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Provides facts about a variety of dinosaurs that lived in different environments, based on fossil discoveries and research. Describes each…
dinosaur's anatomy, diet, and living conditions in the ocean, the sky, or on land. Discusses renowned fossil sites and technological advances in studying prehistoric remains. For grades 4-7. 2010Titanic Thompson: the man who bet on everything
By Kevin Cook. 2011
Portrait of Alvin "Titanic" Thompson (1892-1974), a gambler from rural Arkansas whose exploits, including five murders, won and lost him…
millions. Describes the creation of Sky Masterson, the Guys and Dolls character based on Thompson. Strong language and some violence. 2011Cowboys full: the story of poker
By James McManus. 2009
Author of Positively Fifth Street: Murders, Cheetahs, and Binion's World Series of Poker (DB 56047) pens a history of poker…
and its significance in American culture, from Abraham Lincoln's use of a poker analogy in explaining a difficult wartime decision to state senator Barack Obama's weekly game in Illinois. 2009Journey to the Ice Age: discovering an ancient world
By Peter L. Storck. 2004
Archaeologist's autobiographical account of fieldwork in Ontario that revealed early human settlements near the Great Lakes. Senior curator of the…
Royal Ontario Museum discusses his thirty-year career, including his study of stone-knapping techniques and painstaking work uncovering and correlating artifacts, and describes the challenges Paleo-Indians faced 11,500 years ago. 2004Mammoths and mastodons: titans of the Ice Age
By Cheryl Bardoe. 2010
Discusses what scientists have learned from the 2007 discovery in Siberia of a frozen baby woolly mammoth given the name…
Lyuba. Explains how research on fossil tusks, teeth, and droppings reveals differences between mammoths, mastodons, and modern elephants. For grades 4-7. 2010Former Dungeons and Dragons addict explains the allure and popularity of role-playing games through youth into adulthood. Describes his findings…
from his global interviewing quest of gamers, fantasy fans, scholars, conventioneers, and others. 2009Global warming and the dinosaurs: fossil discoveries at the poles
By Caroline Arnold, Laurie A. Caple. 2009
Discusses fossil evidence and scientific discoveries in Alaska, Canada, Siberia, Antarctica, Australia, New Zealand, and Patagonia showing that dinosaurs lived…
not just in warm, tropical places but also in the cold and seasonally dark environments of the polar circles. For grades 3-6. 2009Benjamin Franklin, American genius: his life and ideas, with 21 activities (For Kids series #28)
By Brandon Marie Miller. 2010
Biography of Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) highlights his self-reliance from age seventeen on and his roles as a printer, writer, scientist,…
inventor, and diplomat. Discusses his political views and work on the Declaration of Independence. Activities include craft, cooking, and science projects appropriate to Franklin's era. For grades 4-7. 2010Mysterious messages: a history of codes and ciphers
By Gary Blackwood, Gary L. Blackwood. 2009
Traces the important role of codes and code breaking for secret communication in wars, business espionage, crime, diplomacy, and literature…
from ancient Greece and Shakespearean England to modern America. Explains the underlying principles of many codes and how to use them. For grades 5-8. 2009A spotlight for Harry (A Stepping Stone Book(TM))
By Eric A. Kimmel, Jim Madsen. 2009
Story based on childhood events of Harry Houdini (1874-1926), who became a famous magician and escape artist. Describes Harry and…
his brother Dash learning to walk a tightrope after going to the circus with their family for the first time. For grades 2-4. 2009Bizarre dinosaurs: some very strange creatures and why we think they got that way
By Christopher Sloan. 2008
Discusses the unusual features--giant beak, musical head, or wide muzzle--of eleven different dinosaurs and provides scientists' interpretations of the uses…
of these characteristics. Covers the 2006 discovery of a spiky skull that looked so nasty it was named Dracorex hogwartsia, meaning dragon king of Hogwarts. For grades K-3. 2008Dinosaurs big and small (Let's-read-and-find-out science. Stage 1)
By Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld, Lucia Washburn. 2002
When the mob ran Vegas: stories of money, mayhem and murder
By Steve Fischer. 2007
Short vignettes, about mob figures in the 50's through early 70's in the gambling Mecca of Las Vegas, offer info…
on the schemes and would-be-scammers, various Las Vegas characters, places, and events. Includes mentions of Frank Sinatra, Jerry Lewis, Marilyn Monroe, Howard Hughes and multiple gang mobsters. Some strong language. Some violencePlayed out on the strip: the rise and fall of Las Vegas casino bands
By Janis McKay, Janis L. McKay. 2016
This book will appeal to readers interested in Las Vegas history, music history, and labor issues as it traces a…
major shift in the music industry from 1940 to 1989 including the musicians' strike of 1989. It offers extensive interviews and personal perspectives from former musicians using primary sources and oral histories to outline the bittersweet history of music entertainment and a transitional period in Las Vegas history. Some violenceFrank Springer and New Mexico: from the Colfax County War to the emergence of modern Santa Fe
By David L. Caffey. 2007
Frank Springer rode into Cimarron, New Mexico, and found himself in the middle of the Colfax County War. He was…
a foe of the speculators known as "the Santa Fe Ring" and helped establish Highlands University and the Museum of New Mexico and as president of the Maxwell Land Grant company developed natural resourcesWicked women of New Mexico (Wicked)
By Donna Blake Birchell. 2014
New Mexico Territory attracted outlaws and desperados, its remote locations the perfect settings for seizing wealth. Many women running from…
their pasts sought new starts before and after statehood. Crime in early New Mexico wasn't only a boys' gameMinecraft: The Unlikely Tale of Markus "Notch" Persson and the Game That Changed Everything
By Jennifer Hawkins, Daniel Goldberg, Linus Larsson. 2017
A completely unique and in-depth look at the creator of Minecraft, Markus "Notch" Persson, and his rise from unknown computer…
programmer to multi-millionaire international gaming icon. Some strong language. For grades 5-8What's that arch?
By Sandra Kreitner, Alvin Zamudio. 2013
It's big! It's shiny! And it catches everyone's eye! The Gateway Arch is all that and a whole lot more.…
A beloved landmark in St. Louis, Missouri, it symbolizes the Gateway to the West and the rich history of the area. With colorful illustrations and rhyming story, this board book provides a fun look at westward expansion, exploration, For preschool-grade 2The devil's tickets: a night of bridge, a fatal hand, and a new American age
By Gary M. Pomerantz. 2009
Discusses the rise in popularity of the card game bridge during the early twentieth century and explores the murder of…
Jack Bennett whose wife shot him after having an argument during a handWords with wings
By Nikki Grimes. 2013
When Gabby's parents separate, her tendency to daydream becomes essential to coping with life's difficulties, which only increase when she…
moves with her mother to a new home and a new school. For grades 3-6