Teton County Library

Compares photographs of contemporary Powell, Wyoming, with historical photographs of Powell, Wyoming.

In Toys Then and Now, leveled text and vibrant, full-color photographs take readers through the cultural and technological advances that affected toys through time. Readers will compare life in the past to life today. An infographic highlights popular toys of different eras and What Do You Think? sidebars and an activity encourage deeper inquiry. Children can learn more about toys using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate...

"In Cooking Then and Now, leveled text and vibrant, full-color photographs take readers through the cultural and technological advances that affected food preparation through time. Readers will compare life in the past to life today. An infographic highlights a period in cooking and What Do You Think? sidebars and an activity encourage deeper inquiry. Also features reading tips for teachers and parents, table of contents, glossary, and index"--

Relates events in the life of the Dutch woman who survived imprisonment in Nazi concentration camps to become a Christian missionary.

Recounts the life story of the Englishwoman who financed her own overland trip to China to become a missionary.

A biography of C.T. Studd, a wealthy Englishman who became famous for his missionary work in Central Africa.

A biography of late nineteenth-century American missionary to China, Lottie Moon.

A biography of Jacob DeShazer, an American soldier who became a prisoner of war--POW--after the Doolittle Raid--the first American attack on Japan after Pearl Harbor--discussing his time as a POW and the thirty years he spent in Japan after the war as a Christian missionary.

A biography of the Germany nobleman who protected the Moravians from persecution in eighteenth-century Germany.

"Klaus-Diter John dreamed of becoming a medical missionary in the developing world. He would do whatever it took--study in top universities and practice surgery in remote and dangerous places-- to reach his goal of providing health care to people who needed it most. Dr. John's seemingly impossible vision of Diospi-Suyana, a world-class hospital for impoverished Peruvians deep in the Andes Mountains, was blessed by God to the end. Despite challenges...