Bikes, balloons, trains, ships, and more. This book is filled with the many different ways to get where you need to go. Use addition to figure out how many people are on board a cruise ship, or how long it took to build two famous railways in Russia. You

The Modes of Transportation: ABC Book of Rhymes offers gorgeous images along with cute and fun rhymes and a bit of history on a variety of modes of transportation based on the letters of the alphabet. This children's rhyming picture book is appropriate for reading to preschool kids and for middle childhood aged children who can read themselves. This book is an excellent addition to children's libraries, whether they are homeschooled or attend traditional educational institutions. Modes of transportation in the modern world are for the most part efficient, fast, and reliable. But to this day versions of transportation apparatuses that are powered by human and animal energy - still serve humanity. In the Modes of Transportation: ABC Book of Rhymes the past and the present intermingle. From the Camel to the Ute, from the Stage Coach to the X'trapolis, from the Ornithopter to the Airplane, and from Zip-Lines to Mountains Bikes, you'll find them all here. Perfect for curious boys and girls ages 4 to 10

We can all be heroes. That's the inspiring message of this New York Times Bestselling picture book biography series from historian and author Brad Meltzer. Even as a child, Martin Luther King, Jr. was shocked by the terrible and unfair way African-American people were treated. When he grew up, he decided to do something about it--peacefully, with powerful words. He helped gather people together for nonviolent protests and marches, and he always spoke up about loving other human beings and doing what's right. He spoke about the dream of a kinder future, and bravely led the way toward racial equality in America. This lively, New York Times Bestselling biography series inspires kids to dream big, one great role model at a time. You'll want to collect each book.

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Modes of transportation in the modern world are for the most part efficient, fast, and reliable. However to this day versions of transportation apparatuses that are powered by human and animal energy still serve humanity. The Modes of Transportation: ABC Book of Rhymes introduces children to twenty six modern and ancient transportation modes, one for each letter of the alphabet. Beautiful images, fun rhymes and a bit of history and trivia accompany each of the means of transport featured in this wonderful book.

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • Far more than a history of the Silk Roads, this book is truly a revelatory new history of the world, promising to destabilize notions of where we come from and where we are headed next. "A rare book that makes you question your assumptions about the world.” —The Wall Street Journal From the Middle East and its political instability to China and its economic rise, the vast region stretching eastward from the Balkans across the steppe and South Asia has been thrust into the global spotlight in recent years. Frankopan teaches us that to understand what is at stake for the cities and nations built on these intricate trade routes, we must first understand their astounding pasts. Frankopan realigns our understanding of the world, pointing us eastward. It was on the Silk Roads that East and West first encountered each other through trade and conquest, leading to the spread of ideas, cultures and religions. From the rise and fall of empires to the spread of Buddhism and the advent of Christianity and Islam, right up to the great wars of the twentieth century—this book shows how the fate of the West has always been inextricably linked to the East. Also available: The New Silk Roads, a timely exploration of the dramatic and profound changes our world is undergoing right now—as seen from the perspective of the rising powers of the East.

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