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1) Oopsie-do!
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Children's Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
". . . a lively and bouncy story about what to do when you make a mistake." -- Publisher description from front flap.
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"The United States is in the grip of a crisis of bad history. Inaccurate interpretations and outright misrepresentations of the past-cultivated within and promoted by the conservative movement and right-wing media over the last several decades-hold sway among large numbers of Americans, damaging our public discourse. In Myth America, historians Kevin Kruse and Julian Zelizer have assembled an all-star team of historians to provide textured analysis...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
Language
English
Description
"Drawing on the lives of five great scientists -- Charles Darwin, William Thomson (Lord Kelvin), Linus Pauling, Fred Hoyle and Albert Einstein -- scientist/author Mario Livio shows how even the greatest scientists made major mistakes and how science built on these errors to achieve breakthroughs, especially into the evolution of life and the universe"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
The Overlook Press
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
Since its first publication in 2008, The Secret History of the World has sold over 250,000 copies and established itself as the authoritative text on the subject of esoteric belief systems and secret societies. Now, with The Illustrated Secret History of the World, this landmark book achieves a new level of authority, adding to its thorough and revealing text more than 350 illustrations-many of them rare-of the symbols, drawings, engravings, paintings,...
Author
Publisher
Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"From historian and author of the popular daily newsletter LETTERS FROM AN AMERICAN, a vital narrative that explains how America, once a beacon of democracy, now teeters on the brink of autocracy--and how we can turn back. In the midst of the impeachment crisis of 2019, Heather Cox Richardson launched a daily Facebook essay providing the historical background of the daily torrent of news. The essays soon turned into a newsletter and, spread by word...
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Formats
Description
Jody Berger has discovered this first hand: at forty-three, the award-winning journalist and marathoner sees a doctor about a minor tingling sensation in her hands and feet. One MRI later, she is diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and told to pick a drug and accept her fate. Instead Jody starts asking questions--only to receive a different diagnosis from each specialist she turns to, from vitamin deficiencies to metal toxicity to depression. In this...
Author
Series
Heidi Heckelbeck volume 31
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
©2020
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"What starts as an ordinary Sunday at the Heckelbeck house turns into a hair-raising adventure for the whole family when one of Henry's toys gets stuck in Heidi's hair! Mom's only solution is to cut a chunk of Heidi's hair, but when the salon can't undo the horrible hairdo, Heidi must use magic to save the day. But will her magical hairdo become a hair-don't?" -- Cover.
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Every November, the United States celebrates Thanksgiving Day. But what actually happened at the first Thanksgiving? And when did it happen? Discover the facts and find out the fiction surrounding one of America's favorite holidays"--
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"As an artist creatively incorporates her slipups into a drawing, readers see the ways in which 'mistakes' can provide inspiration and opportunity, and reveal that both the art and artist are works-in-progress"--
15) The Declaration of Independence wasn't signed on July 4th: exposing myths about Independence Day
Author
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Bestselling author of A Treasury of Royal Scandals Michael Farquhar uncovers an instance of bad luck, epic misfortune, and unadulterated mayhem tied to every day of the year in this engrossing compendium of history's worst moments. From Caligula's blood-soaked end to hotelier Steve Wynn's unfortunate run-in with a priceless Picasso, Bad Days in History delves into the past to present 365 delightfully told tales of historically bad days. Michael Farquhar's...
Author
Publisher
Megan Tingley Books, Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Presents a series of situations in which taking chances and trying new things can lead to good results, even if there were mistakes along the way.
19) The locket
Author
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Group
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
Seventeen-year-old Katie uses a magical locket to change past mistakes, with disastrous results.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
An award-winning memoir and instant New York Times bestseller that goes far beyond its riveting medical mystery, Brain on Fire is the powerful account of one woman's struggle to recapture her identity. When twenty-four-year-old Susannah Cahalan woke up alone in a hospital room, strapped to her bed and unable to move or speak, she had no memory of how she'd gotten there. Days earlier, she had been on the threshold of a new, adult life: at the beginning...
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