Coster, Patience

Explores how women's roles in society changed from 1938 to 1960, discussing how the war forced women out of the home and into factories and businesses, making them more independent and powerful and explaining how they maintained that power in the post-war era.

Young readers will follow a day in the life, from wake-up to bedtime, of a young person from France.

Young readers will follow a day in the life, from wake-up to bedtime, of a young person from Jamaica.

"Young readers will follow a day in the life, from wake-up to bedtime, of a young person from Brazil"--Publisher.

Follows a young girl named Valentina as she goes about a typical day in Brazil. Valentina describes the food she eats, her school, and her hobbies. Includes color photographs, a glossary, and further resources.

Follow a day in the life, from wake-up to bedtime, of a young person from France.

"Discusses events in South Africa that lead up to and followed the end of apartheid, beginning with the peace treaty of Vereeniging and continuing through the election of Jacob Zuma"--Provided by publisher.

Discusses the roles of farming in producing crops and animals used for food and clothing, and industry, which produces other goods used by people around the world.

Introduces some of the features of the world's oceans and their coastlines, including currents, waves, tides, sandy beaches, and rocky shores.