Rosenstock, Barb
Summary: Retells the story of the famous thinker's first invention as a young Ben Franklin, troubled by the fact that fish swim better than he does, tries to invent a way to swim more fluidly.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Calkins Creek, an imprint of Highlights 2014
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Summary: An introduction to the life and achievements of the documentary photographer describes the disability that inspired Lange's photography career and her efforts to raise awareness about the unseen victims of the Great Depression.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Calkins Creek, an imprint of Highlights 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 LANRosenstock, Barb
Summary: Describes how Vasya Kandinsky's creative life was profoundly shaped by a neurological condition called synesthesia which caused him to experience colors as sounds and sounds as colors.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2014
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Summary: "A picture book about the five largest lakes in North America - how they formed, the importance of these waters, and how they've become a national treasure"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 977 ROSRosenstock, Barb
Summary: "Young Fred Urquhart was fascinated by insects, especially his favorite, the monarch butterfly. He wondered where monarchs spent the winter. No one knew. After he became an entomologist (bug scientist),Fred and his wife, Norah,tagged hundreds of butterflies,hoping to solve the mystery of the monarchs. But they soon discovered that they needed help. They started a "butterfly family," a community...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 595.78 ROSRosenstock, Barb
Summary: Presents the story of Bill Monroe, whose deep Kentucky roots helped him to create the unique American music called bluegrass.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Calkins Creek, an imprint of Highlights 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 781.6 ROSRosenstock, Barb
Summary: Describes how as a young artist, Claude Monet rejected a traditional life path while embracing initially unpopular new approaches to painting and seeing, launching the French Impressionism movement.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2021
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Summary: Chronicles the story of the legendary baseball star, his favorite bat, Betsy Ann, and the longest hitting streak in baseball history, which united the country on the brink of World War II.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Boyds Mills Pr 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 DIMRosenstock, Barb
Summary: "Known for both his paintings and stained-glass windows, Marc Chagall rose from humble beginnings to become one of the world's most renowned artists. Admired for his use of color and the powerful emotion in his work, Chagall led a career that spanned decades and continents, and he never stopped growing. This lyrical narrative shows readers, through many different windows, the pre-WWI childhood...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knoff 2018
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Summary: "When President Woodrow Wilson arrived in Washington, DC, to start his first term, women's rights leader Alice Paul was ready to demand an amendment to the Constitution that allowed women to vote. The president thought that idea was ridiculous! THEIR FIGHT BEGAN. For the next five years, Alice and her suffragists battered Wilson and his supporters with arguments and protests. Their peaceful...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Calkins Creek, an imprint of Boyds Mills & Kane 2020
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Summary: Presents the life of the former first lady, describing how she defied historical conventions by asking questions, marrying against expectations, volunteering during the Revolutionary War, and representing the new nation as the president's wife.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2020
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Summary: "A biographical account of engineer Otis Barton and naturalist Will Beebe's record-setting descent into the deep ocean in their Bathysphere craft, making the men the first humans to witness deep sea creatures in their natural habitat"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2018
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Summary: Details the life of Frank Lloyd Wright, a young boy from the prairie, who introduced organic architecture, a style he created based on the relationship between buildings and the natural world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Calkins Creek, an imprint of Highlights 2019
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Summary: Describes how Van Gogh's insomnia, possibly a symptom of mental or phyical illness, allowed him to view the night sky while everyone else was asleep and influenced how he saw the world around him.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2017
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Summary: Looks at the life of Major League Baseball and New York Yankee legend Lawrence "Yogi" Berra, describing how his differences challenged his baseball prospects and helped motivate him to prove his abilities as a player, coach, and manager.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Calkins Creek, an imprint of Highlights 2019