Il Giro del Mondo in 20 Carnevali
by Lucrecia Pedernera Bartolucci and Veronica Cabral
Discovering Life’s Story: The Evolution of an Idea (Discovering Life's Story)
by Joy Hakim
In the second volume of the Discovering Life’s Story series by best-selling author Joy Hakim, the theory of evolution takes hold—transforming ideas about survival, extinction, and life itself. Can species change? Or go extinct? In the eighteenth century, most people answer no to both questions. But in the century that follows, that certainty gets challenged as some people in Europe question the common belief that all creatures are the same as they’ve been since life’s creation. The Evolution o...
Live and see the world through the eyes of 50 of the world's greatest explorers and their trusty companions! This book for kids is brimming with first-person accounts of gripping adventures in explorers' own words. Find exciting tales complemented by rare maps, specially commissioned photographs, and artworks that re-create history's greatest expeditions. Get ready to take a leap into the unknown… An adventure book that will surely rival even the most thrilling adventure movies! You'll meet s...
Critical Perspectives on the Industrial Revolution (Critical Anthologies of Nonfiction Writing)
by Josh Sakolsky
Adventures in Time: Fury of The Vikings (Adventures in Time)
by Dominic Sandbrook
Take a journey to a vanished world with the ADVENTURES IN TIME series - stories so exciting you won't believe they're all true 'Thunder crashed across the sky. Fire-dragons soared through the heavens. And then, one fine June day, came the warriors from the north - the Vikings...'Prepare to meet the most terrifying raiders the world has ever known, as historian Dominic Sandbrook plunges us back into the thrilling drama of the Viking Age. We'll encounter gods and giants, axemen and shield-maidens,...
Discovering Life’s Story: Biology’s Beginnings (Discovering Life's Story)
by Joy Hakim
Trace the history of life science in the first of a four-part MITeen series by mega-best-selling author Joy Hakim, who brought us The History of US. When did we start learning the scientific secrets of life? Step back to the Islamic Golden Age, when scholars ask questions about life science and medicine that will establish those fields. Chart a path through the Renaissance, as Leonardo da Vinci dissects cadavers by candlelight to learn human anatomy firsthand. In this first of four volumes span...
The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead (Volume, #1)
by James George Frazer
Маршрутами подвигов и открытий великих пе
by Бертиль Вагнер
Thomas Edward Lawrence - Lawrence of Arabia
by Antonino Cambria
Kinship Organisations and Group Marriage in Australia
by Northcote W Thomas
First Published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Jewish Girls Who Dreamed Big And Changed The World
by Janice Baryshnik
Recounts the adventurous life of the English explorer and courtier who spelled his name "Ralegh" and led many expeditions to the New World.
Today’s teens may travel to the Moon in their lifetimes. This primer on what to know for a future in space combines technology and science with law and policy for a fascinating look at a very timely subject. For teens who are space fans, this book is loaded with fascinating facts, great stories, and new ways of thinking about the challenges of space. It covers topics on the science of space and developments in technology (e.g., satellites behaving like spacecraft), and it also considers t...
Space Exploration Throughout History (World History)
by Jennifer Lombardo
The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead Volume 3
by James George Frazer
Together they share their passion, reveal what got them into wildlife in the first place and show how to get closer to it – now they want you to Get Your Boots On. The book offers indispensable advice for those who would like to get more involved, or even build a career out of their passion for wildlife. Illustrated throughout by Alex’s stunning photographs, this book will appeal to young and old alike. It suggests: when and where to get out there; what to go looking for; how to do it; what to t...