When Plague Strikes: The Black Death, Smallpox, AIDS
ISBN: 9780064461955 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Compassionate and arresting, this exploration of three major diseases that have changed the course of history--the bubonic plague, smallpox, and AIDS--chronicles their fearsome death toll, their lasting social, economic, and political implications, and how medical knowledge and treatments have advanced as a result of the crises they have occasioned. "A book that would serve well for reports, but it is also a fascinating read."--SLJ.
Best Books of 1995 (SLJ) Compassionate and arresting, this exploration of three major diseases that have changed the course of history--the bubonic plague, smallpox, and AIDS-...
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People Person: The Story of Sociologist Marta Tienda
ISBN: 9780309095570 / Angielski / Miękka / 108 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Marta Tienda sees life stories in numbers. She is a sociologist, a scientist who studies human society. Numbers are the tools she uses to uncover fascinating information about people and their behavior. As the daughter of an illegal Mexican immigrant, Marta Tienda understands the pain of growing up poor. When her family had to pick crops to earn money, Marta saw firsthand the tough conditions that migrant workers had to endure. It was an experience she would never forget. Marta vowed to use her creativity, strong spirit, and positive attitude to empower those who are less fortunate. Today... Marta Tienda sees life stories in numbers. She is a sociologist, a scientist who studies human society. Numbers are the tools she uses to uncover f... |
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87,92 zł |
We Live Here Too!: Kids Talk about Good Citizenship
ISBN: 9781404803688 / Angielski / Miękka / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Uses an advice-column format to define citizenship and explain how it can be demonstrated or used in daily situations.
Uses an advice-column format to define citizenship and explain how it can be demonstrated or used in daily situations.
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43,46 zł |
Changing Planet: What Is the Environmental Impact of Human Migration and Settlement?
ISBN: 9780778751793 / Angielski / Biblioteczna (library binding) / 48 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This series provides Grade 6 with 48 pages each of detail on global migration patterns. Paul Challen's 'Migration in the 21st Century', Natalie Hyde's 'Population Patterns', and Ceri Oeppen's 'Hopes, Needs, Rights & Laws' each examine motivation, experience, and impact of human migration patterns around the world.
This series provides Grade 6 with 48 pages each of detail on global migration patterns. Paul Challen's 'Migration in the 21st Century', Natalie Hyde's...
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98,06 zł |
Hopes, Needs, Rights and Laws: How Do Governments and Citizens Manage Migration and Settlement?
ISBN: 9780778751809 / Angielski / Biblioteczna (library binding) / 48 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. As our world becomes smaller, how do governments and citizens manage and react to migration and settlement? Themes explored in this intriguing book include: rights and lawsfreedom of movement across borders, human rights, seeking asylum, and immigration controls; the different types of migrantsasylum seekers, refugees, illegal immigrants, the undocumented labor force; coping with migrationmigrants need safety, schooling, health care, and housing.
As our world becomes smaller, how do governments and citizens manage and react to migration and settlement? Themes explored in this intriguing book in...
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98,06 zł |
Migration in the 21st Century: How Will Globalization and Climate Change Affect Migration and Settlement?
ISBN: 9780778751816 / Angielski / Biblioteczna (library binding) / 48 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. With fossil fuels and water running out, and temperatures and sea levels rising due to climate change, whole communities will need to move and resettle. How will human migrations on this scale be managed in our modern world? This foreward-looking book explores these important issues as well as the solutions being put forward by politicians, experts, NGOs, and private citizens.
With fossil fuels and water running out, and temperatures and sea levels rising due to climate change, whole communities will need to move and resettl...
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87,71 zł |
War in Ernest Hemingway's for Whom the Bell Tolls
ISBN: 9780737763942 / Angielski / Miękka / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Great literature resonates with us not only because of well-developed characters and plots, but also because it often reflects important social themes; these books explore a work of literature through the lens of the major issue reflected in it.; This title explores the life of Ernest Hemingway; the issue of war as portrayed in his novel For Whom the Bell Tolls; and various perspectives on war in the present day. Hemingway's life was strongly affected by his own experiences of war, and he wrote of; This series brings together the disciplines of sociology and literature in a unique format...
Great literature resonates with us not only because of well-developed characters and plots, but also because it often reflects important social themes...
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185,90 zł |
Race in John Howard Griffin's Black Like Me
ISBN: 9780737763744 / Angielski / Miękka / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Great literature resonates with us not only because of well-developed characters and plots, but also because it often reflects important social themes; these books explore a work of literature through the lens of the major issue reflected in it.; This title explores the life of John Howard Griffin as well as the issue of race as explored in his most famous work, Black Like Me, which details Griffin's experiment darkening his skin to pass as a black man during the Jim Crow era. This volume also exp; This series brings together the disciplines of sociology and literature in a unique format...
Great literature resonates with us not only because of well-developed characters and plots, but also because it often reflects important social themes...
