An exploration of the environmental aspects of travel and transportation as well as the ecotourism industry. Includes audio, videos, activities, weblinks, slideshows, transparencies, maps, quizzes, and supplementary resources.
Nadia and Nadir can't wait to visit their family in Pakistan. After very long plane ride, Nadia and Nadir have all sorts of fun, new experiences with their family including a visit the bazaar and the home of Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, as well as a camel ride on the beach. Includes a glossary.
Describes the different transportation tools and techniques used by ancient cultures and discusses the influence of these ancient methods on transportation technology in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.
"Set off from London and travel across the globe. Then try to make it back! In Lonely Planet Kids' 'Around the World in 50 Ways,' kids choose their favorite routes and transportation, from tuk-tuks and sleds, to steamboats and hot-air balloons. They'll visit famous cities and exotic, far-flung places--and learn amazing facts about each destination along the way. But they'll need to be careful: not every path will take them where they want to go!"--Amazon.com.
"Rachel takes the same commuter train every morning ... past a stretch of cozy suburban homes, and stops at the signal that allows her to daily watch the same couple breakfasting on their deck. She's even started to feel like she knows them ... Their life-as she sees it-is perfect. Not unlike the life she recently lost. And then she sees something shocking. It's only a minute until the train moves on, but it's enough. Now everything's changed. Unable to keep it to herself, Rachel offers what she knows to the police, and becomes inextricably entwined in what happens next, as well as in the lives of everyone involved. Has she done more harm than good?"--Provided by publisher.
Accompanying her mother on a gap-year visit to New Delhi after a beloved aunt's death, Noreen rediscovers her cultural heritage alongside a handsome youth before their growing feelings trigger a family scandal.
"Mabel can't wait to have Avi and Zyah over for a friends brunch: frunch. But then she discovers they're out of strawberry jam! Mabel and her mom travel to France to learn how artisanal jams are created and the origins of the spread"--OCLC.
