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1) Vatican City
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Looks at the facility, history, people, and beliefs of Vatican City.
4) Parthenon
Author
Series
Publisher
AV2 by Weigl
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Traces the history of the grand temple to the goddess Athena which has sat atop the Acropolis above Athens, Greece since 432 BC.
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
From the earliest days of settlement, South Temple was Salt Lake's most prestigious street. In 1857, William Staines built the Devereaux House, Salt Lake's first of many mansions. The once-bustling Union Pacific Depot eventually found itself increasingly isolated. Downtown's "gleaming copper landmark" overcame numerous hurdles before its construction was finally finished, and the Steiner American Building helped usher in acceptance of Modernist architecture....
Author
Series
Publisher
Covenant Communications, Inc
Language
English
Description
"Quirky private investigator Erica Coleman is no stranger to murder and mystery-- which is why her best friend's daughter Megan is confident in Erica's unique ability to unravel a disturbing mystery developing in the ramshackle old house she shares with her college roommates, Liz and Beth. In the quaint historic district of Dover, Delaware, lies Crooked House -- an apt name for the once -- magnificent home. Following an alarming rise in the number...
10) St Peter's
Author
Series
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
xx, 231 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents a cultural history of St. Peter's Basilica originally built under the reign of Constantine in the fourth century AD and rebuilt in the sixteenth century after the old edifice fell into disrepair.
11) The Colosseum
Author
Series
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
x, 214 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
Traces the history of the Roman Colosseum, discussing its architecture, many uses throughout time, role in Rome's history and culture, and other related topics.
12) Liberty Bell
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Each title in the Icons of America series. This series explores the significance and history of well-known American symbols"--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 19
Language
English
Description
Somewhere in South America, at the home of the country's vice president, a lavish birthday party is being held in honor of Mr. Hosokawa, a powerful Japanese businessman. Roxanne Coss, opera's most revered soprano, has mesmerized the international guests with her singing. It is a perfect evening -- until a band of gun-wielding terrorists breaks in through the air-conditioning vents and takes the entire party hostage. But what begins as a panicked,...
16) First reformed
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 108 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Reverend Ernst Toller (Ethan Hawke) is a solitary parish pastor at a small church in upstate New York on the cusp of celebrating its 250th anniversary. The church is now a tourist attraction catering to a dwindling congregation, eclipsed by its nearby parent church, Abundant Life. When a pregnant parishioner (Amanda Seyfried) asks Reverend Toller to counsel her husband, a radical environmentalist, the clergyman finds himself plunged into his own tormented...
Author
Language
English
Description
Outstanding Debut Novel from an Author to Watch. Kaine Prescott is no stranger to death. When her husband died two years ago, her pleas for further investigation into his suspicious death fell on deaf ears. In desperate need of a fresh start, Kaine purchases an old house sight unseen in her grandfather's Wisconsin hometown. But one look at the eerie, abandoned house immediately leaves her questioning her rash decision. And when the house's dark history...
18) The Liberty Bell
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through grade three, this book introduces the Liberty Bell to young readers through leveled text and related photos"--
19) Colosseum
Author
Publisher
AV2 by Weigl Publishers
Pub. Date
2019
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes the building of the Colosseum in ancient Rome, and tells how it was used.
Author
Series
Publisher
Bearport Pub
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
24 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Profiles unconventional buildings from around the world, such as the Oriental Pearl Tower in Shanghai and the Turning Torso in Sweden, and compares their architectural features to familiar objects.
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