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Series
Pub. Date
2001.
Physical Desc
128 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the civilization of ancient Rome, including its founding and early centuries, its high point, social classes and institutions, aspects of daily life, its eventual decline and fall, and the enduring legacy of Rome.
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Series
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
64 pages : color illustrations, map ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"46.8 million Americans identify as Black and make up 14 percent of the population. Fourteen percent might seem like a relatively small portion of Americans in general. But as the centuries of struggle by Black Americans--first to escape slavery and then to try to achieve true equality in its ugly wake--neatly parallels the story of American democracy itself"--
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Series
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
64 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Beginning with the First Battle of Bull Run in 1861 and continuing through the entire Civil War, Mathew Brady and his employees chronicled the long, bloody conflict, bringing images of war directly to the people.
9) The Vikings
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Pub. Date
2005.
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations, 1 color map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Author
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
64 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Over the course of billions of years nature has undergone a vast process of experimentation and trial and error. A tiny bit at a time, and in numerous clever ways, it has made various animal and plant species increasingly efficient. Biomimicry is a human attempt to take full advantage of that efficiency. Biomimicry allows people to learn from and apply nature's handiwork to fulfill human needs"--
11) Atoms
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2002.
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the discovery of atoms and how they work, nuclear energy and weapons, nuclear radiation and its medical uses, atomic clocks, and other applications.
12) Drones
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Series
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
64 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), map (some color) ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
80 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"When many people hear the term climate change, they envision a few random changes in weather patterns that will not affect the planet and humanity until the end of the current century, or even later. This view is dead wrong. Earth's climate is now changing faster than at any point in the history of modern civilization, primarily as a result of human activities. Global climate change has already resulted in a wide range of impacts across every region...
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Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
64 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Among the epic themes exploited in the myths from ancient India are universal ideas, concepts, and topics of the creation of the universe and humanity; love; religious devotion; good versus evil; the recurring horrors of war; and human destiny. The people of ancient India consistently developed these and other similar themes in highly colorful ways"--
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Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
64 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"The Chinese people feel that the ethical qualities of their leading mythical characters mirror or echo the superior morality of their long-lived civilization overall. They believe that several of the heroes and deities in the myths were either real people or at least based on historical persons. In their eyes, therefore, their history is frequently highlighted by great individuals and deeds"--
17) The Civil War
Author
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
112 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the weapons of American Civil War soldiers and different means of warfare used during that conflict.
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
80 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Similarities between human reactions to onslaughts of deadly diseases separated by millennia illustrates the morbid universality of such outbreaks. It reminds us that large attacks of lethal germs are nothing new, nor are human reactions to them. One problem inherent in such pandemics is that over time people tend to forget the lessons of past"--
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Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
64 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"A 2021 study by the American Pet Products Association found that some 12.6 million American households obtained a new dog, cat, or other pet during the COVID crisis's height in 2020; in turn, this created many opportunities for those who already liked working with animals. People who had long made their livings dealing with animals in one way or another were relieved when a majority of Americans got vaccinated for Covid-19. That contributed to a...
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