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61) Parthenon
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Traces the history of the grand temple to the goddess Athena which has sat atop the Acropolis above Athens, Greece since 432 BC.
63) The White House
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Located in Washington, D.C., the White House is one of the best-known structures in the world. It stands as a symbol of power and excellence. Find out more in The White House, a title in the Structural Wonders of the world.
67) The Parthenon
Author
Pub. Date
2003.
Description
Publisher's description: Oscar Wilde compared it to a white goddess, Evelyn Waugh to Stilton cheese. In observers from Lord Byron to Sigmund Freud to Virginia Woolf it met with astonishment, rapture, poetry, even tears--and, always, recognition. Twenty-five hundred years after it first rose above Athens, the Parthenon remains one of the wonders of the world, its beginnings and strange turns of fortune over millennia a perpetual source of curiosity,...
68) Parthenon
Author
Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A detailed history of the Parthenon exploring its construction and restoration.
Author
Pub. Date
[2005]
Description
At 5:12 a.m. on the morning of April 18, 1906, San Francisco was struck by one of the worst earthquakes in history, instantly killing hundreds. The ensuing fires that ravaged the city for days were responsible for the deaths of as many as 3,000 more. In all, 522 blocks and 28,188 buildings were leveled, and some 200,000 people dislocated. This watershed event in American history has never before been told with the richness of historical detail and...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2014]
Description
"An in-depth look at the most famous home in the United States, this kid-friendly activity book educates young readers on the White House. Blending facts from numerous primary sources with engaging anecdotes--from learning that George Washington never actually slept in the White House and Abraham Lincoln never slept in the Lincoln Bedroom to how Gerald Ford's daughter Susan held her high school prom in the White House--this book provides the complete...
73) The White House
Author
Pub. Date
C2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A simple introduction to the White House, including its history, designer, construction, location, and importance as a symbol of the United States.
74) The Taj Mahal
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
"Engaging images accompany information about the Taj Mahal. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 8"--Provided by publisher"--
76) Capital
Author
Pub. Date
[2003]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Provides a history of Washington, D.C., focusing on the National Mall, its monuments and surrounding buildings.
77) The White House
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through grade three, this book introduces the White House to young readers through leveled text and related photos"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Description
"Conceived in the Gilded Age, the Ferry Building opened in 1898 as San Francisco's portal to the world--the terminus of the transcontinental railway and a showcase of civic ambition. In silent films and World's Fair postcards, nothing said "San Francisco" more than its soaring clocktower. But as acclaimed architectural critic John King recounts in Portal, the rise of the automobile and double-deck freeways severed the city from its beloved structure...
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