Treaties, Trenches, Mud, Blood (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #4)

World War I set the tone for the 20th century and introduced a new type of warfare: global, mechanical, and brutal. Nathan Hale has gathered some of the most fascinating true-life tales from the war and given them his inimitable Hazardous Tales twist. Easy to understand, funny, informative, and lively, this series is the best way to be introduced to some of the most well-known battles (and litt…

The Underground Abductor (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #5)

Araminta Ross was born a slave in Maryland in the early 19th century. Slavery meant that her family could be ripped apart at any time, and that she could be put to work in dangerous places and for abusive people. But north of the Mason-Dixon line, slavery was illegal. If she could run away and make it north without being caught or killed, she’d be free. Facing enormous danger, Araminta made i…

The silk roads: the extraordinary history that created your world

Set your sails east with this stunningly original new history of the world. Peter Frankopan explores the connections made by people, trade, disease, war, religion, adventure, science and technology in this extraordinary book about how the east married the west with a remarkable voyage at its heart – the journey along the Silk Roads. From ancient world laws laid down by King Hammurabi and the…

An introduction to collection development for school librarians

Applying an informal and practical approach, Kerby provides beginning librarians with the essential steps to effectively manage a vibrant school library collection. Kerby argues that building a quality collection is no longer enough and offers strategies to ensure that learners actively engage with the materials

Flashes of brilliance

Edition

Ed. 1

ISBN/ISSN

9781324051107

Collation

322 p. ; ill. ; 23 cm

Series Title

-

Call Number

770 BUR f

Red comet: the short life and blazing art of Sylvia Plath

With a wealth of never-before-accessed materials, Heather Clark brings to life the brilliant Sylvia Plath, who had precocious poetic ambition and was an accomplished published writer even before she became a star at Smith College. Refusing to read Plath’s work as if her every act was a harbinger of her tragic fate, Clark considers the sociopolitical context as she thoroughly explores Plath’…

The school librarian's guide to (almost everything)

Edition

Ed. 1

ISBN/ISSN

9798892553308

Collation

168 p. ; ill. ; 22 cm

Series Title

-

Call Number

027 MAD t

Femme fatale

Four sparkling nineteenth-century tales of Parisian high society and rural life, from the father of that moder short story.

Travels in the land of serpents and pearls

The intrepid Venetian traveller's observations of a thirteenth-century India filled with lavish jewels, chaste princes, superstitions and naked armies.

The communists manifesto

This revolutionary summons to workers transformed the modern world and still shapes millions of lives today