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Summary: On Christmas Eve, psychologist Marcia Fieldstone asks her radio audience to share their dreams for the holiday season. Eight-year-old Jonah calls in from Seattle, with a wish for his dad to find a new wife. Mom died a year-and-a-half ago. Baltimore Sun reporter Annie Reed also hears the broadcast, when Jonah's architect father Sam gets on the air. Sam talks about the magical moment he met his...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Tri-Star Pictures 2003

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD SLE

Macaulay, David.

Summary: This fictional account of the dismantling and removal of the Empire State Building describes the structure of a skyscraper and explains how such an edifice would be demolished.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 1980

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Hopkinson, Deborah.

Summary: In 1931, a boy and his father watch as the world's tallest building, the Empire State Building, is constructed, step-by-step, near their Manhattan home.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Schwartz & Wade Books 2006

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: JE STEM Hopkinson

Summary: Through actual contruction footage and interviews with historians, ABC's Jack Smith tells the story of this true modern marvel-- built on a 60,000-ton steel frame with 6,500 windows, 73 elevators and 8 high-speed escalators.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: ABC News 1999

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV EMP

Hopkinson, Deborah

Summary: In 1931, a boy and his father watch as the world's tallest building, the Empire State Building, is constructed, step-by-step, near their Manhattan home.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2006

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Wiesner, David.

Summary: While on a school trip to the Empire State Building, a boy is taken by a friendly cloud to visit Sector 7, where he discovers how clouds are shaped and channeled throughout the country.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion Books 1999

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC WIE

Lassieur, Allison

Summary: This encyclopedia offers readers the chance to explore the 63 national parks in the United States and its territories. Alongside photos of the parks, the text highlights each park's history, points of interest, and things to do. Features include glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Encyclopedias, an imprint of Abdo Reference 2023

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J917.3 LAS

Shea, Therese

Summary: American landmarks sometimes evoke more than their original intent. For example, the Statue of Liberty was a gift symbolizing the friendship between France and the United States, but it became a welcoming monument to millions of immigrants heading to Ellis Island. This beautifully designed book offers numerous intriguing facts about American landmarks, including the Washington Monument, Statue...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2020

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 974.7 SHE

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