Marty Gitlin
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Series
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English
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Description
Wisconsin Badgers is a beginner's history of the University of Wisconsin football team. Beginning with the program's early years, readers will experience the team's highest and lowest moments and meet the key players and legendary coaches who made it happen. Short biographies, fun facts, informative sidebars, and revealing quotes and anecdotes combine with action-packed photographs to enhance the Badgers' story, allowing your readers Inside College...
2) Australia
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Engaging images accompany information about Australia. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 8"--
4) Brazil
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Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm.
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English
Description
"Engaging images accompany information about Brazil. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 8"--
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Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
112 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 21 cm.
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English
Description
Describes life on the American home front in December 1941, just after the United States has entered World War II. The reader's choices reveal the historical details from the perspectives of a young mother in the work force, a twelve-year-old California boy helping to end prejudice against Japanese citizens, and a wounded African American veteran trying to fit into society.
6) Bait fishing
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Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 22 x 25 cm.
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English
Description
"Did you know that bait is something that fish like to eat? People sometimes use corn or cheese as bait to catch fish. Find out more about how people fish in Bait Fishing, part of the Gone Fishing series."--Back cover.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 22 x 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Most salt water is found in the oceans. Saltwater fishers need strong rods and lines to catch large fish. Find out more about how people fish in Saltwater Fishing, part of the Gone Fishing series."--Back cover
8) Fly fishing
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Series
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 22 x 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Did you know that fly fishers fish using a hook called a fly? Flies can look like bugs or small fish. Find out more about how people fish in Fly Fishing, part of the Gone Fishing series. Each Gone Fishing title explores fascinating facts about fishing, along with the different tools and techniques used in one of the country's most popular pastimes.
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Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
xi, 385 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
Description
"In this book, Martin Gitlin has ranked the 100 greatest American athletes across all sports, from football and baseball to the decathlon and skateboarding. Taken into consideration are the athletes' achievements, mental toughness, versatility, athleticism, and overall impact on their sport. Each entry contains biographical sketches of the athletes, recaps of their greatest moments, and quotes from their peers, media members, and sport historians....
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Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
ix, 293 pages ; 24 cm
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English
Description
Some moments in sports-- whether they take place on a track, on a tennis court, or in a courtroom-- transcend the event itself. Gitlin looks at particular events that revolutionized a sport, how a contest of speed inspired a nation, or even how a humble victory affected the world. The twenty events featured in this book had profound social, political, and cultural importance and inspired athletes and spectators alike.
17) The Holocaust
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Series
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
112 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 24 cm.
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English
Description
An examination of the Holocaust from its inception to the liberation of the concentration camps and the war crimes trials at Nuremberg and elsewhere.
19) Japan
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Engaging images accompany information about Japan. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 8"--
20) Mexico
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Engaging images accompany information about Mexico. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 8"--
