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1) Ukraine
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Big Buddy Books
Pub. Date
2023.
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32 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
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English
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"Welcome to Ukraine--home of the Lemurian Lake, the National Chernobyl Museum, and vast fields of grain! Informative, easy-to-read text and oversize scenic photos draw in readers as they learn about Ukraine's history, government, major cities, land features, natural resources, culture, and more! Maps, a timeline with photos, and a facts page that includes major statistics complement the text. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state...
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Big Buddy Books, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations, map ; 21 cm.
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English
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"Welcome to the United Kingdom--home of the Giant's Causeway, Stonehenge, and the Fairy Pools! Informative, easy-to-read text and oversized scenic photos draw in readers as they learn about the United Kingdom's history, government, major cities, land features, natural resources, culture, and more! Maps, a timeline with photos, and a facts page that includes major statistics complement the text. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state...
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Pourquoi Philippe n'a-t-il pas embrassé Mathilde lors du mariage ? Pourquoi Mathilde est-elle plus ambitieuse qu'il n'y paraît ? Pourquoi le Roi n'a-t-il jamais reconnu Delphine ? Pourquoi Paola n'a-t-elle pas voulu divorcer d'Albert ? Pourquoi Laurent a-t-il violenté plusieurs femmes ? Pourquoi Claire défend-elle son mari avec acharnement ? Pourquoi Astrid a-t-elle failli devenir Reine ? Pourquoi Lorenz est-il un homme les mieux payés de Belgique...
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The action-packed story of the WWII aviators known as the "362nd Suicide Outfit," including 150 photographs.
During World War II, the Ninth Air Force comprised air-to-ground aviators, charged with destroying the enemy close to the front and below the clouds, often bringing them face to face with their German opponents.
The 362nd Fighter Group, led by two very different leaders-the tough disciplinarian Col. Morton Magoffin and later the beloved motivator...
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Enshrouded within the annals of French history, a tale of unimaginable horror and perversion emerges. It is the story of Gilles de Rais, an aristocratic warrior revered as one of France's wealthiest and most respected men, and known as a close companion to none other than Joan of Arc herself on the battlefield. Yet, beyond the chivalrous façade, he devolved into a monstrous serial killer, acquiring the macabre moniker of Bluebeard. His horrifyingly...
7) Mein Lübeck
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Lübecks Zauber ist oft beschrieben worden. Klaus Ungerer wuchs mittendrin auf, zwischen uralten Backsteinhäuschen, im Schatten der riesigen Kirchtürme. Vom Travemünder Strand aus führt er uns tief in die Geschichte der Ostseestadt – und in seine eigene. Er erzählt von seiner Lehrerin Frau Bolm, die aus Kindern stolze Hanseaten machte, von seiner Großmutter, die ihm die abgestürzten Kirchturmglocken aus der Bombennacht 1942 zeigte, vom zerschlagenen...
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In the fourth volume of the British prime minister's legendary wartime speeches, the tides are turning and an Allied victory is within reach. The brilliant politician and military strategist Winston S. Churchill was a master not only of the battlefield, but of the page and the podium. Over the course of forty books and countless speeches, broadcasts, news items and more, he addressed a country at war and at peace, thrilling with victory but uneasy...
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A study of the economic and social changes which shaped the movement for German unification. The author emphasizes the effect of industrialism on urban life, traces the decline of manorialism in agriculture and seeks to show that the political movements of these years were profoundly influenced by the economic transition from agrarianism to capitalism. "Most of the works in English devoted to nineteenth century German historical development tend to...
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Godefroid ou Godefroy de Bouillon. Son seul nom évoque les croisades. Il nous renvoie à une vision idéalisée du Moyen ge, celle des châteaux forts, des gentes dames et des chevaliers. Pourtant, la personnalité de Godefroid de Bouillon qui sera, au XIXè siècle, érigé en mythe fondateur de la Belgique naissante, est empreinte de mystères. Du lieu de sa naissance et de sa mort, de son caractère à ses ambitions en passant par sa réelle piété,...
