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"When and where was America founded? Was it in Virginia in 1619, when a pirate ship landed a group of captive Africans at Jamestown? So asserted the New York Times in August 2019 when it announced its 1619 Project. The Times set out to transform history by tracing American institutions, culture, and prosperity to that pirate ship and the exploitation of African Americans that followed. A controversy erupted, with historians pushing back against what...
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264 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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Using a full-color illustrated approach, a guide to parental math tutoring looks at every aspect of the challenging subject, from simple sums to simultaneous equations, in a book with simple explanations and clear illustrations that parents can share with their children.
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502 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 21 cm.
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A workbook that examines American history on a middle school level. Organized by key concepts, the text includes mnemonic devices, definitions, timelines and doodles to help the subject stick in your brain, so you can ace your class.
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xiii, 242 pages ; 23 cm
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""Should I go to a school and get more training in acting, or should I just go out there and 'do it'?" A Field Guide to Actor Training will help you answer this question! The book is designed to be an introduction to various theater training methodologies, highlighting their basic tenets and comparing and contrasting each system of training and rehearsal. The goal is to provide a one-stop-shopping kind of resource for student/beginning actors who...
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xxxiv, 1530 pages : illustrations, charts ; 24 cm
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The NKJV Unapologetic Study Bible cuts through the confusion with clear answers for today's most complicated and controversial issues. With timely articles, thoughtful book introductions, insightful quotations, and profiles on some of history's most unapologetic defenders of the faith, this is a Bible that won't leave you guessing. You'll grow in confidence as you discover how to defend your faith and share it with others in a world increasingly at...
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256 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm
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English
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"Perplexed by plate tectonics? Confused by climates? Disorientated by demographics? Help Your Kids With Geography helps parents to get a grasp on what their children learn in geography class by exploring all these topics and more."--Publisher's description.
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"Each book in the My Science Fun series includes a simple experiment for the earliest readers. This book features step by step instructions on building a lava lamp while encouraging further exploration on the topic. Simple sentence structure and word usage help children develop word recognition and reading skills."--
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xiv, 417 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Actress and math genius Danica McKellar continues to shatter the "math nerd" stereotype by showing girls how to ace middle school math -- and actually feel cool doing it! With Danica's trademark sass and style, this book tackles algebra: the most feared of all math classes and the most common roadblock to high school graduation. McKellar instantly puts her readers at ease, showing teenage girls -- and anyone taking algebra -- how to feel confident...
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