Introduces the history, effects, and current uses of the potato in the world marketplace.

The Amazing Potato: A Story in Which the Incas, Conquistadors, Marie Antoinette, Thomas Jefferson, Wars, Famines, Immigrants, and French Fries All P

Children's Books

MELTZER, Milton

Literature & Fiction

Harpercollins Childrens Books

A look at the potato's influence on the civilizations of the world discusses its impact on the empire of the Incas, the history of Ireland, its use during wars, and its current use in the fight against world hunger.

The Amazing Potato: A Story in which the Incas, Conquistadors, Marie Antoinette, Thomas Jefferson, Wars, Famines, Immigrants, and French Fries All Play a Part

Harpercollins

Discusses the value of gold and how it has been sought after and used in countries around the world throughout history

Gold: The True Story of Why People Search for It, Mine It, Trade It, Steal It, Mint It, Hoard It, Shape It, Wear It, Fight and Kill for It

A chronicle of the five-thousand-year history of the relationship between humankind and gold traces how the lust for gold has shaped civilizations and altered history and explores the many uses of gold, from ancient times to modern technology.

Never To Forget: The Jews of the holocaust

Six million-- a number impossible to visualize. Six million Jews were killed in Europe between the years 1933 and 1945. What can that number mean to us today? We can that number mean to us today? We are told never to forget the Holocaust, but how can we remember something so incomprehensible? We can think, not of the numbers, the statistics, but of the people. For the families torn apart, watching mothers, fathers, children disappear or be slaughtered, the numbers were agonizingly comprehensible. One. Two. Three. Often more. Here are the stories of thode people, recorded in letters and diaries, and in the memories of those who survived. Seen through their eyes, the horror becomes real. We cannot deny it--and we can never forget. `Based on diaries, letters, songs, and history books, a moving account of Jewish suffering in Nazi Germany before and during World War II.' —Best Books for Young Adults Committee (ALA). `A noted historian writes on a subject ignored or glossed over in most texts. . . . Now that youngsters are acquainted with the horrors of slavery, they are more prepared to consider the questions the Holocaust raises for us today.' —Language Arts. `[An] extraordinarily fine and moving book.' —NYT. 
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Never to forget: The Jews of the holocaust

History

World

Harper&Row

Examines the historical patterns of slavery throughout the world, from ancient times through the present.

All times, all peoples: A world history of slavery

Politics & Social Sciences

Anthropology

A historical survey of terrorism, investigating the tactics of modern terror organizations and totalitarian regimes and evaluating the morality and political effectiveness of their violent actions.

The terrorists

The Terrorists

Teen & Young Adult

Presents a history of pacifism and those who have protested against war, concentrating on war resistance in the United States, from colonial days up to the current movement against nuclear arms.

Ain't Gonna Study War No More: The Story of America's Peace Seekers

Miltzer, Milton

HarperCollins, Publishers

Americas

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The Amazing Potato: A Story in Which the Incas, Conquistadors, Marie Antoinette, Thomas Jefferson, Wars, Famines, Immigrants, and French Fries All P

The Amazing Potato: A Story in which the Incas, Conquistadors, Marie Antoinette, Thomas Jefferson, Wars, Famines, Immigrants, and French Fries All Play a Part

Gold: The True Story of Why People Search for It, Mine It, Trade It, Steal It, Mint It, Hoard It, Shape It, Wear It, Fight and Kill for It

Gold: The True Story of Why People Search for It, Mine It, Trade It, Steal It, Mint It, Hoard It, Shape It, Wear It, Fight and Kill for It

Never to forget: The Jews of the holocaust

All times, all peoples: A world history of slavery

The terrorists

The Terrorists

Ain't Gonna Study War No More: The Story of America's Peace Seekers

Ain't Gonna Study War No More: The Story of America's Peace Seekers