Scholastic Press.Scholastic Press 557 Broadway, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of NY 10012 www.scholastic.com While OWEN & MZEE: THE TRUE STORY OF A REMARKABLE FRIENDSHIP (0439829739, $16.99) by Isabella Hatkoff, Craig Hatkoff and Dr. Paula Kahumbu could be featured in any elementary-level natural history collection, teachers and educators shouldn't miss the opportunity to use it as an example of unusual friendships either. Peter Greste's photos compliment the story of an orphaned baby hippo and a 130-year-old giant tortoise who form an unusual friendship in Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, region of Asia (1990 est. pop. 442,500,000), c.1,740,000 sq mi (4,506,600 sq km), bounded roughly by the Indian subcontinent on the west, China on the north, and the Pacific Ocean on the east. . The authors run the sanctuary where the animals make their home and here provides the complete, authorized story of these devoted friends paired by full-page color photos. Albert Marrin's SAVING THE BUFFALO (0439718546, $18.99) charts the buffalo's near extinction and decline, from its initial position as the most common large land animal in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. to its decline to less than 1,000 creatures. Chapters provide many different explanations to this decline--all of which are based on human activities, both Native and white, and show efforts of early conservationists have saved it for future generations. In a world laden with negatives it's refreshing to find a natural history which shows positive changes CAN be made. Russell Freedman's THE ADVENTURES OF MARCO POLO Marco Polo: see Polo, Marco. (043952394X, $17.99) covers all the controversies surrounding the legendary explorer who claimed to have seen rocks burn and met bandits who could conjure up conjure up Verb 1. to create an image in the mind: the name Versailles conjures up a past of sumptuous grandeur 2. sandstorms. Marco's vivid, often fantastical descriptions of his travels shook Europe: was he a courageous adventurer, or a fake with a vivid imagination? In exploring the rumors surrounding Marco Polo, ADVENTURES OF MARCO POLO comes to life more than your usual elementary-level biography. Thomas Fleming's EVERYBODY'S REVOLUTION: A NEW LOOK AT THE PEOPLE WHO WON AMERICA'S FREEDOM (0439634040, $19.99) goes beyond your usual American Revolution American Revolution, 1775–83, struggle by which the Thirteen Colonies on the Atlantic seaboard of North America won independence from Great Britain and became the United States. It is also called the American War of Independence. history to document the involvement of women, Jews, Native Americans, Hispanics and teens in the struggle for independence from Great Britain Great Britain, officially United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, constitutional monarchy (2005 est. pop. 60,441,000), 94,226 sq mi (244,044 sq km), on the British Isles, off W Europe. The country is often referred to simply as Britain. . Chapters do an excellent job of covering the participation of these diverse ethnic groups and filling in gaps often evident in more general history titles. |
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