"A straightforward fictional view of an urban soup kitchen, as observed by a boy visiting it with his `Uncle Willie,' who works there every day....The difficult lives of those fed (including children)
"Go on a tour of eco-friendly farms around the globe! From urban gardens to farms under the sea, discover the many different sustainable ways people have been growing food for centuries, and new innovations that are battling the effects of climate change on farming. Rhyming text and inset boxes with definitions for new vocabulary words make the topic accessible to young learners. End matter includes detailed information about each country's farming practice, sustainable farming and more"--
Set to the familiar tune of “The More We Get Together,” this new addition to Barefoot Books’ bestselling singalong collection features a diverse group of children who work together to make their urban neighborhood cleaner, friendlier, and safer for everyone. Sing along as the community bicycles and recycles together, volunteers at an assisted living home, participates in a letter-writing campaign and finally gathers around a potluck meal. End matter includes an age-appropriate introduction to recycling, activism, community gardens, teamwork and more, as well as actionable ways for children to get involved in their own neighborhoods. A QR code on the book provides access to video animation and audio.
微觀世界裏的中華人民共和國史城市史研究必讀之作美國城市史學會最佳著作獎「想要完全了解一個城市，就需要深入它的最底層，考察社會生活的最基本單位。茶館作為微觀世界，為我們提供了觀察社會、文化和政治轉型的理想視角。」——王笛每個城市都有自己獨特的公共空間，如同一個「微觀世界」，由此出發，我們得以重新觸摸和審視一個城市的歷史與記憶。微觀史名家、澳門大學歷史系講座教授王笛以二十年精深研究，為此提供了出色的示範。茶館是成都傳統文化與日常生活的一部分，當地人習慣在那裏打麻 將、約會、看戲、讀書、算命、掏耳朵，以及自由地爭論大大小小的政治和社會問題。在20世紀下半葉，茶館這個微觀世界經歷了前所未有的 劇烈變遷，本書對這一過程進行了細密考察，探討了中國城市社會與社 會主義政治演變之間的廣泛聯繫：國家權力怎樣改造公共生活？國家文化與地方文化有著怎樣的搏弈？人們又是如何重新佔領城市空間？因「對中國和全球城市史的研究作出重要貢獻」，本書榮獲美國城市史學會（The Urban History Association ）2018–2019年度最佳著作獎。 --------------------------------本書的魅力在於從小的城市空間展示出大的政治變遷，這樣，成都茶館成為了一個微觀世界，由此可觀察毛澤東時代的中國社會以及改革開放後的公共生活和經濟發展。本書不僅對中國和全球城市史的研究作出重要貢獻，而且有助於我們進一步理解非西方語境下的市民社會和公共領域這樣的重大問題。美國城市史學會「最佳著作獎」頒獎詞本書展示了敏銳的思想、廣博的知識，以及把抽象觀念與檔案和文化資料高超地結合在一起的能力。要理解毛澤東時代以及改革開放後的中國政治和文化變遷，本書將是必讀之作。《歷史新書評論》（History: Reviews of New Books）本書展示了1950 年以後成都公共生活的變化，為讀者提供大量生動的細節，描述了茶館業主、顧客、藝人、算命先生、掏耳匠等不同人群與國家權力的關係。這部精細的研究著作，為現代中國史、城市研究、文化人類學和休閒社會學的學者們提供了新的材料和見解。《跨學科歷史雜誌》（Journal of Interdisciplinary History）
This visually rich and detailed wordless picture book explores the bustling urban center of Hong Kong through the eyes of two children―each starting their journey on different sides of the book and in
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