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What Is Motion?
Natalie Hyde
Paperback (Crabtree Publishing Company, Feb. 28, 2014)Motion is a change in an objects position. This fascinating title explains in a clear, simple way how objects are moved by a change in energy. Simple activities show young readers how energy is changed by applying a force, either by coming in contact with an object or by a force that does not touch it physically, like gravity.
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Black Tuesday and the Great Depression
Natalie Hyde
Paperback (Crabtree Publishing Company, Oct. 15, 2015)Black Tuesday and the Great Depression explores the causes of the stock market crash in 1929 and the resulting Great Depression. For more than ten years the effects of October 29, 1929, known as Black Tuesday, were felt not only in North America, but worldwide. Source material, including posters, political cartoons, books, interviews, and articles show the devastation of the resulting mass unemployment, epidemic real estate foreclosures, and crushing poverty of those years.
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Alcatraz
Natalie Hyde
Paperback (Crabtree Pub Co, Jan. 30, 2013)This fascinating title takes the reader to one of the most isolated prisons on the planet where some Americas worst criminals were held. This is the story of how Alcatraz was created, what it was like to live there, and why it was virtually impossible to escape from.
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Understanding Greek Myths
Natalie Hyde
Paperback (Crabtree Pub Co, Jan. 30, 2012)Presents an introduction to Greek mythology, discussing the history of ancient Greece, its gods and goddesses, the myths associated with the natural world, and the legacy of Greek culture on the modern world.
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Earth's Landforms and Bodies of Water
Natalie Hyde
Paperback (Crabtree Publishing Company, Oct. 31, 2015)Learn about Earth's different types of landforms and bodies of water.
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Black Tuesday and the Great Depression
Natalie Hyde
Hardcover (Crabtree Publishing Company, Oct. 15, 2015)Black Tuesday and the Great Depression explores the causes of the stock market crash in 1929 and the resulting Great Depression. For more than ten years the effects of October 29, 1929, known as Black Tuesday, were felt not only in North America, but worldwide. Source material, including posters, political cartoons, books, interviews, and articles show the devastation of the resulting mass unemployment, epidemic real estate foreclosures, and crushing poverty of those years.
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The Cold War and the Cuban Missile Crisis
Natalie Hyde
Paperback (Crabtree Publishing Company, March 1, 2016)Through a lens of primary sources, this intriguing title looks at the pivotal crisis from the Cold War during which the Soviet Union set up nuclear missiles in Cuba. Well-crafted text and engaging sources introduce readers to the key players, including Castro, Khrushev, and Kennedy and examine the intricacies of the crisis including proxy wars, communication systems, and the outcome. A final chapter examines relations today and explores the idea that a new Cold War with Russia may be looming.
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Saving Armpit
Natalie Hyde
Paperback (Fitzhenry and Whiteside, March 21, 2011)Rocky Mountain Book Award finalist, 2013 2012 Silver Birch Express Award nominee When vandals deface the Harmony Point sign, the town does indeed seem to become the "arm pit" of the region. The baseball team hasn't won a game in two seasons and the town itself is falling into disrepair. But when the new postmaster becomes the ball coach, Clay and the rest of the Terriers finally seem to stand a chance of winning a game. Until they overhear a bureaucrat from the city say that the post office will close unless the "numbers" work out. The team begins "Operation Tennis Elbow" - a letter writing campaign designed to generate enough mail to keep the post office - and its postmaster - in town (and coaching their baseball team). And along the way, they learn the power of the pen in effecting positive changes in their community.
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How Do Wind and Water Change Earth?
Natalie Hyde
Paperback (Crabtree Pub Co, Nov. 15, 2015)Learn how water and wind shape the landscape of Earth.
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Earth's Landforms and Bodies of Water
Natalie Hyde
Library Binding (Crabtree Pub Co, Oct. 31, 2015)Learn about Earth's different types of landforms and bodies of water.
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What Are Sedimentary Rocks?
Natalie Hyde
Paperback (Crabtree Publishing Company, Aug. 1, 2010)It all starts with erosion for sedimentary rock. Worn down bits of rock become pressed together under pressure into strata, or layers. This book explains the formation of rock such as sandstone, shale, limestone, and dolomite.
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Understanding Greek Myths
Natalie Hyde
Library Binding (Crabtree Pub Co, Jan. 30, 2012)Myths Understood is an innovative new series that explores how myths reveal a culture's way of life. Each book begins with a brief overview of a civilization, including information about the physical landscape, government and religious beliefs, and then introduces myths from the culture, examining common themes that shed light on the people's way of life. Lastly, each book explores how myths inspired later literature and arts and how they continue to influence our world today. Simultaneous.
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