Download or read book Maine written by Weigl Publishing, Inc. and published by Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.. This book was released on 2008-05-01 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maine: The Pine Tree State is a part of the Discover America Series. Maine celebrates the people and culture with beautiful images and engaging facts as well as describing the history, industry, environment, and sports that make this state unique.
Download or read book Nature Notes from Maine Puffins Black Bears Raccoons More written by Ed Robinson and published by . This book was released on 2021-06 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of stories and images to celebrate the natural world around us. This book makes a great gift for anyone who loves Maine wildlife. It was written by Harpswell's Ed Robinson. All proceeds from the sale of the book will benefit the work of Harpswell Heritage Land Trust to preserve special places in Harpswell and educate and engage our community.
Download or read book Hidden History of Maine written by Harry Gratwick and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2012-08-28 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover 400 years of New England history you won’t find in guidebooks in this collection of true stories and colorful characters from The Pine Tree State. Maine wouldn’t be the magical place it is today without the contributions of little-known individuals whose inspiring and adventuresome lives make up the story of Maine's "hidden history." Journalist and Maine historian Harry Gratwick presents vividly detailed portraits of these Mainers, from the controversial missionary Sebastien Rale to Woolwich native William Phips, whose seafaring attacks against French Canada earned him the first governorship of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Gratwick also profiles inventors such as Robert Benjamin Lewis, an African American from Gardiner who patented a hair growth product in the 1830s, and Margaret Knight, a York native who defied nineteenth-century sexism to earn the nickname "the female Edison." From soprano Lillian Nordica, who left Farmington to become the most glamorous American opera singer of her day, to slugger George "Piano Legs" Gore, the only Mainer to ever win a Major League Baseball batting championship, Hidden History of Maine reveals the men and women who made history without making it into history books.
Download or read book Maine written by Judy Monroe Peterson and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2010-08-15 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maine is known for its beautiful shore along the Atlantic Ocean, where lighthouses, sandy beaches, and fishing villages can be found. Readers will learn why so many people travel to Maine, As they'll read about the inspiring and breath-taking landscape, including its rustic cabins, relaxing resorts, and expansive forests, which cover nearly 90 percent of the state. They'll read about flora and fauna, including the moose, black bear, beaver, bobcat, coyote, and mink. The economy-based on natural resources-is presented as well. Natives are also highlighted, including writers Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, E. B. White, and Stephen King, politicians Dorothea Dix, and Margaret Chase Smith, and inventor L. L. Bean.
Download or read book Maine written by Hannah Perkins and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2022-08-01 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From exploring the forest and coastline of Acadia National Park to dining on lobster in one of the coastal cities, there's a lot to see and do in Maine. This state lies in the New England region. Maine introduces the state's history, geography, climate, economy, people, and places. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject. Features include a table of contents, infographics, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Core Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
Download or read book Welcome to Maine Welcome To written by and published by Doubleday Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2021-06-01 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to Maine! Whether they're locals or visitors, young readers will love this bright, cheerful, fact-filled picture book celebration of "The Pine Tree State." With information about the state's animals, plants, regions, food, people, customs, and fun places to visit, this tribute to Maine is the perfect gift for vacationers and residents alike. The warm, bright illustrations highlight the many delights to be found throughout the state. And the easy-yet-informative details ("You'll find the sweetest moose in Maine at the Len Libby candy shop in Scarborough. Lenny is a life-size moose made of chocolate!") give just the right amount of information to kids from preschool on up.
Download or read book Early Maine Wildlife written by William B. Krohn and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 523 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Compliments of Hamilton and Sargent written by Maura Jane Farrelly and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2024-07 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maura Jane Farrelly explores the history of the nineteenth-century United States via the lives of three people from prominent East Coast families who moved to Wyoming to escape a host of humiliations--only to discover that by 1890 the West was no longer a place where anyone could go to be forgotten and start over.
Download or read book I Am Proud of Who I Am written by B. Woster and published by Barbara Woster. This book was released on 2022-01-03 with total page 71 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is book eight in a 15-book series which introduces readers to different people from around the globe: their homes, cultures, and beliefs. For more information about this series, the author, and her other books, visit her website @ BarbaraWosterAuthor.com
Download or read book The United States of America written by and published by PediaPress. This book was released on with total page 2631 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fighting Political Gridlock written by David J. Toscano and published by University of Virginia Press. This book was released on 2021-09-07 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this profoundly polarized era, the nation has been transfixed on the politics of Washington and its seemingly impenetrable gridlock. Many of the decisions that truly affect people’s lives, however, are being made not on the federal level but in the states. Faced with Washington’s political standoff, state governments are taking action on numerous vital issues, often impacting citizens and their communities far more than the decision makers in D.C. Despite this, few Americans really understand their state governments or the issues they address. In Fighting Political Gridlock, David Toscano reveals how the states are working around the impasse in Washington and how their work is increasingly shaping society. Long a central figure in one of the most important legislative bodies in the nation, the Virginia House of Delegates, Toscano brings a unique expertise to this urgent and timely discussion. Beginning with an analysis of state responses to COVID-19, including the processes and consequences of declaring states of emergency, he goes on to detail how various states are attacking issues in different ways–from education and voting to criminal justice and climate change–and provides a broad overview of how state actions affect our system of federalism. Toscano concludes with a call to action and civic engagement, including suggestions for how citizens and public officials can revitalize American democracy.
