ilość książek w kategorii: 1393
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Outrageous Women of the American Frontier
ISBN: 9780471383000 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Incredible true stories of the most amazing women in American history
They were courageous, resourceful pioneers, enduring and adventurous. They made arduous journeys, carved careers out of the wilderness, defied conventions, and fought for their freedom. They were community leaders, artists, and entrepreneurs. These Outrageous Women of the American Frontier boldly faced the gritty realities of daily life?everything from starvation to shootouts?and made their mark in history Among the outrageous women you?ll meet are: * Charlie Parkhurst?who disguised herself... Incredible true stories of the most amazing women in American history
They were courageous, resourceful pioneers, enduring and adventurou... |
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They Called Her Molly Pitcher
ISBN: 9780553112535 / Angielski / Miękka / 40 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The rousing true tale of an American Revolution heroine.
When her husband joined General Washington's army, Molly Hays went with him. All through the winter at Valley Forge, Molly watched and listened. Then in July, in the battle at Monmouth, she would show how much she had learned. Molly could tell the day would be a scorcher, so she decided to bring water from a nearby spring to the fighting men. More than 50 British soldiers would die of heatstroke that day, but the American soldiers need only cry, -Molly-pitcher - On one trip through the fighting field, she saw her... The rousing true tale of an American Revolution heroine.
When her husband joined General Washington's army, Molly Hays went with him... |
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Through My Eyes
ISBN: 9780590189231 / Angielski / Twarda / 64 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In November 1960, all of America watched as a tiny six-year-old black girl, surrounded by federal marshals, walked through a mob of screaming segregationists and into her school. An icon of the civil rights movement, Ruby Bridges chronicles each dramatic step of this pivotal event in history through her own words.
In November 1960, all of America watched as a tiny six-year-old black girl, surrounded by federal marshals, walked through a mob of screaming segregat...
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Helen Keller
ISBN: 9780590424042 / Angielski / Miękka / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The bestselling biography of Helen Keller illustrates how, with the commitment and lifelong friendship of Anne Sullivan, she learned to talk, read, and eventually graduate from college with honors.
The bestselling biography of Helen Keller illustrates how, with the commitment and lifelong friendship of Anne Sullivan, she learned to talk, read, an...
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23,08 |
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Freedom Train: The Story of Harriet Tubman
ISBN: 9780590436281 / Angielski / Miękka / 191 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Born into slavery, young Harriet Tubman knew only hard work and hunger. Escape seemed impossible--certainly dangerous. Yet Harriet did escape North, by the secret route called the Underground Railroad. Harriet didn't forget her people. Again and again she risked her life to lead them on the same secret, dangerous journey.
Born into slavery, young Harriet Tubman knew only hard work and hunger. Escape seemed impossible--certainly dangerous. Yet Harriet did escape North, b...
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The Story of Ruby Bridges
ISBN: 9780590572811 / Angielski / Twarda / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A Pulitzer Prize-winning author and a Coretta Scott King Award-winning illustrator bring to life the true story of an extraordinary six-year-old who helped shape American history when she became the first African-American sent to first grade in an all white school. This moving picture book captures the courage of a little girl standing alone in the face of racism. Full color.
A Pulitzer Prize-winning author and a Coretta Scott King Award-winning illustrator bring to life the true story of an extraordinary six-year-old who h...
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77,03 |
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Frederick Douglass and Samuel Morse
ISBN: 9780595185740 / Angielski / Miękka / 132 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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42,20 |
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Aaron Burr
ISBN: 9780595196302 / Angielski / Miękka / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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53,76 |
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Norman Schwartzkopf: Hero with a Heart
ISBN: 9780595255702 / Angielski / Miękka / 152 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. We were Protestants and Catholics and Jews and Moslems and Buddhists and many other religions fighting for a common and just cause, because that s what your military is. And we were black and white and yellow and brown and red, and we noticed that, when our blood was shed in the desert, it didn t separate by race; it flowed together.
We were Protestants and Catholics and Jews and Moslems and Buddhists and many other religions fighting for a common and just cause, because that s wha...
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49,91 |
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A Valentine for Uncle Jim
ISBN: 9780595391257 / Angielski / Miękka / 64 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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38,35 |
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Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes
ISBN: 9780613230292 / Angielski / Prebound / 79 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. After several dizzy spells send Hiroshima-born Sadako to the doctor, the budding school track star finds out she has leukemia--known as the "atom bomb disease." But she faces life with spirit and bravery. And a legend says that if she folds 1,000 paper cranes, the gods will grant her wish to be healthy again.
After several dizzy spells send Hiroshima-born Sadako to the doctor, the budding school track star finds out she has leukemia--known as the "atom bomb...
