Provides a physical description and history, along with a discussion of the people and customs, of the second largest city in Brazil.
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Strawberry Shortcake wants to be the GREATEST baker The Berrylands has ever seen. So she packs her bags, grabs her loyal cat Custard and goes to live with her Aunt Praline in the only place a budding baker can go to make their mark: BIG APPLE CITY!
Strawberry Shortcake wants to be the Greatest baker The Berrylands has ever seen. So, she packs her bags, grabs her loyal cat Custard and goes to live with her Aunt Praline in the only place a budding baker can go to make their mark: Big Apple City!
Describes the history, culture, daily life, food, sports, people, and points of interest in the capital of Russia.
Explores the history of guide dogs, service animals, and assistance dogs, and discusses the process of training them to help people who have physical disabilities.
In 1933, as Hitler came to power, schoolteacher Anna Essinger hatched a daring and courageous plan: to smuggle her entire school out of Nazi Germany. Anna had read Mein Kampf and knew the terrible danger that Hitler's hate-fueled ideologies posed to her pupils. She knew that to p...
Explores the history of American Sign Language and deaf culture, including ongoing controversies within the deaf community today.
"Follows the everyday lives of several Deaf school children, describing what they do in school, how they communicate with both hearing and Deaf relatives and friends, what they do for fun, and what being part of the Deaf community means to them"-- Provided by publisher.
Conversations with Leading Academic and Research Library Directors: International Perspectives on Library Management presents a series of conversations with the directors of major academic and research libraries. The book offers insight, analysis, and personal anecdote from leade...
"Follows the everyday lives of several blind school children, describing how they use Braille to read, how they use their other senses to navigate their environment, what they do for fun, and how being blind does not stop them from pursuing their dreams"-- Provided by publisher.
Told from different points of view--protesters, students, National Guardsmen, and "townies"--recounts the story of what happened at Kent State in May 1970, when four college students were killed by National Guardsmen, and a student protest was turned into a bloody battlefield.
Looks at how the mentally ill have been treated throughout history, focusing on advances made in the 19th and 20th centuries regarding mental hospitals, medications, and social acceptance.
"From the beginning, American dance has been an exciting fusion of many disparate influences, with European traditions of ballet and social dancing encountering Native American rituals and African American improvisations to create something new and extraordinary. In this landmark...
Told from different points of view--protesters, students, National Guardsmen, and "townies"--recounts the story of what happened at Kent State in May 1970, when four college students were killed by National Guardsmen, and a student protest was turned into a bloody battlefield.