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Charleston Icons celebrates the Holy City through full-color photographs and evocative essays highlighting fifty of the best places, foods, buildings, institutions, and inventions that Charleston has to offer. From the four corners of law to sweetgrass baskets, the Spoleto Festival to shrimp, grits, and boiled peanuts, this book showcases what makes Charleston special.
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ICONS Beautifully illustrated, timeless celebrations of the spirit of place What makes Florida, Florida? Glacier National Park, Glacier National Park? Through beautiful color photographs and short, evocative essays, learn the stories behind fifty of the best-known and beloved iconic places, foods, inventions, buildings, and traditions that reflect the personality of these special places.=
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Maine is many things to many people-a haven in a world of headaches, a fir-stippled paradise where summer comes slow and easy, a place that is heartbreaking to leave and a relief to return to. It is the way life should be. More specifically, Maine is 3,500 miles of enchanting coastline, the 5,267-foot elevation of Mount Katahdin, and of course her hardy, friendly folks. Maine Icons illustrates the quintessential symbols that make Maine so fascinating...
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Philadelphia Icons celebrates the City of Brotherly Love through photographs and essays highlighting 50 of the best places, inventions, foods, buildings, and institutions the city has to offer. From the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall to cheese steaks and world-champion baseball, this book showcases what makes Philly Philly.
9) Bald eagle
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
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900L
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"Each title in the Icons of America series. This series explores the significance and history of well-known American symbols"--
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New Hampshire literally has something for everyone: urban types looking for bookstores, coffee shops, swank eateries, and nightclubs; outdoorsy folks searching for endless vistas atop the high peaks of the White Mountains; history buffs seeking clues to the state's rich past; or snow-loving families hoping to schuss the slopes all day long. It is a place of quaint villages, swimming holes, general stores, and hillside farms. And its people, those...
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When the crated monument first arrived in New York Harbor, few could have foreseen the central place the Statue of Liberty would come to occupy in the American imagination. In this book, cultural historian and scholar of French history Edward Berenson tells the little-known stories of the statue's improbable beginnings, transatlantic connections, and the changing meanings it has held for each successive generation.
He tells of the French intellectuals...
14) The Alamo
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
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The Alamo played an important role in Texas's fight for independence. Over the
years, the battle at the Alamo has come to represent the heroism and resilience of the Texan people. Find out more in The Alamo, one of the titles in the Icons of America series.
15) The Gateway Arch
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Rising to a triumphant height of 630 feet, the Gateway Arch is one of the world's most widely recognized structures and attracts millions of tourists to St. Louis every year. Envisioned in 1947 but not completed until the mid-1960s, its story is one of innovation and greed; civic pride and backroom deals. Weaving together social, political, and cultural perspectives, historian Tracy Campbell uncovers the complicated and troubling history of this iconic...
16) Liberty Bell
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
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880L
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"Each title in the Icons of America series. This series explores the significance and history of well-known American symbols"--
17) Mount Rushmore
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
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950L
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"Explores the history, the people, and the science behind the construction of Mount Rushmore. Intended for fourth to sixth grade students"--Provided by publisher.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
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900L
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Did you know that Thomas Jefferson was the author of the Declaration of Independence and first vice president of the United States? The Jefferson Memorial celebrates Thomas Jefferson's achievements in American history. Discover more fascinating facts in Jefferson Memorial, an American Icons book.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
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This series introduces beginning readers to some of the many places, people, and symbols that have become American Icons. With easy to read text and captivating visuals, each book in this series explores the symbols that helped shape the nations identity. Beginning readers will learn the history of each symbol, how it became important to the United States, and the role it continues to play in society today. American Icons is a series of AV2 media...
20) Capitol Building
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
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1020L
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Did you know that the leaders of the United States have met in the Capitol Building for more than 200 years? Today, the Capitol serves as a workplace for the U.S. Congress. Discover more fascinating facts in Capitol Building, an "American Icons" book.
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