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1) Football
Author
Series
Publisher
Lucent Books
Language
English
Description
"Sports play an important formative role in the lives of many middle and high school students. Science Behind Sports from Lucent Books explores the science behind key contemporary sports. Volumes present in a clear and engaging manner the scientific principles and concepts involved, the biomechanics and physiology of playing, and related health issues and medical concerns related to the sport"--
2) Earthquakes
Author
Series
Publisher
Rourke Educational Media
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
An earthquake can happen at any time, anywhere. You can't stop an earthquake, but you can learn what to do when one happes near you. Learn about these devastating natural phenomena that have changed the shape of our planet's landscape, as well as the scientists who study them, the most disastrous earthquakes ever recorded, and ways to stay safe in case you ever encounter one. So, hold on tight and get ready to shake things up!
3) Flags
Author
Series
Publisher
Rourke Educational Media
Language
English
Description
"Historical and anecdotal information about each of the fifty states' official state flags, including the inspiration of the design."--
Author
Series
Publisher
ReferencePoint Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
This book looks at Egyptians daily lives, covering their houses, family relationships and duties, food and dining customs, social status and roles, marriage customs, health and personal grooming, education, occupations and crafts, leisure activities, religious beliefs and rituals.
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Series
Language
English
Description
Much of what is known about people's everyday lives in times past comes from artifacts but also from diaries, letters, and other writings. Many important details of life during the Civil war, for instance, can be found in the diaries of women who carried on while their men were at war. In the Living History series, firsthand accounts such as these are combined with thoughtful narrative to offer a rich and vivid portrait of daily life in various times...
Author
Publisher
Cavendish Square Publishing
Language
English
Description
This book explores how President Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana Territory from cash-strapped France in 1803, doubling the size of the United States without really knowing what he was getting. He dispatched Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to explore a territory that would include part or all of fifteen future states and to seek a water route to the West Coast. Westward expansion began immediately, all for the bargain price of 15 million dollars....
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Series
Language
English
Description
"The ancient Greeks almost single-handedly created Western civilization, and numerous political, social, artistic, and military customs and ideas taken for granted today arose within the context of everyday Greek life. This lively overview of life in the Greek city-states covers houses and family structure, duties to the community, religious beliefs, sports and other leisure activities, warfare, and much more"--
Publisher
DK Publishing
Language
English
Description
Packed with fascinating facts, amazing images, and some seriously staggering science, this science history book shows how thousands of years of human endeavor have expanded our knowledge and shaped our lives. Find out why the fruitless search for a potion of eternal life led to the birth to chemistry. See how the invention of magnifying lenses opened new windows into the cosmos and microcosmos. And learn how happy accidents led to the discovery of...
10) The Amazon
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Introduces the Amazon River and the rain forest that surrounds it, describing their physical characteristics and the plants and animals that live there, and discusses its people, their history, economic and social conditions, and other details --
Author
Series
Publisher
ReferencePoint Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
This book explores medicine during the Middle Ages. It reveals that while treatments were usually primitive and horrifying, medical knowledge grew over time, ultimately leading to a more practical and scientific approach to understanding sickness and ways to treat it.
Author
Publisher
Cavendish Square Publishing
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
People today refer to the Midwestern and prairie states as flyover country. During the Civil War, crossing those areas was the biggest obstacle in uniting the East and West Coasts of our divided nation. An act of Congress in 1862 authorized the Central Pacific and the Union Pacific railroad companies to build a railroad that would link the coasts. Seven years later, on May 10, 1869, an overwhelmingly immigrant labor force completed the task when a...
16) The gold rush
Author
Publisher
Cavendish Square Publishing
Language
English
Description
California became a territory in the United States when the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed in 1848. That treaty ended the Mexican War. Several days before its signing, gold was discovered at Sutter s Mill in what is now Sacramento. The non-Native population of the territory was less than one thousand in 1848, but the gold rush increased that number to one hundred thousand by the end of 1849. The gold rush not only made many people wealthy,...
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