Product Description: Astronomy leads to an understanding of the history and nature of science, and attracts many young people to education in science and technology. But while in many countries astronomy is not part of the standard curriculum, many scientific and educational societies and government agencies have produced materials and educational resources in astronomy for all educational levels...read more

Product Description: Although originally published nearly 200 years ago, the works of the Bront sisters continue to be read and reread today. Twenty-first-century readers are engaged by such issues as the vulnerability of children, the role of education in civilizing members of society, the mysteries of love, and womens independence...read more

Presents the life and accomplishments of the man who established the orbital theory of the atom.

This book describes the most important events and people in Jewish history from Abraham to the present day, in a very concise, accessible way. These 'read-bites' include up-to-date essays discussing the impact of 9-11; the Iraq War, Muslim Fundamentalism, and rise of European anti-Semitism on the Jewish People.

Examines the personality as well as the thought processes which led this inventor to his discoveries which have helped our understanding of the natural world (view table of contents)

Examines the life of the Polish-born scientist who, with her husband Pierre, was awarded a 1903 Nobel Prize for discovering radium (view table of contents)

Product Description: How does this Jewish history book differ from all others? Instead of burdening the reader with endless details about every single aspect of Jewish history, Pasachoff and Littman provide essential information, easily digested by readers of all ages, that chronicles only the major events and people of the past...read more

Product Description: How does this Jewish history book differ from all others? Instead of burdening the reader with endless details about every single aspect of Jewish history, Pasachoff and Littman provide essential information, easily digested by readers of all ages, that chronicles only the major events and people of the past...read more

Product Description: Glossy paperback 1986 150p. 9.00x7.50x0.50. The third volume deals with God, a subject we have difficulty teaching about in our religious schools.

Product Description: Near Fine. See scans and Description. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, Inc., 1987. First Edition, First Printing of 'Physical Science Today', by Jay M. Pasachoff, Naomi Pasachoff, Roy W. Clark, Martine H. Westermann. ISBN 013669862x...read more

Product Description: Although this book is about Torah, it is not on a scroll, and you don't unroll it. But you do have to "unfold" its ideas and have fun with them in order to enjoy it fully. In some ways it is like a dictionary. But this is a very special kind of dictionary - a dictionary of words and ideas that tell what it means to be Jewish...read more