Elizabeth Partridge
Author
Pub. Date
2005
Lexile measure
1010L
Physical Desc
232 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
The story of one of rock's biggest legends, from his birth during a 1940 World War II air raid on Liverpool, through his turbulent childhood and teen years, to his celebrated life writing, recording, and performing with the Beatles and beyond.
Author
Publisher
Viking, published by Penguin Group
Pub. Date
2018.
Lexile measure
960L
Physical Desc
213 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"America's war in Vietnam. In over a decade of bitter fighting, it claimed the lives of more than 58,000 American soldiers and beleaguered four US presidents. More than forty years after America left Vietnam in defeat in 1975, the war remains controversial and divisive both in the United States and abroad. The history of this era is complex; the cultural impact extraordinary. But it's the personal stories of eight people--six American soldiers, one...
Author
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 23 x 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Big Cat Pepper has always been part of the family, but after he grows very old and dies, the boy who loves him comes to understand his mother's reassurance that "his spirit is forever and can fly, fly, fly."
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 32 cm
Language
English
Description
"Elizabeth Partridge and Mark Siegel vividly portray the awe-inspiring and groundbreaking construction of the beloved landmark and symbol of San Francisco. Built across a treacherous strait during the Great Depression, the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge was an unprecedented, awe-inspiring feat, and truly a testament to the power of hope, perseverance, and human ingenuity's ability to defy the odds." -- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Lexile measure
990L
Physical Desc
123 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
"Legendary photographers Dorothea Lange, Toyo Miyatake, and Ansel Adams all photographed the Japanese American incarceration, but with different approaches-and different results. This nonfiction picture book for middle grade readers examines the Japanese-American incarceration-and the complexity of documenting it-through the work of these three photographers"--
9) Moon glowing
Author
Pub. Date
2002
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
A squirrel, a bat, a beaver and a bear prepare for winter.
Author
Pub. Date
2003
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
760L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Kogi paints the shore of Lake Biwa, but is unable to capture the vigor and beauty that inspire him. One day, Kogi wades into the water to release a fish, and unable to resist follows in its wake, eventually becoming a fish himself, and learning what it is to be a fish in the lake.
Author
Pub. Date
2009
Lexile measure
960L
Physical Desc
72 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
This book recounts the three months of protest that took place before Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s landmark march from Selma, Alabama, to Montgomery to promote equal rights and help African-Americans earn the right to vote.
13) Dogtag summer
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Lexile measure
720L
Physical Desc
229 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
In the summer of 1980 before she starts junior high school in Santa Rosa, California, Tracy, who was adopted from Vietnam when she was six years old, finds an old ammo box with a dog tag and picture that bring up painful memories for both her Vietnam-veteran father and her.
Author
Publisher
Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
40 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"Frederick Law Olmsted longed to make the United States a better, more peaceful place for all, but he didn't know how. In a new country plagued by bitter political divisions, inequality, and greed, how could one person make a difference? Then Fred found his answer: he could build public parks. After winning a contest to design Central Park in the heart of New York City, Fred went on to create visionary designs all across America, including Prospect...
15) Whistling
Author
Pub. Date
2003
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
While on a camping trip with his father, a boy draws on the whistling practice they have shared and finally whistles up the sun.