Henry Holt And Co Byr: 874 books
Charles and Emma
The Darwins' Leap of Faith
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2009
Charles Darwin published The Origin of Species, his revolutionary tract on evolution and the fundamental ideas involved, in 1859. Nearly 150 years later, the theory of evolution continues to create tension between the scientific and religious communities. Challenges about teaching the theory of evolution...
Hitler's Last Days
The Death of the Nazi Regime and the World's Most Notorious Dictator
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2015
By early 1945, the destruction of the German Nazi State seems certain. The Allied forces, led by American generals George S. Patton and Dwight D. Eisenhower, are gaining control of Europe, leaving German leaders scrambling. Facing defeat, Adolf Hitler flees to a secret bunker with his new wife, Eva...
The Last Days of Jesus
His Life and Times
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2014
Two thousand years ago, Jesus walked across Galilee; everywhere he traveled he gained followers. His contemporaries are familiar historical figures: Julius Caesar, Caesar Augustus, Herod the Great, Pontius Pilate. It was an era of oppression, when every man, woman, and child answered to the brutal...
Who Says Women Can't Be Doctors?
The Story of Elizabeth Blackwell
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2013
In the 1830s, when a brave and curious girl named Elizabeth Blackwell was growing up, women were supposed to be wives and mothers. Some women could be teachers or seamstresses, but career options were few. Certainly no women were doctors.
But Elizabeth refused to accept the common beliefs that...
Toys!
Amazing Stories Behind Some Great Inventions
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2014
A fresh, intriguing look at the stories behind great toy inventions, by Don Wulffson and illustrated by Laurie Keller.
"Originally, Play-Doh only came in white. There's a good reason for this. You see, Play-Doh didn't start out as a toy. It started out as a product for cleaning wallpaper."
Have...
Wildly Romantic
The English Romantic Poets: The Mad, the Bad, and the Dangerous
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2007
Meet the rebellious young poets who brought about a literary revolution
Rock stars may think they invented sex, drugs, and rock and roll, but the Romantic poets truly created the mold.
In the early 1800s, poetry could land a person in jail. Those who tried to change the world through...
Blizzard of Glass
The Halifax Explosion of 1917
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2011
On December 6, 1917, two ships collided in Halifax Harbour. One ship was loaded top to bottom with munitions and one held relief supplies, both intended for wartorn Europe. The resulting blast flattened two towns, Halifax and Dartmouth, and killed nearly 2,000 people. As if that wasn't devastating...
by Karen Hesse
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2009
From Newbery media winner Karen Hesse comes an unforgettable story of an immigrant family's journey to America.
"America," the girl repeated. "What will you do there?"
I was silent for a little time.
"I will do everything there," I answered.
Rifka knows...
by Susan Kuklin
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
No Choirboy takes readers inside America's prisons, and allows inmates sentenced to death as teenagers to speak for themselves. In their own voices—raw and uncensored—they talk about their lives in prison, and share their thoughts and feelings about how they ended up there. Susan Kuklin also gets...
Those Who Love the Game
Glenn "Doc" Rivers on Life in the NBA and Elsewhere
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2014
Glenn "Doc" Rivers plays ball the way an artist writes: he practices endlessly to perfect his technique, he constantly thinks of the whole, the game, ahead of himself; and in those moments of inspiration when "the ball starts to move," that's when the real fun starts. Talking with...
Wonderful Winter
All Kinds of Winter Facts and Fun
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2016
Winter is a season of wondering and waiting. We wonder why some trees lose their leaves while others stay green all winter long. We wait for the first snowfall—and then wonder at how amazing each snowflake is. We wonder how animals manage to live in the cold. And we can't wait to celebrate Christmas,...
by Mary E. Pearson
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2011
Once there were three. Three friends who loved each other—Jenna, Locke, and Kara. And after a terrible accident destroyed their bodies, their three minds were kept alive, spinning in a digital netherworld. Even in that disembodied nightmare, they were still together. At least at first. When Jenna...
by William Low
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2007
A beautiful tribute to the glory of the original Pennsylvania Railroad Station
During the first half of the 20th century, the original Pennsylvania Station was one of New York City's grandest landmarks, a palace in the middle of Manhattan. William Low's glorious illustrations pay close attention...
by Wendy Orr
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2014
From Mokie and Bik:
Mokie and Bik lived on a boat called Bullfrog. They lived in it, on it, all around it—monkeying up ladders and down ropes, over the wheelhouse and across the cabin floor.
"Twins!" their mother shouted, because the lines of her Art jiggled and jarred when Mokie...