Maria Silva: 56 books

Ontario is rich in ghost towns, communities that were once thriving but which have been reduced to mere shadows of their former selves. Nine villages -- including silver camps, fishing ports, crossroads hamlets, and farming settlements -- come alive on the pages of this book. The term 'ghost town'...

" Which Colour is it? is a book that is aimed at very young children. The bright colours and pictures are designed to develop language awareness. Each page of the book is filled with colours,words and objects that begin with the same letter of the alphabet.Babies and toddlers will be aarger to explore very page of the book.

A História Geral do Brasil é um balanço moderno, atual e renovador do conjunto da História do Brasil, com a participação de historiadores consagrados por suas pesquisas e livros sobre os diversos períodos da nossa história de grandes universidades brasileiras - UFRJ, UFF, UERJ, UPE e UnB....

One hundred and twenty-five years of steamboating in Muskoka come alive with the anniversary celebration of the RMS Segwun. The Royal Mail Ship Segwun is the oldest operating steamship in North America, a Muskoka icon, and one of Ontario’s best-known tourist attractions. Built as a paddlewheeler...

Mythological sea monsters lurking in the depths of Lake Simcoe, a fair-haired Sasquatch combing the isolated stretches of northern highways, and the mournful "Maid of the Mist" of Niagara Falls are just some of the mysterious stories of Ontario found in this collection. Read up on the eerie...

A lively book illustrated with archival photos, Secrets of Lake Simcoe is a valuable addition to local history collections and provides a refreshing way for anyone to view what some consider to be Canada's sixth Great Lake. At the heart of central Ontario, Lake Simcoe has played an important...

The 1837 Rebellion in Upper Canada was a defining moment in Canadian history. It led to political and economic reforms, pushed forward the process of nationhood, and sparked a sense of patriotism. It was also a time of turbulence, uncertainty, and sacrifice. Rebels Against Tories in Upper Canada 1837...

Este livro pretendeu registar a coincidência de visões e abordagens entre as pesquisas realizadas sobre as línguas e linguagens brasileiras por um grupo de acadêmicos ligados ao grupo de pesquisa da UNINOVE e a pesquisa desenvolvida pela investigadora principal do Projecto Glocademics. Pretende...

Esta obra foi publicada, originalmente, pela Revista Tempo Brasileiro, considerada uma das revistas acadêmicas mais importantes e tradicionais do Brasil. No entanto, em relação à impressa, foi revista e ampliada. Trata-se de reflexões a respeito de educação a partir do ponto de vista de filósofos como Deleuze, Paulo Freire, Peirce, Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir, Paul Ricoeur e outros.

Variâncias e constâncias, realidade extralinguística e linguagem: a partir desses dois pares de opostos, este livro traz à tona discussões sobre as especificidades do fazer histórico. A cada ensaio o autor encontrará desdobradas questões que volta e meia são postas como problema para o historiador,...

Sorghum is one of the world’s major cereals, cultivated in the semi-arid tropics for a growing range of uses. Like other crops it faces the need to meet rising demand whilst reducing its environmental impact and adapting to the challenges of climate change. This volume summarises the wealth of research...

A stream flowing in alluvium deforms its bed surface, forming ripples, dunes, bars, etc., and, in many instances, it deforms its channel entirely, thereby creating meandering or braiding patterns. It could be said that, in general, an alluvial stream and its deformable boundary undergo a variety of...

Rainforest Animals,brings readers up close with rainforest animals that are in danger of extinction because of the loss of habitat.Young children will enjoy exploring every aspect of this book.

In A Good Scare,we meet a young beluga who is separated from her pod and swims far way from her northern home. This is a message that has universal appeal,and presenting it with loveable animal characters makes the essence of the story accessible to even the youngert of children.