Download or read book Saving Big Ben written by John Satterfield and published by Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2011-04-15 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Father Joe O’Callahan, S.J. was the unlikeliest war hero. A bespectacled math professor from Holy Cross, he became the U.S. Navy’s first Jesuit chaplain in World War II and served in combat operations in the Atlantic and Pacific theaters. Father O’Callahan was on the aircraft carrier Franklin, known as “Big Ben”, in the Okinawa campaign in early 1945 when massive explosions and fire from a kamikaze bomb attack nearly destroyed his ship. Hundreds of sailors died within moments of the attack, and the Franklin, lay dead in the water, drifting toward Japan just 60 miles distant. As flames consumed the carrier, the chaplain organized and led fire-fighting crews and prevented a potentially fatal explosion while ministering to injured, dying and terrified sailors. Father O’Callahan’s deeds were instrumental in saving the Franklin, and he stayed with the ship on its voyage under power to New York Harbor. The carrier’s captain called him “the bravest man I ever saw,” and Father Joe became the first American military chaplain to receive the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest decoration for valor. But the price of glory was high for Father O’Callahan. He suffered a stroke after returning to Holy Cross and spent the rest of his life enduring incapacitating pain. Through it all, the priest displayed the same leadership and strength derived from unwavering faith that enabled him to help save his ship and comrades. The book incorporates primary sources, interviews with Franklin survivors and O’Callahan family members and other materials never before published, including documentation of the Navy’s review of Father O’Callahan’s recommendation of the Medal of Honor and the process leading to the priest’s receipt of the decoration.

Download or read book Big Ben written by Peter MacDonald and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2005-10-13 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Big Ben is perhaps the most famous clock in the world. Peter Macdonald tells its story, from its conception in the 1830s to its establishment as the national timepiece and the symbol of Britain up to the present day.

Download or read book Big Ben the Great Clock and the Bells at the Palace of Westminster written by Chris McKay and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2010-05-27 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: `Big Ben', the great clock and bells at Westminster, is one of the most iconic landmarks in Britain. From the origins of Westminster as the seat of government right up to the celebrations of the Great Clock's 150th anniversary in 2009, this book tells the story of the clock, bells, and tower.

Download or read book Big Ben written by Marcia Leonard and published by Millbrook Press. This book was released on 1998-01-01 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ben becomes a one-man band, honking a horn, ringing bells, singing, clapping, tapping, and drumming.

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Download or read book Roethlisberger written by Sports Publishing Inc and published by Sports Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2004 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Description: Ben Roethlisberger, the rookie quarterback for the pittsburgh Steelers, is fast becoming one of the most clutch and phenomincal quarterbacks in the NFL today. After getting drafted by the Steelers, Roethlisberger has engineered an offense that has led them to the top of the AFC North. The incredible accuracy and ability to stay composed in crucial situations has allowed Roethlisberger to keep the Steelers atop their division by winning the close games. Roethlisberger has now set NFL records for most wins by a rookie quarterback and he's not ashamed to say that he wants the ball in his hands at the end of a game. I want to have control of the outcome of the game, Roethlisberger has said. This new book from Sports Publishing celebrates the rookie's outstanding season and recaps his NFL rookie season in vivid detail through full-color photographs and stories from the Associated Press. This is a must-have for any Steelers or Ben Roethlisberger fan!

Download or read book Big Ben written by Kayleen Reusser and published by Purple Toad Publishing. This book was released on 2016-09-15 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of how Big Ben was built, and the people who made it happen. Learn how they did it and see what materials they used in this real life building journey that kids who love to build in Lego and Minecraft will be thrilled to read.

