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Looks at some of the recreational opportunities available at the White House, including movies, bowling, swimming, and special events.

After losing his dreary job as a train ticket puncher, optimistic Serafin learns he has inherited a dilapidated house and car and, with his friend Plume, sets out to repair them.

"In the early seventeenth century, in a backwater Dutch colony, there was a wide, muddy cow path that the settlers called the Brede Wegh. As the street grew longer, houses and taverns began to spring up alongside it. What was once New Amsterdam became New York, and farmlands gradually gave way to department stores, theaters, hotels, and, finally, the perpetual traffic of the twentieth century's Great White Way. From Bowling Green all the way up to Marble Hill, . . . takes us on a mile-by-mile journey up America's most vibrant and complex thoroughfare, through the history at theheart of Manhattan"--Provided by publisher.

Stella the Mouse, Nico the Toad, Delilah the Spider, and Bo the Parakeet are upset by the construction going on at school, especially when Goldie goes missing.

Photographs and text offer a tour of the Parthenon in Athens, Greece, and information about its history and design.

Presents an introduction to Independence Hall, in simple text with illustrations, describing what it is and why it isimportant in U.S. history. Includes audio, videos, activities, weblinks, slideshows, transparencies, maps, quizzes, and supplementary resources.

Photographs and simple text provide an introduction to the Liberty Bell. Includes audio, videos, activities, weblinks, slideshows, maps, quizzes, and supplementary resources.

Provides information on the Capital Building, the location in Washington, D. C., where the United States Congress meets, describing its construction, what the building looks like inside, and related topics.

Introduces the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, and discusses how it was created, what materials were used, and how long it took to build.

Introduces the tallest building in the world, the Burjkha lifa tower in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and discusses how it was created, what materials were used, and how long it took to build.