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The Finest Hours (Young Readers Edition): The True Story of a Heroic Sea Rescue
ISBN: 9781250044235 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This adaptation for young readers of The Finest Hours: The True Story of the US Coast Guard's Most Daring Sea Rescue by Michael J. Tougias and Casey Sherman tells the story of the shipwreck of two oil tankers and the harrowing Coast Guard rescue when four men in a tiny lifeboat overcame insurmountable odds and saved more than 30 stranded sailors. Now a major motion picture from Disney, starring Chris Pine and Casey Affleck. On the night of February 18, 1952, during one of the worst winter storms that New England has ever seen, two oil tankers just off the shore of Cape Cod... This adaptation for young readers of The Finest Hours: The True Story of the US Coast Guard's Most Daring Sea Rescue by Michael J. Tougias a... |
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34,55 zł |
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Behind Rebel Lines: The Incredible Story of Emma Edmonds, Civil War Spy
ISBN: 9780152164270 / Angielski / Miękka / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 1861, when war erupted between the States, President Lincoln made an impassioned plea for volunteers. Determined not to remain on the sidelines, Emma Edmonds cropped her hair, donned men's clothing, and enlisted in the Union Army. Posing in turn as a slave, peddler, washerwoman, and fop, Emma became a cunning master of disguise, risking discovery and death at every turn behind Confederate lines.
In 1861, when war erupted between the States, President Lincoln made an impassioned plea for volunteers. Determined not to remain on the sidelines, Em...
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38,39 zł |
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Stonewall: Breaking Out in the Fight for Gay Rights
ISBN: 9780147511478 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The first history of gay rights for teen readers, written by award-winning nonfiction author Ann Bausum.
"That s the Stonewall." "The Stonewall Inn." "Pay attention." "History walks through that door." In 1969 being gay in the United States was a criminal offense. It meant living a closeted life or surviving on the fringes of society. People went to jail, lost jobs, and were disowned by their families for being gay. Most doctors considered homosexuality a mental illness. There were few safe havens. The Stonewall Inn, a Mafia-run, filthy, overpriced bar in New York City s... The first history of gay rights for teen readers, written by award-winning nonfiction author Ann Bausum.
"That s the Stonewall." "The Stonewal... |
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38,39 zł |
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And We Rise: The Civil Rights Movement in Poems
ISBN: 9780593352540 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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42,23 zł |
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Farewell to Manzanar
ISBN: 9781328742117 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. During World War II a community called Manzanar was created in the high mountain desert country of California. Its purpose was to house thousands of Japanese Americans. Among them was the Wakatsuki family, who were ordered to leave their fishing business in Long Beach and take with them only the belongings they could carry. Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston, who was seven years old when she arrived at Manzanar in 1942, recalls life in the camp through the eyes of the child she was. First published in 1973, this new edition of the classic memoir of a devastating Japanese American experience includes... During World War II a community called Manzanar was created in the high mountain desert country of California. Its purpose was to house thousands o... |
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42,23 zł |
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Warrior Princess: A People's Biography of Ida B. Wells
ISBN: 9781937306601 / Angielski / Miękka / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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43,00 zł |
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Discover the 1930s: A Learning Resource Guide
ISBN: 9781936376674 / Angielski / Miękka / 46 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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43,00 zł |
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Votes for Women!: American Suffragists and the Battle for the Ballot
ISBN: 9781616209889 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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49,77 zł |
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Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom: My Story of the 1965 Selma Voting Rights March
ISBN: 9780147512161 / Angielski / Miękka / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A memoir of the Civil Rights Movement from one of its youngest heroes--now in paperback will an all-new discussion guide.
As the youngest marcher in the 1965 voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Albama, Lynda Blackmon Lowery proved that young adults can be heroes. Jailed eleven times before her fifteenth birthday, Lowery fought alongside Martin Luther King, Jr. for the rights of African-Americans. In this memoir, she shows today's young readers what it means to fight nonviolently (even when the police are using violence, as in the Bloody Sunday protest) and how it felt to... A memoir of the Civil Rights Movement from one of its youngest heroes--now in paperback will an all-new discussion guide.
As the youngest ... |
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49,92 zł |
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20th Century American History for Teens: Understanding the Movements, Policies, and Events That Changed Our World
ISBN: 9781648762239 / Angielski / Miękka / 172 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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49,92 zł |
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American Wings: Chicago's Pioneering Black Aviators and the Race for Equality in the Sky
ISBN: 9780593323991 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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49,92 zł |
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Those Who Saw the Sun: African American Oral Histories From the Jim Crow South
ISBN: 9781646144624 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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49,92 zł |
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Atomic Women: The Untold Stories of the Scientists Who Helped Create the Nuclear Bomb
ISBN: 9780316489607 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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49,92 zł |
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Our Stories
ISBN: 9780395815991 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Presents a selection of short fiction written by students in grades four through twelve followed by Bauer's comments on each, detailing what works well and making suggestions for improvements.
Presents a selection of short fiction written by students in grades four through twelve followed by Bauer's comments on each, detailing what works wel...
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53,61 zł |
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You Are There! Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941
ISBN: 9781493839285 / Angielski / Miękka / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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53,76 zł |
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You Are There! March on Washington, August 28, 1963
ISBN: 9781493839292 / Angielski / Miękka / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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53,76 zł |
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Failure: Business Blunders
ISBN: 9781425850081 / Angielski / Miękka / 48 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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53,76 zł |
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Failure: Heartbreaks in Sports
ISBN: 9781425850166 / Angielski / Miękka / 48 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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53,76 zł |
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Fighting in a World on Fire: The Next Generation's Guide to Protecting the Climate and Saving Our Future
ISBN: 9781804291252 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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55,44 zł |
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Bootleg: Murder, Moonshine, and the Lawless Years of Prohibition
ISBN: 9781250034274 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. It began with the best of intentions. Worried about the effects of alcohol on American families, mothers and civic leaders started a movement to outlaw drinking in public places. Over time, their protests, petitions, and activism paid off--when a Constitutional Amendment banning the sale and consumption of alcohol was ratified, it was hailed as the end of public drunkenness, alcoholism, and a host of other social ills related to booze. Instead, it began a decade of lawlessness, when children smuggled (and drank) illegal alcohol, the most upright citizens casually broke the law, and a host... It began with the best of intentions. Worried about the effects of alcohol on American families, mothers and civic leaders started a movement to ou... |
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57,60 zł |
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