We Share One World
Title | We Share One World PDF eBook |
Author | Jane E. Hoffelt |
Publisher | Illumination Arts |
Pages | 36 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 9780970190789 |
A young boy dreams of world peace as he realizes that people everywhere are really the same.
One World, Many Colors
Title | One World, Many Colors PDF eBook |
Author | Ben Lerwill |
Publisher | words & pictures |
Pages | 35 |
Release | 2020-03-17 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 0711249830 |
We share one world, we share many colors. One World, Many Colors is a lyrical celebration of the vibrant colors waiting to be found in all corners of the world. From the ice-white plains of Antarctica to the soft pink blossoms of the Japanese countryside. The same colors can be found everywhere else in the world, in nature, in our cities, and in our cultures. From travel writer Ben Lerwill, and with beautiful illustrations from Alette Straathof this non-fiction picture book opens children's eyes to the wonders of the world and the spectrum of color that we share.
The Best We Share
Title | The Best We Share PDF eBook |
Author | Christoph Brumann |
Publisher | Berghahn Books |
Pages | 315 |
Release | 2021-03-03 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 1800730454 |
The UNESCO World Heritage Convention is one of the most widely ratified international treaties, and a place on the World Heritage List is a widely coveted mark of distinction. Building on ethnographic fieldwork at Committee sessions, interviews and documentary study, the book links the change in operations of the World Heritage Committee with structural nation-centeredness, vulnerable procedures for evaluation, monitoring and decision-making, and loose heritage conceptions that have been inconsistently applied. As the most ambitious study of the World Heritage arena so far, this volume dissects the inner workings of a prominent global body, demonstrating the power of ethnography in the highly formalised and diplomatic context of a multilateral organisation.
The One World Schoolhouse
Title | The One World Schoolhouse PDF eBook |
Author | Salman Khan |
Publisher | Twelve |
Pages | 155 |
Release | 2012-10-02 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 145550839X |
A free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere: this is the goal of the Khan Academy, a passion project that grew from an ex-engineer and hedge funder's online tutoring sessions with his niece, who was struggling with algebra, into a worldwide phenomenon. Today millions of students, parents, and teachers use the Khan Academy's free videos and software, which have expanded to encompass nearly every conceivable subject; and Academy techniques are being employed with exciting results in a growing number of classrooms around the globe. Like many innovators, Khan rethinks existing assumptions and imagines what education could be if freed from them. And his core idea-liberating teachers from lecturing and state-mandated calendars and opening up class time for truly human interaction-has become his life's passion. Schools seek his advice about connecting to students in a digital age, and people of all ages and backgrounds flock to the site to utilize this fresh approach to learning. In The One World Schoolhouse, Khan presents his radical vision for the future of education, as well as his own remarkable story, for the first time. In these pages, you will discover, among other things: How both students and teachers are being bound by a broken top-down model invented in Prussia two centuries ago Why technology will make classrooms more human and teachers more important How and why we can afford to pay educators the same as other professionals/DIV How we can bring creativity and true human interactivity back to learning/DIV Why we should be very optimistic about the future of learning. Parents and politicians routinely bemoan the state of our education system. Statistics suggest we've fallen behind the rest of the world in literacy, math, and sciences. With a shrewd reading of history, Khan explains how this crisis presented itself, and why a return to "mastery learning," abandoned in the twentieth century and ingeniously revived by tools like the Khan Academy, could offer the best opportunity to level the playing field, and to give all of our children a world-class education now. More than just a solution, The One World Schoolhouse serves as a call for free, universal, global education, and an explanation of how Khan's simple yet revolutionary thinking can help achieve this inspiring goal.
One World Now
Title | One World Now PDF eBook |
Author | Peter Singer |
Publisher | Yale University Press |
Pages | 281 |
Release | 2016-01-01 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 0300196059 |
Seamlessly integrates major development of the past decade into Peter Singer's classic text on the ethics of globalization, "One World." One of the world's most influential philosophers here confronts both the perils and potentials inherent in globalization. every issue is considered from an ethical perspective, including climate change, foreign aid, human rights, immigration, and the responsibility to protect people from genocide and crimes against humanity. Singer argues powerfully that solving global problems requires transcending national differences.
Dragon
Title | Dragon PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | Illumination Arts Pub. Co. |
Pages | 44 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 9780935699173 |
While Briana, the fair young Queen of Lugin, is giving birth to her first child, in the not-so-distant forest a most unusual hatchling is born to a beautiful green dragon.Prince Langilor is a shy and gentle lad, adored by his parents and the peace-loving people of Lugin. Saras, the young dragon, becomes an arrogant bully who terrorizes the dragon clan after learning to fly and breathe fire.During his twelfth year, Langilor stands before his parents and the Royal Advisors, who will judge his worthiness to be the future king. With increasing threats from enemies to the North as well as the dangerous fire-breathing dragon, how could this peaceful young Prince ever be strong enough to protect the kingdom? In the quiet of the royal garden, a graceful white swan tells Langilor, Go in search of the dragon alone. Conquer the dragon and claim your throne. During the dramatic encounter between the Prince and the dragon, the future of Lugin hangs in the balance.Jody Bergsmas powerful illustrations feature authentic Celtic imagery, dragons, elves, talking animals and birds. Reading this enchanting story helps us to see that there are many ways to conquer an enemy.
All the World
Title | All the World PDF eBook |
Author | Liz Garton Scanlon |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 44 |
Release | 2011-03-22 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1442436727 |
This simple, profound, Caldecott Honor story is now available as a Classic Board Book. All the world is here. It is there. It is everywhere. All the world is right where you are. Now. Following a circle of family and friends through the course of a day from morning until night, this book affirms the importance of all things great and small in our world, from the tiniest shell on the beach, to the warmth of family connections, to the widest sunset sky. Now available as a Classic Board Book, this Caldecott Honor picture book written by Liz Garton Scanlon and illustrated by Marla Frazee is perfect for the youngest of readers.