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"The dramatic story of Gandhi and India's long march to freedom by award-winning author Neal Bascomb.Scholastic Focus is the premier home of thoroughly researched, beautifully written, and thoughtfully designed works of narrative nonfiction aimed at middle grade and young adult readers. These books help readers learn about the world in which they live and develop their critical thinking skills so that they may become dynamic citizens who are able...
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What ever happened to our inalienable rights?
The Constitution was once the bedrock of our country, an unpretentious parchment that boldly established the God-given rights and freedoms of America. Today that parchment has been shred to ribbons, explains Fox News senior judicial analyst Judge Andrew P. Napolitano, as the federal government trounces state and individual rights and expands its reach far beyond what the Framers intended.
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"A new history of mathematics focusing on the marginalized voices who propelled the discipline, spanning the globe and thousands of years of untold stories. Mathematics shapes almost everything we do. But despite math's reputation as the study of fundamental truths, the stories we have been told about it are wrong -- warped like the sixteenth-century map that enlarged Europe at the expense of Africa, Asia, and the Americas. In The Secret Lives of...
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Highlights everything needed to learn about country music. Glossary of key words Index Reviewed Table of contents Music is the universal language! Kids will have fun learning about all kinds of music while they explore the history, instruments, rhythms, greats, production, collecting, and varied activities in this series. Each book contains cool activities that will inspire young people to appreciate the specific genre by making their own instruments,...
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"While Hanif Abdurraqib is an acclaimed author, a gifted poet, and one of our culture's most insightful music critics, he is most of all, at heart, an Ohioan. Growing up in Columbus in the '90s, Abdurraqib witnessed a golden era of basketball, one in which legends like LeBron were forged, and countless others weren't. His lifelong love of the game leads Abdurraqib into a lyrical, historical, and emotionally rich exploration of what it means to make...
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"Have you ever wondered what life was like for individuals and families in the Industrial Revolution? Learn about what their days consisted of, what they ate and wore, and more! A Day in the Life section, prompts for thinking deeper, sidebars, more facts, index, and glossary are also included. QR codes throughout the book will take readers to fun activities, informational links, videos, and more! Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to...
8) Judaism
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This title introduces the very old religion of Judaism. Jewish history is simply explained with the stories of Abraham and Moses along with more recent historical events. Young readers will learn about the Hebrew Bible and the covenants made between God and his people. Important practices and holidays are described in easy-to-understand text paired with colorful photographs. QR Codes in the book give readers access to book-specific resources to further...
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This title will help readers understand the causes for the great destruction, timeline, and aftermath of the Galveston Hurricane of 1900. The title is complete with glossary, index, and additional facts. This title is at a Level 3 and is written specifically for transitional readers. Aligned to Common Core Standards & correlated to state standards.
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For those of you that have raised the same questions and picked up this book looking for an answer. This isn't it. 'United We Stand, Divided We Fall', is a complex rough correlation of historical events with a modern day vantage point of American and World History. In a raw and uncut lens, the negative, and the positive. As Where's Waldo of an effort the latter may be to find at times.
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St Lucia, the Brisbane suburb famed for its university campus, emerged despite world wars, Spanish Influenza and Depression. In the 1950s, kangaroos hopped across open paddocks; snakes slithered through scrub. The sanitary cart, ice man, milkman and whistle-tooting postman traversed rutted dirt roads to service the community. And, each morning, sun-warmed milk churned the stomachs of the students at Ironside State School.
Then, as bold new scaffolding...
13) Friday the 13th
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Friday the 13th. That mysterious day that foretells doom and disaster for everyone alive. From biblical times to the modern era, why has this day caused such paranoia and fear? What's behind it all? Read and explore the true meaning behind the day.
14) El Desarrollo de Nuestra Civilización Desde Sus Albores Y El Gobierno de Un Planeta Vecino: Histo
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Es mi propósito en este libro analizar los escritos 68 a 72, pertenecientes a la Parte III de The Urantia Book, con el fin de facilitar su comprensión. La traducción de dichos textos (Los escritos de Urantia), realizada por mí del inglés, aparece tras estas palabras introductorias. Como el mismo título denota, hay que reconocer que es un tema árido, aunque no por ello menos interesante e iluminador, porque a través de su lectura nos acercamos...
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Embark on a Journey Through Time and Mystery! Discover the Extraordinary with "Top 15 Unbelievable Historical Oddities: The Curiosities that Shaped History"! Are you ready to unravel the most bizarre and intriguing events from our past? Dive into tales that challenge our understanding of history, from Roman soldiers obsessed with forbidden fruits to an emperor who prepared for eternity with a clay army. Highlights: The Enigmatic Animal Cults of Ancient...
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FALL, AND RISE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION
Western Civilization has been falling since 1964, with roots going back to 1948, and earlier.
Every time National Retail-Grocery Stores are forced to CLOSE, within specific locations, due to high costs of shop-lifting, vandalism, and CRIME, is the fatal result of POST-1964 legislation, demonstrates symptoms of Western Civilization's, over 60 year, falling decline.
Every time Nationwide Police Officers...
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This title will help readers understand the cause, timeline, and aftermath of the Great Chicago Fire. The title is complete with glossary, index, and additional facts. This title is at a Level 3 and is written specifically for transitional readers. Aligned to Common Core Standards & correlated to state standards.
18) África Medieval para Niños: Una guía fascinante sobre Mansa Musa, el Imperio de Malí y otras civiliz
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¿Cómo influyó el África medieval en la orientación internacional de la Edad Media?Cuando la mayoría de la gente piensa en la Edad Media, piensa en Europa. Las imágenes de caballeros, justas e incluso el cristianismo parecen arraigadas en nuestra percepción de la época medieval. Sin embargo, la Edad Media se extendió mucho más allá de Europa, que luchaba por reconstruirse tras la caída del Imperio romano. Puede que Europa avanzara a tientas...
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About the Book Beautiful Faces 1971 is a photographic journey back in time to the first interracial summer overnight camp in the South. Remember of course, in those days most children played, communicated, acted silly, and had sleep-overs only within their racial divide of either black or white. So, this first overnight summer camp was special and unfamiliar, particularly for those southern communities that sponsored children to attend for a week....
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