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We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union . . . establish this Constitution for the United States of America.A simple, unintimidating introduction to the US Constitution and the rights it grants every American citizen. The American...
Editeur :
Union Square Kids
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2018-01-23
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Young Charles Dickens’s happy childhood came to a sudden end when his father was jailed for debt and, aged 12, he was sent to work in a factory to make shoe polish.By his mid twenties, he was on the verge of becoming the most popular novelist the world has ever known....
Editeur :
Short Books
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2017-06-01
Collection :
Great Victorians
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Daughter of the famous romantic poet Lord Byron, Ada Lovelace was a child prodigy. Brilliant at maths, she read numbers like most people read words.Lady Byron wanted Ada to be as unlike her father as possible. Ada grew up surrounded by an army of tutors who taught her...
Editeur :
Short Books
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2017-06-01
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Great Victorians
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A story of young Australians' mateship and bravery against all odds in WWIIFor Australians, Kokoda is the iconic battle of World War II, yet few people know just what happened - and just what our troops achieved. In this new edition of his bestselling account of this...
Editeur :
Lothian Children's Books
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2016-10-25
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Endorsed for EdexcelExam board: Pearson EdexcelLevel: GCSESubject: HistoryFirst teaching: September 2016First exams: Summer 2018Enable students to achieve their full potential while ensuring pace, enjoyment and motivation with this popular series from the leading...
Editeur :
Hodder Education
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2016-10-03
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How does an ordinary person become a hero? It happens in a split second, a moment of focus and clarity, when a choice is made. Here are the gripping accounts of Medal of Honor recipients who demonstrated guts and selflessness on the battlefield and confronted...
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Artisan
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2015-05-19
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Twentieth Century History Makers: Nelson Mandela offers a fascinating and complete look at one of the 20th century's great leaders and humanitarians. Beginning with his early life in a rural part of South Africa, the book traces the course of Mandela's life - his legal...
Editeur :
Franklin Watts
Parution :
2014-10-09
Collection :
Twentieth Century History Makers
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Neil Armstrong was involved in one of the most memorable events of the twentieth century - the moon landing!Find out more about how he got to become one of the first to set foot on the moon.Discover the stories of people who have helped to shape history, ranging from...
Editeur :
Franklin Watts
Parution :
2014-07-24
Collection :
History Heroes
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Christopher Columbus sailed the seas in search of the perfect trade route - find out how his life and explorations helped to change the world!Discover the stories of people who have helped to shape history, ranging from early explorers such asChristopher Columbus to...
Editeur :
Franklin Watts
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2014-07-24
Collection :
History Heroes
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Did you know that Egyptian policemen used monkeys to arrest people?The Ancient Egyptians lived half of their lives up to their eyes in mud, the other half choking on desert sand, and spent most of their time thinking about dying! Any history book will give you the...
Editeur :
Wayland
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2014-03-13
Collection :
What They Don't Tell You About
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Did you know that Vikings liked to slurp blood soup for supper?Highly-practised in the art of thuggery, the Vikings loved their drink, sacrificed humans in the name of religion and didn't bother with school! Any history book will give you the boring facts THEY think you...
Editeur :
Wayland
Parution :
2014-03-13
Collection :
What They Don't Tell You About
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Did you know that Adolf Hilter wasn't, in fact, German?The Second World War brought horror and heartache to millions of people all over the globe, and it turned everyday living upside down too. Any history book will give you the boring facts THEY think you should know,...
Editeur :
Wayland
Parution :
2014-03-13
Collection :
What They Don't Tell You About
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This book explains how the war started, what it was about and who it involved. It describes the major battles and looks at what life was like for the soldiers in the trenches, the pilots in the air, the sailors at sea and the civilians back home.Written in the lively...
Editeur :
Wayland
Parution :
2014-03-13
Collection :
What They Don't Tell You About
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When, at the height of the First World War, many Allied governments introduced conscription, there were thousands of individuals who, for personal or religious reasons, refused to fight. After tough questioning, some were exempted but the majority were forced into the...
Editeur :
Franklin Watts
Parution :
2014-02-27
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Recommended by the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy as an exemplary informational text.
Covering a time of great hope and incredible change, Reconstruction and Reform is a dramatic look at life after the Civil War in the newly re...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2012-10-31
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Recommended by the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy as an exemplary informational text.
Early nineteenth century America could just about be summed up by Henry David Thoreau's words when he said, "Eastward I go only by force, but...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
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2012-10-31
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Recommended by the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy as an exemplary informational text.
For the captains of industry men like Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, J. P. Morgan, and Henry Ford the Gilded Age is a time of big money....
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
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2012-10-31
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Recommended by the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy as an exemplary informational text.
From woman's suffrage to Babe Ruth's home runs, from Louis Armstrong's jazz to Franklin Delano Roosevelt's four presidential terms, from the finale...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2012-10-31
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Recommended by the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy as an exemplary informational text.
A History of US is a 10-volume, award-winning series about the birth and development of the United States as related by master storyteller Joy...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2012-10-31
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Recommended by the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy as an exemplary informational text.
Beginning with George Washington's inauguration and continuing into the nineteenth century, The New Nation tells the story of the remarkable...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2012-10-16
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