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Pub. Date
2021.
Description
"From its 1858 birth, the Mile High City has undergone continuous change, with each successive generation putting its stamp on Denver's architectural character. Along the way, landmarks initially considered first class were later deemed disposable by those who had different visions of what Denver should be. Beloved buildings like the Tabor Grand Opera House, the Windsor Hotel and the Republic Building vanished. Historian Mark A. Barnhouse revisits...
Author
Series
Tradd Street novels volume 2
Pub. Date
2009
Description
In this sequel to “The House On Tradd Street,” when Melanie Middleton was seven years old her mother, Ginnette, left home, abandoning her husband and her daughter. Now, nearly thirty-three years later, Ginnette has returned to Charleston, South Carolina, to confront her past and make amends with the daughter she left behind. Melanie is less than thrilled when her mother reappears in her life and asks for her help in buying back the family home....
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Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
Many buildings are just four walls and a roof. But some buildings are engineering wonders and are extraordinary to behold. Put on your hard hat and go behind the scenes to find out how and why some of the world's most famous buildings were built. Explore the design, construction, and engineering processes that went into creating some of these marvelous buildings. Extraordinary Buildings will leave you with a better understanding and a greater appreciation...
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Pub. Date
[2009]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Presents a guide to such structures as skyscrapers, stone barns, limestone tombs, and grand castles, discussing how they were built, what they are used for, and profiles of the people who work and live within their walls.
49) Windsor Castle
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Series
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
This title takes readers through the grounds, halls, and history of Windsor Castle in England. Readers will learn about who lived and still lives there, including kings and queens, what purposes the castle served, and what visitors can expect when they explore Windsor today.
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"Return to the house on Tradd Street for one last time as the bestselling series featuring psychic medium Melanie Trenholm comes to a hauntingly spectacular finale. After the devastating events of the past few months, the last thing Melanie Trenholm wants is to think about the future. Why, when her husband, Jack, has asked for a separation-a separation that might have been her fault? Nevertheless, with twin toddlers, a stepdaughter leaving for college...
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Series
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"This title takes readers through the grounds, halls, and history of Neuschwanstein Castle in Germany. Readers will learn about who lived there, including kings and queens, what purposes the castle served, and what visitors can expect when they explore Neuschwanstein today." --
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
This book does not repeat basic information that is readily available in many standard DIY books about carpentry, wiring, and plumbing. Rather, it shows how to adapt those DIY skills to the specialized needs of a historic house. The purpose of this book is to describe and illustrate a best-practices approach for updating historic homes for modern life in ways that do not attempt to turn an old house into a new one. The book also suggests many ways...
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"The Christmas spirit is overtaking Tradd Street with a vengeance in this festive new novel in the New York Times bestselling series by Karen White. Melanie Trenholm should be anticipating Christmas with nothing but joy--after all, it's only the second Christmas she and her husband, Jack, will celebrate with their twin toddlers. But the ongoing excavation of the centuries-old cistern in the garden of her historic Tradd Street home has been a huge...
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Pub. Date
2022.
Description
"Part regional history and part travel guide, featuring over 140 of the most significant schools across the state, all recognized as historic landmarks. Along with interesting school stories and building descriptions, there are historic photos and stories of legendary teachers, tragedies, and even murder over the 150-year history of Colorado's schools"--
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Series
Cat Who mysteries volume 11
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 11
Description
Qwill, Koko and Yum Yum unite when an old friend needs help. A puzzling murder complicates things.
Author
Series
Tradd Street novels volume 4
Pub. Date
2014.
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"Melanie is only going through the motions of living since refusing Jack's marriage proposal. She misses him desperately, but her broken heart is the least of her problems. Despite an insistence that she can raise their child alone, Melanie is completely unprepared for motherhood, and she struggles to complete renovations on her house on Tradd Street before the baby arrives. When Melanie is roused one night by the sound of a ghostly infant crying,...
60) Alcazar Castle
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Series
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"This title takes readers through the grounds, halls, and history of Alcazar Castle in Segovia, Spain. Readers will learn about who lived there, including kings and queens, what purposes the castle served, and what visitors can expect when they explore Alcazar today." --
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