The Children's Book of Celebrated Towers
Author: Lorinda Munson Bryant
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Published: 1926
Total Pages: 124
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKA description of some of the more famous of world towers.
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Author: Lorinda Munson Bryant
Publisher:
Published: 1926
Total Pages: 124
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA description of some of the more famous of world towers.
Author: Jim O'Connor
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2016-05-10
Total Pages: 112
ISBN-13: 0451532775
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDiscover the true story of the Twin Towers—how they came to be the tallest buildings in the world and why they were destroyed. When the Twin Towers were built in 1973, they were billed as an architectural wonder. At 1,368 feet, they clocked in as the tallest buildings in the world and changed the New York City skyline dramatically. Offices and corporations moved into the towers—also known as the World Trade Center—and the buildings were seen as the economic hub of the world. But on September 11, 2001, a terrorist attack toppled the towers and changed our nation forever. Discover the whole story of the Twin Towers—from their ambitious construction to their tragic end.
Author: Mordicai Gerstein
Publisher: Square Fish
Published: 2007-04-17
Total Pages: 44
ISBN-13: 1429939958
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe story of a daring tightrope walk between skyscrapers, as seen in Robert Zemeckis's The Walk, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt. In 1974, French aerialist Philippe Petit threw a tightrope between the two towers of the World Trade Center and spent an hour walking, dancing, and performing high-wire tricks a quarter mile in the sky. This picture book captures the poetry and magic of the event with a poetry of its own: lyrical words and lovely paintings that present the detail, daring, and--in two dramatic foldout spreads-- the vertiginous drama of Petit's feat. The Man Who Walked Between the Towers is the winner of the 2004 Caldecott Medal, the winner of the 2004 Boston Globe - Horn Book Award for Picture Books, and the winner of the 2006 Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Children's Video.
Author: Jewell Parker Rhodes
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published: 2016-07-12
Total Pages: 167
ISBN-13: 0316262234
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom award-winning author Jewell Parker Rhodes comes a powerful novel set fifteen years after the 9/11 attacks in a classroom of students who cannot remember the event but live through the aftermath of its cultural shift. When her fifth-grade teacher hints that a series of lessons about home and community will culminate with one big answer about two tall towers once visible outside their classroom window, Dèja can't help but feel confused. She sets off on a journey of discovery, with new friends Ben and Sabeen by her side. But just as she gets closer to answering big questions about who she is, what America means, and how communities can grow (and heal), she uncovers new questions, too. Like, why does Pop get so angry when she brings up anything about the towers? Award-winning author Jewell Parker Rhodes tells a powerful story about young people who weren't alive to witness this defining moment in history, but begin to realize how much it colors their every day.
Author: Bertha Palmer Lane
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
Published: 2020-09-28
Total Pages: 133
ISBN-13: 1465578544
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Patricia Zelver
Publisher: Boyds Mills Press
Published: 2005-09-01
Total Pages: 36
ISBN-13: 9781590782552
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe incredible artwork of an Italian immigrant who followed his dream of monumental proportions in the impoverished Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles is revealed in this fascinating and engaging true story. A Reading Rainbow selection! Simon (Sam) Rodia had no formal engineering or architectural training. Yet, over the course of three decades, he constructed an artistic masterpiece in his own backyard – the Watts Towers. Using all kinds of things other people had thrown away, such as broken bottles and tiles, pieces of mirror and glass, seashells, and bits of pottery, he adorned the collection of 17 interconnected sculptural towers. His imaginative salvaging and perseverance can be seen today, as people from all over the world still come to marvel at Sam’s dream.
Author: Vivian French
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Published: 2021-05-04
Total Pages: 32
ISBN-13: 1536221120
DOWNLOAD EBOOK“Vivian French tells a gardening adventure and offers underground facts, including helpful hints on how to become a ‘wormologist.’ “ — USA Today Who would want to be friends with a wiggly, slimy worm? You can’t even tell which end is which! But there’s more to these lowly creatures than meets the eye. Kids are invited to find out where worms live, see how they move, and understand why gardeners consider them friends with the help of this humorous and informative look at an unappreciated — and fascinating — creature. Back matter includes further information about worms and an index.
Author: Lorinda Munson Bryant
Publisher:
Published: 1927
Total Pages: 120
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKDescriptions and photographs of 50 of the United States' most famous places, including homes and relics of famous people and monuments to them.
Author: Don Brown
Publisher: Etch/Clarion Books
Published: 2021-08-10
Total Pages: 131
ISBN-13: 0358223571
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis graphic novel chronicles the immediate aftermath of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York City through moving individual stories that bear witness to history and the ways it shapes the future.
Author: Nora Raleigh Baskin
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2017-05-16
Total Pages: 208
ISBN-13: 1442485078
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIncludes a reading group guide with discussion questions.