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Rick and Rachel build a research report (Writing Builders Ser.)
By Chi Chung, Sue Lowell Gallion. 2014
Writing guide introduces cousins Rick and Rachel, as Rick, with Rachel's help, learns how to write his first research report.…
The pair dash over to the library to find information on Rick's topic: the endangered African black rhino. Outlines steps and provides resources for creating a research report. For grades 3-6. 2014Ben and Bailey build a book report (Writing Builders Ser.)
By Randy Chewning, Rachel Lynette. 2012
Writing guide introduces friends Bailey and Ben as they work together to help Bailey write her first book report. Bailey…
loves the book she read for class, Lemonade Summer, but needs help with crafting the report. Includes resources and additional instruction. For grades 3-6. 2012Papyrus: the plant that changed the world, from ancient Egypt to today's water wars
By John Gaudet, John J Gaudet. 2014
Ecologist examines the natural history of the papyrus plant, from ancient Egypt to the modern era. Describes its usage in…
paper, and as a building material, food, and fuel. Explains the role it plays in its ecosystem. Theorizes on its uses in the future. 2014Quirky British author of The Missing of the Somme (DB 76938) and Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi (DB 74532)…
details his residency aboard the American aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush. Describes the people he met and the experiences in which he engaged. 2014Adverbs (Grammar Basics)
By Kate Riggs. 2013
S Street rising: crack, murder, and redemption in D.C
By Ruben Castaneda. 2014
Journalist details his years covering the crime beat for the Washington Post even as he struggled with an addiction to…
crack cocaine. Describes the culture of Washington, D.C., in the 1990s and profiles a homicide detective with whom Castaneda became friendly. Some violence and some descriptions of sex. 2014Under the wire: Marie Colvin's final assignment
By Paul Conroy. 2013
Photojournalist and former soldier Conroy chronicles his last assignment with Marie Colvin, war correspondent for London's Sunday Times, when the…
pair entered Syria illegally in February 2012 to report on the insurgency. Includes discussion of conditions they encountered, the attack that killed Colvin and injured Conroy, and his recovery. Violence and strong language. 2013Busted: a tale of corruption and betrayal in the city of brotherly love
By Wendy Ruderman, Barbara Laker. 2014
Two Philadelphia Daily News reporters chronicle their probe into corruption in the Philadelphia Police Department narcotics squad, for which they…
won the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting. Some strong language. 2014Neil and Nan build narrative nonfiction (Writing Builders Ser.)
By Andrea Pelleschi, Yu-Mei Han. 2014
Writing guide introduces Neil and Nan as they write an article on roller coasters at Piney Woods Park, with facts…
and pictures about the best rides. The pair learn about writing concepts such as main ideas, hooks, and sensory details. Includes resources and additional instruction for budding authors. For grades 3-6. 2014Deadline artists: America's greatest newspaper columns
By John P. Avlon, Jesse Angelo, Errol Louis. 2011
More than 150 newspaper articles and columns published between 1757--an item by Benjamin Franklin in Poor Richard's Almanack--and 2011. Includes…
pieces by Damon Runyon, Walter Lippmann, Jimmy Breslin, Pete Hamill, Mike Royko, Herb Caen, Erma Bombeck, Molly Ivins, Hunter S. Thompson, William Raspberry, Kathleen Parker, and others. 2011The manor: three centuries at a slave plantation on Long Island
By Mac K Griswold, Mac Griswold. 2013
Cultural landscape historian uses primary documents and archaeological research to reconstruct the history of the Georgian-style Sylvester Manor on Shelter…
Island, New York. Traces the Quaker plantation owners through fifteen generations and discusses their relationships with the Manhansett Indians, roles in the Revolutionary War, and uses of slave labor. 2013Sleeping naked is green: how an eco-cynic unplugged her fridge, sold her car, and found love in 366 days
By Vanessa Farquharson. 2009
Toronto journalist recounts her yearlong personal challenge to make daily progress toward lessening her carbon footprint on the environment, which…
she chronicled on her weblog. Discusses both easy and difficult conversions such as using a thermos and planning an eco-friendly burial. Maintains that individuals can make a difference. 2009Josephus Daniels: his life & times
By Lee A. Craig. 2013
Biography of Josephus Daniels (1862-1948), head of the Democratic Party during the Progressive era of the early twentieth century. Chronicles…
his rise to power as a newspaper owner, secretary of the navy, President Wilson's confidant, and leader of his native North Carolina's white-supremacy movement. 2013The bully pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of journalism
By Doris Kearns Goodwin. 2013
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian portrays the first decade of the Progressive era, when former president Teddy Roosevelt challenged incumbent William Howard…
Taft for the 1912 Republican presidential nomination and tore apart the party--leading to Democrat Woodrow Wilson's victory. Examines the role of muckraking journalists in pushing government reforms. Bestseller. 2013Deadline artists--scandals, tragedies, and triumphs: more of America's greatest newspaper columns
By John P. Avlon, Jesse Angelo, Errol Louis. 2012
History-making columns from veteran print journalists. Includes Jack London's eyewitness account of the aftermath of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake,…
Ernie Pyle on the 1944 liberation of Paris, and H.L. Mencken on the 1925 Scopes "Monkey" Trial. Violence and strong language. 2012Eighty days: Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland's history-making race around the world
By Matthew Goodman. 2013
Chronicles the historic 1889 around-the-world journeys of New York World reporter Nellie Bly and her rival Elizabeth Bisland at the…
Cosmopolitan magazine, as the women attempted to break the record of Jules Verne's fictional hero Phileas Fogg in the novel Around the World in Eighty Days (DB 53171). 2013Where the peacocks sing: a palace, a prince, and the search for home
By Alison Singh Gee. 2013
Scholar analyzes the definition of proper English from a historical perspective. Discusses the evolution of the language and explains how…
it has been influenced by prominent individuals such as Jonathan Swift, Samuel Johnson, Joseph Priestley, and Noah Webster. 2009How to write a sentence: and how to read one
By Stanley Fish, Stanley Eugene Fish. 2011
Until I say good-bye: my year of living with joy
By Bret Witter, Susan Spencer-Wendel. 2013
After accepting her diagnosis of Lou Gehrig's disease in 2011, forty-five-year-old Palm Beach Post journalist quit her job and took…
seven journeys with friends and family to celebrate her life and create memories. She also met her birth mother, adopted a dog, and got permanent makeup. Some strong language. 2013