language and languages

At nine-and-a-half Maddy West can speak every language in the world, a skill her mother finds weird--but when Maddy is asked to translate some ancient scrolls in Bulgaria, she and her ten-year-old friend Kazuki find themselves on a wild adventure with a mysterious monkey, a Bulgarian wrestler, evil magic, and a fiendish witch.

Introduces readers to the culture, economy, government, history, lifestyle, and more of Romania.

Readers discover Cree history and culture in this richly designed, and well-researched volume. Its in-depth exploration of Cree history begins with prehistoric times and continues to the present.

The vivid photographs and well-written text bring the history and culture of the Comanches to life for readers. The Comanche history is traced from the early period of their life in the northern Rocky Mountains through their strength and prosperity in the 21st century.

Presents a comprehensive study of the development of language, and describes how language is formed and how it has evolved since earliest times.

Traces the history of the world's greatest languages over the last five hundred years, exploring how cultural, political, social, and economic events impacted the development of languages.

A well traveled hippo takes a trip around the world, saying hello to the animals he meets in eight different countries in their own language.

When Max cuts out words from magazines and newspapers, collecting them the way his brothers collect stamps and coins, they all learn about words, sentences, and storytelling.

Examines the life of Owen Suskind, who before the age of three behaved like a normal child, but afterwards became suddenly mute. Diagnosed with autism, Owen was cared for by his parents through the Disney movies he had loved before autism took over. Through these movies Owen developed a kind of language, a language his parents and older brother had to learn in order to communicate with him.