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The Panama Canal by Elizabeth Mann
Category: History | Series: Wonders of the World
This is the illustrated story of how a jungle was conquered and the world made smaller! For the French in 1881 and then the Americans in 1903, it all seemed so simple: Panama was less than fifty miles wide. How difficult could it be to build a canal across it? The answer was "tragically difficult". Pana ...Show more
The Parthenon by Mary Beard
Category: History | Series: Wonders of the World
The ruined silhouette of the Parthenon on its hill above Athens is one of the world's most famous images. The 'looted' Elgin Marbles - in the British Museum, the Louvre, even Copenhagen - are a global cause celebre. But what actually are they?This engrossing book is the first of a small, occasional 'ser ...Show more
The Parthenon by Mary Beard
Category: Classics | Series: Wonders of the World Ser.
Praise for the previous edition: "Wry and imaginative, this gem of a book deconstructs the most famous building in Western history."-Benjamin Schwarz, The Atlantic"In her brief but compendious volume Beard] says that the more we find out about this mysterious structure, the less we know. Her book is esp ...Show more
The Sahara Desert by Rebecca Kraft Rector
Category: Education | Series: Natural Wonders of the World (Paperback Set Of 8) Ser.
Earth is an incredible planet. This series takes readers up close to some of the most beautiful places our world has to offer. Learn all about the geological and biological history of each wonder, and what it's like to visit those wonders today. Book jacket.
The Wonders of the World: the Odyssey by Homer
Category: unmapped | Series: Wonders of the World S.
Homer\'s epic tells of the adventures of Odysseus, the mythological King of Ithaca and leader of the Trojan war, recounting the hero\'s wanderings and his eventual regaining of his kingdom.
Things That Go Sticker Activity Book by ZZZ
Category: Activity | Series: The Wonderful World of Simon Abbott
Young readers have already fallen in love with Simon's fabulous world. Now they can explore it further with this bumper book, packed with 64 pages of activities plus 500 fantastic stickers. Things That Go brings to life the exciting world of vehicles, from terrific trucks to cool cars and plenty of fu ...Show more
Toy Story by Walt Disney Company Staff
Category: Children's | Series: Disney's Wonderful World of Reading Ser.
Toy Story 2 by Disney Staff (Contribution by); Pixar Animation Studios Staff (Contribution by)
Category: Children's | Series: Disney's Wonderful World of Reading Ser.
Woody is stolen and Buzz must rescue him before he winds up in a Museum.
Uluru: the World's Largest Monolith by Jennifer Hurtig
Category: Education | Series: Wonders of the World Ser.
Walt Disney Pictures Presents Dinosaur by Walt Disney Company Staff (Contribution by)
Category: Children's | Series: Disney's Wonderful World of Reading Ser.
Walt Disney Productions Presents Donald Duck's Big Surprise by Walt Disney Productions Staff (Contribution by)
Category: Children's | Series: Disney's Wonderful World of Reading Ser.
Because of Donald's continual thoughtlessness towards his friends as he indulges his own desires, they decide to teach him a lesson.
Walt Disney Productions Presents Goofy-On-The-Hillside by Walt Disney Productions Staff (Contribution by)
Category: Children's | Series: Disney's Wonderful World of Reading Ser.
Simple Goofy learns that a good friend really is worth more than a bag of gold.