Smithsonian Institution
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Explores the history of crafts, cooking, decorating, and gardening in America, with projects included in each section. Includes visual timelines, profiles of important creators in each area, and insight into the evolution of the domestic arts.
"50 DIY crafts, cooking, decorating, and gardening projects from the experts at the Smithsonian Institution"--
Author
Publisher
Harvest, an imprint of William Morrow
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"From the Smithsonian Institution, the real story of the American table in a collection of snapshots, stories, and recipes from the pre-colonial era through today, including the people and events that have often been left out. In this exploration of the American table, the Smithsonian Institution presents a fresh look at what and how we've fed ourselves, for sustenance and for pleasure, through the lens of location, immigration, ingenuity, innovation,...
Author
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"As dawn starts to rise in the rainforest, animals are waking up. But some animals are going to bed instead. Small brown bats have been busy all night; now it's time for them to settle in among the trees. But one baby bat wants to stay up and play"--
9) Trees
Author
Series
Publisher
DK Pub
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
A guide to identifying trees from around the world notes each species' physical characteristics, geographic location, leaf type, and similar species, and also features close-up illustrations of the tree's various components.
Author
Publisher
DK
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
The Vietnam War remains one of the most heroic and heartbreaking events in history. This definitive guide charts the unforgettable story of the world's first televised war.
Created in association with the Smithsonian Institution, this authoritative guide chronicles America's fight against Communism in southeast Asia during the 1960s and 1970s, and comprehensively explores the people, politics, events, and lasting effects of the Vietnam War.
Hundreds...
Created in association with the Smithsonian Institution, this authoritative guide chronicles America's fight against Communism in southeast Asia during the 1960s and 1970s, and comprehensively explores the people, politics, events, and lasting effects of the Vietnam War.
Hundreds...
12) Birds
Author
Series
Publisher
DK Pub
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
A guide to identifying birds from around the world notes each species' physical characteristics, geographic location, marks of distinction, brooding behavior, and threatened species rating.
13) Physics
Author
Series
Publisher
Collins
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
Introduces the basic principles of physics, including classical mechanics, quantum physics, electricity, magnetism, thermodynamics, relativity, and light; discusses the history behind their discovery; and explores their practical applications.
Author
Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Formats
Description
This award-winning science book is bubbling over with entertaining and educational experiments for budding scientists to follow at home or in the classroom.
Build a soap-powered sailboat, recreate the Solar System out of rubber bands, construct your own colorful kaleidoscope, or make mouthwatering monster marshmallows. Explore the whole range of imaginative activities offered.
A foreword by Jack Andraka, a teen award-winning inventor,
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Here, at last, is the antidote to the internet: an expertly written and beautifully presented reference for a world overloaded with unreliable information. From quantum physics to the square of the hypotenuse, Ancient Rome to the depths of the oceans, this is your one-stop shop for the digital age--clear, simple, accurate, and unbiased. For family, for study, for simple pleasure of discovery."--Back cover.
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"The bloody Battle of Spotsylvania Court House took place in May 1864. The frantic back-and-forth fighting at an area now called the Bloody Angle was among the fiercest single-day battles of the entire Civil War. How did the bullet-riddled stump of a once-mighty oak tree there become a symbol of the conflict? What can its story tell us about that day's battle and the broader history of the Civil War? Readers will out the answers to these questions...