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Titre : What is the Statue of Liberty ? Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Joan holub, Auteur ; John Hinderliter, Illustrateur Editeur : Penguin Workshop, 2014 Collection : What is Description : 107 p. Format : 19 cm ISBN/ISSN : 978-0-448-47917-0 Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteurs : Etats-Unis / monument / statue Mots-clés : Statue de la Liberté Index. décimale : 973 Résumé : In 1876, France decided to give the United States a very big and very special present : the Statue of Liberty. The gift was to commemorate the 100th birthday of the United States, and just packing it was no small feat - 350 pieces in 214 crates shipped across the ocean. The story of how the 111-foot-tall lady took her place in the New York Harbor will fascinate young readers. Nature du document : documentaire What is the Statue of Liberty ? [texte imprimé] / Joan holub, Auteur ; John Hinderliter, Illustrateur . - Penguin Workshop, 2014 . - 107 p. ; 19 cm. - (What is) .
ISBN : 978-0-448-47917-0
Langues : Anglais (eng)
Descripteurs : Etats-Unis / monument / statue Mots-clés : Statue de la Liberté Index. décimale : 973 Résumé : In 1876, France decided to give the United States a very big and very special present : the Statue of Liberty. The gift was to commemorate the 100th birthday of the United States, and just packing it was no small feat - 350 pieces in 214 crates shipped across the ocean. The story of how the 111-foot-tall lady took her place in the New York Harbor will fascinate young readers. Nature du document : documentaire Réservation
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Titre : Where is Mount Rushmore ? Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : True Kelley, Auteur ; John Hinderliter, Illustrateur Editeur : Penguin Workshop, 2015 Collection : Where Is Description : 108 p. Format : 19 cm ISBN/ISSN : 978-0-448-48356-6 Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteurs : Etats-Unis Mots-clés : Mount Rushmore Index. décimale : 973 Résumé : It was world-famous sculptor Gutzon Borglum's dream to carve sixty-foot-high likenesses of four presidents on a granite cliff in South Dakota. Does that sound like a wacky idea? Many at the time thought so. Borglum faced a lot of opposition and problems at every turn; the blasting and carving carried out through the years of the Great Depression when funding for anything was hard to come by. Yet Mount Rushmore now draws almost three million visitors to the Black Hills every year. This is an entertaining chronicle of one man's magnificent obsession, which even today sparks controversy. Nature du document : documentaire Where is Mount Rushmore ? [texte imprimé] / True Kelley, Auteur ; John Hinderliter, Illustrateur . - Penguin Workshop, 2015 . - 108 p. ; 19 cm. - (Where Is) .
ISBN : 978-0-448-48356-6
Langues : Anglais (eng)
Descripteurs : Etats-Unis Mots-clés : Mount Rushmore Index. décimale : 973 Résumé : It was world-famous sculptor Gutzon Borglum's dream to carve sixty-foot-high likenesses of four presidents on a granite cliff in South Dakota. Does that sound like a wacky idea? Many at the time thought so. Borglum faced a lot of opposition and problems at every turn; the blasting and carving carried out through the years of the Great Depression when funding for anything was hard to come by. Yet Mount Rushmore now draws almost three million visitors to the Black Hills every year. This is an entertaining chronicle of one man's magnificent obsession, which even today sparks controversy. Nature du document : documentaire Réservation
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Titre : Where is the Brooklyn Bridge ? Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Megan Stine, Auteur ; John Hinderliter, Illustrateur Editeur : Penguin Workshop, 2015 Collection : Where Is Description : 108 p. Format : 19 cm ISBN/ISSN : 978-0-448-48424-2 Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteurs : Etats-Unis / pont Mots-clés : Brooklyn Bridge Index. décimale : 973 Résumé : Building the Brooklyn Bridge was no simple feat. Despite a brilliant plan from a father-son team of engineers, the process was a dangerous and grueling one. Construction workers developed a mysterious illness (now known as the bends), several died, and the project had devastating effects on the engineers' lives. Still, after fourteen years, the Brooklyn Bridge was finished and became the longest suspension bridge in the world at the time and is still widely admired today. Megan Stine tells the fascinating story behind one of the city's best-loved landmarks. Includes black-and-white illustrations and a foldout color map ! Nature du document : documentaire Where is the Brooklyn Bridge ? [texte imprimé] / Megan Stine, Auteur ; John Hinderliter, Illustrateur . - Penguin Workshop, 2015 . - 108 p. ; 19 cm. - (Where Is) .
ISBN : 978-0-448-48424-2
Langues : Anglais (eng)
Descripteurs : Etats-Unis / pont Mots-clés : Brooklyn Bridge Index. décimale : 973 Résumé : Building the Brooklyn Bridge was no simple feat. Despite a brilliant plan from a father-son team of engineers, the process was a dangerous and grueling one. Construction workers developed a mysterious illness (now known as the bends), several died, and the project had devastating effects on the engineers' lives. Still, after fourteen years, the Brooklyn Bridge was finished and became the longest suspension bridge in the world at the time and is still widely admired today. Megan Stine tells the fascinating story behind one of the city's best-loved landmarks. Includes black-and-white illustrations and a foldout color map ! Nature du document : documentaire Réservation
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Titre : Where is the Taj Mahal ? Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Dorothy Hoobler, Auteur ; Thomas Hoobler, Auteur ; John Hinderliter, Illustrateur Editeur : Penguin Workshop, 2017 Collection : Where Is Description : 108 p. Format : 19 cm ISBN/ISSN : 97803999542145 Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteurs : Inde Mots-clés : Taj Mahal Index. décimale : 954 Résumé : The Taj Mahal may look like a palace, but it's actually a tomb and a lasting testament to one of the world's great love stories. In 1612, Mogul emperor Shah Jahan married Mumtaz Mahal. It had been love at first sight and for nineteen years they were so inseparable that Mumtaz even accompanied Shah Jahan to battlefields. When she died suddenly giving birth to their fourteenth child, the emperor set about building a magnificent memorial to his wife. Everything about the Taj was perfectly planned, from the white marble walls that shimmer in the sunlight and sparkle by moonlight, to the countless decorative flowers made from precious gems that still astound visitors today. Recent discoveries at the site make this a timely account of a timeless monument.
Nature du document : documentaire Where is the Taj Mahal ? [texte imprimé] / Dorothy Hoobler, Auteur ; Thomas Hoobler, Auteur ; John Hinderliter, Illustrateur . - Penguin Workshop, 2017 . - 108 p. ; 19 cm. - (Where Is) .
ISSN : 97803999542145
Langues : Anglais (eng)
Descripteurs : Inde Mots-clés : Taj Mahal Index. décimale : 954 Résumé : The Taj Mahal may look like a palace, but it's actually a tomb and a lasting testament to one of the world's great love stories. In 1612, Mogul emperor Shah Jahan married Mumtaz Mahal. It had been love at first sight and for nineteen years they were so inseparable that Mumtaz even accompanied Shah Jahan to battlefields. When she died suddenly giving birth to their fourteenth child, the emperor set about building a magnificent memorial to his wife. Everything about the Taj was perfectly planned, from the white marble walls that shimmer in the sunlight and sparkle by moonlight, to the countless decorative flowers made from precious gems that still astound visitors today. Recent discoveries at the site make this a timely account of a timeless monument.
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