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In Their Own Words
George Sullivan
Mass Market Paperback (Scholastic Paperbacks, Dec. 1, 2002)In Their Own Words: Thomas Edison tells the exciting story of Edison's life using his laboratory notes, business records, and personal recollections."I find out what the world needs. Then I go ahead and try to invent it."With these words, Thomas Edison explains how he developed ideas and turned them into useful inventions. Although he is most famous for inventing the lightbulb, Edison is credited with hundreds of inventions. The young boy who did poorly in school became one of the most famous men in America.This exciting new biography of Thomas Edison will enlighten, as well as entertain, elementary school kids.
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Built To Last
George Sullivan
Hardcover (Scholastic Nonfiction, Oct. 1, 2005)The stories of America's most magnificent canals, highways, dams, bridges, and skyscrapers.Americans didn't let mountains stand in the way of trade with the American West--they tunneled right through them to make the Cascade Tunnel and Hoosac Tunnel. When water and power were needed, they built huge dams, such as the Fort Peck Dam and the Hoover Dam. Faced with water to cross, they built beautiful bridges, such as the Brooklyn Bridge and the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel. And the American character is best reflected by the building it invented, the skyscraper. BUILT TO LAST profiles 17 architectural and engineering marvels, from the Erie Canal to Boston's Big Dig.
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Better Baseball for Boys
George Sullivan
Paperback (Dodd Mead, March 1, 1984)None
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Mr. President: A Book of U.S. Presidents
George Sullivan
Mass Market Paperback (Scholastic Paperback Nonfiction, Jan. 1, 2009)The seventh edition of a popular favorite, this digest-sized, easy-to-read book features summaries of each president and his term of office -- from George Washington to the president elected in 2008!Hail to the chief! The highest title in the United States belongs to the president. Here, readers will learn about all the inspiring individuals who've occupied the Oval Office--from George Washington to the president elected in 2008! Chock full of information, this accessible book chronicles each president's life and times, and even highlights some funny anecdotes. The process of electing a president is clearly explained, as is the job of a president. Freshly updated for '09, the cover will feature the newly elected commander-in-chief!
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Mr. President: A Book Of
George Sullivan
Mass Market Paperback (Scholastic Paperbacks, Jan. 1, 2001)Offers brief profiles of all forty-three United States presidents, and lists important events that occurred during each president's administration.
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Pitchers and Pitching
George Sullivan
Hardcover (Dodd Mead, Feb. 1, 1972)Analyzes the art of pitching, profiles famous pitchers, explains pitching statistics and how to figure them, and provides other information about this aspect of baseball.
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Supertanker!: The Story of the World's Biggest Ships
George Sullivan
Library Binding (Dodd Mead, April 1, 1978)Describes the historical development, design, handling, and problems of the enormous tankers which cruise the seas, carrying oil to a thirsty world.
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Treasure Hunt: The Sixteen-Year Search for the Lost Treasure Ship Atocha
George Sullivan
Hardcover (Henry Holt & Co, Oct. 1, 1987)Chronicles Mel Fisher's frustrating sixteen-year search for the wreck of the "Nuestra Senora de Atocha," a seventeenth-century Spanish galleon, a hunt marked by delay, danger, tragedy, and, ultimately, the discovery in July 1985 of the treasure ship
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Pocahontas
George Sullivan
School & Library Binding (Turtleback Books, March 1, 2002)FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Presents a biography of the seventeenth-century Powhatan Indian who befriended Captain John Smith and the Jamestown settlers, using available primary sources, and places her life in its historical context.
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In the Line of Fire: Eight Women War Spies
George Sullivan
Paperback (Scholastic Paperbacks, March 1, 1996)The stories of eight American women spies include the heroic tales of Lydia Darragh, who warned Washington of an imminent British attack, and Emma Edmonds, who disguised herself as a male slave in a Confederate camp. Original.
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Roger Staubach: A Special Kind of Quarterback
George Sullivan
Library Binding (Putnam Pub Group (L), Dec. 15, 1974)Book and jacket in excellent condition !
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The Day Pearl Harbor Was Bombed: A Photo History of World War II
George Sullivan
Paperback (Scholastic, Dec. 1, 1991)Photographs and text provide a brief overview of the main events of World War II including Pearl Harbor, the Battle of Britain, the struggle for Stalingrad, the Holocaust, the surrender of Germany, and the atomic bomb.
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