Search
Type
Format
Sort
Location
Audience

Boughton, Simon

Summary: "At the time of its completion in 1936, Hoover Dam was the biggest dam in the world and the largest feat of architecture and engineering in the country--a statement of national ambition and technical achievement. It turned the wild Colorado River into a tame and securely managed water source, transforming millions of acres of desert into farmland while also providing water and power to the...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2024

Sorry, no copies available

Place a hold to request this item.

Ringstad, Arnold

Summary: Gives readers a behind-the-scenes look at the building of the Hoover Dam. Additional features include a table of contents, a Fast Facts spread, critical-thinking questions, primary source quotes and accompanying source notes, a phonetic glossary, an index, and sources for further research.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: The Child's World, Inc. 2017

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in J Non Fic Series, Call number: J 609 RIN

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J609 MOM

Lassieur, Allison

2 holds on 1 copy

Summary: This encyclopedia offers readers the chance to explore the 63 national parks in the United States and its territories. Alongside photos of the parks, the text highlights each park's history, points of interest, and things to do. Features include glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Encyclopedias, an imprint of Abdo Reference 2023

Sorry, no copies available

Place a hold to request this item.

Aldridge, Rebecca.

Summary: Describes the history of the Hoover Dam and how it was built.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea House 2009

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 627.82 ALD

Hiltzik, Michael A.

Summary: The definitive account of the epic construction of the Hoover Dam, one of the the twentieth century's most consequential public works.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Free Press 2010

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 627.82 HIL

Sexton, John

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Ventana Editions 2000

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 779 SEX

Swaby, Rachel

Summary: Aspiring scientists, young history enthusiasts, and children who enjoy learning about the world will be fascinated by these riveting snapshots--and parents who enjoyed the film Hidden Figures will find this to be the perfect extension. Covering important advancements made by women in fields such as biology, medicine, astronomy, and technology, author Rachel Swaby explains that people aren't...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Yearling Books 2017

Sorry, no copies available

Place a hold to request this item.

Summary: The aim of these lectures is to make viewers feel welcome and comfortable in the company of paintings. By focusing on 65 masterpieces of Western painting, Professor William Kloss offers a vivid, visceral encounter with genius, shining light on the unique technical, stylistic, and expressive achievements of each painting. From the 14th century to the 20th, the images are examined for their...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2010

Copies Available at Woodmere

2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 WOR
Call number: DVD 709 WOR

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Great DVD 759 World 2010

Summary: Best-selling author, culinary adventurer and self-proclaimed hedonist, Anthony Bourdain has carved out a distinct place as a gastronomic Indiana Jones. In this series, his journey introduces viewers to people and places far beyond the realm of food as he travels the world sampling local foods and culture. Paris: Take an unusual tour of the city of light and love as Tony ventures from a hardcore...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Discovery Communications 2007

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in NEW Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD E-TV ANT

Farmer, Jared

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: University of Arizona Press 1999

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 627.8 FAR

Edsel, Robert M.

Summary: "As the most destructive war in history ravaged Europe, many of the world's most cherished cultural objects were in harm's way. The Greatest Treasure Hunt in History recounts the astonishing true story of eleven men and one woman who risked their lives amidst the bloodshed of World War II to preserve churches, libraries, monuments, and works of art that for centuries defined the heritage of...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Focus, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2019

Sorry, no copies available

Place a hold to request this item.

Kooser, Ted.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: University of Nebraska Press 2002

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 978.2 KOO

Summary: The "geologic staircase" of the Southwest includes the Bryce Canyon, Zion, Glen Canyon, Monument Valley and Grand Canyon National Parks. A rugged, arid region, encompassing parts of Colorado, Arizona, Utah, and New Mexico, the Colorado Plateau is home to these geographically close, but utterly unique, landmarks.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: GoodTimes Entertainment 2003

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.92 GRA

Amiry, Suad.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 2005

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 956.95 AMI

Gibson, Karen Bush

Summary: "Real-world technology projects pair up with ... biographies of female computer scientists to make a ... book that will have kids ages 8 to 11 eager to develop their own apps"--Publisher marketing.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Nomad Press 2019

Sorry, no copies available

Place a hold to request this item.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Motor 1990

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629.2 GENERAL MOTORS 1988-91

Mann, Robert

Summary: America's Descent into Vietnam, Given by Dr. JamesE. Archer.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2001

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 959.7 MAN

Nies, Judith

Summary: Describes the darker side of the history of Las Vegas and Black Mesa, Arizona, including the relocation of fifteen thousand Navajo to mine coal for cheap electricity for the Vegas Strip and the precipitous drop in the water level of Lake Mead. An epic struggle over land, water, and power is erupting in the American West and the halls of Washington, DC. It began when a 4,000-square-mile area of...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Nation Books 2014

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 979.3135 NIE

Taffa, Deborah Jackson

1 hold on 1 copy

Summary: "Whiskey Tender is a memoir of family and survival, coming-of-age on and off the reservation, and the frictions between being raised to strive towards the American dream while also coming into an understanding of how the narratives of the Quechan Nation and Laguna Pueblo heritages have been excluded from the central mythologies and structures of America"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2024

Sorry, no copies available

Place a hold to request this item.

Sevigny, Melissa L.

Summary: "The riveting tale of two pioneering botanists and their historic boat trip down the Colorado River and through the Grand Canyon. In the summer of 1938, botanists Elzada Clover and Lois Jotter set off to run the Colorado River, accompanied by an ambitious and entrepreneurial expedition leader, a zoologist, and two amateur boatmen. With its churning waters and treacherous boulders, the Colorado...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2023

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 SEV

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 920 SEV

Manzanero, Paula

Summary: Describes the isolated Nevada air base known as Area 51, covering its use for testing top-secret aircraft, and discusses speculation about a connection to unidentified flying objects.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2018

Copies Available at Woodmere

2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 358.4 MAN

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J900 WHE

Summary: The deserts of the southwest possess a beauty found nowhere else. Features cinematography from national parks of North America: Grand Canyon, Death Valley, Mono Lake, Sedona, Grand Tetons, and more.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Razor Digital Entertainment 2006

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 910.914 CAN

Zuckoff, Mitchell.

Summary: Award-winning former Boston Globe reporter Mitchell Zuckoff chronicles the untold story of an extraordinary World War II rescue mission, where a plane crash in the South Pacific plunged a trio of U.S. military personnel into the jungle-clad land of New Guinea.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Books on Tape 2011

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 940.548 ZUC

Amidon, Ervan L. (Ervan Lloyd)

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Anundsen Pub. Co. 2007

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R-GEN 929.2 PABST Amidon

chat loading...
Back to Top