"Osterhammel's book represents a new approach to the subject. The concise but sweeping study encompasses the process of colonization and decolonization from the early modern period to the twentieth century. "Virtually all other studies to date have looked at strategies of colonial conquest, exploitation, and rule from the imperial point of view. Osterhammel shows that the colonial situation dev…
Nathaniel Smithfield is a ten-year-old boy living with his family in Boston, Massachusetts in 1768 when he first starts to witness the drama happening in the city around him. Tension heats up between those who are loyal to the British crown, like Nathaniel's father, and those who believe the people of America are being treated unfairly. Over the following years as he grows into a teenager, Nath…
Feeling thankful invites young children to consider the warm, happy feelings they have about the people, places, and things that make their world feel safe. It is an invitation to smile and be thankful
Get ready—a new baby is coming to your house, and there are going to be lots of changes. Mommy's stomach will get bigger, and there won't be as much room for you on her lap. But you can pat her tummy and feel when it moves in funny ways. The baby will sleep most of the time, and your mommy may tell you "Shhhh." Sometimes the baby will cry—loudly. That's just the way it says "Feed me!" or "H…
Little Dog is as brave as brave can be! He's a pirate on the open seas. The pilot of a hot air balloon and an astronaut blasting into space, offering aliens a race! But what does he love to do the most?'
Cheng Ho, servant as a boy of ten to the Ming Dynasty Emperor, Yung Lo, grew to be a giant of a man, seven feet tall with a voice like thunder. He became the most famous Admiral of his time, visiting strange and dangerous places and covering greater dist