Author: Martin A. Gardner
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786439769
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 319
Book Description
Quiz Kids was a network radio program that aired from 1940 to 1953 featuring smart children answering difficult questions submitted by listeners. Part of radio history during its "golden age," Quiz Kids thrived during a period of dramatic change in America. Audiences marveled at the speed with which the Kids answered the most difficult questions, vaulting the show beyond the producers' wildest expectations. Eleanor Roosevelt invited the Kids to the White House to meet with them. Their appearance at the Senate is discussed in the Congressional Record. During World War II, they toured America and raised $120 million in war bonds. They were guests on Jack Benny's radio show for three consecutive weeks. Walt Disney, Bob Hope, Fred Allen, the Lone Ranger, Gene Autry and other famous people were on their program. This thorough history describes the creation of the program, its national popularity and the children who made it such good listening.
Quiz Kids
Author: Martin A. Gardner
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786439769
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 319
Book Description
Quiz Kids was a network radio program that aired from 1940 to 1953 featuring smart children answering difficult questions submitted by listeners. Part of radio history during its "golden age," Quiz Kids thrived during a period of dramatic change in America. Audiences marveled at the speed with which the Kids answered the most difficult questions, vaulting the show beyond the producers' wildest expectations. Eleanor Roosevelt invited the Kids to the White House to meet with them. Their appearance at the Senate is discussed in the Congressional Record. During World War II, they toured America and raised $120 million in war bonds. They were guests on Jack Benny's radio show for three consecutive weeks. Walt Disney, Bob Hope, Fred Allen, the Lone Ranger, Gene Autry and other famous people were on their program. This thorough history describes the creation of the program, its national popularity and the children who made it such good listening.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786439769
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 319
Book Description
Quiz Kids was a network radio program that aired from 1940 to 1953 featuring smart children answering difficult questions submitted by listeners. Part of radio history during its "golden age," Quiz Kids thrived during a period of dramatic change in America. Audiences marveled at the speed with which the Kids answered the most difficult questions, vaulting the show beyond the producers' wildest expectations. Eleanor Roosevelt invited the Kids to the White House to meet with them. Their appearance at the Senate is discussed in the Congressional Record. During World War II, they toured America and raised $120 million in war bonds. They were guests on Jack Benny's radio show for three consecutive weeks. Walt Disney, Bob Hope, Fred Allen, the Lone Ranger, Gene Autry and other famous people were on their program. This thorough history describes the creation of the program, its national popularity and the children who made it such good listening.
Quiz Book for Clever Kids
Author: Lauren Farnsworth
Publisher: Buster Books
ISBN: 9781780553146
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
From the author of the bestselling Brain Games for Clever Kids, this quiz book will keep clever kids entertained for hours. It's jam packed full of quizzes to complete!
Publisher: Buster Books
ISBN: 9781780553146
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
From the author of the bestselling Brain Games for Clever Kids, this quiz book will keep clever kids entertained for hours. It's jam packed full of quizzes to complete!
Whatever Happened to the Quiz Kids?
Author: Ruth Duskin Feldman
Publisher: Dissertation.com
ISBN: 9780595007271
Category : Gifted children
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Quiz Kids radio and television program was a national institution in the 1940s and 1950s. Did the Quiz Kids fulfill their youthful promise? What were the fruits — bitter and sweet — of their childhood experience? What are the lessons learned for gifted children today?
Publisher: Dissertation.com
ISBN: 9780595007271
Category : Gifted children
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Quiz Kids radio and television program was a national institution in the 1940s and 1950s. Did the Quiz Kids fulfill their youthful promise? What were the fruits — bitter and sweet — of their childhood experience? What are the lessons learned for gifted children today?
Quiz Whiz
Author: National Geographic Kids
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1426310188
Category : Children's questions and answers
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
How hot is lightening? What do you call a group of cats? Inside you'll find 1,000 fun, fascinating, and funny quiz questions.
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1426310188
Category : Children's questions and answers
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
How hot is lightening? What do you call a group of cats? Inside you'll find 1,000 fun, fascinating, and funny quiz questions.
