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5) Hawai`i
Author
Series
Language
English
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Description
Learn about Hawai'i, such as its history, places of interest, and distinct culture.
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Explore Antarctica--the coldest, driest, and windiest continent on Earth--in this adventure-filled title in the Who HQ series. Antarctica, the earth's southernmost continent, was virtually untouched by humans until the nineteenth century. Many famous explorers journeyed (and often died) there in the hope of discovering a land that always seemed out of reach. This book introduces readers to this desert--yes, desert!--continent that holds about 90...
Publisher
Wonderscape Entertainment, LLC
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
In this program, young viewers will discover that communities are built in all kinds of geographical locations: near forests, rivers, oceans, mountains, valleys, and more. The show explores how communities depend on geography and how natural resources and climate affect the kinds of food people eat, the clothes they wear, the houses they build, and the way they live.
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English
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"An innovative look back through time, Manhattan Maps follows the history of Manhattan Island from its natural formation to the bustling city today. It explores the ways in which nature and people are connected, tracking the people who lived on Manhattan from the Lenape Indians to Dutch settlers hunting for beaver pelts to early Americans and beyond, and how they've (literally) shaped the island (and vice versa). Jen Thermes highlights watershed moments...
9) Texas
Author
Series
Publisher
The Child's World
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Learn about the different places to visit in Texas, such as San Antonio's Mission, the state capitol in Austin, and the Space Center in Houston.
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Language
English
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Description
The brilliance of the Renaissance laid the foundation of the modern world. Textbooks tell us that it came about as a result of a rediscovery of the ideas and ideals of classical Greece and Rome. But now bestselling historian Gavin Menzies makes the startling argument that in the year 1434, China--then the world's most technologically advanced civilization--provided the spark that set the European Renaissance ablaze. From that date onward, Europeans...
11) North Carolina
Author
Publisher
The Child's World
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Learn about places of interest in the state of North Carolina.
14) Michigan
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
A timeline and recipe both enhance this fact-filled overview of the state.
15) Nevada
Author
Publisher
The Child's World
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Learn about Nevada, such as its history, places of interest, and rugged natural beauty.
16) Vermont
Author
Series
Publisher
The Child's World
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Learn about Vermont and a number of its points of interest.
17) Florida
Author
Series
Publisher
The Child's World
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Learn about the state of Florida.
Author
Publisher
Happy Yak
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Publisher Annotation: One Moment in Time is a lyrical celebration of diversity with a heartfelt message of unity. Featuring eleven different children, this book takes readers on a colourful, eye-opening journey around the globe in a single day, showing what children in different countries are each doing at the same point in time. From travel writer Ben Lerwill, and with beautiful illustrations from Alette Straathof this non-fiction picture book introduces...
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Land ho! Discover what the Age of Exploration was all about in this wonderful addition to?the bestselling Who HQ series! Before the fifteenth century, European sailors were unsure what waited for them beyond their well-known travel routes around the Mediterranean Sea, so they kept within sight of land. But all of that changed after Prince Henry the Navigator of Portugal started sending ships down the coast in the hope of finding a sea route to India...
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