The Efficient, Inventive (Often Annoying) Melvil Dewey

The Efficient, Inventive (Often Annoying) Melvil Dewey PDF Author: Alexis O'Neill
Publisher: Astra Publishing House
ISBN: 1635924529
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 42

Book Description
Melvil Dewey's love of organization and words drove him to develop and implement his Dewey Decimal system, leaving a significant and lasting impact in libraries across the country. When Melvil Dewey realized every library organized their books differently, he wondered if he could invent a system all libraries could use to organize them efficiently. A rat-a-tat speaker, Melvil was a persistent (and noisy) advocate for free public libraries. And while he made enemies along the way as he pushed for changes--like his battle to establish the first library school with women as students, through it all he was EFFICIENT, INVENTIVE, and often ANNOYING as he made big changes in the world of public libraries--changes still found in the libraries of today! From TI 9781684371983 HC.

Do You Know Dewey?

Do You Know Dewey? PDF Author: Brian P. Cleary
Publisher: Millbrook Press (Tm)
ISBN: 0761366768
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36

Book Description
Rhyming text introduces the Dewey Decimal classification system, highlighting the types of topics found within each group.

Jacob Riis's Camera

Jacob Riis's Camera PDF Author: Alexis O'Neill
Publisher: Thinkingdom
ISBN: 1635923654
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48

Book Description
This revealing biography of a pioneering photojournalist and social reformer Jacob Riis shows how he brought to light one of the worst social justice issues plaguing New York City in the late 1800s--the tenement housing crisis--using newly invented flash photography. Jacob Riis was familiar with poverty. He did his best to combat it in his hometown of Ribe, Denmark, and he experienced it when he immigrated to the United States in 1870. Jobs for immigrants were hard to get and keep, and Jacob often found himself penniless, sleeping on the streets or in filthy homeless shelters. When he became a journalist, Jacob couldn't stop seeing the poverty in the city around him. He began to photograph overcrowded tenement buildings and their impoverished residents, using newly developed flash powder to illuminate the constantly dark rooms to expose the unacceptable conditions. His photographs inspired the people of New York to take action. Gary Kelley's detailed illustrations perfectly accompany Alexis O'Neill's engaging text in this STEAM title for young readers.

The Great Dewey Hunt

The Great Dewey Hunt PDF Author: Toni Buzzeo
Publisher: Upstart Books
ISBN: 9781602130296
Category : Classification, Dewey decimal
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Twins Hugh and Louis Abernathy take the lead when their fourth grade class hosts Mr. Hester's second grade class for Mrs. Skorupski's Great Dewey Hunt.

Loud Emily

Loud Emily PDF Author: Alexis O'Neill
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1481443623
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40

Book Description
"Please be soft," says Father. "Please do whisper," says Mother. Emily doesn't mean to be loud. But whenever she says anything in her Emily voice, windows crack, plates shatter, and the neighbors can't believe their ears. Emily tries and tries but she just can't be quiet. It seems like there's nowhere she fits in...until the day she sees a ship with a sign that says: LOUD HELP NEEDED. NOW. Nobody's louder than Emily! So she sets sail for an adventure on the high seas, looking for a place where she can be herself. Loud Emily. Climb aboard for a memorable tall tale of ships, whales, and a little girl with a very BIG voice.

Dewey

Dewey PDF Author: Vicki Myron
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781847389138
Category : Cats
Languages : en
Pages : 36

Book Description
When Vicki finds a young kitten abandoned in the Spencer Library return box, she nurses him back to health, deciding then and there that he will be their library cat and naming him, appropriately, Dewey Readmore Books.

The Efficient, Inventive (Often Annoying) Melvil Dewey

The Efficient, Inventive (Often Annoying) Melvil Dewey PDF Author: Alexis O'Neill
Publisher: Astra Publishing House
ISBN: 1684371988
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 42

Book Description
Who was Melvil Dewey? Learn how Dewey's love of organization and words drove him to develop and implement his Dewey Decimal system, leaving a significant and lasting impact in libraries across the country. When Melvil Dewey realized every library organized their books differently, he wondered if he could invent a system all libraries could use to organize them efficiently. A rat-a-tat speaker, Melvil was a persistent (and noisy) advocate for free public libraries. And while he made enemies along the way as he pushed for changes–like his battle to establish the first library school with women as students, through it all he was EFFICIENT, INVENTIVE, and often ANNOYING as he made big changes in the world of public libraries–changes still found in the libraries of today!

DON'T YUCK MY YUM!

DON'T YUCK MY YUM! PDF Author: Amy Pleimling
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 149312367X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 23

Book Description
Have you ever sat down to a plate of your favorite food and the person next to you says “Yuck! That is GROSS!”? “Don’t yuck my yum” can be your reply, “you might like it too if you try.” “Don’t Yuck My Yum!” is a book that teaches some basic healthy eating concepts to kids and parents in a fun and unique way. Children will learn that saying negative things about food can affect the food choices and eating habits of others. Throughout the book, readers will learn other valuable nutrition messages, like how important it is to try new foods and to eat foods that are many different colors. The mission of DYMY is to encourage kids and parents to learn about healthy eating together in a fun way so that habits are formed early on in life that they will carry into adulthood.

The Kite that Bridged Two Nations

The Kite that Bridged Two Nations PDF Author: Alexis O'Neill
Publisher: Astra Publishing House
ISBN: 1635928427
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 42

Book Description
Homan Walsh loves to fly his kite. And when a contest is announced to see whose kite string can span Niagara Falls, Homan is set on winning, despite the cold and the wind—and even when his kite is lost and broken. Homan's determination is beautifully captured in this soaring, poetic picture book that features Terry Widener's stunning acrylic paintings. Both author and illustrator worked with experts on both sides of the falls to accurately present Homan Walsh's story. The book also includes an extensive author's note, timeline, bibliography, and further resources.

Full of Beans

Full of Beans PDF Author: Peggy Thomas
Publisher: Thinkingdom
ISBN: 1635923573
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48

Book Description
A NSTA/CBC Best STEM Book 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.