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91,72 |
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Seeker of Knowledge: The Man Who Deciphered Egyptian Hieroglyphs
ISBN: 9780618333455 / Angielski / Miękka / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. No one knew what Egyptian hieroglyphs said until amateur scholar Jean-Francois Champollion deciphered them. In this picture book biography, students will follow along as Champollion cracks the code.
No one knew what Egyptian hieroglyphs said until amateur scholar Jean-Francois Champollion deciphered them. In this picture book biography, students w...
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38,49 |
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Sequoyah: The Cherokee Man Who Gave His People Writing
ISBN: 9780618369478 / Angielski / Twarda / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This beautiful picture book biography relates the story of Sequoyah, who creates a writing system for the Cherokee in the 1820s that would turn his people into a nation of readers and writers. Full color.
This beautiful picture book biography relates the story of Sequoyah, who creates a writing system for the Cherokee in the 1820s that would turn his pe...
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77,03 |
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The Story of Johnny Appleseed
ISBN: 9780671667467 / Angielski / Miękka / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Retells the story of John Chapman whose devotion to planting apple trees made him a legendary figure in American history.
Retells the story of John Chapman whose devotion to planting apple trees made him a legendary figure in American history.
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30,79 |
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Follow the Dream: [The Story of Christopher Columbus]
ISBN: 9780679806288 / Angielski / Twarda / 40 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Illus. in full color. The 15th century comes alive in this splendidly original picture book about Christopher Columbus. -The illustrations, executed in a variety of media, show scenes from the explorer's life as well as some imaginary creatures that populated the Europeans' picture of the outside world at that time. The details on each page invite individual readers to pay close attention, but the brief, clear text and framed illustrations lend themselves equally well to group sharing. Make room on your crowded Columbus shelf for this one.---(starred) School Library Journal.
From... Illus. in full color. The 15th century comes alive in this splendidly original picture book about Christopher Columbus. -The illustrations, executed i...
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77,03 |
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The True Story of Pocahontas
ISBN: 9780679861669 / Angielski / Miękka / 48 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Illus. in full color. Filled with suspense, romance, and historical details, here's a very young biography of the Powhatan Indian princess who played a vital role in early Colonial and Native American relations.
Illus. in full color. Filled with suspense, romance, and historical details, here's a very young biography of the Powhatan Indian princess who played ...
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23,08 |
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Helen Keller: Courage in the Dark
ISBN: 9780679877059 / Angielski / Miękka / 47 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. When a childhood illness leaves her blind and deaf, Helen Keller's life seems hopeless indeed. But her indomitable will and the help of a devoted teacher empower Helen to triumph over incredible adversity. This amazing true story is finally brought to the beginner reader level.
When a childhood illness leaves her blind and deaf, Helen Keller's life seems hopeless indeed. But her indomitable will and the help of a devoted teac...
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23,08 |
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Shipwrecked!: The True Adventures of a Japanese Boy
ISBN: 9780688174859 / Angielski / Miękka / 80 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Any person who leaves
the country to go to another and later returns will be put to death. This was the law in Japan in the early 1800s. When fourteen-year-old Manjiro, working on a fishing boat to help support his family, was shipwrecked three hundred miles away from his homeland, he was heartbroken to think that he would never again be able to go home. So when an American whaling boat rescued him, Manjiro decided to do what no other Japanese person had ever done: He went to America, where he received an education and took part in events that eventually made him a hero in... Any person who leaves
the country to go to another and later returns will be put to death. This was the law in Japan in the early 180... |
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38,49 |
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Pathways: Grade 5 Good Queen Bess: The Story of Elizabeth I of England Trade Book
ISBN: 9780688179618 / Angielski / Twarda / 40 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. She was a queen whose strong will, shrewd diplomacy, religious tolerance and great love for her subjects won the hearts of her people and the admiration of her enemies. Elizabeth was born into an age of religious strife, in which plots and factions were everywhere and private beliefs could be punished by death. When she became queen, her counselors urged her to marry quickly and turn the responsibilities of governing over to her husband, But she outwitted them by stalling, changing her mind; and playing one side against another, as she steered her country to the glorious era of peace... She was a queen whose strong will, shrewd diplomacy, religious tolerance and great love for her subjects won the hearts of her people and the admir... |
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77,03 |
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Annie Oakley: Young Markswoman
ISBN: 9780689713460 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Using simple language that beginning readers can understand, this lively, inspiring, and believable biography looks at the childhood of Wild West personality Annie Oakley.
Using simple language that beginning readers can understand, this lively, inspiring, and believable biography looks at the childhood of Wild West pers...
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