Children's Books
epub |eng | 2017-01-15 | Author:Melissa Raé Shofner

In 1883, the Erie Belle was trying to tug the schooner J.N. Carter off the beach when her boiler exploded, killing four crew members. A TWIST OF FATE Ore-carrying ships ...
( Category: Boats & Ships January 17,2023 )
epub |eng | 2004-01-15 | Author:Eileen Cameron

P The Pinelands in south Jersey, also known as the Pine Barrens, covers over a million acres of wilderness with forests, cedar swamps and huge underground water sources or aquifers. ...
( Category: State & Local January 17,2023 )
epub |eng | 2004-01-15 | Author:Eleanor Coerr

O On May 27, 1987, Nevada adopted the black opal as our state precious gemstone. The Virgin Valley is the only place in North America where such spectacular opals are ...
( Category: State & Local January 17,2023 )
epub |eng | 2001-01-15 | Author:Michael Shoulders & Bruce Langton

O The opossum is North America’s only marsupial, which means the female has a pouch and carries her young like a kangaroo. Baby opossums remain in the pouch for about ...
( Category: History January 17,2023 )
epub |eng | 2004-01-15 | Author:Rajean Luebs Shepherd

P Nebraska is rich with Native American culture and history and it is the site of the Omaha, Ponca, Santee Sioux, and Winnebago tribes. Crazy Horse and Red Cloud were ...
( Category: History January 17,2023 )
epub |eng | 2000-01-15 | Author:Carol Crane & Michael Glenn Monroe

N NASA is the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The John F. Kennedy Space Center and NASA are located on Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. These space centers carefully share ...
( Category: History January 17,2023 )
epub |eng | 2004-01-15 | Author:Helen Foster James & Neecy Twinem

O Georgia O’Keeffe was a talented artist. She fell in love with New Mexico on her first visit and said it gave her inspiration. Soon she moved to New Mexico ...
( Category: State & Local January 17,2023 )
epub |eng | 2002-01-15 | Author:Cynthia Furlong Reynolds

N Just as 50 states form our nation, many Native American tribes together formed the great Algonquin nation. In Vermont, the Abenaki, Penacook, and Mahican peoples roamed the forests until ...
( Category: State & Local January 17,2023 )
epub |eng | 2003-01-15 | Author:Patricia A. Pierce

O Iowa has never specified what kind of oak is its official state tree, but the state’s most common oaks are the white oak and the bur oak. Oaks are ...
( Category: State & Local January 17,2023 )
epub |eng | 2002-01-15 | Author:Carol Crane

P The palmetto tree is also called the sabal or cabbage palm. The trees played an important part in the Revolutionary War. Fort Moultrie, on Sullivan’s Island, was made of ...
( Category: State & Local January 17,2023 )
epub |eng | 2005-01-15 | Author:Mark R. Allio & Mary Jane Begin

P In 1636 Roger Williams established a new colony here which he named “Providence” in gratitude for “God’s merciful providence.” It was founded on the principles of personal and religious ...
( Category: Children's Action & Adventure Books January 17,2023 )
epub |eng | 2003-01-15 | Author:Elissa D. Grodin

O The Native Americans and early European settlers ate huge quantities of oysters, which thrived naturally in the tidal rivers and bays of our state. Farmers began cultivating oysters in ...
( Category: Children's Action & Adventure Books January 17,2023 )
epub |eng | 2021-07-05 | Author:Isabelle Groc

RITA AND HERA At age 14, Rita Santos was spending more time at the local dog shelter than at school in her home city of Lisbon, Portugal. Santos loved animals ...
( Category: Science, Nature & How It Works January 17,2023 )
epub |eng | 2019-06-05 | Author:Sandy Silverthorne

Q: Why did the baker work overtime? A: He kneaded the dough. Q: Why did the belt get arrested? A: Because it held up a pair of pants. Donny: Where ...
( Category: Jokes & Riddles January 17,2023 )
epub |eng | | Author:Keith Zoo

4 OUTLINE WHAT IS AN OUTLINE? An outline is the outer edge of a shape, object, or, in this case, a letter! 5 BUBBLE WHAT IS A BUBBLE LETTER? A ...
( Category: Crafts & Hobbies January 17,2023 )