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Books with author Alan Blackwood

  • New Year

    Alan Blackwood

    Library Binding (Rourke Pub Group, Oct. 1, 1987)
    Describes the origins of New Year's celebrations and traditions and how they differ throughout the world. Includes a glossary of terms.
  • The Hungarian Uprising

    Alan Blackwood

    Hardcover (Hodder Wayland, June 30, 1986)
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  • The Age of Exploration

    Alan Blackwood

    Library Binding (Bookwright Pr, Aug. 1, 1990)
    An introductory survey of the discoveries made by sixteenth-century explorers such as Vasco da Gama, Cabot, Magellan, and Vespucci
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  • New Year

    Alan Blackwood

    Hardcover (Hodder Wayland, Feb. 21, 1986)
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  • Spotlight on the Age of Enlightenment

    Alan Blackwood

    Hardcover (Hodder Wayland, )
    None
  • Spotlight on Grain

    Alan Blackwood

    Library Binding (Rourke Pub Group, March 1, 1987)
    Explains how wheat, rice, and other grains are grown, milled and made into foods and drinks. A brief history of grain is included.
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  • Her Mother's Face

    BLACKWOOD

    Paperback (Scholastic, March 15, 2010)
    Award winners Roddy Doyle and Freya Blackwood team up to create a heartwarming story of loss, love, and what it means to be a family.When Siobhan was just three years old, her mother died, leaving Siobhan and her father alone in their house in Dublin. They never talk about her, and now, at ten years old, Siobhan no longer remembers her mother's face.One day, Siobhan meets a mysterious woman in the park who tells her that to remember her mother, she just needs to look in a mirror. As Siobhan grows older, she sees more and more of her mother's face in her own reflection. With time, she and her father and her own daughter are able to remember Siobhan's mother with joy and laughter instead of tears.
  • Piano and Keyboards

    Alan Blackwood

    Library Binding (Gloucester Pr, Oct. 1, 1993)
    Explores the origin and development of the piano, discussing how it works and guiding the student from the first steps of playing to more advanced techniques.
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  • Piano and Keyboards

    Alan Blackwood

    Paperback (Watts Pub Group, Aug. 31, 2003)
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  • France

    Alan Blackwood

    Library Binding (Bookwright Pr, Sept. 1, 1988)
    An introduction to the geography, history and culture of France.
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  • Musical Instruments

    Alan Blackwood

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, Oct. 1, 1987)
    Describes different groups of musical instruments and the sounds we can make from them by striking, blowing, pulling a bow over strings, or plucking. Also traces the history of musical instruments from their primitive origins to the present.
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  • Beginning History: Age of Exploration

    Alan Blackwood

    Hardcover (Hodder & Stoughton Childrens Division, Feb. 28, 1990)
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