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The most famous battle ever fought on American soil comes alive in a powerful retelling of the titanic clash between two great armies. What started as a search for shoes by the Confederate army evolved into the battle that changed the course of American history. Relive the triumphs, failures, and amazing blunders of one of America’s greatest armed conflicts.

One of the elite scholars in Baghdad’s prestigious House of Wisdom, al-Khwarizmi is best remembered for his famous work Al-Jabr wa al-Muqabala, the text that defined the branch of mathematics known as algebra. He was also an accomplished astronomer and geographer. This fascinating biography describes in vivid detail the Islamic world’s Golden Age, a period during the Middle Ages when learning and scientific advancement were revered and honored. Readers will learn what is known of al-Khwarizmi’s life, as well as the pertinent history of both the Arab world and the fields of science in which al-Khwarzimi excelled.

The outermost khanate of the Mongol Empire was the Golden Horde, which conquered the Rus’ in northwestern Russia in the thirteenth century and continued to rule there in some capacity until the Russian Empire annexed Crimea, the khanate’s last holdout, in 1783. Despite vast cultural and geographic differences between Rus’ and the Mongols’ traditional homeland on the steppes of Central Asia, the Golden Horde flourished, with Moscow becoming the dominant principality. This fascinating and little-known history is related in thrilling, panoramic narrative detail and includes profiles of Rus’ leaders such as Alexander Nevsky and Daniel of Moscow.

History is a treasure trove of bizarre facts from the downright gruesome to the simply hilarious. This volume explores multiple eras for some revolting and awesome trivia. Gross-out humor and silly illustrations will keep any young reader engaged from cover to cover.

Plastic is a valuable resource. It''s also problematic. Since chemist Leo Baekeland invented the first synthetic plastic in 1907, and through the rapid increase of plastic production during the 1950s, we have created billions of tons of plastic. We have polluted the world''s oceans and upset the balance of natural ecosystems. With this fact-packed book, readers will gain a crucial understanding about the global significance of plastic pollution. They''ll study how it evolved over time and what steps governments and activists have taken to resolve it.

Poverty affects millions of people throughout the world. Today, 736 million people live in extreme poverty, surviving on less than 2 dollars a day. Fortunately, over the past 200 years, world poverty has been decreasing. This book explores the realities of those living in poverty, outlines the history of the issues, and examines the innovations designed to eliminate extreme poverty on a global level. Young readers will gain a greater understanding of this important issue and what they can do to help solve it.

Earth is facing many threats today, leading many to question what we can do to save the planet. With this fascinating and accessible look at exciting new green technologies, readers will learn about how engineers and inventors are at the forefront of technologies to protect the environment and combat pollution. This book touches on critical STEM concepts and explores the practical applications of science, including solar panels, alternative fuels, and plant-based plastics. Readers will be inspired to become the innovators of tomorrow.

Maserati built its reputation on creating high-performing and elegant cars. Readers will learn the history behind these renowned Italian sports cars and will gain an understanding of the elements that make sports cars perform. Profiles include models ranging from the historic 3500 GT of the 1950s to today’s grand tourers. Stat boxes present each featured model''s impressive numbers.

This guide is a 21st century response to Selma Jeanne Cohen''s landmark work, The Modern Dance: Seven Statements of Belief. The book consists of seven interviews with exemplary dance professionals including dance writer Deborah Jowitt, dancers and choreographers Carolyn Carlson and Garth Fagan, dance administrator Andrea Snyder, dance anthropologist JoAnn Keali’inohomoku, dance educator Bill Evans and dance librarian Madeleine Nichols. The interviews focus on personal anecdotes and explanations of career choices made by the interviewees. This collection of their stories in the challenging field of contemporary dance, told with humor, insight and sometimes, regret aims to be both an inspirational resource for future dance professionals as well as a companion to the thousands of dedicated people of all ages who continue to serve the dance every beautiful, crazy, frustrating, wonderful day.

The stories and myths of India are a rich and varied tapestry unlike any other in the world. Their purpose is greater than just entertainment: they are examples of how to live, or not live, a good life. Placed within a context of history, archaeology, religion, folk beliefs, and culture, these richly embroidered, mysterious myths and folk tales encompass love, war, loyalty, feast, famine, treachery, magic, miracles, heroes, villains, and the eternal struggle between good and evil. Dozens of full-color images illuminate the rich storytelling.

People told Shinto myths for centuries before they were written down. When they were documented, they were written for the emperor, at his command. In this fascinating book, readers learn about the heavenly deities and Buddhist gods, and the myths about the birth of the sun and moon. Shinto gods and demons are described, and readers discover how the ancient traditions of Shintoism and Buddhism have influenced Japanese customs today. Clearly written, the narrative explains complex myths in a way that middle school readers can understand and enjoy.

With a strong warrior tradition, Celtic mythology is dominated by tales of courageous combatants and their great feats, and tribal life filled with hunting and feasting. These myths and legends are placed within a context of history, archaeology, religion, folk beliefs, and culture, that both explains and enhances their meaning. Dozens of full-color images, many of them drawn from tapestries, wood cuts, manuscripts, and artifacts illuminate the rich storytelling.

