David Antram
Author
Series
Publisher
Franklin Watts
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes the disadvantages to being one of the many builders during the construction of a Medieval cathedral, including masons and quarrymen, and explains the long and arduous task of completing the cathedral.
Author
Series
Publisher
Franklin Watts
Pub. Date
2009, c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Humorous illustrations, captions, and sidebars lead the reader from France to the New World as workers spend weeks planning and constructing the Statue of Liberty, a gift from the people of France to the United States which was designed by sculptor Frédéric Auguste-Bartholdi.
Author
Series
Publisher
Franklin Watts
Pub. Date
c2012
Edition
Franklin Watts library ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes the hazards to being one of the many builders during the construction of the Hoover Dam, including the tough living conditions, the extreme heights, and the diverting of a river.
Author
Publisher
Franklin Watts, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Uses humor in both text and illustrations to describe how antibiotics were developed and what methods were used to fight infections and disease before antibiotics were available.
Author
Series
Publisher
Franklin Watts, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Brief text, sidebars, labeled illustrations, and humorous cartoons depict the story of Mary Mallon, an Irish immigrant cook who became known as "Typhoid Mary" when she infected many New Yorkers with the deadly disease.
Author
Publisher
Franklin Watts
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes the many dangerous jobs performed by children who worked in the cotton mills of industrial England in the nineteenth century, work that included long hours, low pay, and no provision for school work.
Author
Series
Publisher
Franklin Watts
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
Franklin Watts library ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Humorous illustrations, captions, and sidebars take away the glamour and romance of being an actor during the time of William Shakesepeare, illustrating the darker side of this profession.