Courtney Mcclain's Library
Liberty Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9780545693936 | What Was the Boston Tea Party? | Kathleen Krull | Describes the Boston Tea Party, including the events leading up to the party, its immediate effects on American-British relations, and why it is still an important event today. | |
| 9780593520710 | What Was The Children's Blizzard Of 1888? | Steve Korté, Who HQ | The terrifying true story of the deadly blizzard that unexpectedly slammed the Midwest, catching many young lives in its path—part of the New York Times bestselling What Was? series, featuring 16 pages of photos.On January 12, 1888, an unforseen blizzard broke out in the middle of an unseasonably warm day across the Midwestern United States. As a result, hundreds of children and teachers found themselves stranded inside schoolhouses with no food, no heat, and very few options. Days passed, and over 235 people died as result of the harsh snow of the Schoolhouse Blizzard, but many were able to survive thanks to the bravery of others in their communities. Readers will learn all about the disastrous weather conditions and the advancements in forecasting that have since prevented similar tragedies. | Penguin |
| 9780448462899 | What Was The Gold Rush? | Joan Holub, Who HQ | In 1848, gold was discovered in California, attracting over 300,000 people from all over the world, some who struck it rich and many more who didn't. Hear the stories about the gold-seeking "forty-niners!" With black-and white illustrations and sixteen pages of photos, a nugget from history is brought to life! | Penguin Workshop |
| 9780399541582 | What Was The Great Chicago Fire? | Pascal, Janet B., Who HQ | Penguin Workshop | |
| 9780448484273 | What Was the Great Depression? | Janet B. Pascal, Who HQ | "On October 29, 1929, life in the United States took a turn for the worst. The stock market the system that controls money in America plunged to a record low. But this event was only the beginning of many bad years to come. By the early 1930s, one out of three people was not working. People lost their jobs, their houses, or both and ended up in shantytowns called Hoovervilles named for the president at the time of the crash. By 1933, many banks had gone under. Though the U.S. has seen other times of struggle, the Great Depression remains one of the hardest and most widespread tragedies in American history. Now it is represented clearly and with 80 illustrations in our What Was ? series."--Provided by publisher. | Grosset & Dunlap |
| 9781338044324 | What Was the Hindenburg? | |||
| 9780451533906 | What Was the Holocaust? | Gail Herman, Who HQ | A thoughtful and age-appropriate introduction to an unimaginable event—the Holocaust. The Holocaust was a genocide on a scale never before seen, with as many as twelve million people killed in Nazi death camps—six million of them Jews. Gail Herman traces the rise of Hitler and the Nazis, whose rabid anti-Semitism led first to humiliating anti-Jewish laws, then to ghettos all over Eastern Europe, and ultimately to the Final Solution. She presents just enough information for an elementary-school audience in a readable, well-researched book that covers one of the most horrible times in history. This entry in the New York Times best-selling series contains eighty carefully chosen illustrations and sixteen pages of black and white photographs suitable for young readers. | Penguin |
| What Was The Plague? | ||||
| 9780399541599 | What Was the San Francisco Earthquake? | Hoobler, Dorothy, Hoobler, Thomas, Who HQ | Penguin Workshop | |
| 9781524789770 | What Was the Vietnam War? | Jim O'Connor, Who HQ | Learn how the United States ended up fighting for twenty years in a remote country on the other side of the world. The Vietnam War was as much a part of the tumultuous Sixties as Flower Power and the Civil Rights Movement. Five US presidents were convinced that American troops could end a war in the small, divided country of Vietnam and stop Communism from spreading in Southeast Asia. But they were wrong, and the result was the death of 58,000 American troops. Presenting all sides of a complicated and tragic chapter in recent history, Jim O'Connor explains why the US got involved, what the human cost was, and how defeat in Vietnam left a lasting scar on America. | Penguin |
| 9780399544248 | What Was the Wild West? | Janet B. Pascal, Who HQ | Presents the history of the Wild West, covering pioneers, business people, scouts, lawmen, outlaws, gangs, gunslingers, and cowboys. | Penguin |
| 9780448486963 | What Was Woodstock? | Joan Holub, Who HQ | On August 15, 1969, a music festival called "Woodstock" transformed one small dairy farm in upstate New York into a gathering place for over 400,000 young music fans. Concert-goers, called "hippies," traveled from all over the country to see their favorite musicians perform. Famous artists like The Grateful Dead played day and night in a celebration of peace, love, and happiness. Although Woodstock lasted only three days, the spirit of the festival has defined a generation and become a symbol of the "hippie life."American Association of University Women Award for Juvenile Literature 2016 Nominee. | Penguin Workshop |
| 9780448479057 | What Were the Salem Witch Trials? | Joan Holub, Who HQ | Something wicked was brewing in the small town of Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. It started when two girls, Betty Parris and Abigail Williams, began having hysterical fits. Soon after, other local girls claimed they were being pricked with pins. With no scientific explanation available, the residents of Salem came to one conclusion: it was witchcraft! Over the next year and a half, nineteen people were convicted of witchcraft and hanged while more languished in prison as hysteria swept the colony. Author Joan Holub gives readers and inside look at this sinister chapter in history. | Penguin |
| 9780451533876 | Where Are the Galapagos Islands? | Megan Stine | Introduces the Galapagos Islands, a chain of volcanic islands located in the Pacific Ocean, and the strange and unique animals that live there. | Penguin |
| 9780448484099 | Where Are the Great Pyramids? (Where Is?) | Hoobler, Dorothy, Hoobler, Thomas, Who HQ | Penguin Workshop | |
| 9780590397933 | Where Do Insects Live? | Susan Canizares, Mary Reid | Photographs and simple text describe the habitats of different insects. | |
| 9780448488837 | Where Is Alcatraz? | Nico Medina, Who HQ | Escape from the ordinary and break into Alcatraz, America's most famous prison! The island of Alcatraz has always been a place that's fascinated visitors, from the Native American tribes who believed it was home to evil spirits to the Spanish explorers who discovered the island. In modern times, it was a federal prison for only 29 years, but now draws over a million visitors each year. Learn the history of America's most famous prison, from its initial construction as a fort in the 1800s, to its most famous residents such as Al Capone and "Machine Gun" Kelly. Where Is Alcatraz? also chronicles some of the most exciting escape attempts—even one that involved chipping through stone with spoons and constructing rafts out of raincoats! | Penguin |
| 9781524786441 | Where Is Hollywood? | Dina Anastasio, Who HQ | Who HQ rolls out the red carpet for Where Is Hollywood?--the film capital of the world.Developed in the 1880s by Midwesterners looking for a sunny winter getaway, Hollywood was a small housing development outside still-small Los Angeles. But everything changed in the early 1900s when filmmakers from New York flocked to the area, where they could make movies without having to pay Thomas Edison's patent fee. It didn't hurt that the weather was perfect, too. Readers will take a journey from the Golden Age of Hollywood to the present-day film industry, learning all about what turned lush farmland into Tinseltown. | Penguin Workshop |
| 9780448484082 | Where Is Mount Everest? | Nico Medina, Who HQ | Introduces Mount Everest, the tallest peak in the world, describing its ancient beginnings, the first human settlers, and historic climbs. | Penguin |
| 9780448483566 | Where Is Mount Rushmore? | True Kelley, Who HQ | An introduction to one of the world's largest sculptures, which honors four U.S. presidents. | Grosset & Dunlap |