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Fighting the Unbeatable Foe: Iwo Jima and Los Alamos
ISBN: 9781478742067 / Angielski / Miękka / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Bill Hudson hoped he'd see some action before World War II ended. He was a good swimmer, could shoot, and enjoyed explosives, so the United States Marine Corps put him through an early version of SEAL training. Then they gave him a gun, made him an infantryman, and spent months training him to invade an island: Iwo Jima. The island, they told him, would be easy to take. It was fewer than ten square miles and had been bombed for weeks. After quickly taking Iwo Jima, the Marines would move on to Okinawa, setting the stage for the coming invasion of Japan. Hudson landed with the first wave of...
Bill Hudson hoped he'd see some action before World War II ended. He was a good swimmer, could shoot, and enjoyed explosives, so the United States Mar...
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68,67 zł |
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Guruji's Gift
ISBN: 9780988444980 / Angielski / Twarda / 38 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Sri Krishna Pattabhi Jois, or "Guruji" is the founder of Ashtanga Yoga. Born in a small village outside Mysore, India, he became one of the world's leading teacher's of yoga. Guruji's Gift is a rhyming true story of his beautiful, abundant life while studying and teaching yoga from a very young age in India. The story shows how a true gift from one's heart will multiply, as seen by the tremendous gift of yoga that he gave to the world.
Sri Krishna Pattabhi Jois, or "Guruji" is the founder of Ashtanga Yoga. Born in a small village outside Mysore, India, he became one of the world's le...
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81,59 zł |
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Ghetto Brother: How I Found Peace in the South Bronx Street Gang Wars
ISBN: 9780974970462 / Angielski / Miękka / 292 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Benjy Melendez, founder of the Ghetto Brothers street gang, social activist, and lead singer of the Ghetto Brothers band, now tells his story: a memoir of life as a late 1960s/early 1970s street gang member, of a musician on the cusp of stardom, a fighter for peace, and a man on a quest to reclaim his Jewish roots. With chilling detail and candor, Benjy Melendez opens up as never before in 'Ghetto Brother' (Benjy Melendez with Amir Said). Telling the story of his family, growing up first in the West Village in in the '60s, his family's forced move to the South Bronx, his life in a street...
Benjy Melendez, founder of the Ghetto Brothers street gang, social activist, and lead singer of the Ghetto Brothers band, now tells his story: a memoi...
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73,14 zł |
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12 Awesome Women Explorers: You've Never Heard Of
ISBN: 9781507852378 / Angielski / Miękka / 66 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The first in a series of non-fiction books for kids, highlighting the achievements and legacies of women you've never heard of Follow in the footsteps of twelve awesome women, as they walk, run, ski and sail around the earth, fly into the sky, and rocket into outer space. From modern and ancient times, these women from different walks of life share a thirst for knowledge, a brave heart, and a yearning to explore.
The first in a series of non-fiction books for kids, highlighting the achievements and legacies of women you've never heard of Follow in the footstep...
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25,99 zł |
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Benjamin Losford and His Handy Dandy Clippers
ISBN: 9780986317392 / Angielski / Twarda / 46 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. After being rescued from a Kentucky slave plantation by his fugitive-slave father, Benjamin Losford used the skills he learned from his father to make his own way in life. What he learned as a barber allowed him to have a skill that would span three history-making generations of barbers. Benjamin Losford and His Handy Dandy Clippers is an historical fiction based on the true-life story of Benjamin Losford of Edmore, Michigan. Benjamin's story inspires youth to find their gifts in life and use them to excel to places they could never have imagined. Season Press LLC has created... After being rescued from a Kentucky slave plantation by his fugitive-slave father, Benjamin Losford used the skills he learned from his father to m... |
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90,98 zł |
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Ticktock Banneker's Clock
ISBN: 9781585369560 / Angielski / Twarda / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Throughout his life, Benjamin Banneker was known and admired for his work in science, mathematics, and astronomy, just to name a few pursuits. But even when he was born in Maryland in 1731, he was already an extraordinary person for that time period. He was born free at a time in America when most African Americans were slaves. Though he only briefly attended school and was largely self-taught, at a young age Benjamin displayed a keen aptitude for mathematics and science. Inspired by a pocket watch he had seen, at the age of 22 he built a strike clock based on his own drawings and using a...
Throughout his life, Benjamin Banneker was known and admired for his work in science, mathematics, and astronomy, just to name a few pursuits. But eve...
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81,75 zł |
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Adrift at Sea: A Vietnamese Boy's Story of Survival
ISBN: 9781772780055 / Angielski / Twarda / 40 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. It is 1981. In the middle of the Pacific Ocean, a fishing boat overloaded with 60 Vietnamese refugees drifts. The motor has failed; the hull is leaking; the drinking water is nearly gone. This is the dramatic true story recounted by Tuan Ho, who was six years old when he, his mother, and two sisters dodged the bullets of Vietnam's military police for the perilous chance of boarding that boat. Told to multi-award-winning author Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch and illustrated by the celebrated Brian Deines, Tuan's story has become Adrift At Sea, the first picture book to describe the flight of...
It is 1981. In the middle of the Pacific Ocean, a fishing boat overloaded with 60 Vietnamese refugees drifts. The motor has failed; the hull is leakin...
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85,89 zł |
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Answering the Cry for Freedom: Stories of African Americans and the American Revolution
ISBN: 9781629793061 / Angielski / Twarda / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Even as American Patriots fought for independence from British rule during the Revolutionary War, oppressive conditions remained in place for the thousands of enslaved and free African Americans living in this country. But African Americans took up their own fight for freedom by joining the British and American armies; preaching, speaking out, and writing about the evils of slavery; and establishing settlements in Nova Scotia and Africa. The thirteen stories featured in this collection spotlight charismatic individuals who answered the cry for freedom, focusing on the choices they made and...
