Orem Library

The story of the self-educated craftsman who earned a place in history as the voice of the American Revolution.

Presents a life of the American statesman who was a diplomat, postmaster, inventor, and revolutionary and played an integral part in the founding of the nation through his great writings and communication skills.

An introduction to the work and early life of the twentieth-century physicist whose theory of relativity revolutionized scientific thinking.

Presents the life and varied accomplishments of the statesman, who was famous for proving that lightning was electricity and had a distinguished career as a diplomat, supporter of the Revolution, and signer of the Constitution.

A profile of the United States and French Republic founder describes him as a controversial figure who helped shape the revolutionary age, in an account that discusses his rise to fame and prominence, and his relationships with his contemporaries.

Young Billy Bartram keeps a journal of his experiences learning about the plants of the colonial United States from his father, John Bartram, as they travel together gathering specimens and planting seeds.

"Joanne Simpson made groundbreaking--or should we say cloudbreaking--discoveries about weather and how it worked. Born in Massachusetts in 1923, she became interested in clouds while sailing in Cape Cod. As a young adult, she went to the University of Chicago and began studying and then teaching meteorology. After the war, women were expected to go back to being homemakers, but Joanne instead received her Masters Degree and began a PhD program. She...

Presents the story of Grandin's "squeeze machine," describing her childhood love of building and design, as well as her sensitivities.