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Dr. Lewis Tunney, a brilliant historian who had stumbled onto an international art scandal, was brutally murdered in front of two hundred guests at an elegant party at the Smithsonian. When his fiancee, Heather McBea, flies in from Scotland to learn more, Mac Hanrahan, the captain in charge of the case, takes a heated interest in her. And when two more murders are committed, Hanrahan has reason to worry about Heather's sleuthing. But Heather is stubborn...
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A history of exploration through eleven objects from the Air and Space Museum: "Takes you behind the scenes with firsthand stories and rare photos." —William F. Readdy, former NASA astronaut and Space Shuttle commander
Throughout human history, across cultures and landscapes, countless individuals have gazed with wonder in the same direction: upward. Getting to space was no easy task, and our quest to further explore the universe, to...
Throughout human history, across cultures and landscapes, countless individuals have gazed with wonder in the same direction: upward. Getting to space was no easy task, and our quest to further explore the universe, to...
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Prepare to embark on a mesmerizing journey into the enchanting world of Palouse Manor, where an extraordinary tale of friendship, courage, and the remarkable connection between humans and animals unfolds. In this heartwarming story, you'll meet the Smithsonian cats, a clan of fluffy white feline guardians who valiantly protect the manor from mice and rodents. Yet, there's one exceptional mouse who defies the norm - Tigger.At the heart of this captivating...
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With charm and exuberance, The Object at Hand presents a behind-the-scenes vantage point of the Smithsonian collections. Veteran Smithsonian magazine editor Beth Py-Lieberman weaves together adaptations of the magazine's extensive and compelling coverage and interviews with scholars, curators, and historians to take listeners on an unforgettable journey through the Smithsonian museums.
Objects are grouped into the themes audacity, utopia, fierce,...
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DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Illustration of the Method of Recording Indian Languages" (From the First Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology, Smithsonian Institution) by James Owen Dorsey, Stephen Return Riggs, Albert S. Gatschet. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available...
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This book places Space Shuttle Discovery within the history of the space shuttle program and provides an introduction to space shuttle technology, with a focus on the orbiter itself. Discovery's unique history is presented mission by mission that includes a brief narrative of each mission, a chart of its key statistics (dates, duration, altitude, payloads, etc.), each mission's patch with an explanation of its unique symbolism, a crew portrait,
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In 1970 thirteen-year-old Marika dreams of going to Harvard to study economics, but her parents both believe that a woman's place is in the home; Marika does not understand why they are so attached to "traditional values," especially since they defied convention when they were married at a time when interracial marriages were illegal in many states--so Marika defies her parents and joins her Black friend, Beth, and her parents and attends the Women's...
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In their long journey from San Francisco to Lusk, Wyoming, in 1889, David (Siu-Long) Wong and his parents have encountered terrible prejudice because they are Chinese immigrants; but here they are given a job at John Bell Hatcher's paleontological excavation digging up dinosaur bones, including an eight-foot long Triceratops skull, and David becomes fascinated by dinosaurs and resolves to become a paleontologist. Includes historical note on J.B. Hatcher....
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Aprenda sobre Bei Bei el panda y su hogar en el Zoológico Nacional. Este libro en español para estudiantes de inglés facilita a los padres y maestros presentar STEAM a sus estudiantes más pequeños. Creado en colaboración con el Smithsonian, este libro de STEAM utiliza ejemplos del mundo real para facilitar la comprensión de los temas de STEAM. Cuenta con una actividad STEAM apropiada para la edad que es perfecta para espacios de creación e...
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