New Kid
Author: Jerry Craft
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 006269121X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Winner of the Newbery Medal, Coretta Scott King Author Award, and Kirkus Prize for Young Readers’ Literature! Perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier and Gene Luen Yang, New Kid is a timely, honest graphic novel about starting over at a new school where diversity is low and the struggle to fit in is real, from award-winning author-illustrator Jerry Craft. Seventh grader Jordan Banks loves nothing more than drawing cartoons about his life. But instead of sending him to the art school of his dreams, his parents enroll him in a prestigious private school known for its academics, where Jordan is one of the few kids of color in his entire grade. As he makes the daily trip from his Washington Heights apartment to the upscale Riverdale Academy Day School, Jordan soon finds himself torn between two worlds—and not really fitting into either one. Can Jordan learn to navigate his new school culture while keeping his neighborhood friends and staying true to himself? This middle grade graphic novel is an excellent choice for tween readers, including for summer reading. New Kid is a selection of the Schomburg Center's Black Liberation Reading List. Plus don't miss Jerry Craft's Class Act!
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 006269121X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Winner of the Newbery Medal, Coretta Scott King Author Award, and Kirkus Prize for Young Readers’ Literature! Perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier and Gene Luen Yang, New Kid is a timely, honest graphic novel about starting over at a new school where diversity is low and the struggle to fit in is real, from award-winning author-illustrator Jerry Craft. Seventh grader Jordan Banks loves nothing more than drawing cartoons about his life. But instead of sending him to the art school of his dreams, his parents enroll him in a prestigious private school known for its academics, where Jordan is one of the few kids of color in his entire grade. As he makes the daily trip from his Washington Heights apartment to the upscale Riverdale Academy Day School, Jordan soon finds himself torn between two worlds—and not really fitting into either one. Can Jordan learn to navigate his new school culture while keeping his neighborhood friends and staying true to himself? This middle grade graphic novel is an excellent choice for tween readers, including for summer reading. New Kid is a selection of the Schomburg Center's Black Liberation Reading List. Plus don't miss Jerry Craft's Class Act!
Quiz Whiz 2
Author: National Geographic Society
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781484410936
Category : Children's questions and answers
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Loaded with all-new color photos, maps, and even a survival guide, Quiz Whiz 2 is the ultimate brain-busting book about everything from giant gorillas to high-tech dragons, ancient knights to pop culture stars, weird science to math madness.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781484410936
Category : Children's questions and answers
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Loaded with all-new color photos, maps, and even a survival guide, Quiz Whiz 2 is the ultimate brain-busting book about everything from giant gorillas to high-tech dragons, ancient knights to pop culture stars, weird science to math madness.
The Big Quiz Book
Author: DK
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd
ISBN: 0241492319
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 524
Book Description
Put your general knowledge to the test, and impress your family and friends with your astonishing brainpower and trivia genius. An addictive quiz ebook for all the family featuring 10,000 questions, The Big Quiz Book has something for everyone. With 10 different general knowledge categories - from Science & Technology, Art & Literature, and Natural History, to Food & Drink, Film & TV, and Sport & Leisure - and three increasing levels of difficulty, it offers a fresh and up-to-the-minute quizzing experience that will educate and entertain all the family. Bursting with fascinating facts to boost your trivia knowledge, whatever your specialist subject or your nemesis topic, The Big Quiz Book is perfect for home entertainment and virtual pub quizzes. You won't be able to put it down!
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd
ISBN: 0241492319
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 524
Book Description
Put your general knowledge to the test, and impress your family and friends with your astonishing brainpower and trivia genius. An addictive quiz ebook for all the family featuring 10,000 questions, The Big Quiz Book has something for everyone. With 10 different general knowledge categories - from Science & Technology, Art & Literature, and Natural History, to Food & Drink, Film & TV, and Sport & Leisure - and three increasing levels of difficulty, it offers a fresh and up-to-the-minute quizzing experience that will educate and entertain all the family. Bursting with fascinating facts to boost your trivia knowledge, whatever your specialist subject or your nemesis topic, The Big Quiz Book is perfect for home entertainment and virtual pub quizzes. You won't be able to put it down!
The Liberty Years, 1924-1950
Author: Allen Churchill
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
Encompassing 130 pieces from Liberty Magazine, this comprehensive anthology reveals America in panorama, from the Roaring Twenties, through the Depression, World War Two, and the Truman era.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
Encompassing 130 pieces from Liberty Magazine, this comprehensive anthology reveals America in panorama, from the Roaring Twenties, through the Depression, World War Two, and the Truman era.
Instructor
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Activity programs in education
Languages : en
Pages : 658
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Activity programs in education
Languages : en
Pages : 658
Book Description
The Boys' Outfitter
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Boys' clothing
Languages : en
Pages : 672
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Boys' clothing
Languages : en
Pages : 672
Book Description