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Combining the excellence of DK Readers with the excitement of a graphic novel, these thrilling books use rich, historically accurate settings-such as Ancient Egypt and Ancient Rome-as the backdrops for tales of murder, betrayal, and revenge!...
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Combining the excellence of DK Readers with the excitement of a graphic novel, these thrilling books use rich, historically accurate settings-such as Ancient Egypt and Ancient Rome-as the backdrops for tales of murder, betrayal, and revenge!...
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Young readers take an exciting pictorial journey back to the time when a third of the Earth’s surface was covered in ice and snow—and where the earliest human beings vied with ferocious, now-extinct animals for life’s necessities. Dramatic color illustrations on every page of this absorbing book are complemented with fascinating descriptions of the predators, the scavengers, the ice age sea creatures, the Neanderthals, and the early modern humans. An illustrated time chart guides young readers through the various prehistoric eras, focusing on the Great Ice Age, which began 1.7 million years ago and ended approximately 10,000 years ago. Illustrated spreads that follow describe--
The Neanderthal as nomad, cave dweller, and hunter Ice Age Mammals, including giant sloths and wooly mammoths Ice Age Predators, including short-faced bears and saber-toothed cats
The book’s dramatic illustrations include three exciting pop-up scenes—one of them, a saber-toothed cat attacking a giant wooly mammoth. A die-cut window on the book’s front cover vividly reveals a saber-toothed tiger illustrated on the title page....
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In 1854 Florence Nightingale set sail for Scutari, Turkey, with a bank of nurses, determined to help the British soldiers wounded in the Crimean War. When she first arrived, she was not welcomed, but by the time she left she was hailed as "the soldiers' friend." A unique blend of fiction and fact, this exciting narrative is based on true events and includes a glossary of unfamiliar terms. ...
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Combining the excellence of DK Readers with the excitement of a graphic novel, these thrilling books use rich, historically accurate settings-such as Ancient Egypt and Ancient Rome-as the backdrops for tales of murder, betrayal, and revenge!...
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Combining the excellence of DK Readers with the excitement of a graphic novel, these thrilling books use rich, historically accurate settings-such as Ancient Egypt and Ancient Rome-as the backdrops for tales of murder, betrayal, and revenge!...
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Discover how one assassination led to world war. This book focuses on the assassination in Sarajevo, analyzing how it came about, describing it, and discussing its consequences on history. Investigate the timeline to understand crucial dates surrounding the assassination. Read the debate section so you can consider the arguments and weigh the evidence about its role in history. Clear photographs, maps, contemporary views, a glossary, and tips for future research are included to help you to understand the importance of this turning point in history....
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This book is part of a series for schoolchildren which introduces and explains world events in the 20th century. Since 1948, when the new state of Israel was created, bitter conflict between Arabs and Israelis has turned the Middle East into one of the world's most troubled regions. Here the events leading up to the wars and terrorism of recent decades are examined, and the complexities of the Palestian question are unravelled. The author of this book considers the wide-ranging consequences of the conflict, from the plight of refugees to the intensification of the Cold War, and examines the eventual breakthroughs which have heralded the renewed quest for peace....
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