Author: John Townsend Publisher: Heinemann-Raintree Library ISBN: 9781410918697 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 56
Book Description
Why was foot binding popular in Ancient China? Where can you eat boiled wasp larvae? How has teen fashion changed in the last 50 years? Readers will take a tour through history to learn about some of the stranger aspects of fashion and food. Dramatic photos and illustrations bring these amazing facts and true stories to life.
Author: John Townsend Publisher: Heinemann-Raintree Library ISBN: 9781410918680 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 56
Book Description
Why did people rub dung into their skin? Why were children asked to chew garlic? What are leeches used for? The treatment of childhood illnesses has changed greatly throughout history as this fascinating, and sometimes icky, book demonstrates. Dramatic photos and illustrations show how far medicine has come from the Middle Ages to modern times.
Author: John Townsend Publisher: Heinemann-Raintree Library ISBN: 9781410918710 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 56
Book Description
What did people write on before paper was invented? What was school like in the 1800s? How have teaching methods changed over the years? Dramatic photos and illustrations, as well as real-life accounts, will give readers a revealing snapshot of education throughout history.
Author: John Townsend Publisher: Heinemann-Raintree Library ISBN: 9781410918734 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 56
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Describes the ways average people have lived in various cultures from ancient times through the twentieth century, presenting details on homes, family structures, and daily customs.
Author: Melissa Stewart Publisher: National Geographic Children's Books ISBN: 1426337469 Category : Animal behavior Languages : en Pages : 116
Book Description
"From award-winning author Melissa Stewart comes the grossest journey through the animal world you'll ever take. From ants to zorillas, get ready to discover some seriously strange animal behaviors. Slurp up soupy insides with houseflies, spit sticky saliva to build nests with birds, and fend off predators with poop-flinging caterpillars and farting snakes. And that's just the tip of the dung pile! These yucky habits may seem surprising to us, but they're totally normal for these animals. In fact, their survival depends on them."--
Author: Molefi Kete Asante Publisher: SAGE ISBN: 076192762X Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 569
Book Description
In the 1960s Black Studies emerged as both an academic field and a radical new ideological paradigm. Editors Molefi Kete Asante and Ama Mazama (Black Studies, Temple U.), both influential and renowned scholars, have compiled an encyclopedia for students, high school and beyond, and general readers. It presents analysis of key individuals, events, a
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Author: Molefi Kete Asante