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Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2017]
Lexile measure
680L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Have you ever wondered what famous American inventor and businessman Thomas Edision was like as a child? From being chased by a ram to feeding a girl worms, Thomas was a curious and creative child. Take a look at the path his childhood took, and see how he grew up to become a successful and famous man" -- Page [4] cover.
Author
Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books
Pub. Date
c2007
Lexile measure
700L
Physical Desc
1 online resource (24 p.) : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents the life of inventor and scientist Thomas Edison including his childhood, early experiments, marriage, electric light bulb, and motion picture machine as well as many other inventions.
Author
Publisher
Teacher Created Materials
Pub. Date
[2017]
Lexile measure
640L
Physical Desc
1 online resource (25 pages) : illustrations (some color), color map.
Language
English
Description
A biography of Thomas Jefferson with many color illustrations. Describes his boyhood on the plantation, his law career, his role in the American Revolution, and his presidency.
Author
Pub. Date
1997
Physical Desc
48 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 22 x 25 cm
Language
English
Description
This inspiring collection of paintings by Thomas Kinkade evokes peaceful reflections of Christmas. Accompanied by tender quotations from the most memorable scenes involving the Christmas season, these paintings will transport you to a place of quiet beauty and cherished love.
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power" gives readers Jefferson the politician and president, a great and complex human being forever engaged in the wars of his era. Philosophers think; politicians maneuver. Jefferson's genius was that he was both and could do both, often simultaneously, catapulting him into becoming the most successful political leader of the early republic, and perhaps in all of American history.
11) Thomas Jefferson
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1993
Physical Desc
112 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
A biography of Thomas Jefferson from his youth to his presidency, his role as a diplomat, and his enduring legacy.
Author
Language
English
Description
In the debut of the New York Times–bestselling Victorian crime series, Inspector Thomas Pitt seeks an elusive strangler among upper-class British society. Panic and fear strike the Ellison household when one of their own falls prey to the Cater Street murderer. While Mrs. Ellison and her three daughters are out, their maid becomes the third victim of a killer who strangles young women with cheese wire, leaving their swollen-faced...
Pub. Date
2004
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
32 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Thomas thinks, "I do not need a driver. Let's go! But who will pull the brake. Uh-oh!" This reader encourages children to express themselves creatively through drawing and writing!"--Cover back.
15) Stuck in the mud
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
17) Monticello
Author
Publisher
ABDO Pub. Co
Pub. Date
c2008
Lexile measure
620L
Physical Desc
1 online resource (24 p.) : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the history behind the home of Declaration of Independence writer and U.S. president, Thomas Jefferson. Reviewed All Aboard America takes kids on a fun-filled educational journey that highlights America's national landmarks. The easy-to-read text discusses why each monument was built, its historical significance, the architects involved, construction details, and monument features.
Author
Language
English
Description
"For readers of Jon Krakauer and The Lost City of Z, a remarkable tale of survival and solitude--the true story of a man who lived alone in a tent in the Maine woods, never talking to another person and surviving by stealing supplies from nearby cabins for twenty-seven years. In 1986, twenty-year-old Christopher Knight left his home in Massachusetts, drove to Maine, and disappeared into the woods. He would not have a conversation with another human...
Author
Publisher
Teacher Created Materials
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (32 pages) : illustrations (some color), color map.
Language
EspaƱol
Description
Thomas Jefferson was a great American who helped the United States win its freedom from England. Jefferson helped write the Declaration of Independence, later went on to become the third president of the United States, and is now featured on famous Mount Rushmore! Readers will enjoy this biography that has been translated into Spanish and includes details of Jefferson's time as a lawyer, his membership in the House of Burgesses, and his role as Secretary...