Science Superstars: 30 Brilliant Women Who Changed the World

Brilliant women scientists are not new, but they haven’t always gotten credit for being so stellar. In Jennifer Calvert and Octavia Jackson's Science Superstars, you’ll be introduced to 30 remarkable women whose passion and dedication to all things science led to groundbreaking discoveries, vital medicine, essential technology, and cutting-edge inventions that changed the world. If you use …

Ensiklopedia mini peristiwa-peristiwa besar di Indonesia

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5000 years of awesome objects

Go on a trip through the famous Metropolitan Museum of Art without ever leaving your home! Prepare to explore the treasures of the world's civilisations-from ancient Egyptian amulets, Mayan jewellery, and prehistoric tools-to Medieval tapestries, Renaissance suits of armour, and modern-day baseball cards. Each page brings you closer to the past as you learn about the people of different ages th…

The story of art

An illustrated introduction to art appreciation with a survey of the major art periods and styles and descriptions of the work and world of the masters

Sengoku Jidai. Nobunaga, Hideyoshi, and Ieyasu: three unifiers of Japan

Japan's Sengoku Jidai, known as the 'Warring States Period,' was a time of profound crisis and upheaval, characterized by constant warfare and social unrest. During this turbulent era, the traditionally low-born rural military class of 'bushi' (samurai warriors) rose to power, overthrowing their social superiors in the court and reshaping the landscape of Japan. At the center of this tumultuous…

Toyotomi Hideyoshi: the making of a modern hero

Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Tokugawa Ieyasu were the three most powerful warlords of the sixteenth and early seventeenth century who successfully created a unified Japanese state by bringing to an end the civil wars. For this, they would go down in history as The Unifiers. Although the unification was achieved through the accumulated efforts of the three, Hideyoshi has emerged as the …

The Book of Heroines : Tales of History's Gutsiest Gals

How about more than a hundred of them? From action hereos to peaceful protesters, courageous creation to hero hounds-you'll find them all in this book!

Crispin : The Cross of Lead

Sometimes I ran, sometimes all I could do was walk. All I knew was that if the steward overtook me, I’d not survive for long.... Crispin is a poor thirteen-year-old peasant in medieval England. Accused of a crime he did not commit, he has been declared a "wolf’s head," meaning he may be killed on sight, by anyone. He flees his tiny village with nothing but his mother’s cross of lead. …

History of the world 10.000 bce to 2.000 ce: putting history on the map

Take a thrilling journey from the Stone Age, the beginning of human culture, through to the industrial, high-tech world of today

The world war II book

What key battle turned the tide for the Allies?