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Author
Series
Capital mysteries volume 3
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
©2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Leonard Fisher claims to be the long-lost heir to the Smithsonian fortune, KC and Marshall set out to prove that he is a phony.
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
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Description
The Smithsonian Institution is America's largest and most cherished repository for the objects that define our common heritage. The author, its Under Secretary for History, Art, and Culture, has for decades served as a driving force in the effort of our national museums to tell America's whole story. This book is the culmination of a broad effort, led by the author and involving all the Smithsonian's national museums and more than a hundred of its...
Author
Series
Capital crimes series volume 4
Language
English
Description
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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English
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Although the Smithsonian Institution has grown to be over a hundred years old, no full-length account of its various collections and fascinating activities had ever been written before Mr. True put them down here in 1950.
Founded through a generous bequest by a lonely Englishman who had never visited this country, The Smithsonian, often identified with its headquarters in the quaint Norman castle on the Mall in Washington D.C., also includes the...
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on list
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"This book is based on the viral photograph of African American toddler Parker Curry, who, during a visit to the National Portrait Gallery, became mesmerized by Amy Sherald's portrait of Michelle Obama, who she thought was a queen. One rainy afternoon, Parker's mother (co-author Jessica Curry) makes the suggestion that they visit the museum, little sister Ava in tow. At the museum, they see Parker's friend Gia and her mother. The three girls dance...
Publisher
Smithsonian Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"A unique, panoramic look at women's history in the United States through the lens of ordinary objects from, by, and for extraordinary women. Featuring more than 280 artifacts from 16 Smithsonian museums and archives, and more than 135 essays from 95 Smithsonian authors, this book tells women's history as only the Smithsonian can."--
Publisher
Smithsonian Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"A bold look at the creative, controversial, and vibrant history of skateboarding, and the amazing skaters who continually reinvent it"--
One of the world's most innovative activities, skateboarding is also a recreational sport, art form, and lifestyle. The pages of this book capture the sport's vibrant history, from its origins in indigenous surf culture to its establishment as an official competitive sport in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. Contributors...
10) The Lost Order
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Series
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English
Description
"The Knights of the Golden Circle was the largest and most dangerous clandestine organization in American history. It amassed billions in stolen gold and silver, all buried in hidden caches across the United States. Since 1865 treasure hunters have searched, but little of that immense wealth has ever been found. Now, one hundred and sixty years later, two factions of what remains of the Knights of the Golden Circle want that lost treasure-one to spend...
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Formats
Description
When the Museum of Natural History is closed for renovations, the museum pieces are moved into federal storage at the famous Smithsonian Institution. It houses the world's largest museum complex with more than 136 million items in its collections. These range from the plane Amelia Earhart flew on her non-stop solo flight across the Atlantic and Al Capone's rap sheet and mug shot to Dorothy's ruby slippers. From Fonzie's leather jacket to Archie Bunker's...
12) Capture the flag
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
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When the original Star Spangled Banner is stolen, seventh-graders Anne, José, and Henry, all descendants of the Silver Jaguar Society, pursue suspects on airport carts and through baggage handling tunnels while stranded at a Washington, D.C., airport during a snowstorm.
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Language
English
Description
"The discovery of a hidden label on a famous gown unearths the story of a talented young seamstress in this glittering novel of family, love, ambition, and self discovery by the USA Today bestselling author of The Flight Girls. 2023, The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History: A costume conservator is preparing an exhibition featuring movie costumes from the 1920s to present day. As she gingerly places a gown once worn by Greta Garbo on...
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Language
English
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Description
Reports for 1884-1886/87 issued in 2 pts., pt. 2 being the Report of the National Museum.
Vols. for 1847-1963/64 include the Institution's Report of the Secretary, also published separately.
Vols for 1849-1963/64 include "General appendix to the Smithsonian report" (varies slightly)
Publisher
Teaching Company
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"The Smithsonian is a repository of America's history, achievements, aspirations, and identity. It holds the artifacts of great leaders, and those of ordinary Americans. It houses scientific specimens and technological wonders. It is home to art, music, films, writings -- a vast treasure trove of objects of extraordinary beauty and outstanding design. With a collection of some 137 million items in more than two dozen museums and research centers,...
Author
Publisher
Trade distribution by H.N. Abrams
Pub. Date
©1983
Language
English
Description
More than four hundred photographs and reproductions, accompanied by an entertaining text, provide an intriguing glimpse of the richly diverse treasures of the Smithsonian, from art masterpieces to historical memorabilia to technological innovations.
Author
Series
Report / 98th Congress 1st session Senate volume no. 98-95
Report / 99th Congress 1st session Senate volume 99-171
Report / 99th Congress 1st session Senate volume 99-171
Publisher
U.S. G.P.O
Language
English
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