Even as American Patriots fought for independence from British rule during the Revolutionary War, oppressive conditions remained in place for the thou...
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86,06 zł |
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Krysia: A Polish Girl's Stolen Childhood During World War II
ISBN: 9781613734414 / Angielski / Twarda / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. As German troops and bombs descended upon Poland, Krysia struggled to make sense of the wailing sirens, hushed adult conversations, and tearful faces of everyone around her. Within just days, the peaceful childhood she had known would disappear forever. Krysia tells the story of one Polish girl's harrowing experiences during World War II as her beloved father was forced into hiding, a Soviet soldier's family took over her house, and finally as she and her mother and brother were forced at gunpoint from their once happy home and deported to a remote Soviet work farm in Kazakhstan....
As German troops and bombs descended upon Poland, Krysia struggled to make sense of the wailing sirens, hushed adult conversations, and tearful faces ...
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77,45 zł |
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Bold Tartan of Ulster: The Bold Tartan of Ulster
ISBN: 9781530237005 / Angielski / Miękka / 386 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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67,76 zł |
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Lee vs. Grant, Great Battles of the Civil War
ISBN: 9781596875142 / Angielski / Twarda / 50 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Civil War divided a nation and turned brother against brother. Lasting four long years, it resulted in the deaths of more than 600,000 soldiers. IBOOKS For Young Readers presents a six-volume series devoted to this war, a war fought for liberation as well as reunification. With historic photographs and engaging text, "Civil War Chronicles recreates key battles and paints living portraits of the heroes who made the war of the states unforgettable." The Civil War divided a nation and turned brother against brother. Lasting four long years, it resulted in the deaths of more than 600,000 soldiers... |
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103,11 zł |
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Linnaeus Organising Nature: Band 18/Pearl
ISBN: 9780008208974 / Angielski / Miękka / 80 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Carl Linnaeus was one of the most important and influential scientists who ever lived. He invented a system for naming and classifying living things, which is still in use today, and went on scientific expeditions to remote parts of the world. Discover Linnaeus's adventurous life and how his work has inspired scientists ever since
Carl Linnaeus was one of the most important and influential scientists who ever lived. He invented a system for naming and classifying living things, ...
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55,52 zł |
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Rosa Parks
ISBN: 9781786030184 / Angielski / Twarda / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the Little People, Big Dreams series, discover the lives of outstanding people, from designers and artists to scientists. All of them achieved incredible things, yet each began life as a child with a dream. Rosa Parks grew up during segregation in Alabama, but she was taught to respect herself and stand up for her rights. In 1955, Rosa refused to give up her seat to a white man on a segregated bus, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Her decision had a huge impact on civil rights, eventually leading to the end of segregation on public transport. Rosa was described as 'the mother...
In the Little People, Big Dreams series, discover the lives of outstanding people, from designers and artists to scientists. All of them achi...
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68,84 zł |
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Women Who Dared: 52 Stories of Fearless Daredevils, Adventurers, and Rebels
ISBN: 9781492653271 / Angielski / Twarda / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Women have been doing amazing, daring, and dangerous things for years, but they're rarely mentioned in our history books as adventurers, daredevils, or rebels. This new compilation of brief biographies features women throughout history who have risked their lives for adventure--many of whom you may not know, but all of whom you'll WANT to know, such as: - Annie Edson Taylor, the first person who dared to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel Women have been doing amazing, daring, and dangerous things for years, but they're rarely mentioned in our history books as adventurers, daredevils... |
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73,14 zł |
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Vincent Can't Sleep: Van Gogh Paints the Night Sky
ISBN: 9781101937105 / Angielski / Twarda / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A gorgeous, lyrical picture-book biography of Vincent van Gogh by the Caldecott Honor team behind The Noisy Paint Box.
Vincent can't sleep . . . out, out, out he runs flying through the garden--marigold, geranium, blackberry, raspberry-- past the church with its tall steeple, down rolling hills and sandy paths meant for sheep, He dives at last into the velvety, violet heath, snuggles under a blanket of sapphire sky, and looks up, up, up . . . to visit with the stars. Vincent van Gogh often found himself... A gorgeous, lyrical picture-book biography of Vincent van Gogh by the Caldecott Honor team behind The Noisy Paint Box.
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81,42 zł |
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Yo-Yo Maker: Pedro Flores
ISBN: 9781532110993 / Angielski / Biblioteczna (library binding) / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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147,32 zł |
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Emmy de Brooklyn a Puerto Rico: Emmy Books
ISBN: 9781496125019 / Hiszpański / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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72,32 zł |
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Life Tracks: Memories of the 1800s and Beyond
ISBN: 9781974313570 / Angielski / Miękka / 66 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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31,59 zł |
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This Little Trailblazer: A Girl Power Primer
ISBN: 9781534401068 / Angielski / Kartonowa (Board Books) / 26 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Little ones can learn about 10 influential women who changed history in this engaging and colorful board book perfect for trailblazers-in-training. Full color. 6 x 6.
Little ones can learn about 10 influential women who changed history in this engaging and colorful board book perfect for trailblazers-in-training. Fu...
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34,40 zł |
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The Assassination of Honest Abe - Biography for Kids 6-8 Children's Biography Books
ISBN: 9781541914193 / Angielski / Miękka / 64 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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77,45 zł |
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