Thomson-Gale.Thomson-Gale 2700 Drake drake 1. male duck. 2. loliumtemulentum. Road, Farmington Hills Far·ming·ton Hills A city of southeast Michigan, an industrial suburb of Detroit. Population: 81,400. , MI 48331-3535 www.gale.com Two new to the 'American History by Decade' titles ($23.70 each) are fine recommendations for grades 3-5: Deanne Durrett's The 1910s (0737717467) presents real-life examples in its survey of American culture after the turn of the century. From women's struggles for the right to American music, film, and the coming of the first world war, bright colorful illustrations and vintage black and white photos bring the era to life. Don Nardo's The 1940s (0737715162) profiles the US involvement in the second world war, from its emergence as a world power after to the cultural changes which took place. Deborah Underwood's Wonders Of The World Various Wonders of the World lists have been compiled over the ages in order to catalogue the most spectacular natural and manmade constructions. The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World is the first known list of remarkable manmade creations of classical antiquity, and was based on : The Easter Island Easter Island, Span. Isla de Pascua, Polynesian Rapa Nui, remote island (1992 pop. 2,770), 66 sq mi (171 sq km), in the South Pacific, c.2,200 mi (3,540 km) W of Chile, to which it belongs. Statues (0737-73065X, $23.70) explores the mystery of the statues, their origins, and the vanished culture which left little other history behind other than the statues. |
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