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Days That Shook the World: Tiananmen Square by Jane Bingham
$34.99 NZD
Category: No Category | Series: Days That Shook the World S. | Reading Level: From 11 to 14
Looks at the events of 1989, when students took to the streets to demonstrate for changes to the rigid way in which their country was governed. Then on 4 June, the Chinese government sent in troops. What was the result of the brutal crackdown? This book features moment-in-time panels that describe first ...Show more
Pearl Harbor 7th December 1941 by Paul Dowswell
$19.99 NZD
Category: Social studies | Series: Days That Shook the World S.
Describes moment-by-moment the attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941.
Russian Revolution H/B by Paul Dowswell
$34.99 NZD
Category: Social studies | Series: Days That Shook the World S. | Reading Level: From 11 To 14
Looks at how, in 24 hours, the Bolshevik revolution in Russia would have an impact on world history. This work gives an account of the Russian Revolution. It starts by looking at events leading up to 25 October 1917 and then focuses in on the actual day, telling the story of the revolution in a minute-b ...Show more
The Dream of Martin Luther King by Liz Gogerly
$34.99 NZD
Category: Biography, YA,children | Series: Days That Shook the World S.
Describes the significant role that Martin Luther King played in the Civil Rights Movement in 1960s America and the legacy of his struggle for equal rights for black Americans. This book looks at the lead up to his famous "I have a dream" speech, when he described his dream of black and white people co- ...Show more
The Fall of the Berlin Wall by Pat Levy
$34.99 NZD
Category: Social studies | Series: Days That Shook the World S. | Reading Level: From 11 to 14
This title describes events on the day the Berlin Wall fell, the effect it had on Germany and the rest of Europe, the history of the wall, why it was was built, and the implications of what happened in the wider context of the 20th century history. Real life accounts are also included.
The Wall Street Crash by Alex Woolf
$34.99 NZD
Category: Social studies | Series: Days That Shook the World S. | Reading Level: From 11 To 14
This title describes the day of the Wall Street crash and the devastating effect it had on the economy of the United States. It looks at the events leading up to the \\
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