The United States and its allies invaded Iraq seven years ago. Today the country is still at war, and no one can claim that true democracy has come. Four million Iraqis have been displaced, and about
How does a leader respond in times of war and chaos? This was the central question the great Chinese military strategist, Sun Zi, sought to answer over 2,000 years ago in his classic book, The Art of War. In this book, you will read about the famous battles fought in China across the different dynasties. You will learn the lessons Sun Zi taught in The Art of War and appreciate the timelessness of his insights!Taking classic stories from Asia and the West, Pop! Lit for Kids reimagines them into easy-to-read stories that provide the perfect introduction to classic tales. The most well-loved stories from around the world have been adapted into a form that will excite and entertain children everywhere.Series features:在戰爭和混亂時期，領導者如何應對？ 這是中國偉大的軍事家孫子 2000 多年前在他的經典著作《孫子兵法》中尋求回答的核心問題。 在這本書中，您將了解中國各個朝代發生的著名戰役。 您將學習孫子在《孫子兵法》中所教授的課程，並欣賞他的見解的永恆性！取材自亞洲與西方的經典故事，《Pop! Lit for Kids》將它們重新想像成易於閱讀的故事，為經典故事提供了完美的介紹。 來自世界各地最受歡迎的故事已被改編成能夠讓世界各地的孩子們興奮和娛樂的形式。系列特點：增強詞彙量：我們的兒童讀物旨在以有趣且引人入勝的方式提高詞彙技能，幫助孩子擴大詞彙庫並提高語言能
How does a leader respond in times of war and chaos? This was the central question the great Chinese military strategist, Sun Zi, sought to answer over 2,000 years ago in his classic book, The Art of War. In this book, you will read about the famous battles fought in China across the different dynasties. You will learn the lessons Sun Zi taught in The Art of War and appreciate the timelessness of his insights!Taking classic stories from Asia and the West, Pop! Lit for Kids reimagines them into easy-to-read stories that provide the perfect introduction to classic tales. The most well-loved stories from around the world have been adapted into a form that will excite and entertain children everywhere.Series features:在戰爭和混亂時期，領導者如何應對？ 這是中國偉大的軍事家孫子 2000 多年前在他的經典著作《孫子兵法》中尋求回答的核心問題。 在這本書中，您將了解中國各個朝代發生的著名戰役。 您將學習孫子在《孫子兵法》中所教授的課程，並欣賞他的見解的永恆性！取材自亞洲與西方的經典故事，《Pop! Lit for Kids》將它們重新想像成易於閱讀的故事，為經典故事提供了完美的介紹。 來自世界各地最受歡迎的故事已被改編成能夠讓世界各地的孩子們興奮和娛樂的形式。系列特點：增強詞彙量：我們的兒童讀物旨在以有趣且引人入勝的方式提高詞彙技能，幫助孩子擴大詞彙庫並提高語言能
Cavalier and Roundhead battle it out in the turbulent setting of the English Civil war and provide the background for this classic tale of four orphans as they face adversity, survival in the forest,
Winner of the Jhalak Children's & YA PrizeShortlisted for the Carnegie Medal for Writing'Safiyyah's War has the soul of a classic & the urgency of a story for our times. A tale of tolerance, unthinkable bravery, and heart-in-mouth true events. I loved this book' - Kiran Millwood Hargrave'All at once, Safiyyah's War broke my heart and filled me with immense hope. With its unforgettable characters and exquisite storytelling, this really is an extraordinary book' - A F Steadman'Safiyyah is a protagonist I was rooting for all throughout; a lovely, kind-hearted girl whose story filled me in turns with despair and joy. This book shines through with kindness and empathy at its very heart' - Nizrana Farook'Luminous prose . . . a riveting read for children and adults alike' - New York TimesWar comes to the streets of Paris and Safiyyah’s life changes for ever.Her best friend’s family have fled, and the bombing makes her afraid to leave the mosque where she lives. But when her father is
A Finalist for the 2022 Jane Addams Children's Book AwardAn NPR Best Book of 2021A New York Times Best Children's Book of 2021A Washington Post Best Book of 2021A Kirkus Reviews Best Children's Book of 2021A Horn Book Fanfare Best Book of 2021In 1938, twenty-nine-year-old Nicholas Winton saved the lives of almost 700 children trapped in Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia--a story he never told and that remained unknown until an unforgettable TV appearance in the 1980s reunited him with some of the children he saved.Czech-American artist, MacArthur Fellow, and Andersen Award winner Peter S s dramatizes Winton's story in this distinctive and deeply personal picture book. He intertwines Nicky's efforts with the story of one of the children he saved--a young girl named Vera, whose family enlisted Nicky's aid when the Germans occupied their country. As the war passes and Vera grows up, she must find balance in her dual identities--one her birthright, the other her choice.Nicky & Vera is a mas
