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3) Demolition
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English
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Illustrations and rhyming text show the enormous and powerful machines that are used to demolish a building so that a playground can be built.
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English
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If you were a fan of popular music in the 1960s and early '70s, you were a fan of the Wrecking Crew—whether you knew it or not.
On hit record after hit record by everyone from the Byrds, the Beach Boys, and the Monkees to the Grass Roots, the 5th Dimension, Sonny & Cher, and Simon & Garfunkel, this collection of West Coast studio musicians from diverse backgrounds established themselves as the driving sound of pop music—sometimes over...
On hit record after hit record by everyone from the Byrds, the Beach Boys, and the Monkees to the Grass Roots, the 5th Dimension, Sonny & Cher, and Simon & Garfunkel, this collection of West Coast studio musicians from diverse backgrounds established themselves as the driving sound of pop music—sometimes over...
5) Unbuilding
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English
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This fictional account of the dismantling and removal of the Empire State Building describes the structure of a skyscraper and explains how such an edifice would be demolished.
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English
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Each day wrecks are towed into Paradise Salvage where the ferocious crusher presides. But on a hot summer day in 1979, in the trunk of an abandoned Pontiac Bonneville, twelve-year-old Nunzio Paradiso uncovers a secret that will change his life. In the blink of an eye, all evidence is lost to the crusher, and only his older brother Danny Boy believes Nunzio's story of what he saw there.
8) Demolition
Author
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Simple text and photographs present building demolition, including information on the workers and equipment needed"--Provided by publisher.
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
Profiles the group of Los Angeles studio musicians known as the Wrecking Crew -- featuring Tommy Tedesco, guitar; Hal Blaine, Earl Palmer drums ; Carol Kaye, Joe Osborne, bass -- who played on a slew of rock and pop hits during the sixties. Gifted, versatile and possessing the knack for turning a simple tune into something memorable, the Wrecking Crew were the players who turned the Wall of Sound in Phil Spector's head into a reality, and helped...
10) Blow it up!
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Series
Pub. Date
2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Large, colorful photos and simple text illustrate structures being imploded"--Provided by publisher.
12) After the fall
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Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
"On September 11, 2001, the world watched in horror as New York's World Trade Center towers went from 110 stories to 110 feet high in a matter of seconds. The shocking destruction raised many questions: What caused the towers to fall? Why didn't they collapse right away, and why did they pancake down instead of toppling sideways? Following the disaster a documentary team was granted unique and exclusive access to Ground Zero and the Fresh Kills disposal/investigation...
13) Wreck-it Ralph
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Ralph, a video game villain who wants nothing more than to be the good guy for a change, finally gets his chance to be a hero, but he discovers that being a do-gooder isn't as easy as it looks.
17) Castle falls
Publisher
Shout! Factory
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Rival gangs seek out millions of dollars hidden inside a luxury condominium that's scheduled to be demolished, but first they have to deal with the janitor who found the loot first.
19) Wreck-it Ralph
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Publisher
Spotlight, a division of ABDO
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
When video game villain Wreck-It Ralph grows tired of his role, he goes on an action-packed adventure to prove that he is a true hero.