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Review Chelsea House Publications  / Peoples And Cultures of Africa (Peoples and Cultures of Africa) Creator: Peter Mitchell
Edition: 1
Publication date: 2006-06-30
Dewey code: 960
List Price: $234.00
Price: $234.00

Review Peoples And Cultures of Africa (Peoples and Cultures of Africa) / Chelsea House Publications:


Publication date: 1937

Review For my children's children, / [The Unity press:


Publication date: 1967

Review The 35th of May, or, Conrad's ride to the South Seas; / New English Library:


Review Hodder Wayland  / People of the Rain Forests (Wide World) Publication date: 1998-01-31

Review People of the Rain Forests (Wide World) / Hodder Wayland:

In this text, you can find out what a Mbuti pygmy in the African Congo, a copper miner in Papua New Guinea and a medicinal plant researcher in the Brazilian Amazon have in common. living, as they do, in some of the world's rain forests. Discover the valuable resources the rain forests hold, from medicinal plants, minerals and rubber, to the most important resource of all, oxygen. Find out also how certain types of work are destroying this valuable resource, and the lives of its indigenous people. This book is part of a series which looks at how specific physical habitats affect people's lives and how people in turn affect their physical habitat. Each books look at key topics such as homes, work, transport and the environment.

Publication date: 1887

Review Standing the test / Musson Book Company:


Publication date: 1994-09

Review Science (Hobsons Casebooks) / Hobsons Publishing PLC:


Publication date: 1993-01
List Price: $15.00
Price: $255.00

Review Learning Through Geography (Pathways in Geography Series) / National Council for Geographic Education:


Creator: Marie-Louise Gay
Publication date: 2001-11-16

Review Maddie Needs Her Own Life (First Novel Series) / Formac:

Maddie's aim is to have her own life, new friends, and new experiences. In this story, Maddie finds herself looking up to an older kid - a really cool guy - hoping to get into his gang. Her troubles begin when she creates a cover-up for her after-school activities.

Publication date: 1947

Review The girl who couldn't fit in / Hammond, Hammond & co. ltd:


Publication date: 1878

Review The basket of flowers,: Or, Piety and truth triumphant / Ward, Lock, and Co:


Publication date: 1967

Review The story of Laos (Global culture series--know your world) / McCormick-Mathers Pub. Co:


Publication date: 1978

Review Galicia (Serie Espana es asi) / Nebrija:


Creator: Marie-Claude Favreau
Publication date: 2001-11-16

Review Marilou, Iguana Hunter (First Novel Series) / Formac:

It's time to prepare for Christmas but Marilou's friend Boris has lost his pet iguana. He's so sad he is sick. She will do anything she can to help find it and she makes sure that their friends, the Carboni sisters and Tommy Bennett help too.

Publication date: 1921

Review Arthur Mee's hero book;: A companion volume to Little Treasure Island, / Hodder and Stoughton:


Review Hodder Wayland  / History of the Asian Community in Britain (History of Communities) Publication date: 1995-07-31

Review History of the Asian Community in Britain (History of Communities) / Hodder Wayland:

A look at the British Asian community from first arrivals in the 18th century to the present day. Illustrated with colour and black and white photographs, a title in the HISTORY OF COMMUNITES IN BRITAIN series. Relates to National Curriculum Key Stage 3.

Creator: Pat Cook
Publication date: 1993-01

Review Flightpath to Reading (Tim Books) / Nelson Thornes Ltd:


Publication date: 2005-01-30
Dewey code: 970.00497003
List Price: $175.00
Price: $175.00

Review American Indian Contributions To The World (American Indian Contributions to the World Set) / Facts on File:

Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers & Storytellers "Writer of the Year, 2005". The five-volume "American Indian Contributions to the World" set introduces the many important inventions and discoveries of the indigenous peoples of North, Central, and South America throughout history. Covering much of the same content - and more - as the critically acclaimed, award-winning "Encyclopedia of American Indian Contributions to the World", this new set by the same author team now presents the material in a way specifically organized, written, and designed for young readers, making it fun and accessible. From the popcorn popper, chocolate, and potatoes to igloos and kayaks, from geometry, zero, and sign language to insect repellents, blowguns, and hockey, these engaging references examine everything in fascinating detail. The box features highlight special themes, inventions, and people, and numerous black-and-white photographs and detailed maps make each book visually stimulating. With timelines at the end of most chapters, a glossary of ancient cultures, an appendix of maps, an appendix listing tribes by culture area, a further reading list, and a comprehensive index, these easy-to-use books are invaluable references for young readers.

Review Academic Press  / The Cardiovascular System, Volume 12A (Fish Physiology) Creator: Anthony P. Farrell
Publication date: 1992-09-23
Dewey code: 577
List Price: $187.00
Price: $187.00

Review The Cardiovascular System, Volume 12A (Fish Physiology) / Academic Press:

This book and its companion, Fish Physiology, Volume 12, Part B, are the first major syntheses of recent advances, general concepts, and species diversity of fish in almost 25 years. It provides broad coverage of the major aspects of cardiovascular physiology and is a definitive sourcebook for the field. This book discusses the special design of the venous system in aquatic vertebrates, reviews the nature of the secondary circulation in fish, and discusses the probable absence of the lymphatic system. It is of value to teachers in comparative physiology as well as to the researcher.

Edition: 3rd
Publication date: 1995
Price: $175.00

Review Spanish language assessment procedures: A communication skills inventory / Academic Communication Associates:


Publication date: 1872

Review Blue violet / G.T. Day & Co:


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Peoples And Cultures of Africa (Peoples and Cultures of Africa), For my children's children,, The 35th of May, or, Conrad's ride to the South Seas;, People of the Rain Forests (Wide World), Standing the test, Science (Hobsons Casebooks), Learning Through Geography (Pathways in Geography Series), Maddie Needs Her Own Life (First Novel Series), The girl who couldn't fit in, The basket of flowers,: Or, Piety and truth triumphant, The story of Laos (Global culture series--know your world), Galicia (Serie Espana es asi), Marilou, Iguana Hunter (First Novel Series), Arthur Mee's hero book;: A companion volume to Little Treasure Island,, History of the Asian Community in Britain (History of Communities), Flightpath to Reading (Tim Books), American Indian Contributions To The World (American Indian Contributions to the World Set), The Cardiovascular System, Volume 12A (Fish Physiology), Spanish language assessment procedures: A communication skills inventory, Blue violet

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