Category Archives: Globes

Kids Political World Education (Grades 4-12) NGS Wall Map LAMINATED

The Drunken Botanist: The Plants That Create The World`s Great Drinks

This quirky guide explains the chemistry and botanical history of over 150 plants, trees, flowers and fruits, showing how they form the bases of our favourite cocktails. Amy Stewart offers gardeners growing tips and provides cocktail enthusiasts with 50 drink recipes, as well as a rounded knowledge of the processes and plants which go into

Comic Book Story of Beer: A Chronicle of the World`s Favorite Beverage from 7000 Bc to Today`s Craft Brewing Revolution

For All the Gold in the World

How To Shit Around the World

International travel is rewarding and fun, but sometimes it exacts a price. Activities we take for granted-eating, bathing, and going to the toilet-can range from challenging to risky in unfamiliar territory. In How to Shit Around the World, Dr. Jane Wilson-Howarth takes a sympathetic and funny approach to the most basic human activity, interweaving hilarious

World Report 2012

Ink Knows No Borders: Poems of the Immigrant and Refugee Experience

With authenticity, integrity, and insight, this collection of poems addresses the many issues confronting first and second generation young adult immigrants and refugees, such as cultural and language differences, homesickness, social exclusion, human rights, racism, stereotyping, and questions of identity. Poems by Elizabeth Acevedo, Erika L. Sanchez, Samira Ahmed, Chen Chen, Ocean Vuong, Fatimah Asghar,

Patrol

`Already loose sand had drifted over the stamped-down square which momentarily had distinguished the subaltern`s grave: no there was no sign, no mark, no indication whatsoever. There had been, here, eleven men. Now ten rode away` In the Mesopotamian desert during World War I, the leader of a British patrol is shot and killed, by

The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design

This is 99% Invisible. A beautifully designed guidebook to the unnoticed yet essential elements of our cities, from the creators of the wildly popular 99% Invisible podcast Have you ever wondered what those bright, squiggly graffiti marks on the sidewalk mean?Or stopped to ponder who gets to name the streets we walk along?Or what the

Food Anatomy: The Curious Parts & Pieces of Our Edible World

Get your recommended daily allowance of facts and fun with Food Anatomy, the third book in Julia Rothman`s best-selling Anatomy series. She starts with an illustrated history of food and ends with a global tour of street eats. Along the way, Rothman serves up a hilarious primer on short order egg lingo and a mouth-watering

The Plant-Hunter`s Atlas: A World Tour of Botanical Adventures, Chance Discoveries and Strange Specimens

The Plant Hunter`s Atlas is a lavishly illustrated volume telling some of the most extraordinary tales of horticultural discovery and exploring the characters behind the stories. Taking in the world`s inhabited continents and spanning the centuries, the stories range from tales of derring-do in the age of discovery to modern-day botanists working at the cutting-edge

American Daredevil: The Extraordinary Life of Richard Halliburton, the World`s First Celebrity Travel Writer

Dia de los Muertos

Learn all about the traditions of Dia de los Muertos with this second book in the brand-new board book series Celebrate the World, which highlights special occasions and holidays across the globe.At the end of October each year, it`s time to celebrate an ancient tradition: Dia de los Muertos! With vibrant illustrations by Golden Globe-winning

Seafurrers: The Ships Cats Who Lapped and Mapped the World

While the extraordinary exploits of the seafarers who mapped the world have been well documented, those of their indispensable pest controllers, shipmates, and mascots haven`t – until now. Drawing on journals, newspaper reports, photographs, and more, Seafurrers provides us with a cat`s-eye view of maritime history. Forty tales recount the adventures of these valiant felines

Dogs in Space: The Amazing True Story of Belka and Strelka

Meet Belka and Strelka, the two dogs who changed the face of space history and became international celebrities in the process!In 1960, two stray dogs were plucked from the streets of Moscow to become space pioneers. This quirky and delightful picture book tells the incredible true story of these heroic strays. Selected from a number

The Good Guys: 50 Heroes Who Changed the World with Kindness

What if we celebrated men for their kindness as well their strength? For their generosity as well as their career success? For their loyal friendship as well as their charisma? The Good Guys introduces us to fifty men who have showed that changing the world doesn`t require a sword or a corporate jet. Readers will

The National Archives: World War I: Anniversary Edition

From the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand to the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, The National Archives: World War I takes a look at how this devastating war shook the world one hundred years ago.Packed full of amazing photographs and original documents from the National Archives, real-life artifacts and documentation enable readers to build

Feast: Food of the Islamic World

A sweeping culinary journey across the Islamic world, and a celebration of its most iconic recipes.A diverse and rich culinary tradition has evolved in every place touched by Islam, always characterised by deliciousness and fragrance, a love of herbs and the deft use of spices. Anissa Helou`s Feast represents an extraordinary journey through place and

Harry Potter – Creatures: A Paper Scene Book

Hippogriffs, dragons, Thestrals and merpeople – discover the magical creatures of the Wizarding World through a series of bewitchingly beautiful paper-cut scenes. This carefully crafted gift book contains four intricate, multi-layer paper-cut scenes showcasing magical creatures from the Harry Potter films in stunning silhouette. Each paper-cut scene is followed by essential information about the creatures

The English Patient: Winner of the Golden Man Booker Prize

Winner of the Golden Man Booker PrizeWinner of the 1992 Booker Prize”Magnificent” Sunday TimesThe final curtain is closing on the Second World War and in an abandoned Italian village. Hana, a nurse, tends to her sole remaining patient. Rescued from a burning plane, the anonymous Englishman is damaged beyond recognition and haunted by painful memories.