Books
4 results found| Title | Authors | Description | OpenBook ID | |
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Chico Mendes, defender of the rain forest | Joann Johansen Burch | Discusses the life and work of the Brazilian rubber tapper whose efforts to secure fair treatment for other tappers and to preserve the Amazon rain forests resulted in his murder in 1988. | OL2670080W |
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Jefferson Davis | Joann Johansen Burch | Traces the life of the president of the Confederacy from his childhood, through his rise in Southern politics, and to his role as leader of the South during the Civil War. | OL2670082W |
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Kenya | Joann Johansen Burch | Describes the geography, people, history, folklore, family life, food, schools, and sports of Kenya, as well as its immigrants to the United States. | OL2670085W |
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Fine Print | Joann Johansen Burch | Recounts the story of the German printer credited with the invention of printing with movable type. | OL2670086W |