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The National Museum of American History / by Megan Cooley Peterson.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Smithsonian field trips | Smithsonian (Capstone Press)Publisher: North Mankato, Minnesota : Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint 2018Description: 32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781515779766
  • 1515779769
  • 9781515779889
  • 1515779882
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Treasures at the museum -- Civil War diary -- Calling the future -- Medical salves and cure-alls -- Ice cream and the refrigerator -- Greensboro lunch counter -- Clamshell currency -- Thomas Jefferson's portable desk -- Artificial body parts -- Cher Ami -- Thomas Edison's light bulb -- Presidential top hat -- Apple II computer.
Summary: What do Abraham Lincoln's hat, a violin used as a journal, and an Apple II personal computer all have in common? They are some of the amazing artifacts on display at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. Take a tour through the museum's collections. Engaging text, graphs, maps, and colorful images help readers discover the stories behind some of America's most treasured pieces of history.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 069.0975 P485 Available 33111009211612
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

What do Abraham Lincoln's hat, a violin used as a journal, and an Apple II personal computer all have in common? They are some of the amazing artifacts on display at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. Take a tour through the museum's collections. Engaging text, graphs, maps, and colorful images help readers discover the stories behind some of America's most treasured pieces of history.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Treasures at the museum -- Civil War diary -- Calling the future -- Medical salves and cure-alls -- Ice cream and the refrigerator -- Greensboro lunch counter -- Clamshell currency -- Thomas Jefferson's portable desk -- Artificial body parts -- Cher Ami -- Thomas Edison's light bulb -- Presidential top hat -- Apple II computer.

What do Abraham Lincoln's hat, a violin used as a journal, and an Apple II personal computer all have in common? They are some of the amazing artifacts on display at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. Take a tour through the museum's collections. Engaging text, graphs, maps, and colorful images help readers discover the stories behind some of America's most treasured pieces of history.

RL: 3-4 ; IL: 2-5

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