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3) World War I
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1999.
Physical Desc
80 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Examines the causes, course, and social implications of World War I, as well as technological and strategic advances of the time.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"In the 1980s, boom boxes and breakdancing were all the rage, Cabbage Patch Kids were flying off the shelves, and a new TV station called MTV was launched. Kids will love learning about the first at-home video game consoles, jelly shoes, leg warmers, eighties slang, and VCRs! Lighthearted illustrations and approachable language introduce young readers to all this and more hallmarks of the awesome decade"--
Author
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
11 sound discs (approximately 12 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert.
Language
English
Description
This last volume in Bauer's history series covers the major historical events of the last 150 years, from the Britain's empire under Queen Victoria to the presidency of Nelson Mandela.
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
168 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Great Battles for Boys takes young readers to the front lines of history's most important fights. In this episode of the best-selling series, the story opens with the Flying Tigers and the bombing of Pearl Harbor into the battles that stormed across the Pacific in the lethal "island hopping" military strategy that brought Victory Over Japan."--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
160 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The second World War as you've never seen it before. Witness incredible true tales of bravery and sacrifice during the world's darkest hour in this book by historian Dr. Hattie Hearn."--
10) 1920s
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[1993]
Physical Desc
47 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm.
Language
English
Description
Explores the decade of the 1920s worldwide, a time which included the formation of the League of Nations, Prohibition, the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun, Lindbergh's transatlantic flight, and the stock market crash.
11) 1910s
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[1993]
Physical Desc
47 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm.
Language
English
Description
Explores the decade of the 1910s worldwide, a time of great upheaval, including the events surrounding World War I and the Russian Revolution.
13) 1930s
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[1992]
Physical Desc
47 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm.
Language
English
Description
Explores the decade of the 1930s worldwide, a time which included the Depression, Gandhi's defiance of British rule in India, the Spanish Civil War, and the abdication of Edward VIII.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[1994]
Physical Desc
47 pages : illustrations ; 30 cm.
Language
English
Description
Explores the decade of the 1900s worldwide, a time which included the Wright brothers' first successful flight at Kitty Hawk, a Nobel Prize for Marie Curie and her husband, and the end of the Victorian Era.
16) 1960s
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[1992]
Physical Desc
47 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 30 cm.
Language
English
Description
Explores the decade of the 1960s worldwide, discussing such topics as the Bay of Pigs, President Kennedy's assassination, and the cultural revolution in China.
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