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Red star & green dragon: looking at New China
By Lila Perl. 1983
Iraq (Major world nations)
By J. P Docherty. 1999
Explores the people, history, culture, land, and economy of this Middle Eastern country, once called Mesopotamia, which is considered the…
"cradle of civilization." Also briefly discusses its modern wars with neighbours Iran and Kuwait. Grades 5-8. c1999.In the land of the Taj Mahal: the world of the fabled Mughals
By Ed Rothfarb. 1998
Traces the history of the three-hundred-year Mughal dynasty in northern India. Describes the Mughals' arrival in the fifteenth century led…
by Babur, who conquered and remained to rule. Examines the development of Islam during the interchange of cultures, as the Mughals interacted with the local Hindu traditions. For junior and senior high readers. 1998.Germany (Countries of the world)
By Richard Lord. 1999
Introduces the geography, history, government, and culture of reunified Germany. Includes the country's past and present relationships with the United…
States. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 1999. (Countries of the world)Adventures on the ancient Silk Road
By Priscilla Galloway, Dawn Hunter. 2009
Presents accounts of three explorers who journeyed on the Silk Road: Xuanzang, a seventh-century Buddhist pilgrim from China; Genghis Khan,…
the early-thirteenth-century Mongolian conqueror; and Marco Polo, the late-thirteenth-century Venetian merchant who traveled to the Chinese court. Includes cultural facts about places along the various routes. Some descriptions of violence. Grades 5-8. Winner of the Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children's Non-fiction. 2009.Red land, Yellow River: a story from the Cultural Revolution
By Ange Zhang. 2004
In 1966, Zhang was a teen in Beijing when Mao Zedong began the Cultural Revolution. Though he was the son…
of a "bad guy" (a famous writer), he became swept up in the revolution, until the violence and his father's arrest made him question its goals. In 1968 was sent to a small village to learn how to farm, where he discovered his true calling - art. Some descriptions of violence. Grades 2-4 and older readers. 2004.Mary Seacole: bound for the battlefield
By Susan Goldman Rubin. 2020
Mary Seacole spent much of her life on the front lines of the Crimean War, ministering to the wounded, caring…
for soldiers, and making her mark on the world of medicine. This fascinating biography honors her life, from her childhood in Kingston, Jamaica, and her encounters with racist Americans to her treatment of cholera patients in Panama and her bitter run-in with Florence Nightingale, who declined to work with her in Crimea because she wasn't white. But Mary Seacole knew that the sick and wounded needed her compassion and care, and despite all obstacles, she answered the call to help them. Author Susan Goldman Rubin gives voice to this fearless nurse and healer through captivating details drawn from Mary Seacole's own writings. Inspiring and engaging, this biography introduces a compelling heroine who rose above barriers to earn a place in historyLife on Surtsey: Iceland's upstart island (Scientists in the Field)
By Loree Griffin Burns. 2017
Scientists explore Iceland's island Surtsey, which formed after a volcano erupted under the sea on November 14, 1963. Discusses the…
arrival and survival of insects and plant life on the island, and records the changes that have taken place over the years. For grades 4-7. 2017The faithful spy: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the plot to kill Hitler
By John Hendrix. 2018
Recounts the life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a pastor who started a church in Germany that opposed Adolf Hitler's Nazi Party.…
Describes Bonhoeffer's alliance with conspirators who sought to kill Hitler, his imprisonment, and his execution just weeks before Germany's surrender. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2018Doctor Esperanto and the language of hope
By Mara Rockliff, Zosia Dzierzawska. 2019
The man who knew everything: the strange life of Athanasius Kircher
By Roxanna Bikadoroff, Marilee Peters. 2017
Short biography of Athanasius Kircher, a 17th-century Jesuit scientist and polymath. Kircher was one of the first scientists to formulate…
theories based on observation, and even lowered himself into Mount Vesuvius to study how volcanoes worked. For grades 4-7. 2017The music of life: Bartolomeo Cristofori and the invention of the piano
By Marjorie Priceman, Elizabeth Rusch. 2017
The boy on the wooden box: how the impossible became possible ... on Schindler's list
By Leon Leyson, Marilyn J. Harran, Elisabeth B. Leyson. 2013
Memoir of Leon Leyson (born Leib Lejzon), who was only ten years old when the Nazis invaded Poland. Recounts the…
day his Jewish family was forced to relocate to the Kraków ghetto, their perseverance in the Plaszów concentration camp, and the relationship they formed with Oskar Schindler. For grades 5-8. 2013The plot to kill Hitler: Dietrich Bonhoeffer : pastor, spy, unlikely hero
By Patricia McCormick. 2016
Recounts the life and Nazi resistance efforts of Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945), a young minister who provided information to the Allies…
about Germany's death camps and was part of the conspiracy to assassinate Hitler. For grades 5-8. 2016Sachiko: a Nagasaki bomb survivor's story (Nonfiction - Young Adult)
By Caren Barzelay Stelson. 2016
Recounts the story of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki through the eyes of Sachiko Yasui, who was six when the…
devastation was wrought. Describes her experiences in the aftermath of the attack as well as her long journey to find peace. Some violence. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2016Radioactive!: how Irène Curie & Lise Meitner revolutionized science and changed the world
By Winifred Conkling. 2016
Recounts the discovery of artificial radiation by Irène and Frédéric Joliot-Curie in 1934. Their groundbreaking advancement in physics led physicist…
Lise Meitner to unlock the secrets of fission. For junior and senior high and older readers. 2016Ada Byron Lovelace and the thinking machine
By Laurie Wallmark, April Chu. 2015
Biography of Ada Byron Lovelace (1815-1852), from her early creative fascination with mathematics and science and her devastating bout with…
measles to the groundbreaking algorithm she wrote for Charles Babbage's analytical engine. For grades K-3. 2015Angel Island: gateway to Gold Mountain
By Russell Freedman. 2013
Recounts the history of the Angel Island Immigration Station. The San Francisco Bay island served as an entry point for…
half a million Asian immigrants to the United States in the early twentieth century. Highlights life in the detention barracks, interrogations, and the hardships the immigrants endured. For grades 5-8. 2013An illustrated treasury of Scottish mythical creatures
By Theresa Breslin, Kate Leiper. 2015
Ancient India (Ancient civilizations)
By Rebecca Rowell. 2015
Overview of the history and accomplishments of ancient India's civilization, including its government and the birth of Buddhism. Provides details…
on art, faith, culture, military might, and its continuing legacy. For grades 6-9. 2015