21068 documents

Mudshark

Paulsen, Gary

Publié en 2009 Scholastic

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Fiction
Roman

Lost your shoe? Can't find your homework? Mudshark is the guy everyone goes to when there's a mystery to solve. That is, until the Psychic Parrot comes to live in the school library-and threatens to take over Mudshark's position as the one who knows all the answers! An escaped gerbil is running through the school, there's an emergency in the faculty restroom, and all the board erasers are disappearing from the classrooms. Can Mudshark outwit the Psychic Parrot and restore order to the school?

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Hope Was Here

Bauer, Joan

Publié en 2000 Scholastic

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Fiction
Roman

One new life, coming right up. Hope's used to thinking on her feet - she hasn't become a terrific waitress by accident. But when she and her aunt move from New York City to a small town in Wisconsin to run the local diner, she isn't sure she'll fit in. The owner, has decided to run for mayor, an no one in town knows what to think. After all, G.T. has leukemia. And his opponent is the unscrupulous current mayor, who will do or say anything to win the election. Hope knows that G.T. is up against the odds but his vision of the future but she can't help but join the campaign.

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Langue : Français

who was Harriet Beecher Stowe?

Rau, Dana Meachen

Publié en 2015

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Born in Connecticut in 1811, Harriet Beecher Stowe was an abolitionist, author, and playwright. Slavery was a major industry in the American South, and Stowe worked with the Underground Railroad to help escaped slaves head north towards freedom. The publication of her book, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, a scathing anti-slavery novel, fanned the flames that started the Civil War. The book’s emotional portrayal of the impact of slavery captured the nation’s attention. A best-seller in its time, Uncle Tom’s Cabin sealed Harriet Beecher Stowe’s reputations as one of the most influential anti-slavery voices in US history.

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• Esclavage (Société / Esclave / Problème social / Éducation civique / Citoyenneté)

Langue : Français

What was... , The Gold Rush?

Holub, Joan

Publié en 2013

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In 1848, gold was discovered in California, attracting over 300,000 people from all over the world, some who struck it rich and many more who didn't. Hear the stories about the gold-seeking "forty-niners!" With black-and white illustrations and sixteen pages of photos, a nugget from history is brought to life!

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Who was Sitting Bull?

Spinner, Stéphanie

Publié en 2014

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No one knew the boy they called “Jumping Badger” would grow to become a great leader. Born on the banks of the Yellowstone River, Sitting Bull, as he was later called, was tribal chief and holy man of the Lakota Sioux tribe in a time of fierce conflict with the United States. As the government seized Native American lands, Sitting Bull relied on his military cunning and strong spirituality to drive forces out of his territory and ensure a future homeland for his people.

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A to Z Mysteries #r: The Runaway Racehorse

Roy, Ron

Publié en 2002 Scholastic

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Fiction
Roman

R is for Racehorse . . . And they’re off! The kids can’t wait to see Uncle Warren’s racehorse Whirlaway’s big event. But then the horse disappears. He shows up the next day, just in time to lose the race. Why is Whirlaway suddenly so slow? Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are on the case!

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• Roman policier (Littérature / Polar / Genre littéraire)

Langue : Français

Alexander Graham Bell

Mcpherson, Stephanie Sammartino

Publié en 2007

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True or False? The telephone was Alexander Graham Bell’s first invention. False! Alexander Graham Bell invented a talking machine when he was fifteen years old. Before that he had invented a wheat husker. As a young man, he taught deaf children how to talk at a school in Boston, Massachusetts. He invented a metal detector that was used in several wars to find bullets in wounded men. Later in life, he experimented with small airplanes and special boats called hydrofoils.

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Ferdinand Magellan

Landau, Elaine

Publié en 2005

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True or False: Ferdinand Magellan was the first man to sail around the world. False! Magellan died in the Philippines and never saw his voyage completed successfully. Only one of Magellan's five ships arrived home safely. He fought down two mutinies during this dangerous journey around the globe. He discovered a sea passage between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The Magellan space probe, named in his honor, orbited Venus from 1990-1994.

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• Exploration
• Magellan, Fernand de (Histoire de l'Europe)

Langue : Français

Albert Einstein

Mcpherson, Stephanie Sammartino

Publié en 2003

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True or False? Albert Einstein graduated at the top of his high school class! False! He was expelled from school for being a troublemaker. His theories of relativity changed the way we look at the universe. He turned down the presidency of Israel at age seventy-three. He said he was too old and too busy. His name has come to mean "genius."

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• Science et technique (Science appliquée)

Langue : Français

What Was... , the March on Washington?

Krull, Kathleen

Publié en 2013

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On August 28, 1963, more than 200,000 people gathered in Washington, DC, to demand equal rights for all races. It was there that Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech, and it was this peaceful protest that spurred the momentous civil rights laws of the mid-1960s. With black-and-white artwork throughout and sixteen pages of photographs, the March is brought to life!

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Langue : Anglais

What Was... , the Boston Tea Party?

Krull, Kathleen

Publié en 2013

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No Taxation without Representation! The Boston Tea Party stands as an iconic event of the American Revolution—outraged by the tax on tea, American colonists chose to destroy the tea by dumping it into the water! Learn all about the famed colonialists who fought against the British Monarchy, and read about this act of rebellion from our history! With black-and-white illustrations throughout and sixteen pages of photos, the Boston Tea party is brought to life! Black History Month / Diversity / 

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• Révolution (Violence / Conflit / Société)

Langue : Anglais

What Was... , the Hindenburg?

Pascal, Janet B

Publié en 2014

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At 800-feet long, the Hindenburg was the largest airship ever built--just slightly smaller than the Titanic! Also of a disastrous end, the zeppelin burst into flame as spectators watched it attempt to land in Lakehurst, New Jersey on May 6, 1937. In under a minute, the Hindenburg was gone, people jumping from windows to escape. However, only 62 of the 97 crew members and passengers onboard survived. The exact cause of the disaster is still unknown and remains a fascinating historical mystery perfect for this series.

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Langue : Français