The Coolest Chinese Martial Arts (Crazy Cool China)
by Amy Holt
A candid memoir of growing up during the Chinese Cultural Revolution that is sure to inspire. Da Chen grew up as an outcast in Communist China. His family’s legacy had been one of privilege prior to the revolution, but now in the Chairman Mao era, they are treated with scorn. For Da Chen, that means that all of his successes and academic achievements are nullified when one teacher tells him that, because of his “family’s crimes,” he can never be more than a poor farmer. Feeling his fate is h...
A memoir in paintings and words by internationally acclaimed illustrator, author, and teacher James McMullan. A Booklist Top 10 Biography for Youth "It is this dreamlike quality of my memories that I wanted to capture in some way in the paintings that accompany the text--to suggest in the images that the events occurred a long time ago in a simpler yet more exotic world, and that the players in that world, including me, are at a distance." Artist James McMullan's work has appeared in the...
The Coolest Chinese Artifacts (Crazy Cool China)
by Jill Keppeler
Living with Learning Disabilities (Living with Disorders and Disabilities)
by Amy C Rea
Living with Phobias (Living with Disorders and Disabilities)
by Heidi Ayarbe
Introduces the variety and richness of culture in India by describing the daily lives of children from different regions and social levels.
The third book in The Empress Irini Series, charting the extraordinary rise to power of Irini of Athens. Constantine’s father dies unexpectedly, making Constantine emperor at age nine with Irini as Regent. Abbess Thekla’s loyalty to Irini shifts to Constantine as she watches Irini block his authority and keep the power herself. Irini makes Constantine wed the disliked Maria, prevents the Senate from naming him Emperor in his own right at age 18, and imprisons him when he tries to stop her he...
A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year A Booklist Editor's Choice On the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor comes a harrowing and enlightening look at the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II— from National Book Award finalist Albert Marrin Just seventy-five years ago, the American government did something that most would consider unthinkable today: it rounded up over 100,000 of its own citizens based on nothing more than their ancestry and, suspicious of the...
Events That Changed the Course of History
by Kimberly Sarmiento
WorldFocus: India (Paperback) (Worldfocus)
One of a series of place studies produced in association with Oxfam. Using the charity's bank of photographs and its specialist knowledge, the series provides a portrait of what life is really like for people living in economically developing countries. This study takes India as its subject.
Leading Lives Indira Gandhi (Leading Lives)
"Leading Lives" covers key leaders in history and explores their lives and achievements. Each book examines the person's early years, studies and interests, professional life, low points, and considers the links between that individual and the history and events of the time. An underlying teme is whether an individual can change the course of history.
Troubled World: Conflict: India and Pakistan Paperback (Troubled World)
An introduction to the geography, history, government, economy, culture, and people of the mountainous Mediterranean island of Cyprus.
Turning Points The Fall of Saigon cased (Turning Points in History)
An examination of the fall of Saigon, a major historical watershed. It recounts the chain of events leading up to this event, and the repercussions, both immediate and long-term. It also evaluates the concept of a turning point, assessing in what way this event really was one. The volume is designed to be thought-provoking, but its approach is direct and seeks to embrace the views of ordinary people. It ties in with the National Curriculum and features photographs, reproductions of source materi...