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Now more than ever, our children need to learn about the people who live all around the world. This engaging guide to other lands weaves world history into a storybook format. Designed as a project for parents and children to share (or for older listeners to enjoy alone), this book covers the major historical events in the years 1600-1850 on each continent, with tales from each culture.

In the 1970s, Atari became the leader in home video gaming with the Atari 2600. But were they the first? And how did it evolve into the revolutionary games and systems of today? Listen to learn the answers to these questions and more.

How did your grandparents clean their house? How did families enjoy time with each other in the 1950s? When did huge supermarkets become popular? How did people cook in the 1980s? Find all the answers and more in this book about how home life has changed since the 1950s.

From skyscrapers up above to tunnels down below, the structures people build are amazing. How are they built? And why? This volume includes Skyscrapers, Stadiums, and Tunnels.

Famous brands in this series will capture the attention of young listeners! Well-known brands like Google, John Deere, Nerf, and Nintendo have inspirational histories full of hard work and creativity.

What was school like when your grandparents were young? How were classrooms different in the 1970s? Did children use computers at school in the 1980s? Find all the answers and more in this book about how school life has changed since the 1950s.

How did your grandparents travel around? When did flying abroad become popular? When did people start to worry about the number of cars on the road? Find all the answers and more in this book about how transportation has changed since the 1950s.

Do you ever wish that you didn't have to go to school? Not if you had been born during the Industrial revolution.

Learn about Argentina's Week of the People’s Martyrs, Mexico's Night of Tlatelolco, and France's Mai 68.

In the 1890s, bobsledding became a sport, Van Gogh died, and the Eiffel Tower and Tower of London were built.

How did your grandparents have fun? How did people listen to music in the 1950s? When did color television become popular? What toys were popular in the 1970s? Find all the answers and more in this book about how entertainment has changed since the 1950s.

Spend an entire year investigating the fascinating story of the modern world, from the American Civil War through the end of the twentieth century—from Europe and the Middle East through India, China, the Arabian Peninsula, Australia, and both North and South America!

Incredible True Stories for Curious Kids isn't just another fact book. It's a collection of surprising, real-life stories told through fun characters and dialogue that make kids forget they're actually learning.

In diesem spannenden Hörbuch begeben wir uns auf eine einmalige Reise durch die Weltgeschichte. Wusstest du, dass Deutschland vor nicht allzu langer Zeit durch eine Mauer getrennt war? Oder dass es Wissenschaftlern in den 90er Jahren des letzten Jahrhunderts gelungen ist, ein Schaf zu klonen? Alle Hintergründe dazu, welche Auswirkungen die Pest hatte oder wer eigentlich Kolumbus war sowie viele weitere weltgeschichtlichen Ereignisse werden dir in diesem Hörbuch nähergebracht.

The complete audio collection of all the stories from Kate Pankhurst's best-selling Fantastically Great Women series. No dream is too big if you just believe in yourself. And these strong, ambitious and fantastically great women prove it. They've conquered the tallest mountains, made game-changing discoveries, stood up for women's rights and protected our beautiful, fragile planet. Discover the inspirational lives of just some of the extraordinary women who have transformed people's expectations of what women can do in this stunning audio collection.

Did you know that women once wore corsets under their bathing suits? Or that "semi-drowning" - the strip and plunge practice - was thought to be good for one's health? Or that Pudgy Stockton, the body-building queen of Muscle Beach, California, opened the country's first gym for women? From the bathhouses of the ancient Greeks to Venice Beach and Coney Island, Let's Go to the Beach takes a multifaceted and well-researched look at beaches and their attendant customs.

Progressivism, the Great Depression, and the New Deal emphasizes economic trends and the role of the government in regard to the economy from the beginning of the twentieth century to America's entry into World War II. The authors discuss the boom of the 1920s, the crash of 1929, the ensuing Depression, and the country's response. Franklin D. Roosevelt's "hundred days" and programs such as the Works Progress Administration (WPA) are examined in detail.

Seit wann werden eigentlich Fingerabdrücke zum Aufklären von Verbrechen eingesetzt? Was ist ein genetischer Fingerabdruck? Und kann man mit Fliegenmaden einen Mord aufklären? Das Feature wirft einen Blick auf die faszinierende Welt naturwissenschaftlicher Methoden in der Kriminalistik und erzählt deren nicht weniger fesselnde Geschichte. Eine Geschichte, mit der der Name des berühmten Meisterdetektivs Sherlock Holmes bis heute untrennbar verbunden ist – und das, obwohl es ihn nie wirklich gegeben hat.

What was Isaac Newton like? Secretive, vindictive, withdrawn, obsessive, and oh, yes, brilliant. His imagination was so large that, just “by thinking on it”, he invented calculus and figured out the scientific explanation of gravity. Yet Newton was so small-minded that he set out to destroy other scientists who dared question his findings. This compelling portrait of Newton, contradictions and all, places him against the backdrop of 17th-century England, a time of plague, the Great Fire of London, and two revolutions.

We are here at home now, watching the world through our windows. Outside we see the city we know, but not as we’ve seen it before. The once hustling and bustling streets are empty—well, almost empty. Around the city there are still some people out and about. These are the people keeping us safe, keeping us healthy, keeping our mail and our food delivered, keeping our grocery stores stocked, keeping the whole city going.