Wood Wire Wings

Author : Kirsten W. Larson
Publisher : Thinkingdom
ISBN 13 : 1635924006
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wood, Wire, Wings written by Kirsten W. Larson and published by Thinkingdom. This book was released on 2020-06-23 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This riveting nonfiction picture book biography explores both the failures and successes of self-taught engineer Emma Lilian Todd as she tackles one of the greatest challenges of the early 1900s: designing an airplane. Emma Lilian Todd's mind was always soaring--she loved to solve problems. Lilian tinkered and fiddled with all sorts of objects, turning dreams into useful inventions. As a child, she took apart and reassembled clocks to figure out how they worked. As an adult, typing up patents at the U.S. Patent Office, Lilian built the inventions in her mind, including many designs for flying machines. However, they all seemed too impractical. Lilian knew she could design one that worked. She took inspiration from both nature and her many failures, driving herself to perfect the design that would eventually successfully fly. Illustrator Tracy Subisak's art brings to life author Kirsten W. Larson's story of this little-known but important engineer.

Author : Kirsten W. Larson
Publisher : Clarion Books
ISBN 13 : 0358238420
Total Pages : 45 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A True Wonder written by Kirsten W. Larson and published by Clarion Books. This book was released on 2021-09-28 with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A behind-the-scenes look at the creation and evolution of Wonder Woman, the iconic character who has inspired generations of girls and women as a symbol of female strength and power. Perhaps the most popular female superhero of all time, Wonder Woman was created by Bill Marston in 1941, upon the suggestion of his wife, Elizabeth. Wonder Woman soon showed what women can do--capture enemy soldiers, defeat criminals, become president, and more. Her path since has inspired women and girls while echoing their ever-changing role in society. Now a new group of devoted young fans enjoy her latest films, Wonder Woman and Wonder Woman 1984, and await a third installation being planned for theatrical release. This exceptional book raises up the many women who played a part in her evolution, from Elizabeth Marston to writer Joye Hummel to director Patty Jenkins, and makes clear that the fight for gender equality is still on-going.

Author : Kelly Carey
Publisher : Charlesbridge Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1632898411
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How Long Is Forever? written by Kelly Carey and published by Charlesbridge Publishing. This book was released on 2020-04-07 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fans of Guess How Much I Love You will love figuring out how long forever is alongside Mason and Grandpa. Mason is waiting for Nana's blueberry pie and complains that it's taking forever. So Grandpa challenges him to figure out how long forever really is. Is it as long as Grandpa has had his tractor? No. As long as it took Nana to grow the roses to the top of the chimney? Not even close. After a trip around the farm to figure out the answer, Nana's pie is ready. And Mason's finally got the answer: forever is how long he'll love Nana's pie and how long he'll love Nana and Grandpa, too.

Author : Nancy Churnin
Publisher : Albert Whitman & Company
ISBN 13 : 0807515299
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dear Mr. Dickens written by Nancy Churnin and published by Albert Whitman & Company. This book was released on 2021-10-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2021 National Jewish Book Award Winner - Children's Picture Book 2022 Sydney Taylor Book Award Honor for Picture Books Chicago Public Library Best Informational Books for Younger Readers 2021 The Best Jewish Children's Books of 2021, Tablet Magazine A Junior Library Guild Selection March 2022 The Best Children's Books of the Year 2022, Bank Street College 2022 First Place—Children's Book Nonfiction, Press Women of Texas 2022 First Place—Children's Book Nonfiction, National Federation of Press Women Eliza Davis believed in speaking up for what was right. Even if it meant telling Charles Dickens he was wrong. In Eliza Davis's day, Charles Dickens was the most celebrated living writer in England. But some of his books reflected a prejudice that was all too common at the time: prejudice against Jewish people. Eliza was Jewish, and her heart hurt to see a Jewish character in Oliver Twist portrayed as ugly and selfish. She wanted to speak out about how unfair that was, even if it meant speaking out against the great man himself. So she wrote a letter to Charles Dickens. What happened next is history.

