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Journey of Duff Yu: Chinese International Edition
ISBN: 9781548938796 / Chiński / Miękka / 124 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12-16 dni roboczych. Duff's father died when he was three, leaving the family poverty-stricken and destitute. He received a number of scholarships through the Chinese government and went on to receive a traditional Chinese education in Hangzhou. Duff's work is considered by leading scholars to be iconoclastic and controversial, his most popular work, breaking all Chinese sales records, was Nine Diaries.
Duff's father died when he was three, leaving the family poverty-stricken and destitute. He received a number of scholarships through the Chinese gove...
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61,06 zł |
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Nam Moi: A Young Girl's Story of Her Family's Escape from Vietnam
ISBN: 9781979321907 / Chiński / Miękka / 346 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12-16 dni roboczych. |
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88,59 zł |
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Malcolm X: A Fire Burning Brightly
ISBN: 9780060562014 / Angielski / Miękka / 40 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12-16 dni roboczych. "I believe in recognizing every human being
as a human being, neither white, black, brown, nor red." This was just one of the messages that Malcolm X brought to people of color. He lived by the idea that black people should demand equality by taking their lives and futures into their own hands. With guidance from the religious leader Elijah Muhammad, Malcolm became one of the most powerful leaders of the civil rights movement during the 1950s and 1960s, and his beliefs live on today. Award-winning author Walter Dean Myers, together with illustrator Leonard Jenkins, delivers a... "I believe in recognizing every human being
as a human being, neither white, black, brown, nor red." This was just one of the messages that Ma... |
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36,20 zł |
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They Had a Dream: The Civil Rights Struggle from Frederick Douglass...Malcolmx
ISBN: 9780140349542 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12-16 dni roboczych. Four biographies of remarkable men - Frederick Douglas, Marcus Garvey, Martin Luther King Jr and Malcolm X - tell the story of the struggle for racial equality and the Civil Rights Movement, in America.
Four biographies of remarkable men - Frederick Douglas, Marcus Garvey, Martin Luther King Jr and Malcolm X - tell the story of the struggle for racial...
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36,20 zł |
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I Am Rosa Parks
ISBN: 9780141307107 / Angielski / Miękka / 48 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12-16 dni roboczych. One brave act2 One day in 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man. Her brave act helped start the civil rights movement. Rosa worked very hard to help black people win their rights. This is her story, in her own words.
Each Puffin Easy-to-Read book has a color-coded reading level to make book selection easy for parents and children. Because all children are unique in their reading development, Puffin's three levels make it easy for teachers and parents to find the right book to suit each individual child's reading readiness. Level 1: Short, simple sentences... One brave act2 One day in 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man. Her brave act helped start the civil rights movement. ...
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23,01 zł |
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Portraits of African-American Heroes
ISBN: 9780142404737 / Angielski / Miękka / 88 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12-16 dni roboczych. This stunningly beautiful book consists of portraits--in pictures and words--of 20 outstanding African Americans, ranging from historical to contemporary figures. Duotone illustrations.
This stunningly beautiful book consists of portraits--in pictures and words--of 20 outstanding African Americans, ranging from historical to contempor...
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62,60 zł |
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Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez
ISBN: 9780152014377 / Angielski / Twarda / 48 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12-16 dni roboczych. Cesar Chavez is known as one of America's greatest civil rights leaders. When he led a 340-mile peaceful protest march through California, he ignited a cause and improved the lives of thousands of migrant farmworkers. But Cesar wasn't always a leader. As a boy, he was shy and teased at school. His family slaved in the fields for barely enough money to survive. Cesar knew things had to change, and he thought that--maybe--he could help change them. So he took charge. He spoke up. And an entire country listened. An author's note provides historical context for the story of Cesar...
Cesar Chavez is known as one of America's greatest civil rights leaders. When he led a 340-mile peaceful protest march through California, he ignited ...
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80,20 zł |
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Teammates
ISBN: 9780152842864 / Angielski / Miękka / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12-16 dni roboczych. This is the moving story of how Jackie Robinson became the first black player on a Major League baseball team when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1940s, and how on a fateful day in Cincinnati, Pee Wee Reese took a stand and declared Jackie his teammate. Illustrated with a blend of historic photographs and eloquent watercolors by Paul Bacon.
