Peter Newell: 16 books

One of the true classics of American literature, Peter Newell's "The Rocket Book," has stirred the imagination of young and old alike for over four generations. Originally published in 1912 by Harper & Brothers, New York, it was the first children's book of its kind, a book about a rocket's incredible...

A timeless classic, Topsys and Turvys Number 2 is the perfect interactive book for people of all ages. It's been 120 years since Peter Newell's enduringly popular Topsys and Turvys 2—the sequel to his bestselling Topsy and Turvys—was first published in the United States. Using the same...

One of the true classics of American literature, Peter Newell's "The Rocket Book," has stirred the imagination of young and old alike for over four generations. Originally published in 1912 by Harper & Brothers, New York, it was the first children's book of its kind, a book about a rocket's incredible...

Das Raketenbuch ist eine Original-geschichte von Peter Newell und handelt von einem Jungen, der im Keller eine Rakete findet und diese dort zündet. Die Rakete hat eine enorme Antriebskraft und durchschlägt nach und nach jedes einzelne der neunzehn Etagen des Hauses auf ihrem Weg nach oben. Mit 22...

Das Schrägbuch ist eine Originalgeschichte von Peter Newell und handelt von einem Baby, das in seinem Kinderwagen die bergab führende Straße hinuntersaust und dabei unglaubliche Situationen erlebt. Alles nur deshalb, weil die Babysitterin für einen kurzen Moment nicht aufgepasste und den Wagen...

Das Lochbuch ist eine Originalgeschichte von Peter Newell und handelt von einem Jungen, der beim Besuch seines Großvaters eine alte Pistole in einer versteckten Kiste findet und diese heimlich abschießt. Sehr zum Schrecken des Jungen, war diese aber geladen! Die Kugel durchschlägt sämtliche Bereiche...

Quirky, clever, and marvelously inventive, this book takes the reader into a world of imagination and adventure. Peter Newell utilizes a unique cartoon art form that the reader perceives as an optical illusion. Each illustration is supported by a caption that turns each page into loads of fun. Each...

Confronting climate change is now understood as a problem of 'decarbonising' the global economy: ending our dependence on carbon-based fossil fuels. This book explores whether such a transformation is underway, how it might be accelerated, and the complex politics of this process. Given the dominance...

The world of climate politics is increasingly no longer confined to the activities of national governments and international negotiations. Critical to this transformation of the politics of climate change has been the emergence of new forms of transnational governance that cut across traditional state-based...

“That’s what I thought; and when you can’t work ruin stares you in the face, eh? Now I have a manuscript—” “Oh Lord!” I cried. “Don’t. There are millions in the same fix. Even my cook writes.” ______________________________ One perfect evening the author receives...

Globalization and the Environment critically explores the actors, politics and processes that govern the relationship between globalization and the environment. Taking key aspects of globalisation in turn - trade, production and finance - the book highlights the relations of power at work that determine...

Globalization has given rise to new meanings of citizenship. Just as they are tied together by global production, trade and finance, citizens in every nation are linked by the institutions of global governance, bringing new dynamics of inclusion and exclusion. For some, globalization provides a sense...

Governing Climate Change, Second Edition, provides a short and accessible introduction to how climate change is governed by an increasingly diverse range of actors, from civil society and market actors to multilateral development banks, donors, and cities. This updated edition also includes: up-to-date...

Emiliano Zapata (born in the pueblo of Anenecuilco in the Mexican state of Morelos on 9 August 1879), possibly the ‘purest embodiment’ of the Mexican Revolution, was betrayed and murdered in the patio of the Hacienda de San Juan, in Chinameca on 10 April 1919. Who, and what, was Zapata? This...