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Author
Publisher
V&R Editoras
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
Español
Description
Did you know that Junko Tabei was the first woman to climb to the top of Mt. Everest, Margaret A. Wilcox invented the first automotive heating system or that Frank McNamara created the world's first credit card? This fascinating book presents innovative people throughout history and disciplines.
Author
Publisher
Cicada Books Limited
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
By exploring the designs of flags, we can learn all about the histories and aspirations of the countries they represent. Did you know that only the flag of Nepal has more than four sides? Or that the flag of Mozambique features a book, a hoe and an AK47? Robert Fresson's vintage-inflected illustrations shed fresh light on the wonders of vexillology.
Publisher
DK
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Publisher Annotation: Become an eyewitness to the world’s most incredible nature, science, and historical events, all in one tremendous picture-led reference guide that will take you on a visual tour of everything. Like the hugely successful Eyewitness series itself, Eyewitness Encyclopedia of Everything includes every topic children want to read about. The world’s greatest record-breakers, most amazing animals, inspiring history-makers, and...
Author
Publisher
Philomel
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Publisher Annotation: A father takes his two children on a thrilling out-of-this-world adventure into space and invites them to look back at Earth and the conflicts that have taken place since the beginning of time. This becomes a brief history of the world and a guide to the universe, told with Oliver Jeffers's inimitable perspective, wit and exquisite artwork.
15) Nicaragua
Author
Publisher
Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic, Inc
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"This book details the history, culture, geography, and government of Nicaragua."--Provided by publisher.
Publisher
DK
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
This stunning visual guide explores and explains the defining eras, key moments, and outstanding people that have made history. In the same series as the New Children s Encyclopedia and DK Visual Encyclopedias of Science, Art, and Geography (among others), this brand new history encyclopedia will help children, parents, and educators grasp the events, personalities, and inventions that have changed the world. From the earliest civilizations in Mesopotamia...
Publisher
DK
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
Español
Description
Publisher Annotation: Fully revised reissue edition, with its heavily illustrated take on history and truly wide-ranging content. 8 pages of brand-new timelines. - A truly global approach. - Published in conjunction with the Smithsonian Institution. From dinosaurs and Vikings to the history of robots and espionage, discover incredible world history in this lavish collection of timelines, has been fully updated with new information. More than 120 timelines...
Author
Publisher
Oceano Travesia
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
Español
Description
For curious kids, this is the chance to embark on the journey of a lifetime-and see how faraway countries have more in common than you might expect! Hopscotch from country to country in a chain of connecting attractions: Explore Mexico's glittering cave of crystals, then visit the world's largest cave in Vietnam. Peer over a 355-foot waterfall in Zambia, then learn how Antarctica's Blood Falls got their mysterious color. Or see mysterious mummies...
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Language
English
Description
Based on The New York Times Best-Selling series, this timeline of world history gives a fresh take on global events, from King Tut to Malala Yousafzai. For the first time ever, the Who Was? subjects are gathered into a single title! The Who Was? History of the World is a journey along the timeline of history, noting the birthdays of 150 people in the series and what was happening in the world at that moment in time. Follow the timeline to learn who...
20) The story of the world: Volume 3,Early modern times : from Elizabeth the First to the Forty-Niners
Author
Publisher
Well Trained Mind Press
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
A guide to the history of early modern times, discussing major historical events, people, and practices around the world from 1600 to 1850.
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