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The city of Paris wanted to tear down the Eiffel Tower! Gustave
Eiffel, an engineer and amateur scientist, had built the incredible
structure for the 1889 World's Fair. Created using cutting-edge
technology, it stood taller than any other building in the world!
More than a million delighted people flocked to visit it during the
fair. But the officials wondered, beyond being a spectacle, what is
it good for? It must come down! But Eiffel loved his tower. He
crafted a clever plan to make the tower too useful to tear down. He
would turn it into "a laboratory such as science has never had at
its disposal". As the date for the tower's demolition approached,
Eiffel raced to prove its worth. Could science save the Eiffel
Tower?
The city of Paris wanted to tear down the Eiffel Tower! Gustave
Eiffel, an engineer and amateur scientist, had built the incredible
structure for the 1889 World's Fair. Created using cutting-edge
technology, it stood taller than any other building in the world!
More than a million delighted people flocked to visit it during the
fair. But the officials wondered, beyond being a spectacle, what is
it good for? It must come down! But Eiffel loved his tower. He
crafted a clever plan to make the tower too useful to tear down. He
would turn it into "a laboratory such as science has never had at
its disposal". As the date for the tower's demolition approached,
Eiffel raced to prove its worth. Could science save the Eiffel
Tower?
This behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the classic and
beloved picture book Make Way for Ducklings will captivate young
artists, writers, readers, and animal lovers alike. While writing
and illustrating the beloved picture book Make Way for Ducklings,
Robert McCloskey brings a flock of ducklings into his tiny New York
City apartment. But an artist + a bunch of ducklings in his
apartment = chaos! There are ducklings in the bathtub and ducklings
in the kitchen, quacking at dawn and sitting on his desk. Can he
learn to draw them just right before they grow too big? This
glimpse into the creation of a much-loved story for kids is a
must-read for fans of children's books, or for anyone who is
interested in the creative process and the importance of
persistence. "Emma Smith has done a bang-up job imagining how my
father wrote Make Way for Ducklings. I enjoyed reading her book."
-Jane McCloskey, daughter of Robert McCloskey and author ofRobert
McCloskey: A Private Life in Words and Pictures "A wonderfully
rollicking rendition of the story behind the story." -Gary D.
Schmidt, Newbery Honor-winning author of books for children and
author of Robert McCloskey
The incredible true story of one dog's heroic feats during the 2017
Tubbs Fire, one of the most destructive wildfires in California
history. One October night in 2017, when wildfire raged in Sonoma
and Napa counties, the Hendel family was suddenly evacuated from
their homes and farms to escape to safety and forced to leave
behind their Pyrenees dog, Odin. Odin refused to leave his nightly
post of guarding the family's eight young goats, despite the
family's desperate attempts to lead him away. Brokenhearted, the
Hendels were sure they would never see their dog again. But when
the fire calmed and the family returned home, to their shock they
found Odin singed yet safe, along with all the goats and several
orphaned deer the dog had protected as well. Odin, Dog Hero of the
Fires is a touching and inspirational true tale that honors the
bravery and strength of Odin as well as commemorates the stories of
those affected by the Tubbs Fire.
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