The legends and myths of the Native American tribes—the Navajo, Cherokee, Lakota, Chippewa, Iroquois, Abenaki, and many more—offer a rich tapestry of spirituality, folk beliefs, communal tribal memory, and natural history, where everything in nature is considered to be animated by a divine spirit. Placed within a context of history, archaeology, and culture, this compelling book is the reader’s passport to a wide, glittering world of natural beauty, magical occurrences, and tribal lore.

A process of assimilation and cultural layering makes Incan mythology a rich and complex brew of Andean folklore, history, and belief. This book serves up a sumptuous offering of Incan and other Andean myths, and sheds light on cultures that often remain shrouded in mystery to this day. These myths and legends are placed within a context of history, archaeology, religion, folk beliefs, and culture, that both explains and enhances their meaning. Dozens of full-color images illuminate the rich storytelling.

In this engrossing book, students learn about skaldic poems, the eddaic poems Prose Edda and Heimskringla, and the sagas reflecting the religious beliefs and practices of the Scandinavian people. Readers are introduced to the great Norse gods and the Nine Worlds, and explore how Norse mythology has influenced both literature and music. Clearly written, the narrative explains complex myths in a way that middle school readers can understand and enjoy.

This book explores the second most abundant element in the universe. The reader''s interest is captured through photographs, anecdotes, interesting facts, helium''s discovery, and the practical role it plays in our lives like bright balloons.

With colorful photos and illustrations, the history of nickel once nicknamed “the devil’s copper,” is presented. Nickel’s atomic structure and practical applications are explored in clear, straightforward language. Two classroom experiments are included.

How is aluminum extracted and refined? What are aluminum’s uses, properties, and atomic structure? Clear, comprehensive illustrations, images, and diagrams assist the reader in understanding this extremely useful element.

This title uncovers the properties and classification of this shiny, red-orange metal and its chemical makeup. Students will learn how elements are placed on the periodic table and why copper is a transition metal. Two experiments are included.

Silver, an integral part of our daily existence, is analyzed through anecdotes, photos, and experiments. Through easy-to-grasp text, silver’s chemistry is put into a context that is relevant and accessible to the young reader.

Why do the properties of this precious metal make gold the ideal material for new uses in technology, electronics, architecture, and medicine? Beautiful, full-color photographs and diagrams complement the text.

Three months after the shelling of Fort Sumter, Union and Confederate forces met for the first time in earnest combat. However, neither side was prepared at this early stage of the war, and confusion reigned on the battlefield. Finally, Confederate reinforcements forced the Union army into a panicked retreat. The intensity—and ill preparedness—of both armies convinced the nation that the conflict between the states would be a long, bloody ordeal.

In this historic clash in March 1862, the Union Monitor, called by many a “cheese box on a raft,” exchanged cannon shot after cannon shot with the Confederate Merrimac, comically referred to as a “floating barn roof.” Although an indecisive victory for either side, the spectacular event, witnessed by hundreds of people on nearby boats and shorelines, forever changed the way naval warfare was to be fought.

One year after the start of conflict, Confederate forces launched an early morning sneak attack on Union forces camped near Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee. The pitched battle was fought mainly in the surrounding woods by inexperienced troops on both sides. Although both sides would claim victory, the battle was a Southern failure because of its inability to make good on its early advantage in the battle.

This May 1864 confrontation in the dense thickets of The Wilderness in Virginia became one of the war’s most gruesome battlegrounds. Opposing armies found themselves fighting in the heavy growth of trees and shrubs as the area became a fiery inferno. With movement limited by the dense growth, soldiers were trapped in the blazing fire, thousands perishing in the intense blaze.

World War II’s most enduring photographic image, that of U.S. troops raising the American flag on Mount Suribachi, was taken during the successful U.S. invasion of the tiny island of Iwo Jima. The U.S. victory was critical to Allied plans because the captured airfields on the island would provide a landing and refueling site for American bombers on missions to and from Japan. The furious battle against Japanese troops dug into a complex system of caves and tunnels is one of the war’s most memorable struggles.

For six months after its entrance into World War II, America suffered defeat after defeat against Japanese forces in the Pacific. However, America ended its string of losses in June 1942 during a three-day battle near the island of Midway. The stunning victory changed the course of the war in the Pacific. Carrier-based U.S. planes sunk four Japanese aircraft carriers, permanently damaging Japan’s fearsome carrier force and allowing the U.S. Navy to gain the strategic advantage.

America’s “island hopping” strategy to inch closer and closer to the Japanese mainland was kicked into high gear after the Allied victory on and around the island of Guadalcanal in the southern Solomon Islands in early 1943. The six-month campaign was the first important combined arms Allied victory in the Pacific, putting Japan on the defensive for the rest of the war, resulting in repeated victories for America and its allies, until the Japan’s surrender in August 1945.