Author: Carolyn Davis
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
ISBN: 1434961761
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
Cubbie The Bear And The Marble Hunt
Author: Carolyn Davis
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
ISBN: 1434961761
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
ISBN: 1434961761
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
Water, Cultural Diversity, and Global Environmental Change
Author: Barbara Rose Johnston
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9400717741
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 594
Book Description
Co-published with UNESCO A product of the UNESCO-IHP project on Water and Cultural Diversity, this book represents an effort to examine the complex role water plays as a force in sustaining, maintaining, and threatening the viability of culturally diverse peoples. It is argued that water is a fundamental human need, a human right, and a core sustaining element in biodiversity and cultural diversity. The core concepts utilized in this book draw upon a larger trend in sustainability science, a recognition of the synergism and analytical potential in utilizing a coupled biological and social systems analysis, as the functioning viability of nature is both sustained and threatened by humans.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9400717741
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 594
Book Description
Co-published with UNESCO A product of the UNESCO-IHP project on Water and Cultural Diversity, this book represents an effort to examine the complex role water plays as a force in sustaining, maintaining, and threatening the viability of culturally diverse peoples. It is argued that water is a fundamental human need, a human right, and a core sustaining element in biodiversity and cultural diversity. The core concepts utilized in this book draw upon a larger trend in sustainability science, a recognition of the synergism and analytical potential in utilizing a coupled biological and social systems analysis, as the functioning viability of nature is both sustained and threatened by humans.
When I Grow Up
Author: Dayle Timmons
Publisher: Fearon Teacher Aids
ISBN: 9780866538619
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
This book is designed to help teachers construct learning centers focusing on the community and community helpers. By using dramatic creative play and simulations, students become more aware of occupations and potential career choices. The career center provides a thematic approach to career education and a foundation for individual and group activities in the classroom. The resource book contains ideas, activities, and patterns for 10 community centers, with additional ideas for more. The table of contents lists: (1) Introduction; (2) "Bakery"; (3) "Post Office"; (4) "Hospital"; (5) "Grocery Store"; (6) "Fire Station"; (7) "Dentist"; (8) "Police Station"; (9) "Italian Restaurant"; (10) "School"; (11) "The Community"; and (12) Index. (EH)
Publisher: Fearon Teacher Aids
ISBN: 9780866538619
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
This book is designed to help teachers construct learning centers focusing on the community and community helpers. By using dramatic creative play and simulations, students become more aware of occupations and potential career choices. The career center provides a thematic approach to career education and a foundation for individual and group activities in the classroom. The resource book contains ideas, activities, and patterns for 10 community centers, with additional ideas for more. The table of contents lists: (1) Introduction; (2) "Bakery"; (3) "Post Office"; (4) "Hospital"; (5) "Grocery Store"; (6) "Fire Station"; (7) "Dentist"; (8) "Police Station"; (9) "Italian Restaurant"; (10) "School"; (11) "The Community"; and (12) Index. (EH)
From Man to Man
Author: Olive Schreiner
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 405
Book Description
"From Man to Man" is a feminist novel by the first South African-born novelist Olive Schreiner. The story tells of two white women, Rebekah and Bertie. They are sisters born into the racist and sexist society of mid-nineteenth-century South Africa. One of them remains in the Cape, marries, and has children. The other becomes a kept woman and a prostitute in London's East End. The novel's main question is, how far are marriage and prostitution apart in a world where women are valued mainly for their bodies?
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 405
Book Description
"From Man to Man" is a feminist novel by the first South African-born novelist Olive Schreiner. The story tells of two white women, Rebekah and Bertie. They are sisters born into the racist and sexist society of mid-nineteenth-century South Africa. One of them remains in the Cape, marries, and has children. The other becomes a kept woman and a prostitute in London's East End. The novel's main question is, how far are marriage and prostitution apart in a world where women are valued mainly for their bodies?
Toys and American Culture
Author: Sharon M. Scott
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
Tracing developments in toy making and marketing across the evolving landscape of the 20th century, this encyclopedia is a comprehensive reference guide to America's most popular playthings and the culture to which they belong. From the origins of favorite playthings to their associations with events and activities, the study of a nation's toys reveals the hopes, goals, values, and priorities of its people. Toys have influenced the science, art, and religion of the United States, and have contributed to the development of business, politics, and medicine. Toys and American Culture: An Encyclopedia documents America's shifting cultural values as they are embedded within and transmitted by the nation's favorite playthings. Alphabetically arranged entries trace developments in toy making and toy marketing across the evolving landscape of 20th-century America. In addition to discussing the history of America's most influential toys, the book contains specific entries on the individuals, organizations, companies, and publications that gave shape to America's culture of play from 1900 to 2000. Toys from the two decades that frame the 20th century are also included, as bridges to the fascinating past—and the inspiring future—of American toys.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
Tracing developments in toy making and marketing across the evolving landscape of the 20th century, this encyclopedia is a comprehensive reference guide to America's most popular playthings and the culture to which they belong. From the origins of favorite playthings to their associations with events and activities, the study of a nation's toys reveals the hopes, goals, values, and priorities of its people. Toys have influenced the science, art, and religion of the United States, and have contributed to the development of business, politics, and medicine. Toys and American Culture: An Encyclopedia documents America's shifting cultural values as they are embedded within and transmitted by the nation's favorite playthings. Alphabetically arranged entries trace developments in toy making and toy marketing across the evolving landscape of 20th-century America. In addition to discussing the history of America's most influential toys, the book contains specific entries on the individuals, organizations, companies, and publications that gave shape to America's culture of play from 1900 to 2000. Toys from the two decades that frame the 20th century are also included, as bridges to the fascinating past—and the inspiring future—of American toys.
