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Learn on Your Own Time at Home or On the Go
Author
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
[2003]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
1160L
Language
English
Description
Text and illustrations present information on the geography, history and government, economy, people, cultural life and society of the nation known as the Czech Republic.
Author
Publisher
New Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
World hunger was very nearly eradicated in our lifetimes-- but in the past five years widespread starvation has suddenly reappeared, and chronic hunger is a major issue on every continent. Ziegler lays out in clear and accessible terms the complex global causes of the new hunger crisis. He focuses on how the new sustainable revolution in energy production has diverted millions of acres of corn, soy, wheat, and other grain crops from food to fuel....
Author
Series
University of Chicago geography research paper volume no. 242
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Author
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Rome may be renowned for individual sites like the Colosseum and St. Peter's Basilica, but its most captivating feature is its many overlapping-and surviving-layers of history. Over nearly 3,000 years, the Rome of the Caesars has given way to the Rome of the Popes, the Rome of the Grand Tourists, and several more incarnations down to the present. Along the way, it has also become perhaps the most frequently mapped city on the planet. This book is...
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
From stories of resurrected mummies and thousand-year-old curses to powerful pharaohs and the coveted treasures of the Great Pyramids, ancient Egypt has had an unfaltering grip on the modern imagination. Now, in Egyptian mythology, Geraldine Pinch offers a comprehensive introduction that untangles the mystery of Egyptian mythology spanning ancient Egyptian culture from 3200 BC to AD 400. Pinch opens a door to this hidden world and casts light on its...
Author
Series
Library of America volume 180
Publisher
Library of America
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English