History

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781669059318Author Jessica GundersonFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Capstone PressPublisher Capstone Press

Award-winning author-illustrator Don Brown explores the history of electricity in this installment of the Big Ideas That Changed the World series. In 600 BCE, the Greek mathematician Thales observed a seemingly strange phenomenon: amber, when rubbed...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780736854917Author Steve ErwinFormat HardbackPage Count 32Imprint Capstone PressPublisher Capstone PressWeight(grams) 236gDimensions(mm) 235mm * 187mm * 8mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780736864923Author Thomas K AdamsonFormat HardbackPage Count 32Imprint Capstone PressPublisher Capstone PressWeight(grams) 236gDimensions(mm) 235mm * 185mm...

Fight for equality in the Montgomery Bus Boycott, train with the first civilian selected for a mission to space, help spark a rebellion at the Stonewall Riot, and so much more! With History Comics, the past comes alive in a way that's edifying,...

How the history of American voting rights have shaped the way we vote today, the perfect primer for future voters-now in paperback!An updated edition of Tommy Jenkin's Drawing the Vote aimed at educating young readers. Originally published in the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780823446469Author Marion AugustinFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Holiday House IncPublisher Holiday House IncWeight(grams) 352gDimensions(mm) 266mm *...

A fascinating illustrated biography about Elisha Gray, the second person to invent the telephone. Elisha Gray may not have received a patent for inventing the telephone, but he still made huge advances in the technology people use to communicate...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780736854924Author Mary EnglarFormat HardbackPage Count 32Imprint Capstone PressPublisher Capstone PressWeight(grams) 231gDimensions(mm) 235mm * 185mm * 7mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781666333916Author Agnieszka BiskupFormat HardbackPage Count 32Imprint Capstone PressPublisher Capstone PressWeight(grams) 259gDimensions(mm) 232mm * 185mm...

Experience the events that followed the Sobibor death camp prisoner's decision to escape. Readers will discover a powerful story of human courage and mankind's fierce will to live.About the AuthorNel Yomtov is a writer of children's nonfiction books and...

A Black woman who refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus sparked a bus boycott and became part of one of the most iconic moments in American history. Yet, few know that Rosa Parks had actively worked toward social justice her whole life. And...

Now for kids! Based on the adult New York Times Bestseller, Zen Pencils: Cartoon Quotes from Inspirational Folks, this special editon for children will inspire them to reach for the stars!Explorers like Amelia Earhart and Chris Hadfield. Pioneers like...

A Classic title from The Islamic Foundation. This book is an illustrated presentation of how one of the world's great religions, Islam, came into existence. The true story of how Allah's last Prophet, Muhammad established Islam in 7th century Arabia...

Even more of Nathan Hale&;s Hazardous Tales are now available in this three-box set! Get three of newest and most popular titles from the #1 bestselling series: Raid of No Return (a World War II Tale), Lafayette! (a Revolutionary War Tale), and Major...

Sorry no description is available for this book at this time.

By the end of 1914, World War I raged along hundreds of miles of trenches in Europe. But on Christmas Eve, soldiers on both sides began laying down their arms. In the days that followed, most of the fighting stopped and bitter enemies treated each other...

In August 1961, a wall was built through the heart of Berlin to keep East Germans from crossing over to West Germany. For the next 28 years, East German border guards had orders to fire on anyone attempting to escape over the wall. But on 9 November...

On 17 December 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright made history on the hills of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. With four test runs of their Wright Flyer, they became the very first pilots of a powered aircraft. Although none of their flights lasted longer than...

Black Lives is an exciting new graphic novel series from award-winning author Tonya Bolden and illustrator David Wilkerson. Great Minds of Science celebrates the lives and contributions of Black scientists throughout history. Matilda Evans (physician)...

World War I gets the Hazardous Tales treatment in this story of warfare, treachery, strategy, and more World War I set the tone for the 20th century and introduced a new type of warfare: global, mechanical, and brutal. Nathan Hale has gathered some of...