This is the moving story of how Jackie Robinson became the first black player on a Major League baseball team when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers i... |
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36,20 zł |
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Leon's Story
ISBN: 9780374443306 / Angielski / Miękka / 107 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12-16 dni roboczych. "Leon's Story is a powerful, wonderful thing " -- Nikki Giovanni I remember that as a young boy I used to look in the mirror and I would curse my color, my blackness. But in those days they didn't call you "black." They didnt say "minority." They called us "colored" or "nigger." Leon Tillage grew up the son of a sharecropper in a small town in North Carolina. Told in vignettes, this is his story about walking four miles to the school for black children, and watching a school bus full of white children go past. It's about his being forced to sit in the balcony at... "Leon's Story is a powerful, wonderful thing " -- Nikki Giovanni I remember that as a young boy I used to look in the mirror and I ... |
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36,20 zł |
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The Kidnapped Prince: The Life of Olaudah Equiano
ISBN: 9780375803468 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12-16 dni roboczych. In a gripping adaptation of one of the first known slave narratives, Cameron has modernized and shortened the 1789 autobiography of a man who was kidnapped from his home in Africa and spent 11 years in slavery until he was able to buy his freedom. Introduction by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., a Harvard professor of Afro-American studies. Included are historical engravings and a map of Equiano's travels.
In a gripping adaptation of one of the first known slave narratives, Cameron has modernized and shortened the 1789 autobiography of a man who was kidn...
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31,80 zł |
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Mary McLeod Bethune
ISBN: 9780516258300 / Angielski / Miękka / 31 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12-16 dni roboczych. - Biographies are an area of high interest for young readers.
- Includes index and "Words You Know" section that highlights terms and concepts from the text and illustrates them with photographs. - Photographs are directly related to the text to encourage independent reading. Grades K-4 National Social Studies Standards - Time, Continuity, and Change: II - Accounts of past events, people, places, and situations contribute to our understanding of the past - People, Places, and Environments: III - Describe how people in different areas reflect ideas, personality, culture,... - Biographies are an area of high interest for young readers.
- Includes index and "Words You Know" section that highlights terms and concepts from... |
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22,83 zł |
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Sojourner Truth: Ain't I a Woman?
ISBN: 9780590446914 / Angielski / Miękka / 186 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12-16 dni roboczych. Published to coincide with African-American History Month, here is the stirring, award-winning biography of Sojourner Truth--preacher, abolitionist, and activist for the rights of African-Americans and women. "A rich profile".--School Library Journal. A 1993 Coretta Scott King Honor Book.
Published to coincide with African-American History Month, here is the stirring, award-winning biography of Sojourner Truth--preacher, abolitionist, a...
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31,80 zł |
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The Best Book of Hispanic Biographies
ISBN: 9780635021168 / Angielski / Miękka / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12-16 dni roboczych. Just a few of the biographies include: Explorers from the past and those headed into space! Artists, musicians, dancers, and others from the arts. Inventors, doctors, and others who make a difference! Politicians, leaders, and those who help improve the world! Sports figures, teachers, actors, astronauts and more! Students will be blown away by these bios. Some of the biographies include: Cesar Chavez Diego Rivera Jaime Escalante Pablo Casals Father Junipero Serra Roberto Goizueta Julia Alvarez Roberto Clemente Antonia Novello And Much More!
Just a few of the biographies include: Explorers from the past and those headed into space! Artists, musicians, dancers, and others from the arts. Inv...
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45,34 zł |
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Diary of Latoya Hunter: My First Year in Junior High
ISBN: 9780679746065 / Angielski / Miękka / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12-16 dni roboczych. Lively, poignant, and utterly winning, The Diary of Latoya Hunter is a timely portrait of adolescence--about the universal challenges of youth and about the ways it is shaped by the inner city. It is also a lively introduction to a delightful girl whose humor and idealism are inspirational.
Lively, poignant, and utterly winning, The Diary of Latoya Hunter is a timely portrait of adolescence--about the universal challenges of youth and abo...
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58,02 zł |
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Under the Royal Palms: A Childhood in Cuba
ISBN: 9780689806315 / Angielski / Twarda / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12-16 dni roboczych. In this companion volume to Alma Flor Ada's Where the Flame Trees Bloom, the author offers young readers another inspiring collection of stories and reminiscences drawn from her childhood on the island of Cuba. Through those stories we see how the many events and relationships she enjoyed helped shape who she is today.
