A colorful, kid-friendly introduction to a lifelong hobby, this sturdy board book features slots on every page to let kids collect birth-year coins, millennium coins, and 20th-century coins. Lastly, a gatefold spread accommodates all 50 of the wildly popular statehood quarters.
This easy-to-use reference book gives you models and tips you can follow for all of your writing needs, such as: *Science and social studies reports*Book reports*Answering essay questions*Movie and TV reviews*Letters to friends and relatives*Complaints and requests*Business lettersPLUS special sections in the back with other writing tools
Encouraging readers of all skill levels to become more accurate and confident writers, this easy-to-use volume includes information on grammar, punctuation, spelling, and much more. A detailed index, general reference section, dozens of examples, and kid-friendly text make this book fun to read and easy to use.
This activity book identifies ten steps to improve the counting of children aged six to seven years old. It aims to help parents to improve children's achievements at school, which is important for Key Stage 1 SATs. It builds on children's school learning and provides home-school links. The book also has a central pull-out and merit stickers to ...
NATIONAL STANDARDS: National Social Studies Standards: Grades 5-8POWER, AUTHORITY, & GOVERNANCE: VI- provides the life stories of representative American leaders- identifies basic features of the U.S. political system- describes how government powers are acquired, used, and justified- describes how governments respond to forces of unity and ...
A collection of ten true crime cases which cover some of the highlights of forensic science investigation over the last 200 years. The text introduces forensic techniques such as fingerprinting, ballistics, analysis of blood and tissue samples and DNA fingerprinting.
This narrative chronicles Nelson Mandela's struggle to win human rights for all Black South Africans--a struggle that has consumed his entire life, including long-term imprisonment, house arrest, harrassment, physical pain and personal sacrifice.
Chronicles the rise of the most remarkable Soviet leader in 40 years. Witness the hard life of young Gorbachev and other Russians who lived under a cruel dictator. Then watch his assent to the top position of power in the USSR and his emergence as a world leader.
Ukraine, Second Edition traces the political, economic, and cultural history of this vibrant country, detailing recent changes and bringing coverage fully up to date. This compelling reference provides completely current information, including results from recent elections. Also included are profiles on contemporary leaders, statistics and ...
Bulgaria, Second Edition portrays the rich, historic past of Bulgaria. From the country's beautiful architecture to its distinct national character, this updated edition details important political and social leaders, relationships with diverse minority groups, and the country's history as well as its present concerns. Bringing readers up to date ...
Given a beautiful necklace by a Kenyan village elder, Eliza faces a dilemma when Debbie asks to borrow it. In this inspiring tale, it takes a selfish giraffe to finally show Eliza what's really important. B&W illustrations.
The long and successful reign of Prime Minister Vaclav Klaus and his Civic Democratic Party ended in November 1997 with the collapse of the coalition that had kept him in power. This collapse was the result of a worsening economy, several financial scandals, and political dissention within the coalition. After new elections were held in June 1998, ...
Since this original edition was published, reform leader Lech Walesa and the Solidarity movement have all but disappeared from the political scene in Poland. In 1995 elections, former Communist Atexsander Kwasniewski won the presidency and was easily reelected in 2000. President Kwasniewski supervised the adoption of a new constitution in May 1997 ...
From Sidney Poitier and Billie Holiday to Halle Berry and Tupac Shakur, African Americans in the Performing Arts profiles African Americans, from the early years to the present day, who have built successful careers in the performing arts. With up-to-date information, including commentary on the history-making event at the 2002 Oscars when African ...
The Encyclopedia of Presidents offers authoritative biographies of each president since 1789, when George Washington was first sworn in. The stories of these key figures and historic events paint a full and lively picture of our nation. Each biography includes color illustrations, a timeline, boxed features on events and people of special interest ...
Providing an examination of Afghanistan's history, tradition, religions and the cultural history of its tribes and ethnic groups, this text also examines the different factions vying for power. It deals with the difficulties of everyday life and the problems that the country faces in the future.
Posed on the eastern edge of Russia, the Baltic republics of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania are among the smallest republics of the 15 countries of the former Soviet Union. Collectively, however, they are the greatest success story of these once satellite states. They were the first Soviet states to break away and have achieved a successful ...
This book contains evrything you need to help your kids succeed in social studies. You know that how a child performs in the first six years of school has a profound influence on the rest of his or her life. That's why you're so eager to help your kids do the best they can in all the core subjects taught in grade school. Written by experts in ...
From the search for new and unique sounds to a blending of the traditional and the experimental came an exciting and eclectic musical genre created by such pioneering artists as Les Paul, Link Wray, Dick Dale and his Del-Tones, and Booker T. and the MG's. Now, for the first time, the rich history of this genre's golden decade is lovingly examined ...
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