Download or read book The Mystery at Big Ben London England written by Carole Marsh and published by Gallopade International. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each mystery incorporates history, geography, culture and cliffhanger chapters that keep kids begging for more Each mystery includes SAT words, educational facts, fun and humor, built-in book club and activities. Each Carole Marsh Mystery also has an Accelerated Reader quiz, a Lexile Level, and a Fountas & Pinnell guided reading level. Mimi and Papa speed away to London, England in their little red and white airplane, The Mystery Girl. Tagging along are grandchildren Christina, 10, and Grant, 7. Mimi, a children's mystery book writer, has an appointment with the Queen Papa is headed for the Rosetta Stone. The kids are supposed to go to the Tower of London and behave themselves. But, uh-oh, Grant spots a big problem with Big Ben...and he and his sister, along with their two new best friends, George and Maggie, take a whirlwind tour from the top of the Eye, up the Thames River, down into a dungeon, and more -- in search of clues to solve The Mystery of Big Ben More about the Around the World in 80 Mysteries series: Travel around the world with Christina and Grant as they visit famous places in 80 countries. Exciting adventures include history, geography, culture, and more of each country they visit. A fun way to learn about fascinating places around the world Each book includes a map, inline glossary definitions, and lots more Each mystery incorporates history, geography, culture and cliffhanger chapters that keep kids begging for more Each mystery includes SAT words, educational facts, fun and humor, built-in book club and activities. Each Carole Marsh Mystery also has an Accelerated Reader quiz, a Lexile Level, and a Fountas & Pinnell guided reading level. Beginning in 2006, kids can visit the www.carolemarshmysteries.com website to: Join the Carole Marsh Mysteries Fan Club Write a letter to Christina, Grant, Mimi, or Papa Cast their vote for where the next mystery should take place Find fascinating facts about the countries where the mysteries take place Track their reading on an international map Take the Fact or Fiction online quiz Play the Around-the-World Scavenger Hunt computer game Find out where The Mystery Girl is flying next And more Read all the books in any order Want a sneak preview of this great mystery? Click HERE to download the first three chapters (approximately 226 KB) The Mystery at Big Ben is recommended by Sylvan Learning's Book Adventure reading program. Book Adventure is a FREE reading motivation program for children in grades K-8. Sylvan Learning is the leading provider of tutoring and supplemental education services to students of all ages. Each mystery incorporates history, geography, culture and cliffhanger chapters that keep kids begging for more Each mystery includes SAT words, educational facts, fun and humor, built-in book club and activities. Each Carole Marsh Mystery also has an Accelerated Reader quiz, a Lexile Level, and a Fountas & Pinnell guided reading level.

Download or read book Death In Big Bend written by Laurence Parent and published by Laurence Parent Photography, Incorporated. This book was released on 2010 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most people visit Big Bend National Park and have a wonderful, incident-free vacation. For a tiny number, however, a simple mistake, unpreparedness, or pure bad luck has lead to catastrophe. Massive rescue efforts and fatalities, while rare, do happen at the park. Heat stroke, dehydration, hypothermia, drowning, falls, lightning, and even murder have claimed victims at Big Bend. This book chronicles selected rescues and tragedies that have happened there since the early 1980s. The lessons you learn reading this book may save your life.

Download or read book Big Ben is Back written by Anya Bateman and published by Bookcraft, Incorporated. This book was released on 1983 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ben, returning to Salt Lake City from missionary work, finds the woman he wants to marry but has trouble convincing her of his goodness and sensitivity while holding onto his masculine pride.

Download or read book The Mystery at Big Ben London England written by Carole Marsh and published by Gallopade International. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mimi and Papa speed away to London, England in their little red and white airplane, The Mystery Girl. Tagging along are grandchildren Christina, 10, and Grant, 7. Mimi, a children's mystery book writer, has an appointment with the Queen! Papa is headed for the Rosetta Stone. The kids are supposed to go to the Tower of London and "behave themselves." But, uh-oh, Grant spots a big problem with Big Ben...and he and his sister, along with their two new best friends, George and Maggie, take a whirlwind tour from the top of the Eye, up the Thames River, down into a dungeon, and more -- in search of clues to solve The Mystery of Big Ben! This mystery incorporates history, geography, culture and cliffhanger chapters that keep kids begging for more! This mystery includes SAT words, educational facts, fun and humor, Built-In Book Club and activities. This book includes a map, inline glossary definitions, and lots more! This Carole Marsh Mystery also has an Accelerated Reader quiz, a Lexile Level, a Fountas & Pinnell guided reading level and a Developmental Reading Assessment. LOOK what's in this mystery - people, places, history, and more! Places: The Ritz Hotel - Big Ben (where Clue #1 is found) - Eye in the Sky Ferris wheel - The British Museum (where clue #2 is found) - HarrodÍs department store - Tower of London - St. PaulÍs Cathedral - CleopatraÍs Needle - Globe Theater - 221b Baker Street (fictional home of Sherlock Holmes) - Madame TussaudÍs Wax Museum - Buckingham Palace - Heathrow Airport - Paris, France - London Bridge - Tower Bridge - Piccadilly Circus - Times Square (New York), USA - London Underground - Thames River - Outer Banks, North Carolina, USA - Savannah, Georgia - Washington, D.C., USA Educational Items: The plays and productions of William Shakespeare - Rosetta Stone - History of St. PaulÍs Cathedral - History of the Tower of London - History of the Globe Theater - Eros (mythology) - Big Ben - Elgin Marbles - London Bridge - Crown Jewels - Bubonic Plague - Statue of Liberty - Changing of the Guard People: Sherlock Holmes - Lindow Man - Jack the Ripper - Blackbeard the Pirate - Sir Walter Raleigh Below is the Reading Levels Guide for this book: Grade Levels: 3-6 Accelerated Reader Reading Level: 4.7 Accelerated Reader Points: 3 Accelerated Reader Quiz Number: 103233 Lexile Measure: 730 Fountas & Pinnell Guided Reading Level: Q Developmental Assessment Level: 40

