Canada Close Up: Canada's Natural Wonders

Children's Books

Richter, Joanne

Science, Nature & How It Works

Scholastic, Canada

Canada is a vast country with a diverse geography, which makes it a fantastic place to discover rocks and minerals. This book is crammed with cool and interesting facts perfect for the aspiring rock collector. Did you know that Canada is the third-leading producer of diamonds in the world? Do you know which Canadian Universities have minerals named after them? Or that montroyalite was named after Mont Royal, Quebec?

Canada Close Up: Canadian Rocks and Minerals

Inventing the Television (Breakthrough Inventions)

This work is intended for ages 9-12. No other form of communication reaches people in as many parts of the world as television. Broadcasts are received by audiences in every country, in nearly every language. This fascinating history follows the evolution of television from early technology to its development as the world's most popular global medium. The book also takes a close up look at: the contributions of different inventors; the growth of broadcasting; the cultural implications of TV viewing; the basics of electronic signals and transmission.

Biographies

Crabtree Classics

Inventing the Camera (Breakthrough Inventions)

This work is intended for ages 9-12. With the invention of the camera, the last century and a half has become the most visually documented age in history. This fascinating book describes in simple terms how a camera works and identifies the inventors who helped develop this important technology. Follow the camera's evolution from the discovery in ancient China that an image could be created from light travelling through a pinhole, to modern day digital cameras, camera phones, and web cams. Topics include: the first cameras and the birth of photography; the marketing industry and big players; advances in film, lenses, flashes and colour photos; and some of the world's most famous photographers.

Describes how television was invented following other communication breakthroughs and its development into the plasma-screen and cable-based televisions of today.

This newly revised book provides a basic introduction to contemporary Iranthe land that was ancient Persia. Imagine life in this land of earthquakes, sand storms, and extreme weather, from burning hot deserts to the humid shores of the Caspian Sea to freezing cold mountains.

Iran - The Land (Revised, Ed. 2) (Lands, Peoples, & Cultures (Hardcover))

History

Ancient religions, colorful dances, and sweet music all come alive in this fascinating, newly-revised book on Irans culture. Learn how to celebrate the new year with the festival of Nowrouj, discover the delights of delicious Iranian cuisine, and marvel at Irans traditional crafts of carpet-weaving, pottery, and metalwork.

Iran - The Culture (Revised, Ed. 2) (Lands, Peoples, & Cultures (Hardcover))

This work is intended for children aged 9-14 years. Faith and tradition are at the centre of life in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Iran The Culture describes how daily prayer, religious holidays, and annual pilgrimages to holy sites keep Islam alive in the hearts of Iranians. The country's ancient arts are also celebrated including carpet making, calligraphy, and tilework. Other topics include: the creation of a Muslim state; Shi'i, Sunni and Sufi religions; holidays such as Ramadan, Ashura, Nawruz, and Islamic Republic Day; the rebirth of dance and music; pottery, painting, and carpet weaving; and impressive public squares, palaces, and mosques.

Iran - The Culture (Lands, Peoples, and Cultures)

Crabtree Pub Co

Describes the geography, natural resources, trade and industry, cities, people, ancient monuments, agriculture, and the environment of Iran.

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Canada Close Up: Canada's Natural Wonders

Canada Close Up: Canadian Rocks and Minerals

Inventing the Television (Breakthrough Inventions)

Inventing the Camera (Breakthrough Inventions)

Inventing the Television (Breakthrough Inventions)

Inventing the Camera (Breakthrough Inventions)

Iran - The Land (Revised, Ed. 2) (Lands, Peoples, & Cultures (Hardcover))

Iran - The Culture (Revised, Ed. 2) (Lands, Peoples, & Cultures (Hardcover))

Iran - The Culture (Lands, Peoples, and Cultures)

Iran - The Land (Revised, Ed. 2) (Lands, Peoples, & Cultures (Hardcover))