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Books > Children's & Educational > Social studies
You're about to be an eyewitness to the ten crucial days in Dr.
Martin Luther King Jr.'s life, including
His faith in peace leads to a surprising protest. Police injustice
shocks the nation awake. A personal sacrifice challenges prejudice
and racism. A fearless march demands rights for all Americans. And
an immortal speech inspires the world.
These days and five others shook King's world - and yours.
This is a bold, bright and educational bilingual board book that
introduces children to the concept of jobs and occupations in two
languages.
Discover the fascinating history of the Asian community in Britain,
from the first settlers to the 21st Century. Newly updated, The
History of the Asian Community in Britain explores why people came
to Britain, the problems they faced and the contributions these
communities have made to British society. Brought to life with case
studies and rarely published photographs, this is an opportunity to
get up close to the experiences and vital impact Asian people have
had in Britain. Meet pioneers such as Sake Dean Mahomed and Jayaben
Desai and find out why the Asian community has been fundamental to
Britain's success on the world stage.
180 Days of Geography is a fun and effective daily practice
workbook designed to help students learn about geography. This
easy-to-use kindergarten workbook is great for at-home learning or
in the classroom. The engaging standards-based activities cover
grade-level skills with easy to follow instructions and an answer
key to quickly assess student understanding. Each week students
will explore a new topic focusing on map skills, applying
information and data, and connecting what they have learned. Watch
students build confidence as they learn about location, place,
human-environment interaction, movement, and regions with these
quick learning activities. Parents appreciate the teacher-approved
activity books that keep their child engaged and learning. Great
for homeschooling, to reinforce learning at school, or prevent
learning loss over summer.Teachers rely on the daily practice
workbooks to save them valuable time. The ready to implement
activities are perfect for daily morning review or homework. The
activities can also be used for intervention skill building to
address learning gaps.
How to Read a Folktale offers the first English translation of
Ibonia, a spellbinding tale of old Madagascar. Ibonia is a folktale
on epic scale. Much of its plot sounds familiar: a powerful royal
hero attempts to rescue his betrothed from an evil adversary and,
after a series of tests and duels, he and his lover are joyfully
united with a marriage that affirms the royal lineage. These
fairytale elements link Ibonia with European folktales, but the
tale is still very much a product of Madagascar. It contains
African-style praise poetry for the hero; it presents
Indonesian-style riddles and poems; and it inflates the form of
folktale into epic proportions. Recorded when the Malagasy people
were experiencing European contact for the first time, Ibonia
proclaims the power of the ancestors against the foreigner. Through
Ibonia, Lee Haring expertly helps readers to understand the very
nature of folktales. His definitive translation, originally
published in 1994, has now been fully revised to emphasize its
poetic qualities, while his new introduction and detailed notes
give insight into the fascinating imagination and symbols of the
Malagasy. Haring's research connects this exotic narrative with
fundamental questions not only of anthropology but also of literary
criticism. This book is part of our World Oral Literature Series in
conjunction with the World Oral Literature Project.
The rise and spread of feminism should be at the center of the
world historical narrative, but feminism is often treated as a
sub-heading. For specific cultural reasons, feminism grew out of
democratic ideals right after the Protestant Reformation and
developed into the most powerful force currently shaping the world.
Traditional "Western-Civ." narratives often connect the Protestant
Reformation to the Enlightenment and the Enlightenment to the
development of participatory governments. However, given that
democratic ideals also produced feminism, maybe it is time to
recognize that the most impressive outcome of the Declaration of
Independence was not that it produced an American Revolution and a
Constitution, but that it inspired the genius of Mary
Wollstonecraft. It is true that democratic ideals created both the
American Congress and feminism, but which is more important?
Femocracy: How Educators can Teach Democratic Ideals and Feminism
is an indispensable work for teachers of history, sociology, and
women's studies.
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David Long; Illustrated by Terri Po
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Discover the exciting and dangerous lives of spies and secret
agents from Blue Peter Award-winning David Long and rising star
Terri Po. A single spy can save thousands of lives. Spies and
secret agents have been hard at work for centuries, risking their
lives, and sometimes changing the course of history. Discover
twenty-seven of the most courageous and daring, including Britain's
first female spy, a teacher turned saboteur, the spy who sang for
Hitler and the man who never was . . . An unputdownable collection
of real life adventures, stunningly illustrated by Terri Po.
'Absorbingly detailed and compulsively readable, it's a must for
spy addicts.' Guardian 'Will hook readers of all ages.' Just
Imagine 'A beautiful book.' Armadillo Magazine 'I couldn't put it
down.' Addie, aged 10, NG Kids 'A stunning collection.' Mini
Travellers
Fostering Mental Health Literacy through Adolescent Literature
provides educators a starting point for engaging students in the
study of adolescent literature that features mental health themes
with the intended goal of developing students' mental health
literacy while simultaneously attending to English Language Arts
content and literacy standards. Each chapter, co-authored by a
literacy expert and mental health specialist, features a specific
adolescent novel and provides middle and high school teachers
background information on the novel's featured mental health
theme(s), along with pedagogical approaches for guiding readers
into, through, and out of the novel. In doing so, this text seeks
to raise awareness of mental health issues thereby reducing
associated stigma and normalizing individual and peer mental health
experiences for all adolescents.
