historic buildings

"[This book] highlights [Albion,] a historic community in the Lake Ontario region of western New York State. With vintage photographs and ... detail, the book records Courthouse Square, early salt roads and quarries, ... cobblestone houses, the Erie Canal passing through town, famous resident George Pullman, Rich's Corners, two correctional facilities, and the ... garden-style Mount Albion Cemetery"--Provided by publisher.

When the city of Zollicoffer, Tennessee, where her family lives, announces plans to seize their one hundred seventy-five year old house through eminent domain, twelve-year-old Louise Mayhew needs to come up with a way to save it--and her ancestor's Civil War diary linking the house to the Underground Railroad, as well as a hidden treasure, seem to offer her family the best chance of saving their home.

"How long did it take to build the Great Wall of China? Why is the Golden Gate Bridge the most iconic bridge in the world? These and other . . . structure-related questions are answered in this . . . title"--Provided by publisher.

"History comes home in a deeply moving, exquisitely illustrated tale of a small house, taken by the Nazis, that harbors a succession of families--and becomes a quiet witness to a tumultuous century"--From the publisher's web site.

Takes a tour of the world's landmarks including The Gateway Arch, Big Ben, the Pyramids of Giza, and the Sydney Opera House as students practice addition and subtraction. This math book integrates the teaching of math and reading, and uses real-world examples to teach math concepts.

Describes places where early American history was made, from Indian and Viking settlements through the Revolution.

Twelve-year-old Aiden is very unhappy when, after her father's death, her mother moves them from the family farm, but soon she and new friends are caught up in the search for long-lost coins in the historic Ingle building that towers over the city of Gloria.