Author: Progress Michigan
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781719000796
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
This story is about Betsy DeVos and Bill Schuette. It reads like a children's book, but it ain't no fairy tale. This duo represents a major threat to public education.
Presenting Buffalo Bill
Author: Candace Fleming
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1596437634
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 287
Book Description
Everyone knows the name Buffalo Bill, but few these days know what he did or, in some cases, didn't do. Was he a Pony Express rider? Did he serve Custer at the Battle of Little Big Horn? Did he scalp countless Native Americans, or did he defend their rights? This, the first significant biography of Buffalo Bill Cody for younger readers in many years, explains it all. With copious archival illustrations and a handsome design, Presenting Buffalo Bill makes the great showman come alive for new generations. Extensive back matter, bibliography, and source notes complete the package. This title has Common Core connections.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1596437634
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 287
Book Description
Everyone knows the name Buffalo Bill, but few these days know what he did or, in some cases, didn't do. Was he a Pony Express rider? Did he serve Custer at the Battle of Little Big Horn? Did he scalp countless Native Americans, or did he defend their rights? This, the first significant biography of Buffalo Bill Cody for younger readers in many years, explains it all. With copious archival illustrations and a handsome design, Presenting Buffalo Bill makes the great showman come alive for new generations. Extensive back matter, bibliography, and source notes complete the package. This title has Common Core connections.
Me Tarzan
Author: Betsy Byars
Publisher: HarperColl
ISBN: 9780064421195
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Ahh-Ahh-Ahh-Ahhhh! Dorothy knows she could make a great Tarzan in the class play, even if she is a girl. When she gets up to introduce the world to her primal yell, something comes over her -- something wild and untamed. She gets the part, but Dorothy's not the only one with jungle fever. Her Tarzan yell seems to have an effect on all nearby animals, and when the circus comes to town the night of the class play, things start to get a whole lot wilder! Betsy Byars is one of the most celebrated and beloved writers of children's books today.
Publisher: HarperColl
ISBN: 9780064421195
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Ahh-Ahh-Ahh-Ahhhh! Dorothy knows she could make a great Tarzan in the class play, even if she is a girl. When she gets up to introduce the world to her primal yell, something comes over her -- something wild and untamed. She gets the part, but Dorothy's not the only one with jungle fever. Her Tarzan yell seems to have an effect on all nearby animals, and when the circus comes to town the night of the class play, things start to get a whole lot wilder! Betsy Byars is one of the most celebrated and beloved writers of children's books today.
Betsy Ross and the Making of America
Author: Marla R. Miller
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1429952377
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 479
Book Description
A richly woven biography of the beloved patriot Betsy Ross, and an enthralling portrait of everyday life in Revolutionary War-era Philadelphia Betsy Ross and the Making of America is the first comprehensively researched and elegantly written biography of one of America's most captivating figures of the Revolutionary War. Drawing on new sources and bringing a fresh, keen eye to the fabled creation of "the first flag," Marla R. Miller thoroughly reconstructs the life behind the legend. This authoritative work provides a close look at the famous seamstress while shedding new light on the lives of the artisan families who peopled the young nation and crafted its tools, ships, and homes. Betsy Ross occupies a sacred place in the American consciousness, and Miller's winning narrative finally does her justice. This history of the ordinary craftspeople of the Revolutionary War and their most famous representative will be the definitive volume for years to come.
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1429952377
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 479
Book Description
A richly woven biography of the beloved patriot Betsy Ross, and an enthralling portrait of everyday life in Revolutionary War-era Philadelphia Betsy Ross and the Making of America is the first comprehensively researched and elegantly written biography of one of America's most captivating figures of the Revolutionary War. Drawing on new sources and bringing a fresh, keen eye to the fabled creation of "the first flag," Marla R. Miller thoroughly reconstructs the life behind the legend. This authoritative work provides a close look at the famous seamstress while shedding new light on the lives of the artisan families who peopled the young nation and crafted its tools, ships, and homes. Betsy Ross occupies a sacred place in the American consciousness, and Miller's winning narrative finally does her justice. This history of the ordinary craftspeople of the Revolutionary War and their most famous representative will be the definitive volume for years to come.
Clever Bill
Author: William Nicholson
Publisher: Egmont UK Limited
ISBN: 9781405283328
Category : Military miniatures
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A beautiful brand new hardback edition of one of the greatest children's books of all time, from the renowned artist William Nicholson, illustrator of The Velveteen Rabbit. The perfect balance of words and pictures, this charming story of a busy day and a forgotten toy paved the way for the modern picture book and still manages to capture the heart with its winning simplicity and uniquely gripping story."A brilliant piece . . . never fails to grip three- and four-year-olds." Shirley Hughes"Among the few perfect picture books ever created . . . I would not hesitate to give this to any child I knew." Maurice Sendak
Publisher: Egmont UK Limited
ISBN: 9781405283328
Category : Military miniatures
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A beautiful brand new hardback edition of one of the greatest children's books of all time, from the renowned artist William Nicholson, illustrator of The Velveteen Rabbit. The perfect balance of words and pictures, this charming story of a busy day and a forgotten toy paved the way for the modern picture book and still manages to capture the heart with its winning simplicity and uniquely gripping story."A brilliant piece . . . never fails to grip three- and four-year-olds." Shirley Hughes"Among the few perfect picture books ever created . . . I would not hesitate to give this to any child I knew." Maurice Sendak