books by World Almanac     books:       100 Native Americans Who Changed American History (People Who Changed American History)1 review Bonnie Juettner World Almanac Library, 2005 Great intro. to great Americans! This book has one-page (with photos) bios of 100 famous (or should be famous) Native Americans. Some of them I've heard of, some of them have very interesting stories and I've never heard of them. Every school library should have this book and it's wonderful for homeschooling as well to give the kids a sampling of the diversity of Native American viewpoints and successes. It goes right up ...             The World Almanac Book of Records2 reviews Mark Young World Almanac, 2006 Peculiar, renowned, interesting, and simply fun facts The World Almanac Book Of Records: Firsts, Feats, Facts And Phenomena from the World Almanac Education Group is a knowledgeable and informative 504-page compendium of the peculiar, renowned, interesting, and simply fun facts. Providing readers with an expansive knowledge of universal discovery trivia, The World Almanac Book Of Records offers information on diverse subjects ranging from Ireland's ...             Yo! I Know3 reviews Editors of World Almanac World Almanac, 2006 My kids LOVE this book! These quizzes are interesting enough for kids, yet challenging enough for adults. My family has spent many hours in the car trying to choose the right answers (most are multiple choice) to these interesting questions, but now we have finished the entire book. When is the next one coming out?!!             The World Almanac For Kids 20044 reviews World Almanac World Almanac, 2003 Educational and Fun! I ordered this book for my 11-year-old daughter and when I received it, I had to flip through the whole thing immediately! It is colorful and fun, while educating the reader on important facts!! I came back to Amazon.com to order another one for a Christmas gift!!             World Almanac for Kids 2000 (World Almanac for Kids)10 reviews World Almanac Books, 1999 One of the Most Popular Books in our School Library! Rarely is a reference book a popular title in our elementary school library. This is currently our most requested book. It's visually appealing. It's filled with facts and information that kids need for reports, but it's also filled with the kind of things kids are always curious about. It's fun for browsing as well as research. Highly recommended!             Step Right Up!: I'm Gonna Scare the Pants off America3 reviews William Castle World Almanac, 1992 Horror and Sci-Fi , They don't make them like that anymore. I found this book to be one of the best autobiographies I have ever read. William Castle made every bit of his life a thorough joy to read.. It was a book that I could not put down. I took it everywhere, just to see what crazy gimmick he would come up with next. A must read. I don't want to give you any details because it would just spoil the book. This book and the two below give a true ...             The World Almanac for Kids 2007 (World Almanac for Kids)6 reviews Editors of World Almanac World Almanac, 2006 Great Book, Cool Facts! My 13 year old has loved these books for years now. Fun and informative, they are chocked full of great facts like "A Short History of Tall Buildings" and "News of the Year". There are puzzles, lists of just about every category you can think of and fact sections. Very colorful, easy to read and has a lot of great pictures. It's definately not the old boring almanacs we used to read!             The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2006 (World Almanac and Book of Facts)15 reviews World Almanac, 2005 Almanac It is suprising how much you get out of a book like this. Excellent.             America in World War II: America in World War Two (Wars That Changed American History)1 review Michael Burgan World Almanac Library, 2006 Kid-friendly nonfiction The series does a nice job condensing information and including interesting sidebars and photos.             Living As a Child Laborer: Mehboob's Story (Children in Crisis (World Almanac Library (Firm)).)1 review Catherine Chambers World Almanac Library, 2005 Develops empathy Part of the "Children in Crisis" series, the story of 13-year-old Indian child, Mehboob, is told through an interview with Plan International's K. Kannan. Mehboob would very much like to attend school, but must work to support his sick father and family. Excellent for assisting young people in understanding how children in other parts of the world live. Good background information on the causes ...             Building the Panama Canal (Landmark Events in American History)1 review Dale Anderson World Almanac Books, 2004 Well-outlined Chapters makes for a great read! This book is excellent for young adults to learn about the historical and economic impact the Panama Canal had in the world. As an enthusiastic teacher, I plan on purchasing more titles from this publisher.             The End of the Cold War (The Cold War)1 review Christine Hatt World Almanac Library, 2001 Explaining the complex end of the Cold War to young students Obviously if there is one picture that symbolizes "The End of the Cold War," then that would be the Berlin Wall coming down, and indeed on the cover of this final volume in "The Cold War" series that picture is front and center. Flanking it are pictures of President George H. W. Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev. Now, I have no problems with the latter, but if we are talking about the American ...             The Kids' World Almanac of Basketball1 review Bill Gutman World Almanac, 1995 Hours of reading entertainment This book seemed interesting when I received it as a gift, and it did not disappoint me. I milked information out of it for a couple of years until there was simply nothing more to read in it.             Coin World Comprehensive Catalog and Encyclopedia of United States Coins1 review Coin World World Almanac Books, 1990 Detailed, interesting catalog of united states coins This book has many similarities to the Red Book, but it goes into considerably more detail, alerting the reader to the rarity of many coins in high grades and adding information on rare, unusual coins such as the unique Jefferson nickel of the wartime issues struck with its mintmark in the original location. Such details make this book far superior to the Red Book, lacking only the yearly ...             Claude Monet (Lives of the Artists)1 review Sean Connolly, Claude Monet World Almanac Library, 2004 Helps fill a critical gap in children's literature As the mother of a six year-old, I'm grateful for the appearance of this series, The Life and Work of... There aren't many art books for children this age; most are simply too long and involved for young children. This series is filled with large type text, beautiful reproductions, captivating period photos and, most important, a colorful narrative that is sure to appeal to children 4-8. Although ...             Commemorative Coins of the United States1 review Anthony J. Swiatek Coin World Almanac, 2001 Your basic green Littleton coin folder for the 50 State Commemorative Quarters This is your basic folder for collecting your state quarters. Since it is a Littleton Custom Coin Folder it comes in their standard dark green, with "Fifty States Commemorative Quarters 1999-2008" on the cover. Obviously if you are a serious coin collector then you want a folder that will match the rest of your sets, in which case there is a good chance that they are Littleton folders as well. ...             The Beatles (Trailblazers of the Modern World)1 review Michael Burgan World Almanac Library, 2001 It's Time for the Beatles! This book will appeal largely to older children (and adults) as it is written in encyclopedia format. It compliments young readers' intelligence by "literally" bringing them up to speed in Beatle information and facts. The text is not overwhelming or overpowering and yet is not paltry. It has a good feel for young readers and the information is presented in process-friendly amounts. This is ...             Ancient Greece1 review Colin Hynson World Almanac Library, 2006 A valuable resource This book, and the others in the series are excellent material to supplement a study of ancient cultures. Actors dressed in period costumes reinact scenes set in authentic locations, to provide glimpes of daily life in ancient times. The photographs are vivid, and the book provides helpful information. A must for home-schoolers and children interested in ancient cultures!!             The Causes of the Cold War (The Cold War)1 review Stewart Ross World Almanac Library, 2001 A solid introduction for kids to the causes of the Cold War I suspect the current generation has no appreciation for what it was like to live during the Cold War, when there was a shared assumption that sooner or later things were going to go nuclear and that was the way the world was going to end. Now all that remains of such fears are references to World War III in "Star Trek" and post-apocalyptic movies like "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome" and the like. ...              search for books almanac, america, american, americans, ancient, artists, basketball, beatles, building, catalog, changed, children, claude, commemorative, comprehensive, crisis, encyclopedia, events, history, laborer, landmark, library, living, mehboob, native, panama, records, states, trailblazers, united books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen book: Ein Geschwisterchen für Bärchen. ( Ab 1 J.). home  impressum - about us