Kelly, an Australian writer and science teacher, gives readers a thorough tour of crocodilian evolution in this lively biological biography. Kelly builds her scientific investigation on a solid cultural foundation, by introducing the crocodile through folk tales of indigenous Australians, Africans, Americans and South Asians; similarly, fossils showing crocodilies have changed very little in more than 200 million years adds relevance to the old stories and weight to the sobering fact that, ...
Fiske 250 Words Every High School Freshman Needs to Know
Starting off with a powerful vocabulary is the best way to prepare for a successful, stress-free time in high school. High school opens a world of new ideas and experiences—along with more challenging and sophisticated concepts. Knowing these 250 words will give students the gift of a head start that will last for years to come.
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The United States has the third largest land mass of any nation in the world. The U.S. population is also the third largest in the world. The U.S. economy is the largest in the world. These are a few random facts about the United States in the early years of the 21st century. They form a sketch of what the country has become 500 years after the first Europeans came to the New World and the dream of a new kind of nation was born.
