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Betsy-Tacy stories volume 9
Pub. Date
1996
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 10
Description
In January 1914, with an unsuccessful college experience and a broken romance with Joe behind her, twenty-one-year-old Betsy, traveling alone for the first time, determines to enjoy every moment of her long trip around Europe.
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Pub. Date
[2006]
Description
In this follow-up to her bestselling Sex with Kings, Eleanor Herman reveals the truth about what goes on behind the closed door of a queen's boudoir. Impeccably researched, filled with page-turning romance, passion, and scandal, Sex with the Queen explores the scintillating sexual lives of some of our most beloved and infamous female rulers. She was the queen, living in an opulent palace, wearing lavish gowns and dazzling jewels. She was envied, admired,...
32) Europe
Author
Pub. Date
2006
Description
This book discusses the history, cultures, natural resources, wildlife, economies, politics, and future development of Europe.
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Series
Pub. Date
c2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 2
Description
Takes readers on a journey back in time in order to experience life in Europe during the Renaissance, describing clothing, accommodations, foods, local customs, transportation, a few notable personalities, and more.
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Series
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
During the Renaissance, people were pinned into their clothing, even elaborate gowns. Children often had to work as pin makers, a job that paid only about $1 for each 20,000 pins made! Find out about other horrible jobs of the Renaissance.
Author
Pub. Date
[2005]
Description
Rick Steves, America's expert on Europe, teams up with co-author Valerie Griffith to explore the rich and fascinating mix of traditions-Christian, pagan, musical, and edible- that led to the Christmas festivities we enjoy today.
Rick brings home an authentic, surprising portrait of holiday celebrations in England, Norway, France, Germany, Austria, Italy, and Switzerland. Romans cook up eels, Salzburgers shoot off guns, Germans buy "prune people"...
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Pub. Date
2014.
Description
"During Medieval times, medical practice included bloodletting, leeching, and sometimes sawing off a hand or foot. Those must have been awful jobs! But the poor physicians didn't have it as bad as dung farmers or smelly fullers. Readers will discover the many terrible tasks that needed to be done, all while learning the social and political structure of Medieval Europe. Sidebars and historical images add even more detail for readers to enjoy--horrible...
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Pub. Date
2017.
Description
"This exciting book offers readers an examination of the world of medieval myth and its historical roots. It brings an ancient culture to life as never before. As a result, this is a world history like no other. It is filled with the strange stories, mystic rites, angry gods, vision quests, and magic symbols at the heart of all cultures but left out of most history books. Such myths are central to understanding how, since the dawn of time, people...
Author
Pub. Date
1999.
Description
"This vivid examination explores the Middle Ages, a complex and often misunderstood period. Details of everyday living recreate the time period for modern readers, conveying the foreignness of the medieval world while bringing it into focus. The volume, using a two-pronged approach to history, begins with a broad sketch of the general dynamics that shaped the medieval experience while also creating a detailed portrait of what life was like for real...