We learn of a deep friendship with a beloved dance teacher that helped sustain young Alma Flor through a miserable year in school. We meet relatives, like her mysterious Uncle Manolo, whose secret, she later learns, is that he dedicated his life to healing lepers.... In this companion volume to Alma Flor Ada's Where the Flame Trees Bloom, the author offers young readers another inspiring collection of stori...
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89,00 zł |
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Satchel Paige
ISBN: 9780689811517 / Angielski / Twarda / 40 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12-16 dni roboczych. Some say Leroy Paige was born with his right fist curled around a baseball. By the age of ten he could outthrow anyone, small or grown. When he wasn't toting baggage at the depot (that's how he earned money and the nickname "Satchel"), he was pitching. His coach at school told him, "You concentrate on baseball, and you might make something of yourself."
And that he did. Satchel Paige developed his own pitches (he even named them ) and a unique pitching style, complete with a grin he flashed as he released the ball. Fans packed the stands to see how many batters he could strike out in one... Some say Leroy Paige was born with his right fist curled around a baseball. By the age of ten he could outthrow anyone, small or grown. When he wasn't...
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89,00 zł |
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If a Bus Could Talk: The Story of Rosa Parks
ISBN: 9780689818929 / Angielski / Twarda / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12-16 dni roboczych. If a bus could talk, it would tell the story of a young African-American girl named Rosa who had to walk miles to her one-room schoolhouse in Alabama while white children rode to their school in a bus. It would tell how the adult Rosa rode to and from work on a segregated city bus and couldn't sit in the same row as a white person. It would tell of the fateful day when Rosa refused to give up her seat to a white man and how that act of courage inspired others around the world to stand up for freedom.
In this book a bus does talk, and on her way to school a girl named... If a bus could talk, it would tell the story of a young African-American girl named Rosa who had to walk miles to her one-room schoolhouse in ...
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89,00 zł |
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Sojourner Truth: Voice for Freedom
ISBN: 9780689852749 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12-16 dni roboczych. What do you do when you don't have a home or a family to call your own anymore?
Eleven-year-old Abigail is not entirely sure how she'll find it, but after losing her mother to smallpox and her father to the sea, she knows that it is up to her to build a new life for herself and her little brother, Seth. But carving a future out of the harsh realities of life in Wiscasset, a nineteenth-century Maine seaport, proves difficult, and Abigail fears that there will always be more questions than answers. How long will they be able to stay and work for the young Widow Chase? Will Seth be... What do you do when you don't have a home or a family to call your own anymore?
Eleven-year-old Abigail is not entirely sure how she'll fi... |
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36,20 zł |
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If a Bus Could Talk: The Story of Rosa Parks
ISBN: 9780689856761 / Angielski / Miękka / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12-16 dni roboczych. If a bus could talk, it would tell the story of a young African-American girl named Rosa who had to walk miles to her one-room schoolhouse in Alabama while white children rode to their school in a bus. It would tell how the adult Rosa rode to and from work on a segregated city bus and couldn't sit in the same row as a white person. It would tell of the fateful day when Rosa refused to give up her seat to a white man and how that act of courage inspired others around the world to stand up for freedom.
In this book a bus does talk, and on her way to school a girl named... If a bus could talk, it would tell the story of a young African-American girl named Rosa who had to walk miles to her one-room schoolhouse in ...
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40,60 zł |
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Coming Home
ISBN: 9780698116122 / Angielski / Miękka / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12-16 dni roboczych. Young Langston Hughes was a dreamer. He dreamed about heroes like Booker T. Washington, who was black just like him. When he heard the clackety-clack of train wheels, he dreamed about the places it had been. But most of all, he dreamed about having a happy home. And so, one day, he began turning those dreams into beautiful prose. As he did, he discovered where his home really was?in the words and rhythms of his poetry that reached people all over the world. The beloved Langston Hughes comes to life in a book for poets, dreamers, children and adults ?anyone who has ever thought of what home...
Young Langston Hughes was a dreamer. He dreamed about heroes like Booker T. Washington, who was black just like him. When he heard the clackety-clack ...
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31,80 zł |
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