Books with author Leslie S. Kaplan

This fact-filled series can help elementary social studies students learn about the diverse countries and cultures of the world. Correlated directly to the social studies curriculum, each volume includes social, political, geographic, economic, and historic characteristics of the featured country. Primary source images, documents, and artifacts bring the world's unique nations and people into your students' world and offer an invaluable resource for country research and reports. A country that has undergone much political and social upheaval since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Iran is a poor nation with many ongoing troubles. Through fascinating primary-source materials and well-documented facts, this volume explains the reasons why the nation is so troubled. Students will also learn that 99 percent of Iranians are Muslims who live under strict Islamic law. However, the importance the Iranians place on the arts, particular poetry, is also explored in this frank look at Iran and its practices today.

This fact-filled series can help elementary social studies students learn about the diverse countries and cultures of the world. Correlated directly to the social studies curriculum, each volume includes social, political, geographic, economic, and historic characteristics of the featured country. Primary source images, documents, and artifacts bring the world's unique nations and people into your students' world and offer an invaluable resource for country research and reports. Charles Dickens once described Canada as the land of hope and promise. It seems that this, the second-largest country in the world, has fulfilled this promise. In 2002. Canada underwent more economic growth than any other country in the world. Readers will learn how Canada's various industries, such as manufacturing, telecommunications, and tourism, contributed to this great spurt in growth. They will be able learn about this and more with the help of lively text and pertinent primary source materials.

This fact-filled series can help elementary social studies students learn about the diverse countries and cultures of the world. Correlated directly to the social studies curriculum, each volume includes social, political, geographic, economic, and historic characteristics of the featured country. Primary source images, documents, and artifacts bring the world's unique nations and people into your students' world and offer an invaluable resource for country research and reports. A country that has undergone much political and social upheaval since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Iran is a poor nation with many ongoing troubles. Through fascinating primary-source materials and well-documented facts, this volume explains the reasons why the nation is so troubled. Students will also learn that 99 percent of Iranians are Muslims who live under strict Islamic law. However, the importance the Iranians place on the arts, particular poetry, is also explored in this frank look at Iran and its practices today.

This fact-filled series can help elementary social studies students learn about the diverse countries and cultures of the world. Correlated directly to the social studies curriculum, each volume includes social, political, geographic, economic, and historic characteristics of the featured country. Primary source images, documents, and artifacts bring the world's unique nations and people into your students' world and offer an invaluable resource for country research and reports. Packed with fabulous primary-source images and documents, readers can take this exiling journey into the worlds of both modern and ancient Greece. They can explore the wonderful ancient sites, such as the Parthenon and the Acropolis, and learn how the restoration of such sites helps secure tourism as the leading industry in the country. In fact, it is the most visited country in Europe, with over 12 million visitors each year. Readers will also find out that despite its popularity, Greece has a struggling economy and relies on substantial aid from its EU partners.

Charles Scribners 1922. Hardcover Very Good. Pictorial cloth binding with image of Eton on front cover. "Oppidan" refers to a student of Eton College who is not a King's scholar, and who boards in a private residence. Sir John Randolph Leslie (1885 - 1971), third baronet, was an Irish diplomat and prolific writer, who took the name "Shane." He was born into an Anglo-Irish Protestant family, and was educated at Eton College and King"s College, Cambridge. While at Cambridge he became a Roman Catholic convert and Irish nationalist. He was a cousin of Sir Winston Churchill. First American Edition. Binding is Hardcover. [Washington, DC, U.S.A.]

Stunning primary source imagery and age-appropriate text will thoroughly engage students as they learn about this important ancient civilization. From artifacts such as the writing implements used by King Tutankhamen's scribe, to tomb paintings that illustrate irrigation systems or life in the home, these books are jam-packed with the primary sources that bring the past to life. Each book also features a primary source listing, which includes information about each document, artifact, or painting.