Children’s / Teenage general interest: General knowledge and interesting facts

Seven authors describe the controversial nature of patriotism and citizenship education in their country, basing their account and recommendations upon their philosophical understanding of education and schooling.

A fascinating and informative look at the colourful history of England from bestselling author and illustrator, Richard Brassey.

From multi-million-copy selling author, Francesca Simon, and David Walliams' illustrator, Tony Ross, comes the latest title in the successful Horrid Henry's Factbooks series.

Did you know that if your intestines were removed they would stretch round a tennis court several times over?

Welcome to World Records - Horrid Henry style!

This book is designed to guide social workers in their work as field instructors.

This volume, based on an interdisciplinary conference of psychologists, sociologists, philosophers, and social scientists, explores a topic of vital importance today-moral education.

A book about the most interesting thing on earth--you!

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Discover everything you need to know about the law of the land in this easy-to-read introduction to United States Constitution!

Give kids the most important and interesting facts about presidential elections with this easy-to-understand primer!

Think all teenagers are awkward, immature, and self-involved?

Based on a true story, this adventurous spiritual suspense and esoteric thriller will take you on the journey where the conscious and the subconscious meet.

Bounce, climb, leap, and slide with lemurs in this adorable introduction to these curious and energetic creatures!

Stomp, tromp, clomp, and trumpet with elephants in this charming introduction to these gentle giants!

Young readers learn all about insects in this new Pre-reader from National Geographic Kids.

In this charming picture book for pre-schoolers, curious kids will learn all about the wild world of lions – one of nature''s most fascinating and charismatic creatures.

Meet amazing penguins from all around the world!

In fighting to pass the 19th Amendment, brave suffragists like Susan B.

Girls can be a mystery-even to themselves.

In early America, married women had no rights under law.

It was women who first picketed the White House for a political cause.

In the 1800s, women were second-class citizens.

It took decades, and a Constitutional amendment, for all American women to get the right to vote.

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In the United States, people of all different backgrounds live together.

By the year 2050, Latino Americans will number 80 million.

Each Mexican American has a story like no other.

What do a ghost story, a wise saying, and a holiday celebration all have in common?

In the United States, people of all different backgrounds live together.

Americans with darker skin colors have often faced discrimination in the United States.

In the United States, people from all different backgrounds live together.

In the United States today, Hispanics make up the largest minority group.

Abraham Rodriquez speaks for many Puerto Ricans when he writes, "e;Of course I'm Puerto Rican.

The United States' boundaries have expanded over the centuriesand at the same time, Americans' ideas about their country have grown as well.

The United States' boundaries have expanded over the centuriesand at the same time, Americans' ideas about their country have grown as well.

The United States' boundaries have expanded over the centuriesand at the same time, Americans' ideas about their country have grown as well.

On November 4, 2008, Americans went to the polls and elected the first black president in the history of the United States.

Without education, it's very difficult to make the most of your talents and abilities.

Historically, theocracy has been a fairly rare form of government.

In an oligarchy, political power rests with a small privileged group.

Monarchy is a form of government in which a hereditary ruler serves as head of state, typically for life.

How did large, complex states develop from small clans and nomadic tribes?

In the turbulent years after World War I, a new type of governing philosophy took shape in a handful of countries.

Today, the basic ideas underpinning democracy--that government exists for the benefit of the people, and that it must have their consent to be legitimate--may seem obvious.

For several decades during the 20th century, communism was one of the world's dominant forms of government.

Since its founding in 1949, the People's Republic of China has been a one-party state in which the Chinese Communist Party holds a monopoly of political power.