What was the `Flute of Shame'? Which two US Presidents were arrested for reckless riding? Why would an African king be afraid of a parrot's egg? Find the answers these questions, along with loads of o
The inspiring, haunting story of Chinese migrant workers rejected by the USA who built a new community in Mexico.From the 1850s, as the United States pushed west, Chinese migrants met ordinary Americans for the first time. Alienation and xenophobia lost the US this chance for cultural and economic enrichment—but America gave the Chinese new perspectives, connections, and dreams of their own. As teenagers, Hugo Wong’s great-grandfathers fled poverty in Guangdong for California. A decade later, excluded from the US, they helped establish a Chinese settlement across the border in Mexico, led by a world-famous dissident-in-exile with visions of a New China overseas. They would be among the Americas’ first Chinese magnates, meeting with presidents, generals, and missionaries, living through astonishing victories and humiliating defeats. The bitterest of all would be the colony’s tragic demise amid a violent Mexican revolution, leading to the largest massacre and deportation of Chinese in Am
An updated edition of the comprehensive dictionary created with kids in mind, featuring more than 500 new or revised entries and learning tools.Scholastic's trusted dictionary is back and filled with up-to-date information on technological, scientific, and cultural terms, hundreds of new words, and in-depth sidebars featuring new, colorful images. In addition to a kid-friendly pronunciation guide and sample sentences, the Scholastic Children's Dictionary includes a thesaurus, as well as guides to grammar, idioms, geography, and US presidents. The perfect reference guide for kids and ENL learners of all ages.英英字典與英漢字典的差別，在於英漢字典只能知道這個字的中文，但英英字典在查閱的同時，可以透過definition (釋義)，學到更多同類型的單字，增加自己的字彙量；透過例句，知道前後搭配的形容詞/副詞/介係詞；透過場景圖解，觸類旁通學會更多單字，如此一來，便可以更漂亮的使用英文。Scholastic Children's Dictionary 是小編一直力薦給大家的英英字典，除了完備上述的基本條件外，價格相對親民，清爽的版面設計讓小孩大人都願意打開翻閱。無怪乎這本字典，是美國小學生最愛使用的英英字典。
Basher's US Presidents shows you the nation's leaders as you've never seen them before. Every president, from George Washington to the winner of the 2012 election, has his own entry and speaks direc
Basher's US Presidents shows you the nation's leaders as you've never seen them before. Every president, from George Washington to the winner of the 2012 election, has his own entry and speaks directl
The promotion of democracy by the United States became highly controversial during the presidency of George W. Bush. The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan were widely perceived as failed attempts at enforc
The promotion of democracy by the United States became highly controversial during the presidency of George W. Bush. The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan were widely perceived as failed attempts at enforc
In the clash of ideologies represented by the Cold War, even the heavens were not immune to militarization. Satellites and space programs became critical elements among the national security objective
The author of Physics for Future Presidents returns to educate all of us on the most crucial conundrum facing the nation: energy. The near-meltdown of Fukushima, the upheavals in the Middle East, the
Analyzes how sitting chief executives of the US prepare for impending elections, manage a nationwide campaign, and fulfill presidential duties, hopefully without ending up in court or getting into a w
Get to know each of the 44 Presidents of the United States in this fully illustrated collection!From the first president, George Washington, to the most recent, Barack Obama, the United States has see
