Chicago private investigator V.I. Warshawski returns in an exceptionally well-plotted thriller that focuses attention on V.I.'s longtime friend Lotty Herschel. In a handful of chapters that punctuate the contemporary narrative, the Austrian born physician tells her own story. More than just a device to draw the many threads of this complex novel together, Lotty's history illuminates the depth and complexity of a character that readers of Sara Paretsky's many books like V.I. herself only thought they knew.
Children's World is a colourful monthly Indian children's magazine. There are stories, poems and activities (like Wordhunt, Connect the Dot and many others).
Created to give students in the an authentic, atmospheric step back in time to visit the ancient world, these six historical recreations expand on the first two series. The new programs will give students a contemporary understanding of the fascinating lands of India, Japan, and China as well as introduce them to the Aztec and Celtic cultures and guide them through the England of Medieval times
Created to give students an authentic, atmospheric step back in time to visit the lost cities and temples of the ancient world, these six historical recreations expand on the highly successful launch of the first six programs. The new programs introduce the student to Carthage, The Seven Wonders of the World, The Biblical Lands and the Roman Empire in Northern Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. Stunning graphics give students a contemporary understanding of these extraordinary moments in history.
Students will gain a deeper understanding of the African slave trade, one of the great tragedies of world history, while traveling to the royal palaces at Abomey, built with the wealth obtained from trafficking in human beings, and the slave fortresses in Accra, the site of holding cells for enslaved Africans awaiting transportation to the Americas. In South Africa, investigate the country’s harsh colonial past at Robben Island
Created to give students in the an authentic, atmospheric step back in time to visit the ancient world, these six historical recreations expand on the first two series. The new programs will give students a contemporary understanding of the fascinating lands of India, Japan, and China as well as introduce them to the Aztec and Celtic cultures and guide them through the England of Medieval times
