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Books with author Sean Stewart Price

  • Hannibal of Carthage

    Sean Price

    eBook (Raintree, Nov. 1, 2014)
    What was it like to live in ancient times? Why not let Hannibal, one of the greatest military commanders in history, tell you about it? Read about his rise to power, his triumphant conquests and humiliating losses, as well as what day-to-day life was like. A postscript explains how and what happened after he died.
  • The Story Behind Skyscrapers

    Sean Stewart Price

    Paperback (Heinemann Library, )
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  • The Story Behind Chocolate

    Sean Stewart Price

    Hardcover (Heinemann Library, Jan. 1, 2009)
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  • Ivan the Terrible

    Sean Price

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, March 1, 2008)
    Explore the life of Ivan the Terrible, including his childhood, his rise to power in Russia, his bloody reign, and death.The wicked ways of some of the most ruthless rulers to walk the earth are revealed in these thrilling biographies (A Wicked History) about men and women so monstrous, they make Frankenstein look like a sweetheart.
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  • The Story Behind Electricity

    Sean Stewart Price

    Library Binding (Heinemann, June 14, 2009)
    Sean Stewart Price
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  • Henry VIII: Royal Beheader

    Sean Stewart Price

    Paperback (Franklin Watts, March 1, 2009)
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  • Rosie the Riveter: Women in World War II

    Sean Price

    Paperback (Raintree, Dec. 18, 2008)
    Find out the important role women played, both on the home front and overseas. From building war planes to sending home news from overseas, from nursing the injured to training men the skills they’d need as soldiers, the war could not have been won without the help of women. Read about how the attitudes towards women began to change during the war. Each book in the 'American History Through Primary Sources' series delivers curriculum content by way of primary source material. Background knowledge of the subject matter is incorporated into the text. The books use clear, predictable text structures and have been leveled by a literacy expert to ensure accessibility. Vocabulary is defined at the point of use.
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  • The Story Behind Skyscrapers

    Sean Stewart Price

    Library Binding (Heinemann, June 14, 2009)
    Sean Stewart Price
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  • Smokestacks and Spinning Jennys: Industrial Revolution

    Sean Price

    Paperback (Raintree, Oct. 1, 2006)
    Read this book to learn how inventions like the spinning jenny, steam engine, and telegraph changed daily life. Find out how interchangeable parts changed the way goods are produced. Learn more about working conditions in factories and textile mills.
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  • Unsolved Crime Mysteries

    Sean Stewart Price

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Aug. 1, 2015)
    Why did robbers steal precious works of art from Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in 1990? In 2005, how did thieves in Amsterdam pull off the largest diamond heist in history? Throughout the world, some criminals seem to pull off the perfect crimes. They leave us asking, “How’d they do it?” or “Why’d they do it?” and “Could it happen again?” With dramatic photos and intriguing theories, readers can go on a journey around the world and learn about some tough crimes to solve.
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  • The Story Behind Electricity

    Sean Stewart Price

    Hardcover (Raintree Hardbacks, Jan. 1, 2009)
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  • Tenement Stories: Immigrant Life

    Sean Price

    Paperback (Raintree, Oct. 1, 2006)
    Read this book to find out what life was like for immigrants living in New York City’s Lower East Side. Explore the sights and sounds of crowded immigrant neighborhoods. Learn more about the people who came to the United States in search of a better way of life.
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