Stand up, everyone! It's time to sing "The Star Spangled Banner"! But why is this song our national anthem? What do the words mean? A class of first-grade students learns the answers to these questions and finds about the dramatic circumstances Frances Scott Key faced when he wrote the poem that became our national anthem.
Genghis Khan carved out a legacy of bloodshed and conquered kingdoms that has lasted almost eight hundred years. But while his name and deeds live on in the annals of history, his tomb has never been located. until now. Not everyone is convinced that the diary and the map, said to lead to the great warrior's final resting place, are authentic. Archaeologist Annja Creed is among these doubters. The reality is that the body was lost to history. But despite her skepticism, Annja suddenly finds herself pulled along an increasingly complex trail of clues, each more remote than the last.
Do you love mighty tugboats or sleek fighter jets? Whatever your favorite ship or airplane, you'll soon be drawing these vehicles like a pro with the help of this fun book. Just follow the steps and you'll have a great-looking transporter before you know it. Fact-filled descriptions accompany the drawings, so you can learn all about planes and boats. You'll also find tips on adding details to your drawing - like a banner for your biplane or a skull and crossbones for your pirate ship. So get out some paper and grab a pencil. Then get ready, get set, and get drawing!
Who Owns the Sky?: The Struggle to Control Airspace from the Wright Brothers On
In the summer of 1900, a zeppelin stayed aloft for a full eighteen minutes above Lake Constance and mankind found itself at the edge of a new world. Where many saw hope and the dawn of another era, one man saw a legal conundrum. Charles C. Moore, an obscure New York lawyer, began an inquiry that Stuart Banner returns to over a century later: in the age of airplanes, who can lay claim to the heavens?
