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LEGO® Action Vehicles: Police Helicopter, Fire Truck, Ambulance, and More
Par Chanh Ngoc Truong, Francesco Frangioja. 2019
Countless hours of LEGO® fun for both novices and seasoned enthusiasts! Easy-to-follow, step-by-step diagrams and full-color photos show how to…
use LEGO® bricks to create a fleet of emergency and heavy-duty vehicles, including a police helicopter, a fire tanker truck, an ambulance, a SWAT team truck, and dozens of others. Each model features a "pieces required" list to ensure that builders have the right equipment on hand.Transportation Around the World (Customs Around the World)
Par Lindsay Shaffer. 2021
Look both ways before you cross the street! A bus, car, or tuk tuk might be whizzing by! Find out…
how people around the world get around in this engaging series that develops kids' understanding of our diverse global community and their place in it.Rolling Warrior: The Incredible, Sometimes Awkward, True Story of a Rebel Girl on Wheels Who Helped Spark a Revolution
Par Judith Heumann, Kristen Joiner. 2021
(This is the Large Print Edition) As featured in the Oscar-nominated documentary Crip Camp, and forreaders of I Am Malala,…
one of the most influential disability rightsactivists in US history tells her story of fighting to belong.&“If I didn&’t fight, who would?&”Judy Heumann was only 5 years old when she was first denied her right to attend school. Paralyzed from polio and raised by her Holocaust-surviving parents in New York City, Judy had a drive for equality that was instilled early in life.In this young readers&’ edition of her acclaimed memoir, Being Heumann, Judy shares her journey of battling for equal access in an unequal world—from fighting to attend grade school after being described as a &“fire hazard&” because of her wheelchair, to suing the New York City school system for denying her a teacher&’s license because of her disability. Judy went on to lead 150 disabled people in the longest sit-in protest in US history at the San Francisco Federal Building. Cut off from the outside world, the group slept on office floors, faced down bomb threats, and risked their lives to win the world&’s attention and the first civil rights legislation for disabled people.Judy&’s bravery, persistence, and signature rebellious streak will speak to every person fighting to belong and fighting for social justice.Space Explorers: 25 extraordinary stories of space exploration and adventure
Par Libby Jackson. 2020
A collection of amazing real-life stories about space exploration and adventure.Do you know the true story of ...*The first astronauts…
to land on the moon and were nearly stranded there for ever, if it hadn't been for a felt tip pen that saved them?*The 'human computers' that launched NASA's first rockets into space?*The astronaut that trained to go to space by living in underground caves and completing underwater missions?Humans have always been fascinated by the universe, but only a few have been daring enough to travel beyond the Earth.From venturing into space for the first time to building the International Space Station in orbit, the history of space exploration is filled with peril, bravery and strokes of genius.In this beautifully illustrated anthology, spaceflight expert, Libby Jackson, reveals the very best true stories of humankind's thrilling journey to the stars.Grab your space suit and jump aboard - it's time for an astronomical adventure!Who Was Amelia Earhart?
Par Kate Boehm Jerome. 2002
Amelia Earhart was a woman of many "firsts." In 1932, she became the first woman to fly solo across the…
Atlantic Ocean. In 1935, she also became the first woman to fly across the Pacific. From her early years to her mysterious 1937 disappearance while attempting a flight around the world, readers will find Amelia Earhart's life a fascinating story.