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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
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Trains & Things! A Kid's Guide To Carson City, Nevada (Large Print Edition)

Trains & Things! A Kid's Guide To Carson City, Nevada (Large Print Edition)

Weigand, John D.
Dyan, Penelope

Paperback

Early ReadersGeneral Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN10: 161477188X
ISBN13: 9781614771883
Publisher: Bellissima Pub
Published: Mar 5 2015
Pages: 34
Weight: 0.23
Height: 0.09 Width: 8.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Carson City, Nevada is the capital of Nevada, named after famed mountain man, Kit Carson! The rich, wonderful past of Carson City makes it a fun place for kids to visit, if you know where to look! Here the new mixes with the old, and the old is never forgotten! After the nearby discovery of the Comstock Lode in 1859, Carson City became a thriving commercial center. President Abraham Lincoln, recognizing the importance of Nevada's silver and gold to the Union's Civil War effort, signed a proclamation ushering Nevada into statehood on October 31, 1864! The Virginia &Truckee Railroad was completed between Carson City and Virginia City in 1869. a subject about which you can learn more when you visit Carson City's Railroad Museum! This is a 'learn to read' book that uses teaching techniques of word recognition, word recognition and rhyme. Written by the award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan, with photography by John D. Weigand, its extra large print is easy on little eyes. This book is fun with a purpose! To make the learning experience even more exciting, there is a free music video on the Bellissimavideo YouTube Channel that goes with this book.

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