Books with title The Story of the Hoover Dam

The Hoover Dam is one of the largest dams in the world! It provides power and water to people in Arizona, Nevada, Utah, and California. Just how does the Hoover Dam work? And how many people did it take to build this amazing structure? Listen to this audiobook to find out! Learn all about some remarkable sites in the Famous Places series - part of the Lightning Bolt Books collection. Lightning Bolt Books bring nonfiction topics to life!

The Hoover Dam is one of the largest dams in the world! It provides power and water to people in Arizona, Nevada, Utah, and California. Just how does the Hoover Dam work? And how many people did it take to build this amazing structure? Read this book to find out! Learn all about some remarkable sites in the Famous Places series - part of the Lightning Bolt Books™ collection. With high-energy designs, exciting photos, and fun text, Lightning Bolt Books™ bring nonfiction topics to life!

This book relays the factual details of the story of the Hoover Dam, which was built in the 1930s. The narrative provides multiple accounts of the event, and readers learn details through the point of view of a Colorado River explorer, a dam worker, and a dam worker's daughter. The text offers opportunities to compare and contrast various perspectives in the text while gathering and analyzing information about a historical event.

The Hoover Dam is one of the largest dams in the world! It provides power and water to people in Arizona, Nevada, Utah, and California. Just how does the Hoover Dam work? And how many people did it take to build this amazing structure? Read this book to find out! Learn all about some remarkable sites in the Famous Places series - part of the Lightning Bolt Books™ collection. With high-energy designs, exciting photos, and fun text, Lightning Bolt Books™ bring nonfiction topics to life!

The Story of The Dark is a picture book adventure about two young children who accidently discover The Dark, a benevolent and rather shy entity, while searching for their dog. The children’s exploration, creative thinking and bravery are rewarded with accomplishment, confidence, and a greater comfort about the world around them. Although the story happens to weave many years of knowledge about childhood fears into its pages, this picture book is designed to be entertaining for kids of all ages. Fear of the dark is among the most frequent of childhood nighttime fears. These fears are often considered to be a normal part of child development. However, the effects of persistent fear are less certain and may not be harmless. At the very least, fear is clearly uncomfortable. The unknown deserves careful respect, but not persistent fear.Research also shows that parents are most often unaware of their child’s nighttime fears. It’s not the parents fault. Very little has been done to educate parents about nighttime fears. Then add the relatively common occurrence of bedtime struggles that happen in childhood and it can make falling asleep a nightly challenge for many youngsters. This beautifully illustrated picture book adventure may help in a playful way. Several points in the book promote critical thinking and discussion. But don’t tell your children! Kids just seem to like the story.The Kindle Fire version is clearly the best option for viewing the details and colors of the images as the artist intended. In a darker environment, like just before bedtime, it looks even better. Ages: 4-8 y/o (approx.)Length: similar to a Dr. Seuss picture book, with 32 pages (electronic version)About the Author: Roger S. Smith is a board certified physician and sleep doctor who has practiced clinical medicine for 25 years in multiple specialty areas. He has held simultaneous medical staff positions at Stanford and Harvard universities teaching other doctors about sleep disorders and entrepreneurship. But given the choice, like any kid at heart, he would have rather been playing outside.About the Illustrator: Chris Beatrice’s award winning artwork includes classic books such as Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels, Daniel DeFoe's Robinson Crusoe, and Oscar Wilde's The Selfish Giant, in addition to children’s books, games, fantasy arts, magazines and young adult fiction. His work as also earned a well known client list including Simon and Schuster, MacMillan, Scholastic, Disney/Hyperion, Penguin, Random House, and many others. More about Chris can be found at chrisbeatrice.com.

Hope Fullerton-Smith's problems are adding up. A psycho on the loose in her neighbourhood. A delinquent foster brother out to get her. A mute Russian girl sharing her bedroom. Hope's new roommate, Vera, is weird. She can't speak and she has horrible nightmares. But she gets under Hope's skin. As details of her cruel life emerge, Hope agrees to help her try to dodge deportation back to Russia. But it's not a good time to be sneaking around town, and Vera's quest to find the one thing she believes will give her a shot at staying in the US leads her toward a vicious trap. As Vera puts herself in the path of mortal danger, Hope never suspects the shocking truth: that she herself stands to win, or to lose, more than she ever dreamt possible. Artful storytelling in a thrilling tale that will grip you to the very last page.

In 1933, an ambitious project was underway in the middle of the desert on the Arizona-Nevada border. Dozens of men dangled from long ropes along the tall canyon walls hundreds of feet above the Colorado River. The workers used jackhammers to drill holes into the rock, and then placed dynamite into each hole. Boom! Boom! Boom! This dangerous—and sometimes deadly—work was just the beginning of the construction of the Hoover Dam. The Hoover Dam traces the incredible story of the colossal structure, from its construction to its important modern-day use—including preventing floods and providing electricity to millions of people. Large color photos, maps, and fact boxes enrich the captivating story, which is sure to excite even the most reluctant readers.