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6) Stonehenge
Author
Series
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
1998.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Discusses the history, construction, and possible purposes of Stonehenge.
7) Alcatraz
Author
Series
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
[2000]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 10.3 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Discusses the history of California's Alcatraz Island, covering its use as a military prison, as a national maximum security facility, the lives of prisoners and guards, and its current status as a national park.
Author
Series
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
[2000]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.9 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Discusses the history of the transcontinental railroad, including the construction of the Central Pacific, Union Pacific, and other related railroads which joined the east and west coasts by meeting at Promontory Point, Utah.
Author
Series
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
2001.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 10 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Discusses the architectural features and cultural influences that contributed to the building of medieval cathedrals, and which have set them apart as unique and timeless structures. Also includes a chronology highlighting historically important dates.
Author
Series
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
[2001]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.7 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Describes the construction of roads and aqueducts in ancient Rome, life and customs along the roads, water distribution and aqueduct maintenance, and the building of bridges.
Author
Series
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
[2001]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.9 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Discusses the history of Moscow's Kremlin.
For more than eight hundred years, the Kremlin has stood as the guardian of Moscow; home to kings, queens, dictators, and presidents, the Kremlin today houses Russia's great historical and art treasures, while also serving as the center of the Russian government.
13) The atom bomb
Author
Series
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
[2002]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.9 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Discusses the discovery of nuclear fission and the development, testing, and use of the atomic bomb against Japan during World War II.
Author
Series
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
2002.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 11.3 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Discusses the history and development, technological and political challenges, and future of the world's first reusable space vehicle, including the shuttle program's effects on NASA.
17) Hoover Dam
Author
Series
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
2003.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.5 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
18) Machu Picchu
Author
Series
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
[2003]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 10 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Describes the ancient Incan city of Mach Picchu, the ruins of which show the religious beliefs, masterful stonework, wise use of natural resources, and history of the people who ruled the largest indigenous empire of the Americas.
19) The Chunnel
Author
Series
Publisher
Thomson/Gale
Pub. Date
[2005]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.5 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Examines construction of the Chunnel, the tunnel under the English Channel connecting England and France.
20) Egyptian pyramid
Author
Series
Publisher
Sea-to-Sea
Pub. Date
[2009]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English