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Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Jane Austen's witty comedy of manners features splendidly civilized sparring between the proud Mr. Darcy and the prejudiced Elizabeth Bennet as they play out their spirited courtship in a series of 18th-century drawing-room intrigues.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
xxiii, 307 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"An irresistible, nostalgic, and insightful--and totally original--ramble through classic children's literature from Vanity Fair contributing editor (and father) Bruce Handy. In 1690, the dour New England Primer, thought to be the first American children's book, was published in Boston. Offering children gems of advice such as "Strive to learn" and "Be not a dunce," it was no fun at all. So how did we get from there to "Let the wild rumpus start"?...
Author
Publisher
Harmony Books
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
661 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
A cultural and musical history of the 1960s in Britain and America captures the pulse of the era through the music of the Beatles, critically analyzing why the group became a trans-Atlantic phenomenon while discussing the evolution of the group's music.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
From "The Star-Spangled Banner" to "Born in the U.S.A.," Jon Meacham and Tim McGraw take readers on a moving and insightful journey through eras in American history and the songs and performers that inspired us. Meacham chronicles our history, exploring the stories behind the songs, and Tim McGraw reflects on them as an artist and performer.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
ix, 223 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
"This book is a rare look at Lynn's handwritten lyrics and memorabilia, personal photographs, and anecdotes that give deeper insights into her childhood in Butcher Holler, Kentucky; her marriage and relationship with Doolittle Lynn; her experience as a mother; her meteoric rise to the top of the charts; [and more]."--Front jacket flap.
Author
Publisher
Touchstone
Pub. Date
2015
Edition
First Touchstone hardcover edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
In this full-color graphic memoir, Stan Lee, comic book legend and co-creator of Spider-Man, the X-Men, the Avengers, the Incredible Hulk, and a legion of other Marvel superheroes, shares his iconic legacy and the story of how modern comics came into existence.
Author
Publisher
Boyds Mills Press
Pub. Date
2001
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Recounts how, in 1818, Franz Gruber, the church organist in a small town in Austria, wrote the music to "Silent Night" to accompany a poem by Father Joseph Mohr, so that there would be music for the Christmas Eve mass.
Author
Publisher
Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
[40] p. col. ill.; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Tells how the well-known Christmas carol, "Silent Night," first came to be written and performed in Austria in the early 1800s.