In una sala operatoria dell'Inghilterra vittoriana, sei uno studente di medicina pronto a dissezionare per la prima volta un corpo umano. Sotto l'occhio vigile del dottor Walker, apri le alette e rimuovi gli organi per scoprire i meccanismi interni del corpo umano, uno strato dopo l'altro. Dalle ossa ai muscoli, passando per il cervello, il cuore e i polmoni, il tuo apprendistato comincia ora! Età di lettura: da 8 anni.

Il libro contiene tre rapporti della commissione del Senato americano sulle vittime dei crimini dei regimi comunisti, rispettivamente in Unione Sovietica, in Cina e nel Vietnam comunista, pubblicati nei primi anni 1970. Il numero delle vittime del terrore comunista calcolate a quel tempo era di circa 60 milioni, esclusi i caduti in guerra - o per ragioni riconducibili alla guerra - quelle dovute a fattori estranei al comunismo. Oggi questi dati sono largamente superati dalle inchieste condotte dagli specialisti dopo il crollo dell'URSS: Il libro nero del comunismo parla di almeno 100 milioni di morti. In questo centenario della Rivoluzione di Ottobre riproponiamo le stime americane del 1972, come testimonianza di una tappa della drammatica storia del confronto fra comunismo e anti-comunismo.

Packed with pop-ups, pull-outs, flaps, and amazing facts.

An eye-catching pop-up book packed with amazing facts, games, and activities, Utterly Amazing Human Body takes children into the truly awe-inspiring workings of the human body. From bulging muscles to the inside of the brain, readers can find out how the digestive system works, explore the five senses, learn about fingerprints, genetics, how hair grows, and more in this ultra-modern follow-up from the successful Utterly Amazing Science. Using innovative paper tricks to create stunning effects,Utterly Amazing Human Body brings the human body for kids to life from the inside out.

Remember the Alamo presents a fresh look at one of the most famous battles in American history. The story has been told countless times in everything from comic books to feature films. Always it is the brave Americans—Jim Bowie, Davy Crockett, William Travis, and others—fighting the overwhelming forces of a cruel dictator for the right to live in a Texas independent of Mexican rule. Too often, little mention is made of the Tejanos—Mexican Texans—who put their lives on the line to fight alongside the other defenders at the Alamo. And what about Santa Anna? Was he so wrong in trying to keep Americans from taking over his country? Clearly there is more to the story.

Paul Robert Walker has studied the evidence—messages sent out from the Alamo before the battle, reports written by Tejano and Texian leaders, eyewitness accounts from a slave and the handful of women and children who were spared by Santa Anna, and stories told by Mexican officers and soldiers. He has consulted with experts, examined the historic sites, and read the most recent scholarly theories to present the story of the Alamo through the eyes of Texians, Tejanos, and Mexicans as you've never heard it before.

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Look and learn about nature and the creatures all around you, or become a wildlife detective and study animals and their homes inEyewitness Explorer: Nature Ranger. Watch a seed grow into a flower, follow animal trails, make a bat box, study flowers, learn disappearing tricks and much more. This is hands-on learning at its best.

Eyewitness Explorers encourage hands-on learning with 30 easy activities that help children observe, explore, and learn about the natural world. Each book explains the science behind the activities, laying the essential groundwork for contextualizing the experience to come. But at the heart of the books are the activities themselves — a chance to learn by doing with experiments that can be carried out right at home. Most can even be completed with materials already on hand, so there's no complicated preparation or specialized equipment needed. Simply choose one of the projects and follow the step-by-step, photographically illustrated instructions to create rainbows, make a moth trap, grow stalactites, mix mineral paint, and much more.

• Discusses the wind energy impacts on the environment, local economy, electric utilities, individuals and communities
• Includes a visual explanation of wind energy principles through tables, graphs, maps, illustrations and photographs
• Provides a comprehensive overview of the issues associated with the creation and use of wind energy
• Created around a course taught at Texas Tech University and models chapters around an existing university curriculum

Focusing on contemporary and historical developments in the study of human anatomy, Eyewitness: Human Body features clear, age appropriate text, photographs, charts, graphics, and 3-D models highlighting the inner workings of our bodies — from the framework of our skeleton to the millions of tiny cells that make our bodies work. In this updated edition, kids can discover how muscles and joints help us move, find out how x-rays work, see the network of nerves inside the human head and more in a format that makes complex scientific concepts easy to understand.

The introduction of paperback editions, eye-catching jackets, and updated interiors ensure that the Eyewitness series will continue to be relevant in the ever-changing world of education and remain the go-to source for homework help, research projects, reluctant readers, ESL students, and, as always, to satisfy the minds of curious kids.

Supports the Common Core State Standards

Focusing on contemporary and historical developments in the study of human anatomy, Eyewitness: Human Body features clear, age appropriate text, photographs, charts, graphics, and 3-D models highlighting the inner workings of our bodies — from the framework of our skeleton to the millions of tiny cells that make our bodies work. In this updated edition, kids can discover how muscles and joints help us move, find out how x-rays work, see the network of nerves inside the human head and more in a format that makes complex scientific concepts easy to understand.

The introduction of paperback editions, eye-catching jackets, and updated interiors ensure that the Eyewitness series will continue to be relevant in the ever-changing world of education and remain the go-to source for homework help, research projects, reluctant readers, ESL students, and, as always, to satisfy the minds of curious kids.

Supports the Common Core State Standards

Androgen Deprivation Therapy: An Essential Guide for Prostate Cancer Patients and Their Loved Ones offers practical solutions and exercises as well as encouragement and support to help prostate cancer patients and their loved ones overcome the adverse effects of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT), also known as hormonal therapy. Physical side effects include weight gain, hot flashes, disturbed sleep, erectile dysfunction, loss of libido, and increased risk of osteoporosis, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. These directly reduce the quality of life of prostate cancer patients and their partners, resulting in a higher risk of depression. Approximately one in six men in the western world will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime. Of those who undergo treatment, about half will be offered ADT at some point to control their disease.

Destined to be toted in school backpacks everywhere, DK's new encyclopedia series for young readers contains on-the-spot information in children's favorite subject areas. Kids love facts: they want to know about the biggest, fastest, tallest, and oldest everything. Full of instant information, these books feature a fresh and striking design that is sure to appeal to the middle-grade audience. These single-subject guides offer a unique catalog-style presentation, which clearly lays out individual subcategories with concise and punchy text covering all of the essential information on whatever topic is at hand.

Arranged into chapters on bones and joints, blood and heart, lungs and breathing, digestion and waste, brain, nerves and senses, and the life cycle, Pocket Genius: Human Body is a look at the body from head to toe, from the outer skin to the tiniest cells.

Una guida interattiva alla scoperta del corpo umano per costruire un modellino di scheletro, identificare gli organi e imparare dettagli affascinanti sul funzionamento dell'organismo. Di che cosa sono fatte le ossa? Come lavorano i muscoli quando corri, salti e stai dritto? Cosa ti protegge dai germi e dai raggi dannosi del sole? Scopri tutte le risposte a queste domande e a molte altre mentre costruisci il corpo umano. Età di lettura: da 8 anni.