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21) The Middle Ages
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
192 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The Middle Ages come to life in this latest installment in the hit Weird But True Know-It-All series, featuring stories of legendary rulers, epic castles, menacing weaponry, and more!Vikings are known for being fierce warriors. But did you know that they used tug-of-war to train for battle-and that the losing team got pulled into a pit of fire? Europe was ravaged by the plague during the Middle Ages. But did you know that one proposed cure from Medieval...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Learn how this son of German immigrants from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, turned his small food-packaging company into a booming business known for its fair treatment of workers and pioneering safe food preparation standards. This American success story follows Heinz from his early days as a pickle and vinegar merchant in the 1800s to the name behind the nation's number-one brand of ketchup.
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
106 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Bruce Wayne, a wealthy American philanthropist and business owner, and Batman, his crime-fighting alter ego, have been entertaining audiences since 1939. The character was so popular after appearing in Detective Comics that DC Comics decided to give Batman a comic book of his own. In doing so, they created one of the company's most successful franchises. Author Michael Burgan details the history of Batman--from his tragic origin story and his infamous...
Author
Series
Publisher
Compass Point Books
Pub. Date
c2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
47 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Recounts the events leading up to the colonists' defiant act against the British known as the Boston Tea Party, which ultimately climaxed in the American Revolution.