museums

Suspecting a camouflaged octopus is behind mysterious sightings in the Natural History Museum's new coral reef exhibit, Sherlock Bones and his team are surprised to discover a long-haired, green beast of unknown origin hiding in the museum's swampy habitat.

"A local politician and millionaire is donating the money for a new wing for the Capitol City Air and Space Museum, which will exhibit some of the earliest devices for astronomical observation; but Amal Farah, daughter of one of the Museum's scientists, discovers that the crates supposedly containing the telescopes are empty, and she and her friends set out to investigate"--OCLC.

Relates the story of the creation of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture, covering one hundred years of hoping, planning, constructing the building, and assembling its collections.

A brand new edition of the finalist for the 2008 Casey Award, presented annually to the best baseball book, 101 Baseball Places to See Before You Strike Out profiles America's greatest baseball museums, shrines, sports bars, pop culture landmarks and ballpark sites. From sandlots and skyboxes to TV rooms and sports bars, America's love for baseball has inspired countless memories, discussions, and tributes. Josh Pahigian takes us across America to explore the places where the game's history, culture, and lore come to life. Whether we travel by car or sit in the comfort of our favorite armchair, the book guides us to 101 amazing baseball places - including Ted Williams' boyhood home, the Field of Dreams movie site, the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, the Chicago bar where the Cubs' "Curse of the Billy Goat" was born, Babe Ruth's grave, and scores of other captivating landmarks and curios. Replacing the now-extinct sites from the previous edition, updating entries for attractions that have moved, re-assigning coveted chapters to more inspiring baseball venues that have since opened, and including stunning color photos for nearly all of them, Josh Pahigian has created the perfect gift for any baseball fan.

Text and illustrations describe the contents and special attractions of five sports Halls of Fame in the U.S. and Canada; covers baseball, football, basketball, hockey, and motor sports, and includes contact information for each Hall.

Looks at the work of the Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation which is busily recording oral and video memoirs of Holocaust survivors, employing all the latest technologies to provide complete access to all aspects of the narratives. (74 min.).

Guy Brouard is one of the main benefactors of Guernsey, an isolated island in the English Channel, and his latest project, a museum in honor of those who resisted the German occupation of the island during World War II, has earned him many enemies, including one who wants him dead.

A guide to the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., that provides information on the history of aeronautics and the museum and includes descriptions of galleries as well as notes about and photographs of objects and displays.

Describes how dinosaur fossils are found, prepared, and displayed in a museum. Includes visual literacy activity.

Describes the appearance, specifications, and unique or experimental equipment of more than 150 collectors' cars now on display at nineteen museums in six countries.