Don Brown
Author
Series
Pacific Rim novels volume 1
Publisher
Zondervan
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
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Lieutenant Commander "Gunner" McCormick is assigned as an intelligence officer to Carrier Strike Force 10, being deployed to the Yellow Sea at the invitation of South Korea for joint exercises with the US Navy. During his pre-deployment briefing, he discovers a TOP-SECRET MEMO revealing rumors that the North Koreans may still be holding a handful of elderly Americans from the Korean War in secret prison camps. As it happens, Gunner's grandfather,
...Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
[2003]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
29 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
A simple biography of the director whose silent films immortalized such slapstick clowns as the Keystone Kops, Charlie Chaplin, Fatty Arbuckle, Mabel Normand, and Ben Turpin.
Author
Series
BIG IDEAS That Changed the World volume 5
Language
English
Description
Big Ideas That Changed the World series.
In 600 BCE, the Greek mathematician Thales observed a seemingly strange phenomenon: amber, when rubbed with a cloth, had the ability to attract lightweight objects like feathers, straw, and leaves. He had unknowingly discovered an electric charge. His experiments wouldn't be picked back up until about 2,000 years later, when another curious mind, inspired by the Greek word for amber (elektron), declared...
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Language
English
Description
Award-winning author Don Brown explores a very timely subject: the history of vaccines
A Shot in the Arm!, book 3 in the Big Ideas that Changed the World series, is the history of vaccinations and the struggle to protect people from infectious disease. Beginning with smallpox-perhaps humankind's greatest affliction to date-and concluding with an overview of the COVID-19 pandemic, Brown traces the evolution of vaccines and examines deadly diseases...
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English
Description
On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong took "one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" when the Apollo 11 landed on the moon. But it wasn't just one man who got us to the moon. Rocket to the Moon! explores the people and technology that made the moon landing possible. Instead of examining one person's life, it focuses on the moon landing itself, showing the events leading up to it and how it changed the world. The book takes readers through the...
Author
Series
BIG IDEAS That Changed the World volume 4
Language
English
Description
Award-winning author Don Brown explores the history of democracy in the United States in this installment of the Big Ideas That Changed the World series
The Greek word democracy comes from demos (people) and kratos (rule)-meaning "the people hold power." In this timely graphic novel, acclaimed author-illustrator Don Brown explores the history of democracy-from civilization's beginnings as hunter-gatherers to the birth of monarchies and vast empires,...
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Language
English
Description
Award-winning author Don Brown explores computers and technology in book two of the Big Ideas series.
Machines That Think! explores machines from ancient history to today that perform a multitude of tasks, from making mind-numbing calculations to working on assembly lines. Included are fascinating looks at the world's earliest calculators, the birth of computer programming, and the arrival of smartphones. Contributors discussed include Muhammad...
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong took "one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" when the Apollo 11 landed on the moon. But it wasnt just one man who got us to the moon. The Moon Landing explores the people and technology that made the moon landing possible, showing the events leading up to it and how it changed the world. The book takes readers through the history of rocket building: from ancient Chinese rockets, to "bombs bursting in air"...
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Language
English
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Description
In the spring of 2011, a group of teenage boys are imprisoned and tortured for spray-painting "Down with the regime" on a Syrian wall. Thousands of citizens who rise up in protest are met by tanks and snipers. The demonstrations and violence escalate, and civil war breaks out in Syria. Unsure of their chances for survival but certain of the dangers at home, thousands of refugees flee to surrounding areas. Blocks of text provide context about Syria's...
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Series
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2011.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Narrates the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001, from the plane hijackings to the collapse of the World Trade Center.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
Pub. Date
2010.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
From his humble boyhood as a farmer's son, selling newspapers on trains, reading through public libraries shelf by shelf, and dreaming of new inventions, Thomas Edison went on to create the light bulb, the phonograph, and the motion picture camera.
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, color map ; 23 x 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Presents an illustrated account of bookseller Henry Knox's heroic contributions during the Revolutionary War, describing how he dragged fifty-nine cannons to Boston across 225 miles filled with danger and hardship.
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2008.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Provides the captivating story of this amazing vessel, the people who built it, and its tragic demise during its maiden voyage across the Atlantic as told through first-hand accounts and detailed illustrations of the events as they happened.
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton were both fierce patriots during the Revolutionary War, but the politics of the young United States of America put them in constant conflict. Their extraordinary story of bitter fighting and resentment culminates in their famous duel.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
As a young boy, Theodore "Teedie" Roosevelt was small, had weak eyes, and frail muscles. But Teedie was also inquisitive, brave, and self-sufficient. Determined to overcome his childhood ailments, Teedie changed from a timid homebody into an adventurous man. He explored the Wild West, fought in the Spanish-American War, served as president of the United States, and helped build the Panama Canal.
Author
Series
Big ideas that changed the world volume 3
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
138 pages : chiefly color illustrations, color maps ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Beginning with smallpox-perhaps humankind's greatest affliction to date-and concluding with an overview of the COVID-19 pandemic, Brown traces the evolution of vaccines and examines deadly diseases such as measles, polio, anthrax, rabies, cholera, and influenza. The book is narrated by Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, who historically popularized inoculation in England in the early 18th century. Brown covers the science behind how our immune systems work,...