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62) Bunny Man Bridge
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Presents information about the bridge where the Bunny Man urban legend was discovered.
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"This title is a great way for readers to learn just how to [build bridges] in their favorite game, as well as learn some important engineering concepts along the way. Examples of great Minecraft bridges are shown in unique illustrations, accompanied by tips and tricks to incorporate readers' own coding and creativity into the process"--Provided by publisher.
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"For Todd Bridges early stardom was no protection from painful childhood events that paved the road to his own personal hell. One of the first African-American child actors on shows like Little House on the Prairie, The Waltons, and Roots, Bridges burst to the national forefront on the hit sitcom Diff'rent Strokes as the subject of the popular catchphrase, "What 'chu Talkin About Willis?" When the show ended, Bridges was overwhelmed by the off-camera...
65) Ruby Bridges
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A biography on Ruby Bridges and how she stood up against racism and hatred to help integrate Louisiana's school system.
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"When Ruby Bridges was six years old, she became the first African American student to integrate an elementary school in the South. Told in the perspective of her six year old self and based on the pivotal events that happened in 1960, Ruby tells her story like never before. Embracing her name and learning that even at six years old she was able to pave the path for future generations, this is a story full of hope, innocence, and courage"--
72) Angel Of Nanjing
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The Yangtze River Bridge in Nanjing is the most popular place in the world to commit suicide. For the past 11 years, blue-collar worker Chen Si has been patrolling this bridge every day, watching out for people who've gone there to end their lives. With no formal training, he has saved over 300 people since he began; earning him the nickname the Angel of Nanjing.
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Examines the engineering behind a number of different types of bridge, highlighting the history of the design, special considerations, and the evolution of equipment and materials. Includes a brief section on tunnels along with sidebars with interesting facts about historical or notable bridges and tunnels.
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When she hears the story about the screaming bridge, where a busload of orphans were killed fifty years before, 16-year-old Emma Donovan and her friends decide to investigate the abandoned orphanage and the bridge--and that is the beginning of a terrifying night for Emma.
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In 1960, 6-year-old Ruby Bridges became the first African American child to desegregate an elementary school. Thirty-seven years later, Ruby Bridges Hall discusses her memories of the first day she entered her new school in New Orleans; her first year when she was in a class of one, and her efforts to improve education. She spoke with PBS NewsHour correspondent Charlayne Hunter-Gault in this 1997 interview.
78) Bridges
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The Golden Gate Bridge (6/10/37, San Francisco), a military bridge (10/22/31, Brandywine Creek, U.S.A.), and the Tacoma Narrows Bridge (2/12/40, Washington State) are the subjects of this video clip.
79) We all fall down
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Theo's always been impulsive. But telling Paige how he feels? He's obsessed over that decision. And it's time. Tonight. At the party on the riverbank, under the old walking bridge, site of so many tales of love and death. Paige has had a crush on Theo since they first met, but she knows her feelings are one-sided. She's trying to move on, to flirt. A party at the river is just what she needs. Except a fight breaks out, and when Paige tries to intervene--Theo's...
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"Re-visit the tale of 'The Goats Gruff' through the eyes of Dr. Gnome-It-All, a STEM scientist and Internet influencer. Find out how the fable has a basis in scientific reality, from bridge building to technology through time but entertains as a magical story"--Provided by publisher.