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Author
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Quartet is the story of a second American founding and the men responsible. It was these men who shaped the contours of American history by diagnosing the systemic dysfunctions created by the Articles of Confederation and finally drafting the Bill of Rights to assure state compliance with constitutional settlement.
4) Matter
Author
Publisher
DK Pub
Pub. Date
1999
Edition
1st American ed.
Physical Desc
64 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Examines the elements that make up the physical world and the properties and behavior of different kinds of matter.
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 p. : col. ill.; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
In this fascinating graphic novel, witness the real-life debates, disagreements, and compromises that led to the formation of the U.S. Constitution during the Constitutional Convention of 1787. Eye-popping artwork and easy-to-read text offer an appealing, accessible alternative for nonfiction readers. An additional information section provides key facts and further understanding. The perfect book for budding historians, comic book fans, and everyone...
Author
Series
Publisher
World Book
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"A graphic nonfiction volume that introduces physical and chemical changes of matter. Features include several photographic pages, a glossary, additional resource list, and an index"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Bellwether Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through grade three, this book introduces the Bill of Rights to young readers through leveled text and related photos"--
Author
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
48 p. : ill. (mostly col.), col. map, ports. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Examines the importance of the Bill of Rights and how the creation of this document influenced social, economic, and political policies that shaped American history.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
30 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Having won the Revolutionary War, the delegates from across the newly established country came together in May, 1787, to discuss the rules upon which the United States would be built to ensure the prosperity and freedom of its people.
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Highlights the life and accomplishments of the founding father, from his childhood as an orphan in the West Indies to his role in developing the Constitution and his tragic death in a duel with Aaron Burr.
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"On December 26, 1941, Secret Service Agent Harry E. Neal stood on a platform at Washington's Union Station, watching a train chug off into the dark and feeling at once relieved and inexorably anxious. These were dire times: as Hitler's armies plowed across Europe, seizing or destroying the Continent's historic artifacts at will, Japan bristled to the East. The Axis was rapidly closing in. So FDR set about hiding the country's valuables. On the train...
Author
Publisher
Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Little Frog does not want to grow up, and he gives his father all sorts of reasons why being small is best.
Author
Publisher
Grove Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
432 pages : illstrations ; 18 cm
Language
English
Description
Published to coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of Roe v. Wade, this urgent book from historian Felicia Kornbluh reveals two movement victories in New York that forever changed the politics of reproductive rights nationallyBefore there was a "Jane Roe," the most important champions of reproductive rights were ordinary people working in their local communities. In A Woman's Life Is a Human Life, historian Felicia Kornbluh delivers the untold story...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
xxix, 335 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
An analysis by recently retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer that deconstructs the textualist philosophy of the current Supreme Court's supermajority and makes the case for a better way to interpret the Constitution.