Lighthouses Of North America!Lighthouses Of North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. ! Lisa Trumbauer & Michael Kline Williamson Books c/o Ideals Publications 535 Metroplex A metroplex is large metropolitan area containing several cities and their suburbs.[1] It is also sometimes used as an alternative to metropolis or megalopolis, which is a chain of continuous metropolitan areas. Drive, Suite 250, Nashville, TN 37211 9780824967918, $16.99 www.idealspublications.com 1-800-586-2572 The newest edition to the 'Kaleidoscope Kids' series from Williamson Books, "Lighthouses Of North America: Exploring Their History, Lore & Science" combines Lisa Trumbauer's jam-packed compendium com·pen·di·um n. pl. com·pen·di·ums or com·pen·di·a 1. A short, complete summary; an abstract. 2. A list or collection of various items. of lighthouse information with the light and lively full color illustrations by Michael Kline. Young readers ages 7 to 14 will learn why lighthouses were created, the science involved in their huge lights, the architecture and layout of tower style lighthouses, how to build a lighthouse, what the lives of lighthouse keepers and their families are like, lighthouses today, a map of lighthouses in the United States This United States has hundreds of lighthouses as well as light towers, range lights, and pier head lights. Michigan has the most lighthouses of any state with over 130. See also: Lightvessels in the United States, lightvessel, List of lighthouses and lightvessels and Canada, and so much more! Enhanced with a section on Resources and an exceptionally useful index, "Lighthouses Of North America!" is an enthusiastically recommended addition to both school and community library collections, as well as an ideal supplement for homeschooling home·school or home-school v. home·schooled, home·school·ing, home·schools v.tr. To instruct (a pupil, for example) in an educational program outside of established schools, especially in the home. curriculums. |
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