Wilbur Wright Meets Lady Liberty
Title | Wilbur Wright Meets Lady Liberty PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Burleigh |
Publisher | Henry Holt and Company (BYR) |
Total Pages | 40 |
Release | 2021-03-09 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1250830338 |
In Robert Burleigh's nonfiction picture book Wilbur Wright Meets Lady Liberty, illustrated by Wendell Minor, two American icons meet during Wilbur Wright's dramatic flight circling the Statue of Liberty. On September 29th, 1909, Wilbur Wright performed his first public flight for a crowd of disbelievers in the New York Harbor, home to the Statue of Liberty. With courage and caution, he put his airplane to the test and flew around the iconic landmark while the crowd observed, breathless. This minute-by-minute account of Wright’s voyage over New York City captures the weight and the wonder of human achievement. When Wilbur Wright met Lady Liberty, he propelled his dream into the imaginations of many, securing the future of aviation. Christy Ottaviano Books
The Wright Brothers
Title | The Wright Brothers PDF eBook |
Author | David McCullough |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | 336 |
Release | 2015-05-05 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1476728747 |
Chronicles the dramatic story-behind-the-story about the Wright brothers, sharing insights into the disadvantages that challenged their lives and their mechanical ingenuity. By the Pulitzer Prize- and National Book Award-winning author of Truman.
Rosie the Riveter
Title | Rosie the Riveter PDF eBook |
Author | Sarah Dvojack |
Publisher | Imprint |
Total Pages | 21 |
Release | 2021-10-26 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1250859182 |
This gorgeous picture book highlights how an iconic image of a working woman evolved into an inspirational symbol of hope and strength for all girls and women. Rosie the Riveter was born in 1942, in the middle of the Second World War. Riveting is a way to hold pieces together to make something strong and powerful. In a time when everything was coming apart, America turned to Rosie and American women to hold things together. Over time, Rosie came to represent so much more. As women pushed back against all the things society suggested they could not do, they used the symbol of Rosie to motivate, represent, and unite them. Today, Rosie isn’t just one woman—she’s every woman. Like a rivet, she holds us all together, reminding us how far we’ve come and how far we still have to go. This inspirational text traces Rosie’s formation and legacy from World War II to today, letting girls know that they are capable and strong—just like Rosie and the long history of strong women who came before and after. Included in the back of the book is additional information on the history of Rosie the Riveter. An Imprint Book
Lady Liberty
Title | Lady Liberty PDF eBook |
Author | Richard N. Rhoades |
Publisher | iUniverse |
Total Pages | 413 |
Release | 2013-07-10 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1475974868 |
The Statue of Liberty holds a special place in the hearts of Americans, the people of France, and freedom lovers throughout the world. But up until now, the full story behind its origins has not been told. Author Richard N. Rhoades peels back the mystery surrounding the icon, explaining how French sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartholdi looked to a Roman goddess to serve as the model for the statue. On Oct. 28, 1886, at the unveiling ceremony, President Grover Cleveland praised Bartholdis goddess statue as greater than all that have been celebrated in ancient song. But Rhoades goes beyond the historical data and examines the statues pagan origins by analyzing Scripture. He establishes that the most revealing chroniclers of the Statue of Liberty were the Hebrew prophets who predicted the building and setting of an image of the Great Goddess of the ancient world on her own pedestal in a latter day country code-named the land of Shinar. Discover the real origins of the Statue of Liberty, its adoption by the American people as a national icon and its historical and biblical significance in Lady Liberty: The Ancient Goddess of America.
Arlie Latham
Title | Arlie Latham PDF eBook |
Author | L.M. Sutter |
Publisher | McFarland |
Total Pages | 281 |
Release | 2012-10-06 |
Genre | Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | 078649168X |
One of early baseball's most popular celebrities, Arlie Latham played for the St. Louis Browns in the 1880s. A brainy hitter and base-runner, he was also the sport's brashest, funniest player, his "fresh" personality bringing him as much trouble as reward. He played with the 19th century's greatest names, and was friends with everyone from King Kelly to King George V. He parlayed his stardom into a vaudeville career and the first official major league coaching job. In his fifties he carried the game he loved into world war to cheer Allied troops and in his seventies went to work for the Yankees. Arlie Latham's baseball odyssey is made more compelling by the parade of players, gamblers, boxers, actors, women and mascots that passes through it, providing a unique glimpse into America's game and the people who loved it.
Will and Orv
Title | Will and Orv PDF eBook |
Author | Walter A. Schulz |
Publisher | First Avenue Editions |
Total Pages | 52 |
Release | 1992 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 0876145683 |
On a windy day in Kitty Hawk, N.C. in 1903, the Wright brothers attempt to make history as they prepare the "Flyer" for the world's first engine-powered flight.
The Magic of Letters
Title | The Magic of Letters PDF eBook |
Author | Tony Johnston |
Publisher | Lerner Publishing Group |
Total Pages | 32 |
Release | 2020-01-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1430144130 |
In this colorful, playful presentation of how letters and words can empower, a delightful rabbit character demonstrates the magic that letters can make.