Author : Sue Heavenrich
Publisher : Charlesbridge Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1632897547
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 13 Ways to Eat a Fly written by Sue Heavenrich and published by Charlesbridge Publishing. This book was released on 2021-02-16 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thirteen flies become tasty snacks in this clever reverse counting book about subtraction, predators, and prey. Science meets subtraction in this fresh and funny STEM picture book with plenty of ewww factor to please young readers. A swarm of thirteen flies buzzes along, losing one member to each predator along the way. Whether the unfortunate insects are zapped or wrapped, liquefied or zombified, the science is real--and hilariously gross. Includes a guide to eating bugs, complete with nutritional information for a single serving of flies.

Author : Kirsten Larson
Publisher : Carson-Dellosa Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1634306198
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tsunamis written by Kirsten Larson and published by Carson-Dellosa Publishing. This book was released on 2015-08-01 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the open ocean, tsunamis seem small and harmless. But a whole column of water is moving, measuring many miles to the ocean floor. By the time a tsunami reaches the shore, it transforms into a monster! With waves that can reach over 50 feet, a tsunami can level houses like a bulldozer, toss cars like toothpicks, and destroy everything in its path. Learn all about the world’s deadliest tsunamis and what to do to keep safe if you ever encounter one! This title will allow student to determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings. • Bolded keywords and phonetic glossary • Content sidebars • Text based questions • Maps and diagrams

Author : Alisson Wood
Publisher : Flatiron Books
ISBN 13 : 1250217229
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Being Lolita written by Alisson Wood and published by Flatiron Books. This book was released on 2020-08-04 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A dark relationship evolves between a high schooler and her English teacher in this breathtakingly powerful memoir about a young woman who must learn to rewrite her own story. “Have you ever read Lolita?” So begins seventeen-year-old Alisson’s metamorphosis from student to lover and then victim. A lonely and vulnerable high school senior, Alisson finds solace only in her writing—and in a young, charismatic English teacher, Mr. North. Mr. North gives Alisson a copy of Lolita to read, telling her it is a beautiful story about love. The book soon becomes the backdrop to a connection that blooms from a simple crush into a forbidden romance. But as Mr. North’s hold on her tightens, Alisson is forced to evaluate how much of their narrative is actually a disturbing fiction. In the wake of what becomes a deeply abusive relationship, Alisson is faced again and again with the story of her past, from rereading Lolita in college to working with teenage girls to becoming a professor of creative writing. It is only with that distance and perspective that she understands the ultimate power language has had on her—and how to harness that power to tell her own true story. Being Lolita is a stunning coming-of-age memoir that shines a bright light on our shifting perceptions of consent, vulnerability, and power. This is the story of what happens when a young woman realizes her entire narrative must be rewritten—and then takes back the pen to rewrite it.

Author : Edwin Brit Wyckoff
Publisher : Enslow Publishing, LLC
ISBN 13 : 9780766034457
Total Pages : 38 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Helicopter Man written by Edwin Brit Wyckoff and published by Enslow Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Read about Igor Sikorsky's life, and how he built the first successful helicopter"--Provided by publisher.

Author : David Pascoe
Publisher : Reaktion Books
ISBN 13 : 9781861891631
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Aircraft written by David Pascoe and published by Reaktion Books. This book was released on 2003 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: David Pascoe's study explores the artistic, political, architectural, technological, industrial and military history of aircraft.

Author : Nancy Price Graff
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 9780618535910
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Taking Wing written by Nancy Price Graff and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2005 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gus never imagined himself a parent at thirteen. But in the war-fraught summer of 1942, while living on his grandparents' Vermont farm, he adopts a clutch of orphaned duck eggs. Gus can relate to the foundlings, as he is apart from, and yearns for, his own family. One day Gus finds a young stranger standing over the incubating eggs. Gus doesn't know what to make of her, with her tattered clothing and strange accent, but soon the girl is helping to care for the newly hatched ducklings, and she and Gus become fast friends. Not everyone shares Gus's high opinion of Louise, whose poverty-stricken French-Canadian family is shunned by the townspeople. His attempt to help his friend and her family has some embarrassing consequences and he must make retribution if he is to keep Louise's friendship. Nancy Price Graff's fluid narrative and exceptional eye for detail follow Gus during a time of food rationing, Victory gardens, watching for enemy planes--and keeping his ducks from harm.