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The Magic Thread: Overcoming challenges during World War II, a young girl discovers secrets that change adversity into adventure
ISBN: 9780595528127 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. December 7, 1941 changed life forever. Uprooted from her Michigan home, a young girl moves with her parents, to a primitive desert near old Palm Springs in an effort to save her father's life. Experience WWII through her eyes as she faces challenges that shape her personality and mystical moments that fill her heart with wonder - the first time she hears an angel voice - the strange tale of a reappearing Butterfi eld stagecoach in the canyon.
Leaving country school to attend school in Palm Springs, she wants to look glamorous like the city girls, but then, there are Daddy's old country... December 7, 1941 changed life forever. Uprooted from her Michigan home, a young girl moves with her parents, to a primitive desert near old Palm Sprin...
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68,23 |
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Transportation Then and Now
ISBN: 9780822546375 / Angielski / Miękka / 24 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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27,90 |
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Communication Then and Now
ISBN: 9780822546399 / Angielski / Miękka / 24 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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27,90 |
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School Then and Now
ISBN: 9780822546412 / Angielski / Miękka / 24 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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27,90 |
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Home Then and Now
ISBN: 9780822546436 / Angielski / Miękka / 24 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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27,90 |
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Gold Rush! A Kid's Guide To Techatticup Gold Mine, Eldorado Canyon, Nevada
ISBN: 9781935630111 / Angielski / Miękka / 48 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Nelson and Eldorado Canyon areas were home to ancient Puebloan, Paiutes and Mojave Indians who lived in peace there for hundred of years. In 1775, Spaniards arrived looking for gold. They settled at the mouth of the Colorado River and called it Eldorado. However, they missed the rich gold veins beneath the canyon's flanks, and found silver and there was not enough silver to make mining worthwhile, and so they left. By 1861 miners discovered the Salvage Vein about five miles up from the Colorado River, a rich, vertically stacked ribbon of gold running through a steep ridge along one side...
The Nelson and Eldorado Canyon areas were home to ancient Puebloan, Paiutes and Mojave Indians who lived in peace there for hundred of years. In 1775,...
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53,21 |
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WeTheChildren, Patriotic ABC
ISBN: 9781936343430 / Angielski / Miękka / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Every Child in America should be acquainted with his country. He should read books that furnish him with ideas that will be useful in life and practice. As soon as he opens his lips, he should rehearse the history of his own country." - Noah Webster "It's important for young people and Americans in general to know the Constitution. You cannot preserve what you do not revere. You cannot protect what you do not comprehend. You cannot defend what you do not know." -Justice Anthony Kennedy www.wethechildren.vpweb.com All of our books are written, illustrated, published and printed in the USA
"Every Child in America should be acquainted with his country. He should read books that furnish him with ideas that will be useful in life and practi...
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55,13 |
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They Stood Alone!: 25 Men and Women Who Made a Difference
ISBN: 9781616144852 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Nicolaus Copernicus and Elizabeth Cady Stanton are just two of the twenty-five extraordinary men and women whom you will have a chance to meet in this inspiring book that explores and celebrates people who had the courage to follow their own convictions, even when everyone around them said they were wrong. They were people of vision who saw life from a new perspective and were willing to question conventional wisdom. And their revolutionary breakthroughs changed and shaped the course of history.
Author Sandra McLeod Humphrey invites you to have the courage to stand alone too, hold on to... Nicolaus Copernicus and Elizabeth Cady Stanton are just two of the twenty-five extraordinary men and women whom you will have a chance to meet in this...
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75,78 |
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Vision of Beauty: Candlewick Biographies: The Story of Sarah Breedlove Walker
ISBN: 9780763660925 / Angielski / Miękka / 56 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A vision of dignity and freedom and a powerful role model for girls and women of all races
"This impressive picture book will delight young readers as it gives a sense of this remarkable woman and the times in which she lived." -- SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL (starred review) "Lasky's engaging account moves smoothly through events in Walker's life. . . . The illustrations . . . are attractive and rich in historical detail." -- BOOKLIST (starred review) A vision of dignity and freedom and a powerful role model for girls and women of all races
"This impressive picture book will delight y... |
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22,76 |
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The Wallbook Timeline Collection
ISBN: 9780995577008 / Angielski / Pudełko z zestawem (boxed set) / 72 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This boxset contains three hardback What on Earth? timelines covering a complete spectrum of knowledge from Big History and Nature to Science. Each title has been created in association with the American Museum of Natural History and includes a unique ten-foot-long fold-out timeline with more than 1,000 pictures and captions. Key moments from the timelines are told in a series of more than 80 newspaper articles, with a section of letters-to-the editor and fun-to-do quizzes.This box-set is an encyclopedia of knowledge through visual timelines unlike anything ever produced before in a...
This boxset contains three hardback What on Earth? timelines covering a complete spectrum of knowledge from Big History and Nature to Science. Each ti...
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208,87 |
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Titanic: Voices from the Disaster (Scholastic Focus)
ISBN: 9780545116756 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this award-winning book, critically acclaimed author Deborah Hopkinson weaves together the voices and stories of real TITANIC survivors and witnesses to the disaster -- from the stewardess Violet Jessop to Captain Arthur Rostron of the CARPATHIA, who came to the rescue of the sinking ship. Packed with heartstopping action, devastating drama, fascinating historical details, loads of archival photographs on almost every page, quotes from primary sources, and painstaking back matter, this gripping story, which follows the TITANIC and its passengers from the ship's celebrated launch at Belfast...
