What's It Like to Live Here? Suburb (Community Connections: What's It Like to Live Here?)
by Katie Marsico
What's It Like to Live Here? Small Town (Community Connections: What's It Like to Live Here?)
by Katie Marsico
Young readers will be introduced to the types of housing, the landscape, and the experiences and opportunities representative of living in a small town.
A food editor befriends a chicken in his Queens backyard. A ten- year-old child prodigy learns quantum physics. A thief in Rome steals 1,000 euros-from the bottom of an outdoor fountain. These are the stories that make us smile, wonder, and think. They are real-life stories about real-life people, all of which have appeared on the pages of The New York Times. A perfect primer on humanity, Tales from the Times will introduce young readers to people and places that captivate the mind. There are ce...
Maestros (Teachers) (Spanish Version) (Trabajos En Mi Comunidad (My Community: Jobs))
by Julie Murray
Written in the style of the children's classic Goodnight Moon, Goodnight Waco highlights all the exciting and enchanting landmarks of the sweetest little town on the "banks of the Brazos." Within these pages, children can learn about Waco's charms and all its wonderful offerings. Young readers will love discovering the memorable sites and iconic locations this diverse city has to share. Authored by four women from the Junior League of Waco, Goodnight Waco originated as a labor of love for stu...
Carteros (Mail Carriers) (Spanish Version) (Trabajos En Mi Comunidad (My Community: Jobs))
by Julie Murray
Iranian Elites and Turkish Rulers (Routledge Studies in the History of Iran and Turkey)
by David Durand-Guedy
The Saljuq period of the eleventh and twelfth centuries saw the arrival in Iran of Türkmen nomads from Central Asia and the beginning of Turkish rule. Through the example of the city of Isfahan, the book analyses the internal evolution of Iranian society in this period and the interaction of the Iranian elites and Turkish rulers. Drawing on an analysis of a wide range of sources, including poetic and epistolary material, this study fills an historiographical gap and casts new light on the two c...
The Child at Home The Principles of Filial Duty, Familiarly Illustrated
by John Stevens Cabot Abbott
LEGO City On The Move Ultimate Factivity Book
by Pamela Afram, Ruth Amos, and Helen Murray
Explore the awesome world of LEGO® City!Beat boredom with this LEGO® City activity book - filled with facts and fun challenges and puzzles.Learn all about LEGO City through games and activities. Draw an amazing new railway track. Learn about the brave Arctic explorers who have been caught in a blizzard. Work out which truck belongs to which trucker in a thrilling Fact Challenge. Play the Arctic game! Find your way back to LEGO City and much more! Discover engaging LEGO City facts through each ac...
Tap into kids' natural curiosity by pulling back the curtain on the below-ground workings of a typical big city. High-density, fun-to-explore illustrations and inviting text showcase water and sewer systems, transport lines and more.
A picture book entry in the beloved celebration of everyday humanity, Humans of New York.In this heartwarming photographic picture book, photographer Brandon Stanton's lens is trained on the littlest humans of New York – the ones who get back up when they fall, who have an impeccable taste in fashion, and who love with all their hearts.Humans of New York began when photographer Brandon Stanton set out on an ambitious project – to single-handedly create a photographic census of New York City. Arm...
Walk around any famous city and layers of history start to emerge. In London, Roman walls stand shoulder to shoulder with modern architecture. In Rome, ancient treasures like the Colosseum stand shoulder to shoulder with buildings from the Renaissance. In New York, skyscrapers from the 1920s and 1930s have been upstaged by enormous glass towers. In Cities in Layers, six famous world cities will be shown at different stages of their history. A clever die-cut element allows readers to really feel...
How did London become the big, bustling city it is today? When was the Underground built and what was the Great Fire of London? These and other questions are answered with vivid, full colour photographs and short, informative text. Usborne Beginners are exciting books for children who are beginning to read on their own.
Châteaux of the Loire: A Three-Dimensional Expanding Pocket Guide (City Skylines)
by Trisha Krauss
Remember the châteaux of the Loire for ever with this exquisite expanding pocket guide.This exquisite pocket guide unfolds to a length of 1.5 metres and features twelve of the stunning and historically significant châteaux of the Loire region, including Chambord, Cheverny, Blois, Chaumont, Chenonceau, Amboise, Clos Lucé, Villandry, Azay-Le-Rideau, Langeais, Ussé, Chinon and Saumur. Presented in a beautiful slipcase, it is the perfect gift or souvenir.
A Question of Geography: What Makes a Mega City Mega? (A Question of Geography)
by Paula Richardson and Tony Richardson
A fun, quirky geography series that tackles the questions other books are afraid to ask!With an engaging question and answer format, these books draw kids into geography in a fun way. Each book features one question per spread with a clear explanation to follow, maps, photos and fun and humorous illustrations. The quirky questions are designed to range from those that children will often ask to things they may never have thought of, but will still be keen to know the answer to.Perfect reading fo...