People And Places category: 11583 books

Do you believe in ghosts?Prepare for thirteen encounters with the supernatural as you shiver through some of Montana's most chilling tales of ghosts and hauntings.All of these stories are true. They are about real people, real places, and real events. Are you prepared to be scared?

Inside this ebook you'll find four fantastic scenes. Each one shows the same street at four different times in its history: the Middle Ages, the 1700s, the 1800s and the present day. The illustrator has taken the front walls off the buildings so you can see all the rooms and people inside in incredible...

Inside this ebook you'll find four fantastic pirate scenes; a pirate ship, a Spanish galleon, a pirate attack and a shipwreck. The illustrator has taken away the sides so you can see the cabins and people inside in incredible detail. You can also read all about pirates and life on board ship.This...

Inside this ebook you'll find four fantastic Roman scenes: a town, the public baths, an amphitheatre with gladiators and the Circus Maximus with chariot racers. The illustrator has taken away the walls so you can see the rooms and people inside in incredible detail. You can also read all about life...

Inspired by urban visionary Jane Jacobs, seven-year-old Lucia takes the reader through a day in her neighborhood and celebrates the people and places that make it feel like home. A great starting point for discussions on cities, this book will encourage readers to stop and smell the urban roses.

Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting to engage reluctant readers! Ever wonder what the capital of Alaska is? Or how many states share a border with New York? Political maps show state and national boundaries. They include major cities and places created...

Ever wonder what the capital of Alaska is? Or how many states share a border with New York? Political maps show state and national boundaries. They include major cities and places created by people. But how do you use political maps? And what map features help you answer geographical questions? Read on to become a map genius!

Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting to engage reluctant readers! The Golden Gate Bridge is an important structure in San Francisco, California. Before this bridge was built, people had to take a ferry across the dangerous stretch of water to get to Marin...

In this book emerges a dispute over natural resources on a planet. A people the Medarians not want that share nothing, since the Verdeenean people want all people to share everything among everyone. All imagined by a very creative boy.

New York Times Bestseller Araminta Ross was born a slave in Delaware in the early 19th century. Slavery meant that her family could be ripped apart at any time, and that she could be put to work in dangerous places and for abusive people. But north of the Mason-Dixon line, slavery was illegal....

A Young People's History of the United States brings to US history the viewpoints of workers, slaves, immigrants, women, Native Americans, and others whose stories, and their impact, are rarely included in books for young people. A Young People's History of the United States is also a companion volume...

"I was not born into money or status. I was born to a teenage mom in Hawaii, and my dad left us when I was two. But my family gave me love, they gave me education, and most of all they gave me hope..." Punctuated with his own words, this biography traces the people, places and experiences...

Sibert Honor Medalist ∙ Kirkus’ Best of 2015 list ∙ School Library Journal Best of 2015 ∙ Publishers Weekly’s Best of 2015 list ∙ Horn Book Fanfare Book ∙ Booklist Editor's Choice On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina's monstrous winds and surging water overwhelmed the protective...

The Earth Heroes books feature the youth, careers and lasting contributions of some of the worlds greatest naturalists and environmentalists. This is the first in a series of meticulously researched books that introduces influential people involved in the preservation of wild places. Their lives show...