Download or read book Big Ben written by Peter MacDonald and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2005-10-13 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Big Ben is perhaps the most famous clock in the world. This title tells its story, from its conception in the 1830s, after fire destroyed the ancient Palace of Westminster, to its establishment as the national timepiece and the symbol of Britain up to the present day.

Download or read book Saved written by Ben Hewitt and published by Rodale Books. This book was released on 2013-06-11 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Ben Hewitt met Erik Gillard, he was amazed. Here was a real-life rebel living happily and comfortably in small-town Vermont on less than $10,000 per year. Gillard's no bum. He has a job, a girlfriend, good friends, and strong ties to the community. But how he lives his life—and why—launches Hewitt on a quest to understand the true role of money and mindless consumerism in our lives. By meeting and befriending people like Erik Gillard, Hewitt realized that their happiness was real. What was he—and the rest of a deeply unhappy population—missing? Saved is the humorous, surprising, and ultimately life-changing result of Hewitt's quest, a narrative that challenges everything we know about the meaning of money. Hewitt uses his sharp eye for story, exhaustive reporting, and his own experience living below his means to bring what he learned into an even larger context. How does money really work? How can a bankrupt society move forward? The answers are not what you think, and Hewitt has written an important book for our times.

Download or read book Saving Big Ben written by Peter J. Prato and published by . This book was released on 2001-02 with total page 668 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Saving Big Ben is a true story of the carrier U.S.S. Franklin, CV 13, the most damaged ship that survived in World War II. The Franklin was so severely damaged in the Sea of Japan by Japanese bombs and her own exploding bombs and missiles that she was nearly abandoned and allowed to sink. The men in her crew would not let this happen! Captain Leslie Gehres defiant words, "Abandon her? Hell no! She's still afloat!" typify the great valor and tenacity of the officers and men of Franklin's intrepid crew. Through their courageous efforts the Franklin earned the title of "the ship that would not be sunk." Her officers and men were awarded the greatest number of decorations ever conferred on a single ship in the history of the United States Navy. These included two Congressional Medal of Honor Awards (one to a Roman Catholic Priest). Nineteen men were awarded the Navy Cross Medal, twenty-two were awarded the Silver Star, one hundred and fourteen the Bronze Star. Saving Big Ben is the historic, true story of the struggles that wrenched "Big Ben" back from the jaws of death and saved her to fight again. Much of the detail for the plot came directly from the Deck and Action Logs of the U.S.S. Franklin that were declassified by the Navy Department in the early 1960s. In Saving Big Ben, the Franklin sails into combat with many of the other famous ships in the 3rd and 5th Fleets; ships like the legendary carriers Enterprise, Lexington, Yorktown, Hornet, Wasp, and Saratoga; renowned battleships like the Missouri, Iowa, New Jersey, South Dakota, Washington, and California. In the story they engage in many of the momentous battles fought in the Coral Sea, Leyte Gulf, the Philippine Sea and the Sea of Japan. True-life heroes, such as General Douglas MacArthur, Admiral Chester Nimitz, Admiral Raymond Spruance, Admiral Willian "Bull" Halsey, Admiral Marc Mitscher and Admiral John "Slew" McCain (to name just a few), are all a part of the story. They are featured in their real-life roles as Commanders and Commanders-in-Chiefs-- IN some of the great battles of the war in the Pacific. In this context, Saving Big Ben is a concise, "living" history of the day's action against the Japanese in Word War II. There is also a love story that depicts some of the events and values of that historic time. The love, courage, devotion and fidelity demonstrated by John Oxler and Sandy Hearn will be of interest to readers today, who live in an age where these words-- and words like heroism, valor and intrepidity-- are unfortunately sometimes not much more than words in a dictionary. This was a remarkable era-- arguably the most honorable and dedicated period in our history.

Download or read book Big Ben Is Dead written by Jerry Stemach and published by Don Johnston. This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The British Museum in London has asked Nick to consult on a mummy that the museum has acquired from Egypt, plant seeds are found. Written at ability level grades 1-3, interest grade level 5-12, with a with a Lexile Level of 450, Guided Reading Level at L, in three formats, Computer Book, Audio Book and Paperback Book.

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