Chronicles the history of the westward expansion of the United States, discusses how the influx of white settlers affected Native Americans, highlights significant events of the era, and describes various routes to the West.
Learn the story behind these important American icons. Each book explores the history of the symbol or landmark, its importance to our culture, and its significance in our daily lives.
The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial is a location held dear to all Americans. Learn about this cherished symbol of Freedom in this though-provoking title.
The Americas and Europe were separate worlds until the late 1400s, when European sailors and explorers began to arrive. Over the next century, they explored this rich new land, coming into conflict with the people who already lived there. The two worlds would never be the same again. Who where the first people to live in the Americas? Why did Columbus sail west? How did Native Americans react to European explorers?
Discusses why we eat dinner and the kinds of foods to eat for dinner and for dessert, as well as suggesting simple recipes for some nutritious dinners and desserts.
Discusses the importance of eating lunch, and the types of foods that should be eaten for lunch, and provides a few easy recipe ideas for lunchtime meals.
Have you ever wondered what is in the food you eat and how it helps your body? Find out now! Learn why it is important that the food on your plate at breakfast does more than smell and taste good. Learn how breakfast foods help you fight germs and what important nutrient all drinks contain. This book explains the link between healthy eating and positive lifestyles. Recipes and meal planners are included for readers to try. Examples of types of meals from around the world are included.
Presents an introduction to the National World War II Memorial, in simple text with illustrations, explaining when it was built, how Americans died in World War II, and what the memorial represents.
Have you ever wondered what is in the food you eat and how it helps your body? Find out now! Learn why it is important that the snacks on your plate do more than smell and taste good. Learn how grapes become raisins and how many gallons of popcorn are eaten in the U.S. every year. This book explains the link between healthy eating and positive lifestyles. Recipes and meal planners are included for readers to try. Examples of types of meals from around the world are included.
Describes common school supplies and how they may be used during a day at school, and includes both Spanish and English vocabulary words relating to school supplies.
A compilation of the four books from the 'What's On Your Plate?' series. The authors talk about healthy eating, safety and meal planning for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks.
The world's most widely used reference on customizing AutoCAD has now been completely revised with the nonprogrammer in mind. Users can learn how to customize all aspects of AutoCAD to meet their needs; learn about menu files and how they work; and manage disk space, memory, AutoLISP, and more. Updated for Release 12.
Users can double or triple their speed and productivity of their AutoCAD system with this book, the world's most turned-to reference on customizing AutoCAD. This updated edition for AutoCAD, Release 13 for Windows, adds AutoCAD's more customizable features and introduces R13 networking. Disk includes all the programs from the AutoCAD Productivity Library, along with additional bonus programs from the book.
This series looks at the basic meals people eat during the day and what types of food are commonly eaten during them. The titles introduce readers to healthy eating and explain why certain foods are good for them. Colorful photos and clear explanations make these titles a great resource for learning about eating habits, health, and the various foods we eat.
In 2010, Ted Geltner drove to Gainesville, Florida, to pay a visit to Harry Crews and ask the legendary author if he would be willing to be the subject of a literary biography. His health rapidly deteriorating, Crews told Geltner he was on board and would even sit for interviews and tell his stories one last time. “Ask me anything you want, bud,” Crews said. “But you’d better do it quick.” The result is Blood, Bone, and Marrow, the first full-length biography of one of the most unlikely figures in twentieth-century American literature, a writer who emerged from a dirt-poor South Georgia tenant farm and went on to create a singularly unique voice of fiction. With books such as Scar Lover, Body, and Naked in Garden Hills, Crews opened a new window into southern life, focusing his lenson the poor and disenfranchised, the people who skinned the hogs and tended the fields, the “grits,” as Crews affectionately called his characters and himself. He lived by a code of his own design, flouting authority and baring his soul, and the stories of his whiskey-and-blood-soaked lifestyle created a myth to match any of his fictional creations. His outlaw life, his distinctive voice and the context in which he lived combine to form the elements of a singularly compelling narrative about an underappreciated literary treasure.
This series looks at the basic meals people eat during the day and what types of food are commonly eaten during them. The titles introduce readers to healthy eating and explain why certain foods are good for them. Colorful photos and clear explanations make these titles a great resource for learning about eating habits, health, and the various foods we eat.
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