For courses in Introduction to Hospitality and Hospitality
Management. Capturing the flavor and breadth of the industry,
Introduction to Hospitality Management, Fourth Edition, explores
all aspects of the field including: travel and tourism; lodging;
foodservice; meetings, conventions and expositions; and leisure and
recreation. Devoting six chapters to management, the text focuses
on hospitality and management and uses first-person accounts,
corporate profiles and industry morsels to foster a student's
appreciation for the field. Throughout, author John R. Walker
invites students to share this industry's unique enthusiasm and
passion. The text is organized into five sections: the hospitality
industry and tourism; lodging; restaurants, managed services, and
beverages; recreation, theme parks, clubs, and gaming
entertainment; and assemblies and event management. Each section
includes insight from industry professionals, contains up-to-date
information on career opportunities, and includes many examples
illuminating current industry trends and realities. Extensively
revised and updated, this edition contains new photos, new page
layouts, and new coverage on topics ranging from sustainability to
globalization.
For introductory courses serving students who intend to pursue
degrees and careers in food science, dietetics, or nutrition. This
text integrates the scientific principles of safe and nutritious
food preparation with the basic techniques students need to work
effectively with food. It introduces the scientific basis of
current practices and procedures, and explains ingredients both as
nutrient sources and as food product components. The effects of
preparation techniques are discussed in the context of the science
underlying food manipulation, ingredients, ratios, effects of heat
and cold, storage, preservation, and evaluation. Foods from diverse
cultures are covered, and "Cultural Accents" features present a
global perspective. Study aids include "Key Concepts" chapter
roadmaps; "Science Notes" and "Industry Insights"; "Judging Points"
to help students evaluate food products; updated web links; and
many new illustrations. Fully revised to reflect MyPlate and the
2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, this edition adds more
information on healthy food choices, labeling, vegetarian diets,
and gluten-free products.
A must-read guide for students and recent graduates about the
background investigation process for college, business, and
government job applications. Most young adults know little about
background checks, despite their widespread use by schools and
potential employers. In Your History, Your Future: An Insider's
Guide to Background Investigations, Anthony Oatis uses his decades
of experience as a special investigator to direct readers through
the process. He explains what to expect during the background
check, how to prepare for interviews, and how to handle past
infractions. Special focus is given to social media and the
internet, helping readers understand the impact of what they post
online and detailing how to clean up social media pages before the
background investigation process begins. Featured throughout the
book are personal stories from young adults who overcame obstacles
in their lives and infractions on their records to still pass the
background investigation and lead successful lives. Including tips
for filling out the often-intimidating forms, Your History, Your
Future is a valuable resource for high school and college students
as they prepare for what's to come.
For all courses in construction accounting and construction
finance, and for courses in engineering economics taught in
construction management programs. This book helps construction
professionals and construction management students master the
principles of financial management, and adapt and apply them to the
challenge of profitably managing construction companies. It
integrates content that has traditionally been taught through
separate accounting, finance, and engineering economics texts.
Students learn how to account for a construction company's
financial resources; how to manage its costs, profits, and cash
flows; how to evaluate different sources of funding a company's
cash needs; and how to quantitatively analyze financial decisions.
Readers gain hands-on experience through 220 example problems and
over 390 practice problems, many of them based on situations
actually encountered by the author. This edition adds more than 100
new discussion questions, and presents financial equations and
accounting transactions more visually to support more intuitive
learning.
For undergraduate/graduate-level courses in Hospitality Information
Systems, and Hospitality Technology. This text examines technology
strategies for the hospitality industry. Exceptionally practical in
approach, this edition includes a new chapter on technology in the
casino industry and a new chapter on technology for meetings and
events. A separate chapter is devoted to planning and investment as
students learn what technology exists and how to use it to succeed
in the hospitality business.
180 Days of Geography is a fun and effective daily practice
workbook designed to help students learn about geography. This
easy-to-use first grade workbook is great for at-home learning or
in the classroom. The engaging standards-based activities cover
grade-level skills with easy to follow instructions and an answer
key to quickly assess student understanding. Each week students
will explore a new topic focusing on map skills, applying
information and data, and connecting what they have learned. Watch
students build confidence as they learn about location, place,
human-environment interaction, movement, and regions with these
quick independent learning activities. Parents appreciate the
teacher-approved activity books that keep their child engaged and
learning. Great for homeschooling, to reinforce learning at school,
or prevent learning loss over summer.Teachers rely on the daily
practice workbooks to save them valuable time. The ready to
implement activities are perfect for daily morning review or
homework. The activities can also be used for intervention skill
building to address learning gaps.
Construction Methods and Management, Eighth Edition, is designed to
guide construction engineers and managers in planning, estimating,
and directing construction operations safely and effectively.
Comprehensive and up-to-date, the text integrates major
construction management topics with an explanation of the methods
of heavy/highway and building construction. It incorporates both
customary U.S. units and metric (SI) units and is the only text to
present concrete formwork design equations and procedures using
both measurement systems. This edition features information on the
latest developments in soil excavation, asphalt paving, and
earthmoving equipment.
You Choose meets Richard Scarry's What Do People Do All Day? Pick
your perfect job by choosing from things you LOVE to do. Whether
you want to make things, draw, write, be in charge, get messy, help
people, solve mysteries, discover new things, be outside, work with
animals, numbers or machines, or do something loud or quiet,
there's something for everyone! So if you decide you want to be
outside, then a surfing coach, conservation worker, photographer
and tree surgeon are just some of the brilliant jobs you could
choose. Or if you love working with numbers then perhaps a robot
scientist or video games developer would suit you more? Whatever
you enjoy, there's something for you! In this interactive and
inspiring picture book for children aged 3+ years, jobs are
arranged by interests, making it really accessible and engaging.
The busy, charm-filled spreads show children 'at work' in an
intriguing range of occupations. And it encourages creative
thinking and aspiration in an empowering, inclusive way.
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