Lahir dari keluarga komunitas penyintas di pegunungan Idaho, Tara Westover berusia tujuh belas tahun saat pertama kali menginjakkan kakinya di ruang kelas. Keluarganya sangat terisolasi dari masyarakat kebanyakan sehingga tidak ada yang memastikan apakah anak-anak mereka mendapatkan pendidikan, dan tidak ada yang turun tangan ketika salah seorang kakak laki-laki Tara melakukan kekerasan. Ketika…
Tara Westover was 17 the first time she set foot in a classroom. Born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, she prepared for the end of the world by stockpiling home-canned peaches and sleeping with her "head-for-the-hills bag". In the summer she stewed herbs for her mother, a midwife and healer, and in the winter she salvaged in her father's junkyard. Her father forbade hospitals, so T…
Ally has been smart enough to fool a lot of smart people. Every time she lands in a new school, she is able to hide her inability to read by creating clever yet disruptive distractions. She is afraid to ask for help; after all, how can you cure dumb? However, her newest teacher Mr. Daniels sees the bright, creative kid underneath the trouble maker. With his help, Ally learns not to be so hard …
Have you ever wondered what the longest river is? Or the tallest mountain or building? What about the deepest canyon or lake? Find out about the highest, longest and deepest things on Earth in this fascinating exploration of the extremes!
What is art, and how have we used it to express ourselves throughout history? From cave painting right up to pop art; the Renaissance to twentieth-century sculpture, discover the stories behind great movements, processes and artists – both the household names and the perhaps not-so-familiar.
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