Kirkwall in the Orkneys
Author: Buckham Hugh Hossack
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Kirkwall (Scotland)
Languages : en
Pages : 550
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Kirkwall (Scotland)
Languages : en
Pages : 550
Book Description
My Dusky Friends
Author: Ethel Hassell
Publisher: [Dalkeith, W.A.] : C. W. Hassell
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Detailed description of Aborigines based on personal observation of the Wheelman and neighbouring groups made between 1878 and 1886; material culture; food, particularly plant food gathered by women; dance and music; burial rites; sorcery; warfare; large number of myths and legends on many subjects; vocabulary.
Publisher: [Dalkeith, W.A.] : C. W. Hassell
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Detailed description of Aborigines based on personal observation of the Wheelman and neighbouring groups made between 1878 and 1886; material culture; food, particularly plant food gathered by women; dance and music; burial rites; sorcery; warfare; large number of myths and legends on many subjects; vocabulary.
The Great Explorers
Author: Robin Hanbury-Tenison
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
ISBN: 0500774315
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
Penetrating biographies written by a group of distinguished travel writers, broadcasters, and historians reveal the lives, motives, and passions of forty major explorers in history. It has always been mankind’s gift, or curse, to be inquisitive, and through the ages people have been driven to explore the limits of the worlds known to them—and beyond. Here are the stories of forty of the world’s greatest explorers from Europe, America, Asia, and Australia. These are men and women who changed our perception of the world through their courageous adventures. Organized thematically, the book opens with the oceanic journeys of five hundred years ago, when the great era of recorded exploration began. The following sections look at The Land, Rivers, Polar Ice, Deserts, Life on Earth, and New Frontiers. Many of these explorers recounted their journeys in vivid firsthand accounts; others were superb artists or photographers. The book features quotes from their journals and reports, and it is illustrated with paintings, photographs, engravings, and maps, so that we can experience their adventures through their own eyes and in their own words. Featured explorers include: Christopher Columbus, Vasco da Gama, James Cook, Lewis and Clark, Richard Burton, Samuel de Champlain, David Livingstone, Roald Amundsen, Gertrude Bell, Alexander von Humboldt, Yuri Gagarin, and Jacques-Yves Cousteau.
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
ISBN: 0500774315
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
Penetrating biographies written by a group of distinguished travel writers, broadcasters, and historians reveal the lives, motives, and passions of forty major explorers in history. It has always been mankind’s gift, or curse, to be inquisitive, and through the ages people have been driven to explore the limits of the worlds known to them—and beyond. Here are the stories of forty of the world’s greatest explorers from Europe, America, Asia, and Australia. These are men and women who changed our perception of the world through their courageous adventures. Organized thematically, the book opens with the oceanic journeys of five hundred years ago, when the great era of recorded exploration began. The following sections look at The Land, Rivers, Polar Ice, Deserts, Life on Earth, and New Frontiers. Many of these explorers recounted their journeys in vivid firsthand accounts; others were superb artists or photographers. The book features quotes from their journals and reports, and it is illustrated with paintings, photographs, engravings, and maps, so that we can experience their adventures through their own eyes and in their own words. Featured explorers include: Christopher Columbus, Vasco da Gama, James Cook, Lewis and Clark, Richard Burton, Samuel de Champlain, David Livingstone, Roald Amundsen, Gertrude Bell, Alexander von Humboldt, Yuri Gagarin, and Jacques-Yves Cousteau.
Curious George Flies a Kite
Author: H. A. Rey
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547342543
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 83
Book Description
George's adventures with bunnies, fishing poles, and a powerful kite are told in a simplified text suitable for first-graders to read themselves.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547342543
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 83
Book Description
George's adventures with bunnies, fishing poles, and a powerful kite are told in a simplified text suitable for first-graders to read themselves.
National American Kennel Club Stud Book
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dogs
Languages : en
Pages : 556
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dogs
Languages : en
Pages : 556
Book Description