1100L
Physical Desc
47 pages : illustrations, map ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Discusses some of Egypt's most famous artifacts and monuments, including the pyramids, the Rosetta Stone, and, especially, the Great Sphinx, presenting research and speculation about their origins and their future.
Author
Pub. Date
1999
Lexile measure
1120L
Physical Desc
97 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Describes the efforts of the artist, museum curator, and self-taught paleontologist, Charles Willson Peale, to excavate, study, and display the bones of a prehistoric creature that is later named "mastodon."
Author
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
740L
Physical Desc
xi, 64 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
During a malaria epidemic in late eighteenth-century Cleveland, Ohio, ten-year-old Seth Doan surprises his family, his neighbors, and himself by having the strength to carry and grind enough corn to feed everyone.