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Astronaut Alan Shepard's mission: Fly to the moon. Study it in more
detail than ever before. Hit a golf ball in low gravity. But how
far? Find out in this engaging STEM/STEAM picture book. In 1971,
Alan Shepard and his fellow astronauts made their way to the Moon
in the cramped Apollo 14 capsule. Their mission: Study the moon in
more detail than ever before. While the world watched on TV,
Shepard and Edgar Mitchell gathered rock and soil samples wearing
stiff, heavy spacesuits. But Alan Shepard had a secret hidden in
his sock: two tiny golf balls. Golf was Shepard's favorite sport.
And since the moon has virtually no atmosphere and gravity that is
only a fraction of the Earth's, a golf ball should have been able
to go far. But did it? Here's the little-known but true story of an
experiment that may have started as a stunt, but ended up making
people think differently about the moon, ask questions, and look
for answers.
Famous car-maker and businessman Henry Ford loved beans. And he
showed great innovation with his determination to build his most
inventive car--one completely made of soybeans. With a mind for
ingenuity, Henry Ford looked to improve life for others. After the
Great Depression struck, Ford especially wanted to support ailing
farmers. For two years, Ford and his team researched ways to use
farmers' crops in his Ford Motor Company. They discovered that the
soybean was the perfect answer. Soon, Ford's cars contained many
soybean plastic parts, and Ford incorporated soybeans into every
part of his life. He ate soybeans, he wore clothes made of soybean
fabric, and he wanted to drive soybeans, too. Award-winning author
Peggy Thomas and illustrator Edwin Fotheringham explore this
American icon's little-known quest.
Guys don't wear wolf pelts anymore, but not much else has changed
in the world of men's clothes: the right suit, or tie, or shirt, or
shoes still projects mystery, erotic potential, and power. And to
negotiate these hurdles with style and confidence, "Men's Style" is
indispensable---a valuable source of practical advice for how to
dress in a world of conflicting fashion imperatives, and a witty
guide to the history, trends, codes, and conventions of men's
attire.
In chapters and amusing sidebars on shoes, suits, shirts and ties,
formal and casual wear, underwear and swimsuits, cufflinks and
watches, coats, hats, and scarves, Russell Smith steers a confident
course between the twin hazards of blandness and vulgarity to
articulate a philosophy of dress that can take you anywhere.
Here you'll find the rules for looking the part at the office, a
formal function, or the hippest party---and learn when you can toss
those rules aside. And you'll find level answers to all of your
questions. What color suit should a man buy first? Should socks
match the belt, pants, or shoes? What tuxedos are always in, and
which aren't ever? And what's required of ambiguous social
situations like "dress casual" and "black-tie optional"? The
answers are here, in a book that's full of trivia, history, and
guidance---finally, the perfect guide for brothers, fathers, sons,
and selves.
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The Voice of Liberty (Hardcover)
Angelica Shirley Carpenter; Illustrated by Edwin Fotheringham
bundle available
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R639
Discovery Miles 6 390
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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In 1886, the Statue of Liberty came to America. If Liberty had been
a real woman, she would have had no voice in her new country. She
could not vote or run for office. The men in charge of unveiling
the statue in New York Harbor even declared that women could not
set foot on the island during the welcoming ceremony. That did not
stop New York suffragists Matilda Joslyn Gage, Lillie Devereux
Blake, and Katherine ("Katie") Devereux Blake. They wanted women to
have the liberty to vote and participate in government. They were
determined to give the new statue a voice. But, first, they had to
find a boat. Matilda, Lillie, and Katie organized hundreds of
people and sailed a cattle barge to the front of the day's
ceremony-making news and raising their voices for LIBERTY.
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