In this award-winning book, critically acclaimed author Deborah Hopkinson weaves together the voices and stories of real TITANIC survivors and witness...
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34,17 |
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Imperialism: A History in Documents
ISBN: 9780195108019 / Angielski / Twarda / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. We talk about living in a global era, but the groundwork for it was laid more than a century ago. By the late 19th century, Europe, Japan, and the United States had taken control of most of the world. Travel and trade between home countries and colonies sent goods and technology to even the most remote corners of the globe. An English lady's letter home on smallpox inoculations in Turkey, an American missionary's account of the forcible collection of rubber in Belgian Congo, and a Chinese official's regulations for European merchants are among the primary sources that Bonnie Smith has...
We talk about living in a global era, but the groundwork for it was laid more than a century ago. By the late 19th century, Europe, Japan, and the Uni...
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197,87 |
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Dad, Who Will I Be?
ISBN: 9780996593731 / Angielski / Miękka / 34 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Dad, Who Will I Be? is written by G.Todd Taylor, a former educator and child mental health expert with over 20 years of experience. This book inspires, encourages and educates young readers to be great by introducing to them heroes of color from a number of different professions on an elementary level. Some real-life heroes in the book include Martin Luther King Jr., Muhammed Ali, Mansa Musa, Guion Bluford and Garrett Morgan, W.E.B. Duboise, Tiger Woods and many more. Dr. Jawanza Kunjufu says "This is a fantastic book for children Children need to have goals and a purpose in life. They... Dad, Who Will I Be? is written by G.Todd Taylor, a former educator and child mental health expert with over 20 years of experience. This book inspi... |
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63,82 |
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Lives of the Artists: Masterpieces, Messes (and What the Neighbors Thought)
ISBN: 9780544252233 / Angielski / Miękka / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Most people can name some famous artists and recognize their best-known works. But what's behind all that painting, drawing, and sculpting? What was Leonardo da Vinci's snack of choice while he painted Mona Lisa's mysterious smile? Why did Georgia O'Keeffe find bones so appealing? Who called Diego Rivera "Frog-Face"? And what is it about artists that makes both their work and their lives so fascinating--to themselves, to their curious neighbors, and to all of us? This book presents the humor and the tragedy in twenty artists' lives as no biography has done before.
Most people can name some famous artists and recognize their best-known works. But what's behind all that painting, drawing, and sculpting? What was L...
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34,17 |
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Disasters: Natural & Man-Made Catastrophes Through the Centuries
ISBN: 9781250050663 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Natural and man-made disasters have the power to destroy thousands of lives very quickly. Both as they unfold and in the aftermath, these forces of nature astonish the rest of the world with their incredible devastation and magnitude. In this collection of ten well-known catastrophes such as the great Chicago fire, the sinking of the Titanic, and Hurricane Katrina, Brenda Guiberson explores the causes and effects, as well as the local and global reverberations of these calamitous events. Highlighted with photographs and drawings, each compelling account tells the story of destruction and... Natural and man-made disasters have the power to destroy thousands of lives very quickly. Both as they unfold and in the aftermath, these forces of... |
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53,17 |
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How Can a Pigeon Be a War Hero? And Other Very Important Questions and Answers About the First World War: Published in Association with Imperial War Museums
ISBN: 9781447226192 / Angielski / Miękka / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A book of questions and answers for young history buffs, from what it's like to be in a tank to how WWI ended Why did WWI start? Who was fighting who? Did soldiers still fight with swords? Had airplanes been invented yet? What was it like to be inside the first tank sent to war? How could a shaving brush help you escape being captured? Did animals fight in the war? How can a pigeon be a war hero? What was the Women's Land Army? Why did it go on so long? How did it end? Find out the answers to these and a lot of other exciting questions in this book containing everything you ever...
A book of questions and answers for young history buffs, from what it's like to be in a tank to how WWI ended Why did WWI start? Who was fi...
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40,77 |
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KS3 History Revision Guide: Ideal for Years 7, 8 and 9
ISBN: 9780007562886 / Angielski / Miękka / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. With clear and accessible explanations of all the KS3 content, this revision guide provides concise revision notes, plus five practice opportunities for each topic. Based on research that proves repeated practice is more effective than repeated study, it is guaranteed to help achieve the best results. More practice than the market leader! Clear and concise revision notes, plus five practice opportunities for every topic: * quick tests to check understanding * end of topic practice questions * topic review questions later in book * mixed practice questions at end of book * free Q&A flash cards...
With clear and accessible explanations of all the KS3 content, this revision guide provides concise revision notes, plus five practice opportunities f...
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40,12 |
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Iroquois
ISBN: 9781624033544 / Angielski / Biblioteczna (library binding) / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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135,47 |
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Sioux
ISBN: 9781624033575 / Angielski / Biblioteczna (library binding) / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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135,47 |
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They Saw the Future: Oracles, Psychics, Scientists, Great Thinkers, and Pretty Good Guessers
ISBN: 9781481436236 / Angielski / Miękka / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Can anyone predict the future?
Meet twelve mind-boggling personalities who seemed to know how. Among them are: The ancient Maya, who invented a remarkably accurate calendar that gave a date for the end of the world: December 21, 2012. Leonardo da Vinci, the great artist, who drew detailed sketches of tanks, machine guns, and helicopters...four centuries before they were invented. Nostradumus, the sixteenth-century French doctor whose amazing predictions included the rise of Adolf Hitler. Jeane Dixon, a wealthy socialite who, on... Can anyone predict the future?
Meet twelve mind-boggling personalities who seemed to know how. Among them are: The ancient Maya, <... |
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174,80 |
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