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Monuments and memorials / by Marcia Abramson.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: X-treme facts: U.S. historyPublisher: Minneapolis, Minnesota : Bearport Publishing Company, [2021]Description: 32 pages : color illustrations, map ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781647471194
  • 1647471192
  • 9781647471262
  • 1647471265
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Monument or memorial -- A welcoming lady -- Tallest in D.C. -- Remembering Abe -- Hope carved in stone -- A home for equality -- Presidential mountain -- A growing monument -- Reaching to the sky -- A castle in a cliff -- Protecting a nation -- Above a sunken memory -- A monumental craft.
Summary: "One is a 100th birthday present from France, one was once the tallest building in the world, and one was sculpted in China. What are we talking about? United States monuments and memorials, of course! Discover the extreme history behind some of the nation's most iconic landmarks"-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 363.68 A161 Available 33111009814647
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 363.68 A161 Available 33111010414221
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

One is a 100th birthday present from France, one was once the tallest building in the world, and one was sculpted in China. What are we talking about? United States monuments and memorials, of course Discover the extreme history behind some of the nation's most iconic landmarks.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Monument or memorial -- A welcoming lady -- Tallest in D.C. -- Remembering Abe -- Hope carved in stone -- A home for equality -- Presidential mountain -- A growing monument -- Reaching to the sky -- A castle in a cliff -- Protecting a nation -- Above a sunken memory -- A monumental craft.

"One is a 100th birthday present from France, one was once the tallest building in the world, and one was sculpted in China. What are we talking about? United States monuments and memorials, of course! Discover the extreme history behind some of the nation's most iconic landmarks"-- Provided by publisher.

Ages 8-11 Bearport Publishing Company.

Grades 4-6 Bearport Publishing Company.

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