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Queen Victoria's Bathing Machine

Author : Gloria Whelan

Publisher : Simon and Schuster

Page : 40 pages

File Size : 45,32 MB

Release : 2014-05-06

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN : 1442458852

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Prince Albert comes up with a royally creative solution to Queen Victoria’s modesty concerns in this true story that reveals an overlooked splash of history. Poor Queen Victoria! She loves to swim, but can’t quite figure out how to get to the water without her devoted subjects glimpsing her swimming suit. (Because, of course, such a sight would compromise her regal dignity.) Fortunately for the water-loving monarch, it’s Prince Albert to the rescue with an invention fit for a queen! This quirky tale about the longest reigning monarch in British history is as fun as it is authentic, and the book includes a picture of the actual bathing machine Prince Albert created.



The Great Stink

Author : Colleen Paeff

Publisher : Simon and Schuster

Page : 44 pages

File Size : 33,93 MB

Release : 2021-08-31

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN : 1534449302

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A Robert F. Sibert Honor Book! Discover the true story about the determined engineer who fixed London’s pollution problem in this funny, accessible nonfiction picture book featuring engaging art from the illustrator of Queen Victoria’s Bathing Machine. It’s the summer of 1858, and London’s River Thames STINKS. What is creating this revolting smell? The answer is gross: the river is full of poop. But the smell isn’t the worst problem. Every few years, cholera breaks out, and thousands of people die. Could there be a connection between the foul water and the deadly disease? One engineer dreams of making London a cleaner, healthier place. His name is Joseph Bazalgette. His grand plan to create a new sewer system to clean the river is an engineering marvel. And his sewers will save lives. Nothing stinky about that. With tips for how to prevent pollution today, this fascinating look at science, history, and what one person can do to create change will impress and astound readers who want to help make their planet a cleaner, happier place to live.



Loud Emily

Author : Alexis O'Neill

Publisher : Simon and Schuster

Page : 40 pages

File Size : 10,36 MB

Release : 2015-04-28

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 1481443623

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"Please be soft," says Father. "Please do whisper," says Mother. Emily doesn't mean to be loud. But whenever she says anything in her Emily voice, windows crack, plates shatter, and the neighbors can't believe their ears. Emily tries and tries but she just can't be quiet. It seems like there's nowhere she fits in...until the day she sees a ship with a sign that says: LOUD HELP NEEDED. NOW. Nobody's louder than Emily! So she sets sail for an adventure on the high seas, looking for a place where she can be herself. Loud Emily. Climb aboard for a memorable tall tale of ships, whales, and a little girl with a very BIG voice.



Elizabeth, Queen of the Seas

Author : Lynne Cox

Publisher : Schwartz & Wade

Page : 49 pages

File Size : 40,82 MB

Release : 2014

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN : 0375858881

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Book Description

Relates the story of an elephant seal named Elizabeth that was transferred from the Avon River in Christchurch, New Zealand, to the ocean, but found her way back to the city.



Queen Victoria's Bathing Machine

Author : Gloria Whelan

Publisher : Simon and Schuster

Page : 40 pages

File Size : 25,31 MB

Release : 2014-05-06

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN : 1416927530

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Book Description

Inspired by a true story, when Queen Victoria is unable to go swimming without her subjects glimpsing her in a swimming suit, her husband, Prince Albert, comes up with an innovative solution so his wife can indulge in the healthy exercise.



Apples to Oregon

Author : Deborah Hopkinson

Publisher : Simon and Schuster

Page : 21 pages

File Size : 30,57 MB

Release : 2013-04-16

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 1442484497

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The slightly true narrative of how a brave pioneer father brought apples, pears, plums, grapes, and cherries (and children) across the plains. Apples, ho! When Papa decides to pull up roots and move from Iowa to Oregon, he can’t bear to leave his precious apple trees behind. Or his peaches, plums, grapes, cherries, and pears. Oh, and he takes his family along too. But the trail is cruel. First there’s a river to cross that’s wider than Texas, then there are hailstones as big as plums, and then there’s even a drought, sure to crisp the cherries. Luckily Delicious (the nonedible apple of Daddy’s eye) won’t let anything stop her father’s darling saps from tasting the sweet Oregon soil. A hilarious tall tale from the team that brought you Fannie in the Kitchen that’s loosely based on the life of a real fruiting pioneer.



11 Experiments That Failed

Author : Jenny Offill

Publisher : Schwartz & Wade

Page : 41 pages

File Size : 21,83 MB

Release : 2011-09-27

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 0375847626

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"This is a most joyful and clever whimsy, the kind that lightens the heart and puts a shine on the day," raved Kirkus Reviews in a starred review. Is it possible to eat snowballs doused in ketchup—and nothing else—all winter? Can a washing machine wash dishes? By reading the step-by-step instructions, kids can discover the answers to such all-important questions along with the book's curious narrator. Here are 12 "hypotheses," as well as lists of "what you need," "what to do," and "what happened" that are sure to make young readers laugh out loud as they learn how to conduct science experiments (really!). Jenny Offill and Nancy Carpenter—the ingenious pair that brought you 17 Things I'm Not Allowed to Do Anymore—have outdone themselves in this brilliant and outrageously funny book.



Who Does That? Jobs in Your Community

Author : Maria Harea

Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc

Page : 18 pages

File Size : 46,90 MB

Release : 2008-07-15

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN : 1448837715

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Book Description

A community is made up of many civil servants and private citizens who work, sometimes behind the scene, to keep the community running. Readers learn about some of those members and their responsibilities. Books of the Real Life Readers Program use real life scenario narratives to help readers further develop content-area reading, writing, and comprehension skills.



Fannie in the Kitchen

Author : Deborah Hopkinson

Publisher : Simon and Schuster

Page : 40 pages

File Size : 43,25 MB

Release : 2013-07-23

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 1442484594

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Marcia was trying to help her mama. So maybe balancing on top of a tower of chairs to dip candles wasn't such a good idea. And perhaps her biscuits worked better as doorstops than dessert. Still, does her mama really need to hire a mother's helper? Then Fannie Farmer steps into their kitchen, and all of a sudden the biscuits are dainty and the griddle cakes aren't quite so...al dente. As Fannie teaches Marcia all about cooking, from how to flip a griddle cake at precisely the right moment to how to determine the freshness of eggs, Marcia makes a wonderful new friend. Here's the story "from soup to nuts" -- delightfully embellished by Deborah Hopkinson -- of how Fannie Farmer invented the modern recipe and created one of the first and best-loved American cookbooks. Nancy Carpenter seamlessly incorporates vintage engravings into her pen, ink, and watercolor illustrations, deliciously evoking the feeling of a time gone by.



Lucky Ducklings

Author : Eva Moore

Publisher :

Page : pages

File Size : 17,11 MB

Release : 2019

Category :

ISBN : 9781987163735

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While following their mother through town, five little ducklings fall into a storm drain.