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A single silver sixpence sets the stage for a tale as bright as its coin. Step into the gentle world of Old Dame And Her Silver Sixpence, a classic British nursery rhyme picture book where the simple act of counting money becomes a charming adventure. Through rhythmic verse and delightful illustrations, children meet the old…
A darkly funny, coming-of-age graphic novel about childhood courage, imagination, and rebellion – told through the eyes of a fearless 6-year-old in 1980s Romania. In a working-class neighborhood shaped by the so-called “Golden Age,” young Lorinel escapes daily frustrations by embarking on a surreal mission: to confront the powerful leader everyone fears… yet everyone pretends…
On this hottest day ever in Hong Kong, Chessie tries all kinds of funny ways to cool off, but nothing works. She even almost chokes on ice cubes! Inspired by a Qing dynasty Chinese proverb, this bilingual story written in everyday spoken Cantonese and English is ideal for sharing the value of inner peace and…
In this book, you will read about the journey of three individual souls toward Eternity through reincarnation. Along their path, these souls will cross each other’s lives. There will be many repetitions and similarities in the stories, with some events recurring in dreams. You will read about love, patriotism, mysticism, déjà vu experiences, the meeting…
Is it possible to imagine a world without prisons, penitentiaries and other spaces of detention and exile? Ruins of the Future tells the story of France’s most notorious and longstanding penal colony. Located in French Guiana, over 70,000 convicts were sent there over a hundred year period. The story of the penal colony, its closure…
Step back into the heart of 19th-century Britain with this meticulously prepared print edition of “Monthly supplement of the penny magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, issue 37, September 29 to October 31, 1832”. This unique volume offers an authentic window into the past, providing a direct glimpse into the intellectual…
“The penny magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful” offers a compelling glimpse into Victorian-era popular education and the ambitious project of widespread general knowledge dissemination. As a foundational “English periodical,” this meticulously reproduced print edition captures the spirit of an age driven by intellectual curiosity and a commitment to accessible learning. Originally…
“Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 93, No. 568, February, 1863” offers a fascinating glimpse into Victorian-era thought and culture. This meticulously reproduced print edition presents a specific issue from a seminal 19th-century periodical, known for its influential voice across Scotland and England. Featuring contributions from various authors, this volume is a rich collection of essays and…
“Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 93, No. 568, February, 1863” offers a fascinating glimpse into Victorian-era thought and culture. This meticulously reproduced print edition presents a specific issue from a seminal 19th-century periodical, known for its influential voice across Scotland and England. Featuring contributions from various authors, this volume is a rich collection of essays and…
The Travelling Canary in Alachua County is a coffee table book, art book, memoir, and history of life in Gainesville, Alachua County, FL, USA. The book is divided into eight sections with thirty to fifty drawings each. The author was born in Gainesville and lived there for most of his life. All the drawings in…
The Comics of Asaf Hanuka: Telling Particular and Universal Stories traces how Asaf Hanuka’s comics and graphic novels reflect his own experiences of being an insider (as a Jew and Israeli) and an outsider (as a Mizrahi or Judeo-Arab) in Israeli society alongside what it means to be a parent and a spouse in contemporary…
AFRICAN Ways of Life: KING KABKA and his PEOPLE A Picture Story By: Horace J. Taylor This graphic novel is about a king, his people and the lives they live in their secluded village in Africa. There are other people, culture, and ways of life and they all live together as the joys and difficulties…
For the English Version paperback, please go here: https: //a.co/d/7lR9iLc የአድዋ ጦርነት እና ዳግማዊ አጼ ምኒልክ፡- በአጭር የቀረበ ማጠቃለያ። የዓድዋ ጦርነት በ ፲፰፹፰ (1888 et.c) በጣሊያን ወራሪ ላይ ኢትዮጵያ የተቀዳጀችበት ወሳኝ ድል ነው። ይህ ጦርነት የኢትዮጵያን ድንበር በማስጠበቅ ረገድ ወሳኝ ሚና የተጫወተ ሲሆን በአውሮፓ ቅኝ ገዥዎች ላይ የአፍሪካን የመቋቋም ጉልህ ምልክት ነው። ዳግማዊ አጼ ምኒልክ…
Aquella fue la primera tarde en que comenzó a caer nieve sobre las pirámides del Sol y de la Luna, en Teotihuacán; en realidad la nieve comenzó a caer en estas dos construcciones por motivos de altura, tamaño y ubicación, en la región de los dioses, a quienes pocos les preocupó, pues en aquellos días…
Story outline: Based on one of the major Sanskrit epics of ancient India: Ramayana, the story is about the kids who are playing the Ramayana in their house backyard. This story tells why do we celebrate Diwali and Dusshera and how we celebrate Diwali and Dusshera. What will you learn from this story: Why we…
Il signor Bonaventura tra i personaggi del fumetto d’epoca è uno dei più longevi e popolari, tanto da potersi inserire di diritto nella storia del costume nazionale con le sue avventure, che cominciano male ma si concludono sempre con l’inattesa e fortunata ricompensa di un milione. Nato oltre un secolo fa, nel 1917, ancora oggi…
