Educational: History

Marie Curie, the woman who coined the term radioactivity, won not just one Nobel Prize but two?

Mary Matsuda is a typical 16-year-old girl living on Vashon Island, Washington with her family.

When Pam met Ellie, she was sure she had found a new friend.

Have you ever marveled at the wisdom you see in the eyes of a dog?

In the 1930s and the 1940s Rondo Avenue was at the heart of St.

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The Plains Indian Wars of the nineteenth century garnered enduring fame for certain Indian leaders, their names echoing powerfully even today: Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse, Red Cloud.

This is the story of how a proud and powerful chieftain came to embrace Islam as a result of the humane treatment shown to him by the Prophet during his capture and imprisonment.

Six inspiring accounts, based on true stories of the companions of the Prophet Muhammad, that demonstrate the value of love, sacrifice, respect, charity, compassion and kindness to all people.

Have you ever wondered why the Quran is in Arabic, why it was revealed over 23 years or how people can be so sure it has never been changed?

A Primer for Teaching African History is a guide for college and high school teachers who are teaching African history for the first time, for experienced teachers who want to reinvigorate their courses, for those who are training future teachers to prepare their own syllabi, and for teachers who want to incorporate African history into their world history courses.

For young readers, an engaging and beautifully illustrated story about the return of beavers to the Detroit River.

For young readers, a diverse collection of biographical sketches of twenty notable young women with ties to Michigan.

One of the leading ethical thinkers of the modern age, Peter Singer has repeatedly been embroiled in controversy.

Fun facts that teach kids ages 8 to 12 all about the US Constitution Who wrote the beginning of the Constitution of the United States?

On the Pacific front during World War II, strange messages were picked up by American and Japanese forces on land and at sea.

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What happened when a former enslaved man took beat-up old instruments and gave them to a bunch of orphans?

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Did you know that some Roman generals would execute their own sons if they were disobedient?

This year Queen Elizabeth II enjoys 60 glorious years as monarch with a Diamond Jubilee celebration to be held on 5th June 2012.

A moving and inspiring story about how we remember the past from two of Australia's most acclaimed picture book creators, Gary Crew and Shaun Tan.

This history title from Ladybird is the ideal homework help book for primary school children who are learning about the Victorians at school.

This history book from Ladybird is the ideal homework help book for primary school children who are learning about the ancient Romans at school.

This Ladybird Histories Book is perfect for children learning about the First World War at school.

New York City boasts one of the most famous skylines in the world, and the Empire State Building is undeniably the focal point of this incredible view.

Something wicked was brewing in the small town of Salem, Massachusetts in 1692.

On August 25th, 2005, one of the deadliest and most destructive hurricanes in history hit the Gulf of Mexico.

More than two thousand years ago, with his land under constant attack from nomads, the First Emperor of China came up with a simple solution: build a wall to keep out enemies.

It was world-famous sculptor Gutzon Borglum''s dream to carve sixty-foot-high likenesses of four presidents on a granite cliff in South Dakota.

The history of the White House, first completed in 1799, reflects the history of America itself.

In 1876, France decided to give the United States a very big and very special present--the Statue of Liberty.

Before 1914, traveling from the East Coast to the West Coast meant going by land across the entire United States.

From 1892 to 1954, Ellis Island was the gateway to a new life in the United States for millions of immigrants.

The morning of August 24, AD 79, seemed like any other in the Roman city of Pompeii.

A memoir of the Civil Rights Movement from one of its youngest heroes

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As the youngest marcher in the 1965 voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Albama, Lynda Blackmon Lowery proved that young adults can be heroes.

Take a fresh look at life in 20th century Britain, through the eyes of those whose history has too often been neglected.

The Beast of Rickards Road appeared out of the darkness one October night and terrorized the small community of Walkertown, NC.

Nothing about Jimmy McMullen's childhood was dysfunctional, unless you consider having big ears a "e;dysfunction"e;.

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