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Intended for ages 8-14, this book follows the history of cotton from its earliest beginnings in Pakistan and Peru to its world-wide use. Colour photographs and maps describe the plant itself as well as where and how it is produced. Various black and white images help tell the sto ...
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Intended for ages 8-14, this book explores how rubber starts out as sap from a tropical tree and ends up as tires on your family car. Find out how this sap was used in ancient times, how early rubber barons prospered in South America, how they treated their labourers, and the env ...
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From its origins in China through to the development of major medieval cities as centres of its production, silk has for centuries been highly valued and considered among the most important of trade goods. This book tells how silk is made organically by silkworms and manufactured ...
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Tells the story of one of the world's first fibres, shorn from sheep, carded into wool since as early as 1500 BC. This book teaches young readers about the introduction of mass manufactured clothing during the Industrial Revolution and how wool and textile are produced today. It ...
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Intended for ages 7-14, this work explores how whirlpools, tidal waves, and tsunamis begin, and their effect on people at sea and in coastal areas. Topics include: famous storms throughout history; how ancient peoples forecasted storms, and the technology that meteorologists use ...
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In the early 1600s, England was among the many countries in search of a northern passage to trade with the Far East. After many explorers failed, Henry Hudson was asked to try. This book describes Hudson's exciting voyages and the many hardships he encountered, from becoming froz ...
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Tobacco is grown in more than 125 countries around the world and is a very valuable crop to some countries' economies. This book provides the history of the tobacco plant, how it is grown and sold throughout the world, and how a battle is being waged for our health against large, ...
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Relates the thousand-year-old history of tea and its sometimes tumultuous trade. This book explains how different teas are grown, harvested, and sold, and how the trade of tea has changed the world. It is for ages 7-14.
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The need for safe sources of renewable energy has sent scientists underground to tap the natural heat produced by the Earth. This book describes 3 different ways electricity is produced from geothermal energy. It helps to discover how this clean, safe energy is used in twenty cou ...
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A country with only one neighbour, the United States, Canada is divided into provinces and territories. French and English are its two official languages, and its history goes back to its French and English roots. This title introduces children to Canada's multicultural people, i ...
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