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Author
Publisher
Distribuidora Planeta Mexicana
Pub. Date
2003
Edition
1. ed. SEP / Planeta
Language
Español
Description
Explains the whole world's population as a village of 100 people. Presents the different ways of life of people covering topics such as nationalities, languages, ages, religions, standard of living, and education.
Author
Publisher
Metropolitan Books/ Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Description
Over the last decade the West has undergone a political and demographic upheaval comparable only to the opening of the frontier. Now, in "Desert America," a work of powerful reportage and memoir, Rubén Martínez, acclaimed author of "Crossing Over," evokes a new world of extremes: outrageous wealth and devastating poverty, sublime beauty and ecological ruin.
3) Samsara
Publisher
MPI Home Video
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
None
Description
"Prepare yourself for an unparalleled sensory experience. Filmed over a period of almost five years and in twenty-five countries, SAMSARA explores the wonders of the world from sacred grounds to industrial sites, looking into the unfathomable reaches of man's spirituality and the human experience. Photographed entirely in 70mm, SAMSARA's mesmerizing images of unprecedented clarity illuminate the links between humanity and the rest of nature, showing...
Author
Publisher
Duke Classics
Language
English
Formats
Description
This early work by G. K. Chesterton was originally published in 1908. Gilbert Keith Chesterton was born in London in 1874. He studied at the Slade School of Art, and upon graduating began to work as a freelance journalist. Over the course of his life, his literary output was incredibly diverse and highly prolific, ranging from philosophy and ontology to art criticism and detective fiction. However, he is probably best-remembered for his Christian...
Author
Publisher
EDC Pub
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
This updated book introduces readers to the whole field of geography, from rocks and their formation, the solar system, weather and climates, and oceans to human settlements, population trends, diverse ecosystems, and environmental concerns.
Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books Ltd
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Formats
Description
Finalist, Governor General's Literary Award, Translation
Each year, more than 400 minors arrive alone in Canada requesting refugee status. They arrive without their parents, accompanied by no adult at all.
Alone relates the journey of three of them: Afshin, Alain and Patricia. Their story opens a window onto the many heartbreaks, difficult sacrifices and countless hardships that punctuate their obstacle-filled
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
Moving, relatable, and totally true childhood biographies of Martin Luther King Jr., Susan B. Anthony, Helen Keller, Malala Yousafzai, and 12 other inspiring activists.
Every activist started out as a kid—and in some cases they were kids when their activism began! But even the world’s greatest champions of civil liberties had relatable interests and problems—often in the middle of extraordinary circumstances.
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Every activist started out as a kid—and in some cases they were kids when their activism began! But even the world’s greatest champions of civil liberties had relatable interests and problems—often in the middle of extraordinary circumstances.
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Author
Publisher
Lerner Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
Bright white teeth. Straight leg bones. Awkwardly contorted arm bones. On a hot summer day in 2005, Dr. Douglas Owsley of the Smithsonian Institution peered into an excavated grave, carefully examining the fragile skeleton that had been buried there for four hundred years. "He was about fifteen years old when he died. And he was European," Owsley concluded. But how did he know?
Just as forensic scientists use their knowledge of human remains to help...
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