There is a disagreement between the FBI and the Apple Company. The FBI want Apple to 'unlock' one of its phones. It believes information stored on the phone could help with an important investigation. Apple says that it is not willing to help. Who's in the right? We set out the background and the opposing arguments. Also, why we have an extra day every four years, a Flying Scotsman returns and an Egyptian queen has her image stolen. And don't miss the start of the monarch butterfly's amazing migration cycle.
As of the 9th of September 2015, Queen Elizabeth II will be the longest reigning monarch Britain has ever had. In that time, Elizabeth has been a pillar of strength and consistency for Britain in one of the country s most tumultuous periods. Britain is rising from the ashes of the Second World War, the Empire is twitching through its death throes, and the following decades are to see major social and political upheaval as Britain faces the challenges of the 20th century. There can be no question, Elizabeth is Britain s greatest monarch, and we hope that you enjoy this intimate visual portrait of her exceptional life...and here s to the next 63!
K-Gr 3-A companion to Glaser's Wonderful Worms (1992) and Spectacular Spiders (1998, both Millbrook), this title contains colorful, realistic illustrations that keep step with the simple, sometimes rhyming text. Three pages of more detailed data about monarchs and their complex lives, the addresses of butterfly societies, and a list of Web sites to explore are included. Despite the fact that mating is never mentioned (and egg laying is), and even if you own such fine titles as Gail Gibbons's Monarch Butterfly (Holiday, 1989), Deborah Heiligman's From Caterpillar to Butterfly (HarperCollins, 1996), and Kathryn Lasky's Monarchs (Harcourt, 1993), you might still want to make room for this ...
This book focuses on the ways in which Elizabeth represented herself in her own words, especially in speeches, reported conversations, and private poems from the first half of her reign when she was simultaneously establishing her political authority and negotiating marriage at home and abroad. Although Elizabeth’s novel and unprecedented art of courtship garnered considerable resistance and disapproval, by the end of her reign it had sparked or merged with a wider, ongoing social controversy over conjugal freedom of choice and women’s lawful liberty that helped make the Elizabethan era an extraordinarily fertile and creative period in English literature.
Beloved for its stunning storytelling, Legacy offers an exquisite portrait of the queen who defined an era. Tracing the unlikely path from her tragic childhood to her ruthless confrontations with Mary, Queen of Scots, and capturing in all its glory her brilliant reign as Europe's most celebrated queen, Legacy peels back the layers from a mysterious monarch and satisfies the questions of history.
