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Author
Publisher
Smithsonian Books
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
Divided into 11 chapters, The Smithsonian Book of Presidential Trivia looks at every aspect of our heads of state and presidential history. Many of the questions are accompanied with photographs of artifacts from the Smithsonian's collections. The Smithsonian Book of Presidential Trivia is sure to puzzle the trivia buff and presidential expert alike!
Author
Publisher
Wiley & Sons
Pub. Date
c2000
Language
English
Description
Discusses American life during World War II, depicts a year in the lives of two fictional families, and presents projects and activities, such as deciphering codes, making a mobile out of found objects, and baking a sweet potato pie.
Author
Publisher
Conari Press
Pub. Date
�1998
Language
English
Description
Contains stories by people around the world in which they tell about their most meaningful holiday traditions, and includes ideas for simple crafts, recipes, games, decorations, and gifts that can reduce the financial and environmental strain of each celebration.
Author
Publisher
Hyperion
Pub. Date
[2012], c2012
Language
English
Description
From the heated debates over executive powers when those framers improvised the office in the steamy summer of 1787 though the curious election of George Washington in 1789 and, for more than 200 years, up through the meteoric rise of Barack Obama, the first African-American commander in chief, the presidency has been at the heart of American history. From the low lights to the bright lights, from the intellectuals to the disasters, from the memorable...
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Packed with fun facts, bizarre-but-true tales, and quirky insights into everyone's favorite Marvel comic characters, including The Avengers, Spider-Man, and Daredevil. little-known facts and information about the iconic Marvel characters.
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
The United States of Sports takes kids on a first-of-its-kind journey across the U.S. with stops in every state in the Union. Super cool maps with unique hand-illustrated icons show where all the great sites can be found, including arenas, stadiums, halls of fame, championship golf clubs, the greatest ski mountains, Olympic cities, and more. Each state's Greatest Moments and homegrown heroes are pro led, and we wouldn't forget to run down all the...
Author
Publisher
Galde Press
Pub. Date
2011, ©2008
Language
English
Description
Meet five adventurous friends, Wandering Willy, Nosy Normie, Meandering Mickey, Sightseeing Susie, and Exploring Ellie who will help you learn about the land, cities, animals, and other wonderful things in each of the fifty states in the U.S.A. Also meet fifty other friends of theirs, each who will host one of the five friends and teach them (and you) about his or her state. These fifty friends are very special -- they are each named after the capital...
Author
Series
Publisher
Visible Ink Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"From the origins of the court to major decisions, The Handy Supreme Court Answer Book is a helpful primer on the United State's highest court, its history, traditions, and development. It sheds a light on the differing and changing interpretations of the critical issues before the court, as well as the confirmation process and some of the court's most important justices"--
Author
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"What does it take to be a good American? And who gets to decide? Journalist Jess McHugh examines thirteen seemingly innocuous, mega-bestselling reference books, guidebooks, and self-help books that have become blueprints for core American values and shaped our national story"--
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"ESPN baseball commentator Tim Kurkjian is fascinated by sacrifice flies. In fact, he is fascinated by so many aspects of baseball that he's written a book to show baseball fans where this fascination comes from and how they, too, can find it. In the aftermath of the Steroid Era that stained the game, at a time when so many players are so rich and therefore have a sense of entitlement that they haven't earned, Kurkjian shows readers how to love the...
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Explores the psychology, character, and leadership of the sixteenth president as evidenced by six encounters with his constituents, from an awkward meeting with Army officers on the eve of the Civil War to a White House conversation with a fierce abolitionist.
"In this absorbing book, Elizabeth Brown Pryor offers new perspectives on our sixteenth president by examining six intriguing, mostly unknown encounters he had with his constituents. Taken...