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Name: The Ghostly Tales of Philadelphia
Brand: Beth Hester
SKU: 9781467197397
Price: 9.74 USD
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Some students of Pennsylvania history just want to unwind with fond memories of Idlewild. Other readers steel themselves for a heavy dose of Pittsburgh history, with all its ghosts and glories. Excavating the horrors of Duffy’s Cut is not for the faint of heart, even if it is done from the comforts of a Fort Washington home. But no matter what they seek, our Pennsylvania history book catalogue unlocks Pennsylvania’s heritage, from plates of scrapple to veins of coal. [View all Pennsylvania books]

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The Ghostly Tales of Philadelphia

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Journey Around Philadelphia from A to Z

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Local Baby Pittsburgh

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The Ghostly Tales of Philadelphia

9781467197397

$12.99 $9.74 Save 25%

Ghost stories from the City of Brotherly Love have never been so creepy, fun, and full of mystery!/

em>Welcome to the spooky streets of Philadelphia!/em>

Stay Alert! Ghosts lurk around every corner. Even the most unexpected places might be haunted by wandering phantoms.

Pulled right from history, these ghostly tales will change the way you see Philly forever, and have you sleeping with the lights on!

Journey Around Philadelphia from A to Z

9781933212289

$17.95 $13.46 Save 25%

Next stop, Philadelphia! That's the call from author-illustrator Martha Day Zschock, who has taken children and their delighted parents on Journeys Around Boston, New York, San Francisco, Washington D.C., Chicago, Maine, Nantucket, and Cape Cod since starting this bestselling series in 1999. Zschock is not only a brilliant artist but also a committed educator, whose books are embraced by teachers and principals nationwide. These are far more than alphabet books. Each page is headed by an alliterative sentence that evokes an important theme. For example, Philadelphia's A page, featuring Benjamin Franklin, is headed Aphorisms and advice appear in the almanac. A playful factoid at the bottom of each page expands on the theme. (Did you know that the aphorism Haste makes waste is traceable to Poor Richard, i.e. Franklin?) In each city she visits, Zschock thoughtfully looks beyond the tourist attractions to the community residing there. For example, here the N page explains how Neighborhoods define urban nature. The O page describes how Old Order Amish obey the Ordnung, while the U page celebrates Philadelphia's stop on the Underground Railroad that helped enslaved African Americans escape the South before the Civil War. Now the second leading history destination in the U.S. (after Washington D.C.), Philadelphia is the perfect city for this thoughtful, beautiful series.

Local Baby Pittsburgh

9781467196123

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Bursting with delightful colors and bright illustrations, Local Baby Pittsburgh engages babies’ attention and encourages families to explore what makes their beautiful city so great.

Families can experience all that Pittsburgh, PA, has to offer: see three rivers combine at Point State Park; ride the Monongahela Incline; explore history and culture at the Cathedral of Learning; or cheer on the championship home teams!

Explore Pittsburgh with this joyfully grabbable and wonderfully local board book that is sure to bring generations together.