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This book traces the developments in the defenses, weaponry and armour of the northern 'barbarians' from the earliest traces of stone age aggression to the sophisticated warfare of the tribes who met the Romans in battle. It uses evidence from monuments such as the great hillforts of the Bronze and Iron Ages, including Maiden Castle in Dorset and Alesia in France, as well as the amazing archaeological finds seen in museums and collections across northern...
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»Der Insulaner verliert die Ruhe nicht!« Das Erkennungslied aus Günter Neumanns berühmtem Funkkabarett »Die Insulaner« erklang am 25. Dezember 1948 zum ersten Mal im Programm des RIAS Berlin und avancierte schon bald zur heimlichen Hymne der Berliner.
»Die Insulaner« – von ihren Anhängern heiß geliebt, von ihren Kritikern als die Inkarnation eines sentimental-pathetischen Lokalpatriotismus verachtet und von der SED-Führung als »Kriegshetzer«...
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Pendant des siècles, les Allemands et les Français se sont battus, se sont injuriés et se sont aimés. Il était souvent difficile de s'entendre avec ses rivaux et voisins, mais il était également impossible de s'en passer - en privé, les Français respectent les "boches" et les Allemands envient les "mangeurs de grenouilles". L'auteur retrace tous les aspects de cette relation en dents de scie entre la France et l'Allemagne : les batailles...
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BOOK BLURB Unlock the secrets of the ancient world with "The Antikythera Mechanism: Masterpiece of Ancient Engineering Ingenuity." This captivating book takes you on a thrilling adventure of discovery as we unravel the mysteries of one of the fascinating artifacts of ancient engineering ingenuity.The Antikythera Mechanism is a masterpiece of ancient technology that has puzzled historians and scientists for centuries. Discovered by chance in the sea...
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Often imitated but never equalled, the Old Ireland in Colour books are beloved by Irish readers at home and abroad, and in this, the third book of the series, the authors have uncovered yet more photographic gems and breathed new life into them in glorious colour.
All of Irish life is here – from evictions in Connemara to the mosgt elegant drawing rooms in Dublin. Famous faces from politics and the arts appear alongside humble labourers and farmers...
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A legendary capital of the arts, Paris hosted some of the most legendary developments in world culture - particularly at the beginning of the twentieth century, with the flowering of fauvism, cubism, dadaism, and surrealism. In Bohemian Paris, Dan Franck leads us on a vivid and magical tour of the Paris of 1900-1930, a hotbed of artistic creation where we encounter Apollinaire, Modigliani, Cocteau, Matisse, Picasso, Hemingway, and Fitzgerald, working,...
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This "heartbreaking biography" of the Communist revolutionary "is filled with high drama," daring escapes, and eventual imprisonment in Nazi Germany (Publishers Weekly).
A German-born Jew, Olga Benario was one of the most remarkable Communist activists of the twentieth century. With a genius for organization and an unwavering devotion, she crisscrossed the globe educating and activating legions to combat the worldwide plagues of Nazism and fascism....
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Am Anfang (2022) steht ein Stapel vergilbter Briefe aus den 1960er und 70er Jahren, die zwischen Deutschland und Polen hin- und hergingen. Als Mona in einem unerwarteten Anruf davon erfährt, nimmt sie spontan den Zug nach Westpolen. Ihr Bruder Richard begleitet sie; die erwachsene Tochter Alisa kommt später nach. Alle drei wollen mithilfe polnischer Bekannter tief vergrabenen Familiengeheimnissen auf die Spur kommen. Das Trio zerbricht, noch ehe...
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An original and fascinating history of Dublin that tells the story of the city through its bridges.Dublin's twenty bridges cross the tidal section of the River Liffey flowing through its centre; they were built over a span of a thousand years. Each has made a contribution to the city's development over time, so much so that it is possible to piece together its history by tracing their construction in chronological order.Starting with Church Street...
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When the award-winning Irish Times' journalist Rosita Boland was a schoolgirl she had (in common with all Irish children) a map of Ireland. Iconic in its pinks, greens and yellows, the Educational Company map was a staple of the Irish schoolhouse. As the author matured and changed, so did the unique country she grew to know first-hand. With deep affection and curiosity, she followed her very own map from those by-gone schooldays to take the reader...
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