Product Description: Discover what it’s like to grow up in South Africa with this fascinating, nonfiction Level 2 Ready-to-Read, part of a series all about kids just like you in countries around the world!Dumela! My name is David, and I’m a kid just like you living in South Africa...read more

Get a behind-the-scenes glimpse of what it takes to change the world in this comprehensive biography that tells the complete life story of internationally renowned peacemaker Nelson Mandela.Civil rights activist. World leader. Writer. Throughout his life, Nelson Mandela took on many roles, all in the pursuit of peace. Born in 1918 in South Africa, he grew up in a culture of government-enforced racism and became involved in the anti-apartheid movement at a young age. Deeply committed to nonviolent activism, Mandela directed a peaceful campaign against the racist policies of his South African government, and spent twenty-seven years in prison as a result. In the years following his emergence as a free man, he continued his efforts to dismantle the country’s apartheid system and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize alongside South African President F.W. de Klerk. In 1994 he was inaugurated as South Africa’s first black president and served until his retirement from active politics in 1999 at the age of eighty-one. He continued to promote global peace until his death in 2013, and his legacy lives on. From Nelson Mandela’s childhood to his monumental impact on race relations and nonviolent activism, this comprehensive biography shares the truth about the man behind the iconic smile: his struggles, his triumphs, and the sacrifices along the way.

Product Description: Fascination with ancient Egypt hasnt diminished even though 2,000 years have passed since Cleopatras tragic concluding reign. The amazing and vibrant Egyptians were intelligent enough to build the pyramids, dedicated to their gods enough to mummify bodies, and skilled enough to leave behind the precious artifacts and artwork that tell us of their legacy...read more

Product Description: In Rwanda, a small but populous country in Africa, a ghastly genocide started on April 6, 1994. Although it lasted only one hundred days, almost a million people were slaughtered by its end. This illuminating resource reviews one of the most horrible genocides in history, explaining the definition of genocide itself...read more

Product Description: Take a tour along the Nile and visit Ancient Egypt. Peer inside the pyramids to find the treasure within. Unravel mysterious mummies and learn how the Egyptians had death wrapped up. Read hieroglyphic clues, journey into the afterlife and find out what it meant to be a pharaoh as you hunt down the secrets of the dead...read more

Product Description: Blast back to ancient Egypt in is this new nonfiction series and discover what it would have been like to live there!When people talk about ancient Egypt, things like mummies and pyramids may come to mind. But what was ancient Egypt really like? This engaging nonfiction book, complete with black and white interior illustrations, will make readers feel like they've traveled back in time...read more

Product Description: Using puzzles, kids will face dozens of intriguing challenges as they answer interesting questions about the first Olympic games, the longest river in the world, Italy's most famous Renaissance man, and other subjects related to world history, geography, and popular culture...read more

Product Description: Mummiesdead bodies elaborately wrapped upmight rank pretty high on the scale of all things disgusting. But readers should be ready for an eye-opening read on some of ancient Egypts gross history, such as the dirty details of what really happens to bodies as theyre prepared for mummification, in this book...read more

Product Description: Chronicles the life of Nelson Mandela and how he brought about changes to a South African society trapped under the yolk of apartheid.

Product Description: Traces the history of Africa from earliest times to the present day, and discusses African cultures, travelers in and from Africa, and related topics.

Product Description: The Great Pyramids of Egypt--all kids over the age of five recognize them instantly. These massive tombs were built thousands of years ago, and still no one knows exactly how the ancient Egyptians did it! In this informative account, Dorothy and Thomas Hoobler tell the story of the powerful pharaohs who commissioned the pyramids at Giza and offer a fascinating look at the culture of the afterlife in ancient Egypt, explaining exactly how mummies were made...read more

Product Description: FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. The Great Pyramids of Egypt--all kids over the age of five recognize them instantly. These massive tombs were built thousands of years ago, and still no one knows exactly how the ancient Egyptians did it! In this informative account, Dorothy and Thomas Hoobler tell the story of the powerful pharaohs who commissioned the pyramids at Giza and offer a fascinating look at the culture of the afterlife in ancient Egypt, explaining exactly how mummies were made...read more

Product Description: Learn about the country's history, culture, people and much more!A small nation located along West Africa's Atlantic coast, Liberia was established in the 1820s as a colony for former slaves and other free blacks living in the United States...read more

Product Description: Laugh while learning all about the Egyptians in this cartoon-filled history book Tony Robinson takes you on a headlong gallop through time, pointing out all the most important, funny, strange, amazing, entertaining, smelly, and disgusting bits about the Egyptians! It's history, but not as we know it! Find out everything you ever needed to know in this brilliant, action-packed, fact-filled book, including why the gods looked so strange, why tomb raiding is a bad idea, why they loved cats, and how to make a mummy in eight easy steps...read more

Presents recent results addressing the mechanisms and signals that regulate cell proliferation and differentiation. Topics covered include platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF), growth-factor-stimulated cascades leading to mitosis, the role of bombesin and PDGF in mitogenesis, fibroblast growth factor and PDGF as candidate molecules for accelerating wound repair, and the possible association of chronic overproduction of one of the hemopoietic growth factors with tissue macrophage infiltration and damage.

Product Description: An exciting look at the extraordinary life of a man who exerted a major influence on the path of world history  This exciting new biography looks at the extraordinary life of Nelson Mandela, and explores his influence on the path of world history...read more

Includes essays on varying viewpoints about Egypt, from the impact of politcal and social distress to United States policy on Egypt, and suggests what political, social, and economic policies should be adopted by Egypt.

This engaging book celebrates a year of holidays and traditions representing Kenyas many cultural groups. Readers will learn about the strong tradition of song and dance in Kenya and also how family occasions are celebrated in this African country.

Product Description: From powerful pharaohs to rampaging invaders, find out how the brainy and brawny cast of real-life characters who fought over and ruled ancient Egypt measure up against each other. Full-color comic illustrations are splashed throughout the witty, bite-sized chunks of fact-filled text...read more

Product Description: This volume of Lucent's Mythology and Culture Worldwide series looks at some of the popular myths of Africa and discusses their role in the culture and the values they reflect. The title touches on how hip-hop music has its roots in African mythology and ; This new series is designed to help young readers understand the origins, cultural importance and impact of world mythologies; each title focuses on one cultural or national mythology and explains how those stories reflect the culture that created them...read more

"A historical overview of the Egyptian civilization from the perspectives of the social classes, from the king to the laborers, including the North African kingdoms' growth and decline"--