|
Showing 1 - 12 of
12 matches in All Departments
Learn more about what climate change means and how it's affecting our planet.
The earth is definitely getting warmer. There's no argument about that, but who or what is the cause? And why has climate change become a political issue? Are humans at fault? Is this just a natural development? While the vast majority of scientists who study the environment agree that humans play a large part in climate change, there is a counterargument. Author Gail Herman presents both sides of the debate in this fact-based, fair-minded, and well-researched book that looks at the subject from many perspectives, including scientific, social, and political.
Grab your skis, ice skates, and snowboard and learn how the Winter
Olympic Games became a worldwide phenomenal event watched by
millions. Although fans the world over have been fascinated by the
modern Summer Olympics since 1896, the Winter Olympics didn't
officially begin until 1924. The event celebrates cold-weather
sports, displaying the talents of skiers, ice skaters, hockey
players, and, most recently, snowboarding. Like its summer
counterpart, the Winter Games are dedicated to bringing together
the world's top athletes to honor their talents and see who gets to
stand on the medal podium. Gail Herman covers it all in a wonderful
read--the highs, such as the 1980 US hockey team's unexpected gold
medal grab, as well as the lows, including the Tonya Harding-Nancy
Kerrigan figure-skating scandal in 1994. Includes 80
black-and-white illustrations and a 16-page photo insert.
Davy Crockett, the King of the Wild Frontier, is a man of legend.
He is said to have killed his first bear when he was three years
old. His smile alone killed another, and he skinned a bear by
forcing him to run between two trees. Fact or fiction? Find out the
real story of this folk hero, who did love to hunt bears, served as
a congressman for Tennessee, and fought and died at the Alamo.
As a kid, Jackie Robinson loved sports. And why not? He was a
natural at football, basketball, and, of course, baseball. But
beyond athletic skill, it was his strength of character that
secured his place in sports history. In 1947 Jackie joined the
Brooklyn Dodgers, breaking the long-time color barrier in major
league baseball. It was tough being first- not only did "fans" send
hate mail but some of his own teammates refused to accept him. Here
is an inspiring sports biography, with black-and-white
illustrations throughout.
Ice hockey fans will pull on their skates and gear up for this Who HQ title about the Stanley Cup Finals--the National Hockey League's championship games.
Out of the thirty-two pro hockey teams that compete, only one can call itself the champion and proudly hoist up the Stanley Cup--the oldest sports trophy in the world! From the formation of the leagues and the crowning of the first championship-winning team, to the Rangers' Stanley Cup curse and the uncertain fate of the teams during the Spanish flu epidemic, this book recounts the highs and lows of this exciting ice hockey series.
|
Who Is Derek Jeter? (Paperback)
Gail Herman, Who Hq; Illustrated by Andrew Thomson
|
R192
R147
Discovery Miles 1 470
Save R45 (23%)
|
Ships in 10 - 15 working days
|
Spanish speakers can now learn more about the most famous
championship series in all of baseball: the World Series! Los
hispanohablantes pueden ahora conocer mas sobre la serie mas famosa
del campeonato de beisbol: !la Serie Mundial! "Strike three, you're
out!" "He's safe!" "Home run!" Every October, millions of baseball
fans around the country anxiously wait to see which team wins
baseball's biggest championship. But the original games of the
1900s hardly looked like they do today. Take a look back over one
hundred years and discover the history of baseball's greatest
series. With triumphs, heartbreak, and superstitious curses, this
action-packed book brings America's Pastime to life. "Tercer
strike, ponchado". "Quieto". "Jonron". Cada octubre, millones de
aficionados al beisbol de todo el pais esperan ansiosamente ver que
equipo gana la mayor competencia del beisbol. Pero los partidos
originales de la decada de 1900 dificilmente se parecian a los de
hoy. Echa un vistazo a mas de cien anos atras y descubre la
historia de las mejores series del beisbol. Con triunfos,
desenganos y maldiciones supersticiosas, este libro lleno de
accion, da vida al pasatiempo de Estados Unidos.
A thoughtful and age-appropriate introduction to an unimaginable event—the Holocaust.
The Holocaust was a genocide on a scale never before seen, with as many as twelve million people killed in Nazi death camps—six million of them Jews. Gail Herman traces the rise of Hitler and the Nazis, whose rabid anti-Semitism led first to humiliating anti-Jewish laws, then to ghettos all over Eastern Europe, and ultimately to the Final Solution. She presents just enough information for an elementary-school audience in a readable, well-researched book that covers one of the most horrible times in history.
This entry in the New York Times best-selling series contains eighty carefully chosen illustrations and sixteen pages of black and white photographs suitable for young readers.
|
You may like...
Loot
Nadine Gordimer
Paperback
(2)
R398
R330
Discovery Miles 3 300
|