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Women in Ancient Egypt

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Women have played critical roles in business, politics, and the family throughout history. However, it is only recently that these roles have been studied and valued by society as a whole. This landmark series explores women's contributions to cultures both ancient and modern, broadening readers' perspectives and enhancing their appreciation of this essential other half of history.

Author:

Fiona MacDonald

The Atlas of Ancient Egypt

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The Atlas of Ancient Egypt is a stunningly illustrated survey of over 3,000 years of Egyptian history. This highly visual book includes detailed maps, architectural reconstructions, historical artifacts, and superb scenes from everyday life.

Author:

Neil Morris

Clothes and Crafts in Ancient Egypt

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The ancient Egyptians were skilled in the crafts of painting, pottery, and carving. They knew how to weave cloth and how to work with precious stones to make beautiful jewelry. They built magnificent palaces and elaborate tombs for their rulers and decorated the walls of these structures with paintings of gods, goddesses, and scenes from everyday life. Come along on an archaeological journey and learn amazing facts about the ancient Egyptian culture. You can also create a snake game, fashion a clay pot, and prepare for a fabulous feast!

Author:

Richard Balkwill

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IG820L

Rainforest Explorer

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Get ready a spectacular adventure awaits you in the jungles of the Amazonian rainforest. Your journey begins now! RAINFOREST EXPLORER is packed with information about the world¹s most complex ecosystem.

Author:

Sue Nicholson

The Most Beautiful Roof in the World: Exploring the rainforest canopy

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Journey along with Dr. Meg Lowman, a scientist who, with the help of slings, suspended walkways, and mountain-climbing equipment, has managed to ascend into one of our planet's least accessible and most fascinating ecosystems--the rain-forest canopy.

Author:

Kathryn Lasky

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1160L

The Most Beautiful Roof in the World: Exploring the rainforest canopy

Partners and Parents

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Nature ensures that new generations of animals are born to replace those that die in the rainforest. Partners and Parents features spectacular photos and illustrations along with clear, simple text that explains the elegant courtship rituals carried out by butterflies, birds, and mammals, why insects live together in huge colonies, how frogs grow up in tree-top nurseries, and how monkeys and apes like to troop through the forest in peaceful family groups.

Author:

Michael Chinery

How Monkeys Make Chocolate: Foods and medicines from the rainforests

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An account of the interdependence of plants, animals, & humans in the world's rain forests.

Author:

Adrian Forsyth

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1120L

How Monkeys Make Chocolate: Foods and medicines from the rainforests

Rainforest Birds

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The brightly colored hornbill often follows troops of monkeys through the rainforest to eat pieces of fruit dropped by the munching primates. Rainforest Birds explores jungle habitats and the various species of unique birds that live there.

Author:

Bobbie Kalman

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IG1020L

Rain Forests

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Discusses tropical rain forests, including their flora, fauna, and indigenous peoples, as well as the activities that threaten their destruction and the consequences of that destruction.

Author:

Sara Oldfield

Journey Through the Northern Rainforest

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Put on a Haida Indian eagle mask and soar as a magnificent bird of prey into the endangered world of the northern rainforest. Delicate, clearly captioned line drawings guide readers on an unforgettable journey through the seasons of a bald eagle's year, while crystalline photographs by world-renowned nature photographer Art Wolfe and a compelling, fact-filled narrative by Karen Pandell reveal the secrets of our national bird's natural habitat.

Author:

Karen Pandell

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