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Author
Series
Publisher
Blackbirch Press
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
Provides information about ten famous national monuments: the White House, Washington Monument, Statue of Liberty, Mesa Verde National Park, Mount Rushmore, Cabrillo National Monument, Lincoln Memorial, George Washington Carver National Monument, Jefferson Memorial, and Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
4) Capital
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Provides a history of Washington, D.C., focusing on the National Mall, its monuments and surrounding buildings.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Anthropologist Sophia Shepard is researching the impact of tourism on cultural sites in a remote national monument on the Utah-Arizona border when she unexpectedly crosses paths with two small-time criminals. The Ashdown brothers were hired to steal maps from a collector of Native American artifacts, but instead of delivering as promised, the brothers are out to strike it rich. But their ineptitude has alerted the local sheriff to their presence--and...
Publisher
Bennett-Watt Entertainment, Inc
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"Visit nine National Monuments (NM) and a National Historic Site (NHS). Sites: Navajo NM, Wupatke NM, Sunset Crater Volcano NM, Walnut Canyon NM, Montezuma Castle NM, Tuzigoot NM, Tonto NM, Casa Grande Ruins NM, Canyon de Chelly NM and Hubbell Trading Post NHS." --
Author
Publisher
Bearport Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"One is a 100th birthday present from France, one was once the tallest building in the world, and one was sculpted in China. What are we talking about? United States monuments and memorials, of course! Discover the extreme history behind some of the nation's most iconic landmarks"--
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
A description of the history and characteristics of the national monument known as the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetary, Arlington, Virginia, which was established after World War I to honor an unidentified soldier from each war.
Author
Publisher
Nancy Paulsen Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Rocky, only a pebble, is determined to be as great as his famous relatives, so he travels from one family member to another until he finds the spot where he can make a big difference. Includes facts about types of rocks, the famous rocks mentioned, and Mount Rushmore." --
17) Mount Rushmore
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
Relates how the Mount Rushmore National Memorial, known as "The Shrine of Democracy," was conceived, designed, and created.
Author
Series
Publisher
Mason Crest
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, with background information about the causes and effects of the war in Vietnam, the development and creation of the Memorial, and the impact of the monument on veterans and others.
Author
Series
Publisher
Barefoot Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Explore the stories of fifteen . . . landmarks, from Angkor Wat to Stonehenge to the Colosseum, in this . . . illustrated guide. Readers will get to know the people who built these places of wonder, . . . ways to visit them and their mysteries that still puzzle historians today"--