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185,90 zł |
Extending the Human Lifespan
ISBN: 9780737768374 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. These books provide a range of opinions on a social issue; each volume focuses on a specific issue and offers a variety of perspectives, e.g., eyewitness accounts, governmental views, scientific analysis, newspaper accounts, to illuminate the issue.; This title explores the social, ethical, scientific, and philosophical implications of extending the human lifespan, including discussions of whether a radical extension of the human lifespan is possible, safe, or desirable.; Greenhaven Press's At Issue series provides a wide range of opinions on individual social issues. Enhancing critical...
These books provide a range of opinions on a social issue; each volume focuses on a specific issue and offers a variety of perspectives, e.g., eyewitn...
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161,50 zł |
Sexting
ISBN: 9780737771862 / Angielski / Miękka / 88 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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161,50 zł |
Maya
ISBN: 9781624035814 / Angielski / Biblioteczna (library binding) / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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155,67 zł |
Hana's Suitcase: The Quest to Solve a Holocaust Mystery
ISBN: 9781101933497 / Angielski / Miękka / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This award-winning true Holocaust story, newly updated, connects generations through one woman's quest to find the truth behind a mysterious suitcase.
In March 2000, Fumiko Ishioka, the curator of a small Holocaust education center in Tokyo, received an empty suitcase from the museum at Auschwitz. On the outside, in white paint, were the words "Hana Brady, May 16, 1931, Orphan." Fumiko and the children at the center were determined to find out who Hana was and what happened to her all those years ago, leading them to a startling and emotional discovery. The... This award-winning true Holocaust story, newly updated, connects generations through one woman's quest to find the truth behind a mysterious suitca...
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The Salem Witch Trials
ISBN: 9781499804508 / Angielski / Miękka / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Get ready to blast back to the past and learn all about the Salem Witch Trials When people think about the Salem Witch Trials, things like witchcraft and the Puritans may come to mind. But what were the trials all about, and were people really practicing witchcraft? This engaging nonfiction book, complete with black and white interior illustrations, will make readers feel like they've traveled back in time. It covers everything from how the craze started to what happened at the trials, and more. Find out interesting, little-known facts such as how most of the accused were from outside of...
Get ready to blast back to the past and learn all about the Salem Witch Trials When people think about the Salem Witch Trials, things like witchc...
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26,17 zł |
A Refugee's Journey from Syria
ISBN: 9780778731849 / Angielski / Miękka / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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51,70 zł |
A Refugee's Journey from The Democratic Republic of Congo
ISBN: 9780778731566 / Angielski / Miękka / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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51,70 zł |
A Refugee's Journey from Iraq
ISBN: 9780778731573 / Angielski / Miękka / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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51,70 zł |
A Refugee's Journey From Myanmar
ISBN: 9780778736813 / Angielski / Miękka / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A timely overview of the refugee crises around the world - written from a childs perspective - with each title following the story of one refugee child and family.Clear, simple text explains the reasons why people flee their homelands, what it means to be a refugee, and the challenges faced by refugees.Facts, figures, and maps, along with striking images underpin the content. Sidebars detailing the UN rights of children encourage critical thinking about our responsibilities to help refugees worldwide.Nazir and his father live in Myanmar formerly Burma, a country that has experienced many...
A timely overview of the refugee crises around the world - written from a childs perspective - with each title following the story of one refugee chil...
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51,70 zł |
A Refugee's Journey From Guatemala
ISBN: 9780778736790 / Angielski / Miękka / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A timely overview of the refugee crises around the world - written from a childs perspective - with each title following the story of one refugee child and family.Clear, simple text explains the reasons why people flee their homelands, what it means to be a refugee, and the challenges faced by refugees.Facts, figures, and maps, along with striking images underpin the content. Sidebars detailing the UN rights of children encourage critical thinking about our responsibilities to help refugees worldwide. Martinezs life is turned upside down when gangs threaten the people in his neighbour-hood....
A timely overview of the refugee crises around the world - written from a childs perspective - with each title following the story of one refugee chil...
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51,70 zł |
A Refugee's Journey From Colombia
ISBN: 9780778736783 / Angielski / Miękka / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A timely overview of the refugee crises around the world - written from a childs perspective - with each title following the story of one refugee child and family.Clear, simple text explains the reasons why people flee their homelands, what it means to be a refugee, and the challenges faced by refugees.Facts, figures, and maps, along with striking images underpin the content. Sidebars detailing the UN rights of children encourage critical thinking about our responsibilities to help refugees worldwide.Andres dreams about peace in his homeland of Colombia, where fighting has been going on for...
A timely overview of the refugee crises around the world - written from a childs perspective - with each title following the story of one refugee chil...
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51,70 zł |
A Refugee s Journey from Nigeria
ISBN: 9780778746997 / Angielski / Miękka / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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51,70 zł |