Download or read book The States Encyclopedia written by Kate Conley and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2022-12-15 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This encyclopedia offers readers an exciting look at each US state. Alongside maps of every state is informative text discussing the states' geographic features, climates, natural resources, and enjoyable things people can do there. Features include a glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Encyclopedias is an imprint of Abdo Reference, a division of ABDO.
Download or read book Changing Members written by Matthew C. Moen and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2005 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Changing Members is the first systematic examination of the impact of term limits on a single state legislature. Using Maine as a case study--because it is the first state in the entire nation where legislative term limits took effect in both chambers--the book shows how term limits shape legislative operations, redistribute political power, and change the very members elected to serve.
Download or read book Maine written by Niels R. Jensen and published by ABDO Publishing Company. This book was released on 2009-08-15 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Easy-to-read text with bright, full color photographs brings Maine to young students. Presented in a simple, easily understandable, "scrapbook" format, kids will truly enjoy opening this travelogue-like book. This 48-page book is filled with current state facts and statistical data. Important historical information segues to up-to-date details on cities, economics, geography, and climate. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.
Download or read book The Future of the Public s Health in the 21st Century written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2003-03-01 with total page 537 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The anthrax incidents following the 9/11 terrorist attacks put the spotlight on the nation's public health agencies, placing it under an unprecedented scrutiny that added new dimensions to the complex issues considered in this report. The Future of the Public's Health in the 21st Century reaffirms the vision of Healthy People 2010, and outlines a systems approach to assuring the nation's health in practice, research, and policy. This approach focuses on joining the unique resources and perspectives of diverse sectors and entities and challenges these groups to work in a concerted, strategic way to promote and protect the public's health. Focusing on diverse partnerships as the framework for public health, the book discusses: The need for a shift from an individual to a population-based approach in practice, research, policy, and community engagement. The status of the governmental public health infrastructure and what needs to be improved, including its interface with the health care delivery system. The roles nongovernment actors, such as academia, business, local communities and the media can play in creating a healthy nation. Providing an accessible analysis, this book will be important to public health policy-makers and practitioners, business and community leaders, health advocates, educators and journalists.
Download or read book Handbook on Contemporary Issues in Health Crime and Punishment written by Nathan Link and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-10-30 with total page 948 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Handbook on Contemporary Issues in Health, Crime, and Punishment covers many topics on the numerous ways in which mental and physical health and criminal justice system contact influence one another and are intricately intertwined. These often mutually reinforcing dynamics affect a range of health and justice outcomes at individual, familial, group, community, and national levels. Contributions detail this topic from a wide range of disciplinary, theoretical, and international perspectives and rely on various analytical lenses, including quantitative, qualitative, policy-analytic, theoretical/conceptual, and lived experiences. The chapters summarize what is known in each topical area, but as important, they identify emerging theoretical, empirical, and policy directions. In this way, the book is grounded in the current knowledge about the specific topic, but also provides new, synthesizing material that reflects the knowledge of the leading minds in the field. Conceptually divided into 11 sections, a number of contributions describe the unique experiences of women, people of color, juveniles, older populations, immigrants, LGBTQ+ individuals, and other sub-populations (i.e., people convicted of drug or sex offenses). Where appropriate, the authors provide both big picture and pragmatic policy directions aimed at reducing system contact, health challenges, and inhumane practices. Given its breadth and depth, the Handbook will appeal broadly to academics, practitioners, policymakers, advocates, and students seeking to understand the many ways in which health and justice system dynamics overlap.
Download or read book The Resilience Dividend written by Judith Rodin and published by PublicAffairs. This book was released on 2014-11-11 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Building resilience -- the ability to bounce back more quickly and effectively -- is an urgent social and economic issue. Our interconnected world is susceptible to sudden and dramatic shocks and stresses: a cyber-attack, a new strain of virus, a structural failure, a violent storm, a civil disturbance, an economic blow. Through an astonishing range of stories, Judith Rodin shows how people, organizations, businesses, communities, and cities have developed resilience in the face of otherwise catastrophic challenges: Medellin, Colombia, was once the drug and murder capital of South America. Now it's host to international conferences and an emerging vacation destination. Tulsa, Oklahoma, cracked the code of rapid urban development in a floodplain. Airbnb, Toyota, Ikea, Coca-Cola, and other companies have realized the value of reducing vulnerabilities and potential threats to customers, employees, and their bottom line. In the Mau Forest of Kenya, bottom-up solutions are critical for dealing with climate change, environmental degradation, and displacement of locals. Following Superstorm Sandy, the Rockaway Surf Club in New York played a vital role in distributing emergency supplies. As we grow more adept at managing disruption and more skilled at resilience-building, Rodin reveals how we are able to create and take advantage of new economic and social opportunities that offer us the capacity to recover after catastrophes and grow strong in times of relative calm.
