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In a small village in Tanzania, it will take Deborah and Lilian 10 hours of hardship and danger to fetch water. Deborah dreams of becoming a doctor, but drought makes attending school impossible. Returning home, Deborah is surprised to see the village chief holding a meeting. A lovely stranger is speaking. Fresh, clean water is coming to their village. Can it be true? Debra's life could change forever! Could she return to school and follow her...

In a small village in Tanzania, it will take Deborah and Lilian 10 hours of hardship and danger to fetch water. Deborah dreams of becoming a doctor, but drought makes attending school impossible. Returning home, Deborah is surprised to see the village chief holding a meeting. A lovely stranger is speaking. Fresh, clean water is coming to their village. Can it be true? Debra's life could change forever! Could she return to school and follow her...

Discover the electrifying untold stories of the pioneering and groundbreaking women of Old Hollywood in this nonfiction book perfect for young movie buffs and budding feminists alike.While recent phenomena like #OscarsSoWhite have reminded us that Hollywood can be an unfriendly place to people of color and to women, they have been an integral part of the industry from the beginning. In the early twentieth century, women from all walks of life ...

An inspiring, uplifting picture book biography about iconic doll creator, Madame Alexander, whose love for dolls and bringing joy to others began at a young age and only continued to grow.Someday, she thought, I will make dolls that don't break so children will never be unhappy.Beatrice Alexander's family ran a doll hospital in their home in New York's Lower East Side, where she grew to love fixing and making dolls. Beatrice dreamed of becomin...

The activism, heroic efforts, and ongoing struggles for the right to vote are chronicled by an award-winning nonfiction author.For over 200 years, people have marched, risked their lives, and even died trying to get the right to vote in the United States. Others, hungry to acquire or hold onto power, have gone to extraordinary lengths to prevent people from casting ballets or outright stolen votes and sometimes entire elections. Perfect for st...

A sweeping and stunning biography of a pioneering Jamaican nurse

A sweeping and stunning biography of a pioneering Jamaican nurse

The true story of Mary Seacole, the "Celebrated Heroine of the Crimean War".Over two hundred years ago in Kingston, Jamaica, a little girl called Mary watched as her mother selected a bottle of medicine for a sick British soldier. This marked the beginning of Mary Seacole's passion for nursing, which would go on to shape the rest of her life. As a young woman, she would have to overcome personal tragedy - the sudden loss of her mother and husb...

The life of pioneering Jamaican nurse Mary Seacole gets its dramatic due in a sweeping and stunning biography.Mary Seacole spent much of her life on the front lines of the Crimean War, ministering to the wounded, caring for soldiers, and making her mark on the world of medicine. This fascinating biography honors Mary Seacole's life, from her childhood in Kingston, Jamaica, and her encounters with racist Americans to her treatment of cholera pa...

A woman suddenly widowed at 50, left with money but no direction to her life, deep in transition from suburban housewife status, moves back to the West Village where she grew up. When she meets a woman who appears to be an identical twin, she discovers the Lost: a group of 100 fully-formed people dropped off on Earth as it cooled down they have lived on the planet as it developed the many species and geography of today. The Lost show her the m...

The corruption, activism, heroic efforts, and ongoing struggles for the right to vote are chronicled by an award-winning nonfiction author. For over 200 years, people have marched, gone to jail, risked their lives, and even died trying to get the right to vote in the United States. Others, hungry to acquire or hold onto power, have gone to extraordinary lengths to prevent people from casting ballets or outright stolen votes and sometimes entir...

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IIrena Sendler, a Polish social worker, helped nearly four hundred Jewish children out of the Warsaw Ghetto and into hiding during World War II.

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Through Edgar Degas's beloved paintings, drawings, and sculptures, Susan Goldman Rubin conveys the wonder and excitement of the ballet world. Degas is one of the most celebrated painters of the impressionist movement, and his ballerina paintings are among the most favorite of his fans. In his artwork, Degas captures every moment, from the relentless hours of practice to the glamour of appearing on stage, revealing a dancer's journey from novic...

An award-winning author chronicles the story behind the landmark Supreme Court decision in this fascinating account for young readers. In 1954, one of the most significant Supreme Court decisions of the twentieth Century aimed to end school segregation in the United States. The ruling was the culmination of work by many people who stood up to racial inequality, some risking significant danger and hardship, and of careful strategizing by the Na...

Beginning with the difficult years Chanel spent in an orphanage, Goldman traces Coco's development as a designer and demonstrates how her determination to be independent helped her gain world-wise recognition and praise. Goldman focuses on the obstacles Chanel faced as a financially independent woman in an era when women were expected to marry.

Rubin delivers an extensively researched and very accessible biography of civic activist Lin, most famous for her design of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.. Illustrated extensively with photos and drawings, this is a timely celebration of the memorial's 35th anniversary. 6 1/2 x 8 5/16.

Soup cans! Dollar bills! Movie stars! Paint by numbers! Is it art? Yes! Andy Warhol's art. Following award-winning artist biographies Degas and the Dance, Toulouse-Lautrec, and Cezanne, an exciting new book from Abrams Books for Young Readers looks at Andy Warhol. A leader of the American art movement known as Pop, short for "popular culture, " Warhol changed the way we think of art. Assisted by photographs taken of Warhol throughout his life,...

This ground-breaking work is the first to cover the fundamentals of hydrogeophysics from both the hydrogeological and geophysical perspectives. Authored by leading experts and expert groups, the book starts out by explaining the fundamentals of hydrological characterization, with focus on hydrological data acquisition and measurement analysis as well as geostatistical approaches. The fundamentals of geophysical characterization are then at len...