Ancient Egypt

New Look! Relaunched with new jackets and 8 pages of new text! A detailed look at life in Egypt - from the pharaoh and his courtiers, through the mystical rites of the priests, to the world of the workers in the fields. Featuring stunning items from the tomb of Tutankhamun and jewelry from the royal palaces, Eyewitness Ancient Egypt shows how Egyptian palaces, Eyewitness Ancient Egypt shows how…

Liberty! : how the Revolutionary War began

The American colonists were fed up with British law. They refused to buy English goods. They formed a militia of tradesmen and farmers ready to fight at a moment’s notice. Most importantly, they joined together. All 13 colonies sent representatives to decide whether they should form a new country. That group wrote the Declaration of Independence, the document that summed up a revolution.

African-Americans in the thirteen colonies

Using many photographs, this is a simple overview of the part played by African Americans during the formative years of the colonial period. The freedom sought by so many Europeans who came to America was not shared with many Africans & their descendants. The brief descriptions in this book tell of slavery as well as the limited freedoms of free blacks. Phillis Wheatley, Jean Baptiste Pointe du…

Adrian's adventures in Indonesia

Take your child on an adventure to an exotic land, and help him or her learn about the world from an early age. If you want to enrich your child's imagination, then this is the book for you. Come along as Adrian explores Indonesia. Join him on an adventure that will take you from lunch with the hairy orange orangutans in the jungles of Borneo, to surfing the giant waves of the Balinese water…

Tsunami disaster in Indonesia, 2004

On December 26, 2004, a monster tsunami struck several countries around the Indian Ocean. Hundreds of thousands of people were killed; whole towns were washed away. In this gripping account, learned through face-to-face interviews with survivors, veteran reporter John Torres tells the story of that disaster and of the horrors it caused. In age-appropriate prose, he also describes the remarkable…

Indonesia

This series celebrates and provides stimulating observations o the varied lifestyles of far-ranging countries.

Indonesian politics under Suharto : order, development, and pressure for change

Indonesian Politics Under Suharto offers an informed and balanced analysis of President Suharto's New Order government as it approaches a crucial political juncture. Michael R. J. Vatikiotis reassesses the New Order's origins and evaluates the considerable economic progress achieved under Suharto, contrasted against the regime's dubious attempts to fashion an enduring political system blending …

Machu Picchu : city in the clouds

Briefly describes the ancient city of Machu Picchu in Peru, its history, the people the built it and its discovery in recent times.

Continents in my world

There are seven continents are on Earth. Take a look at the continents in my world!

Titanic

Edition

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ISBN/ISSN

9780439932578

Collation

64 pages : illustration ; 19 cm

Series Title

Usborne Young Reading

Call Number

910 CLA