Joy Hakim
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Pub. Date
[2004]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 15
Description
This book tells the story of the quest to answer an important question: What is this universe of ours all about? From the ancient city of Alexandria with its gigantic lighthouse and steam-powered vehicles, to faraway lands where Hindu and Arab mathematicians invented the number zero, the author invites readers of all ages to meet the forefathers of modern science and experience their greatest discoveries in astronomy, math, and physics.--From publisher...
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A history of US volume 10
Description
Covers the period of American history from 1945 to 2001, dealing with events such as the Cold War, the civil rights struggle, and terrorism
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A history of US volume 1
Description
Presents an overview of the origin and development of the United States from the Ice Age to 1600, with an emphasis on pre-Columbian Native Americans, and the arrivals of explorers and conquistadors.
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A History of US volume 4
Pub. Date
c1999
Description
Covers American history from Washington's inauguration until the first quarter of the 19th century, including the Louisiana Purchase, Lewis and Clark's expedition, and the beginnings of abolitionism.
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A history of US volume 7
Description
A history of the Reconstruction period and the movements of reform, immigration, industrialization, and urbanization.
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A history of US volume 3
Pub. Date
[1999]
Description
Covers American history from the French and Indian War to the Constitutional Convention.
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A history of US volume 6
Pub. Date
[1999]
Description
Describes the American Civil War, focusing on its causes, events, and consequences.
Author
Pub. Date
2003.
Description
The companion volume to a major 16-part PBS series brings the story of the United States as viewed through the inspiring fight to uphold the ideal of freedom--from the forging of the Declaration of Independence to the power behind the Civil Rights movement to the challenge the nation faces following the terrorist attacks of September 11
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A history of US volume 8
Pub. Date
c1999
Description
Covers the period of American history from the 1880s to World War I.
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A history of US volume 2
Formats
Description
Presents the history of the United States from the colonization of the New World through the middle of the eighteenth century.
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Pub. Date
[2007]
Description
Take a journey through time with an author who understands the politics, intrigue, and human nature of science inquiry. Be prepared to spend hours of delightful reading learning about everything you wanted to know about the quantum world, physics, and relativity.
15) Liberty for all?
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A history of US volume 5
Pub. Date
1999
Description
Discusses the period of growth in American history prior to the Civil War, describing the lives of people from a variety of backgrounds, including Jedediah Smith, Emily Dickinson, John James Audubon, and Sojourner Truth.
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Discovering life's story volume 1
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
"When did we start learning the scientific secrets of life? Step back to the Islamic Golden Age, when scholars ask questions about life science and medicine that will establish those fields. Chart a path through the Renaissance, as Leonardo da Vinci dissects cadavers by candlelight to learn human anatomy firsthand." --
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A history of US volume 2
Pub. Date
2003
Description
Presents the history of the United States from the colonization of the New World through the middle of the eighteenth century.
Author
Series
A history of US volume 5
Pub. Date
2005
Description
It was a exuberant time for the citizens of the United States, who included a range of folks from mountain men and railroad builders to whalers and farmers, as they pushed forward into the open frontier, with all their hopes and fears.
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Discovering life's story volume 2
Pub. Date
2024.
Description
"Can species change? Or go extinct? In the eighteenth century, most people answer no to both questions. But in the century that follows, that certainty gets challenged as some people in Europe question the common belief that all creatures are the same as they've been since life's creation. The Evolution of an Idea, the second volume of Discovering Life's Story, opens with the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus, who attempts to create an organizing system...
