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A Child's Day in a Vietnamese City
J Holmes, T Morgan, Tom Morgan
Hardcover (Cavendish Square Publishing, Oct. 1, 2002)More than ever, children need to realize worlds beyond their own, including some very different from their own. Even more important, they should recognize that the people living in these lands aren't really so different after all. Written by native authors and filled with engaging details, A Child's Day takes young readers on a journey where they follow one child throughout the course of the day to learn about the child's family and friends, culture and language, school and play. An astounding amount of information is woven through the deceptively simple narratives. Numerous, original photographs featured in each volume as well as key facts about each country will further aid young readers in appreciating other cultures.
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Charlemagne and the Early Middle Ages
Miriam Greenblatt
Hardcover (Cavendish Square Publishing, Oct. 1, 2002)From Alexander the Great to Queen Victoria... their names fire the imagination with epic triumphs and influential reigns. The lives of their people forged and defined modern civilization. Writings and art left behind from their eras still inspire today. In this series, readers are introduced to these rulers and their times in an innovative approach to history.
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Building the Statue of Liberty
MS Laura L Sullivan
Library Binding (Cavendish Square Publishing, Jan. 15, 2018)Explains the creation of the Statue of Liberty, including why it was built, how money was raised to build it, and its legacy in the United States.
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Facing the Future
Irma McClaurin, Virginia Schomp
Library Binding (Cavendish Square Publishing, Sept. 1, 2008)"Covers the struggle for racial equality from the end of the civil rights movement in the 1960s to the present day"--Provided by publisher.
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The Rise of Jim Crow
James Haskins, Kathleen Benson, Virginia Schomp
Library Binding (Cavendish Square Publishing, Sept. 1, 2008)"Provides a history of the decades of povery, oppression, and terror African Americans suffered under the system of segregation in the United States, from the end of the Recontruction era through the early decades of the twentieth century"--Provided by publisher.
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What's Inside a Police Station?
Sharon Gordon
Library Binding (Cavendish Square Publishing, Jan. 1, 2003)An introduction to life at a police department, including descriptions of the equipment, the staff, and what happens on a typical day.
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The Civil Rights Movement
Irma McClaurin, Virginia Schomp
Library Binding (Cavendish Square Publishing, Sept. 1, 2008)"Covers the struggle by African Americans to gain their civil rights, from Brown v. Board of Education in 1954 through the turbulent sixties"--Provided by publisher.
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Pocahontas
Laura L Sullivan
Library Binding (Cavendish Square Publishing, Aug. 15, 2020)The daughter of a Native American chief, Pocahontas grew up during a time of incredible change in North America. This is her story, from her birth to her encounters with colonists, and finally her untimely death at the age of twenty-one. It captures her greatest achievements and surveys her role in the Powhatan tribe and later as a visitor in England. Told in simple, engaging words and accompanied by vibrant pictures, this is a story that your readers will enjoy.
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Set Design and Prop Making in Theater
Bethany Bryan
Library Binding (Cavendish Square Publishing, Jan. 1, 2017)The theater needs people who are good with their hands. Creative and handy people make, paint, and maintain the sets and props that bring a show to life. Learn what is required to get a set ready for opening night, and how job skills developed on the stage can translate into a career that is always in high demand.
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Papua New Guinea
Ingrid Gascoigne, Cassandra Schumacher
Library Binding (Cavendish Square Publishing, March 1, 2018)"A book about the history, economy, culture, religion, geography, etc. of Papua New Guinea"--
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Code Breakers and Spies of the Civil War
Andrew Coddington
Library Binding (Cavendish Square Publishing, Aug. 15, 2018)The United States in the 1860s seemed poised to become one of the world's leading powers. Even with the benefits of new innovations such as the railroad and the telegraph, which brought the country together, unresolved issues between the North and the South broke the country in half. This book explores the ways in which the day's new technologies changed the face of warfare and how, in this bloody war for unity, spies from all walks of life, including immigrants, women, and black people, contributed to the struggle.
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Belarus
Patricia Levy, Michael Spilling, Caitlin Tessman
Library Binding (Cavendish Square Publishing, March 1, 2018)Belarus as an official autonomous country only achieved independence in 1991. With its history full of conflict, culture, and many different rulers, this former member of the Soviet Union must now face a future trying to balance influence and values from both the East and the West. The people of Belarus have struggled to find a national identity, but today they hold strong to their traditions, language, beliefs, lifestyle, and culture. Readers will learn about historic and modern Belarus through detailed writing, captivating photographs, engaging sidebars, and much more.
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