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Publisher
Europe Comics
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
This story takes place on a tiny, far-flung island in the middle of the Indian Ocean, whose nearest neighbor is Madagascar, 500 kilometers away... In 1760, the Utile, a ship carrying black slaves from Africa, was shipwrecked here and abandoned by her crew. The surviving slaves had to struggle to stay alive in this desolate land for fifteen years... When this tale got back to France, it became the cornerstone of the battle of Enlightenment to outlaw...
Publisher
Europe Comics
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
Marzena Sowa continues her endearing memoir recounting childhood behind the Iron Curtain in Poland. Even at the height of summer vacation deep in the countryside, the noise of urban unrest carries, bringing news of rations, strikes, and Solidarno. Amid a young girls typical worriesthe witch neighbor, the school nurse, her mothers angry tempercome the echoes of the strange and confusing world of adults.
Publisher
Papercutz
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
Modern day kids Annie and Nico go on a magical history tour back to the Middle Ages to find out what started the Crusadesand why there were so many of them. They travel to Jerusalem (where it all started) and they meet kings and popes and emperors and sultans... including Richard the Lionheart and his famous adversary Saladin. Along the way, Nico discovers that the Crusades weren't just about religion and the Holy Wars weren't just between Christians...
Publisher
Papercutz
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Modern day kids Annie and Nico go on a magical history tour to find out how modern-day India became the way it is. Much of which is due to one man who practiced peaceful resistance Gandhi. This man, a tireless defender against oppression, fought all his life for independence from the British colonists who ruled India. He practiced non-violent demonstrations and went on hunger strikes to help bring attention to his cause. Experience Gandhis long path...
Publisher
Papercutz
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
Join Annie and Nico as they travel through time and discover the history and importance of black gold, the non-renewable natural resource known as oil. Witness the rise of oil throughout history from its unique uses in ancient times to the hunt to dig up more oil as it was discovered underground in 1859. All packaged in a pocket collection with easily accessible facts, figures, and trivia retelling the magical history of oil from a kids perspective....
Publisher
Europe Comics
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
One day, while visiting her family in the countryside, Marzi comes across a trail of ants, and decides to have a little fun, blocking their way with sticks and rocks. Is that what its like to be God? In this second volume, we discover more about Marzis fascinating life in 1980s Poland, torn between the daily stresses of near-war and even bigger questions like the existence and powers of God. Can He really see and know everything, even when shes all...
Publisher
Europe Comics
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
What's going on? Where is my dad? Are we at war? The city is so quiet and dark that it seems hostile and it scares me. Marzi is a little girl like any other. She plays with dolls, gets lost in the woods, covets chewing gum and ballet lessons... Except that shes growing up the behind the Iron Curtain in the 1980s, and the Soviet regime sometimes casts an unsettling shadow over her otherwise carefree childhood. But, somehow, she always manages to bounce...
Publisher
Europe Comics
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
The fall brings more than changing leaves as massive strikes in Marzis little hometown help change the course of Polish history. Shes proud of her dad, but can he come home now? Eight-year-old Marzi tries her best to keep up, but it can be hard when you keep outgrowing your shoes! With one foot in the adult world, where nothing is black and white, and one foot in the fantasies of childhood, where greyscale girls can dream in color, she puts her very...
Publisher
Papercutz
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Modern day kids Annie and Nico go on a magical history tour to uncover one of the biggest disasters of modern times, the sinking of The Titanic. A floating palace on her maiden voyage, this passenger luxury cruise ship met its tragic fate on April 14th, 1912 when it collided with an iceberg. Join Annie and Nico as they clearly describe what went wrong and show some of the opulence that is lost to the sea and lost to time in this pocket-sized book,...
Publisher
Papercutz
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Who were the Vikings, those fierce warriors of the north? Were they descendants of Norse gods, complete with formidable horned helmets and long blonde hair? Were they a sea-faring people who were masters at geography and navigation? Were they conquerors? Join modern-day kids Annie and Nico as they navigate the choppy waters surrounding the history of the Vikings in this pocket-sized book.
Publisher
Papercutz
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
Modern day kids Annie and Nico go on a magical history tour back to explore some of the worst infectious diseases of all time. The plague has caused the loss of millions and shaped the course of history for the modern world. Together, Annie and Nico explore the history of pandemics and learn about historys most notorious pandemics to better understand todays current health crisis. Experience the ins and outs of this complicated topic with Annie and...
Publisher
Europe Comics
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
The communists are gone, but life is still full of challenges. Both for Poland, and for 12-year-old Marzi, the strong-willed kid finding her voice in a country undergoing radical changes. As the country faces new issues like drug abuse and AIDS, Marzis piercing gaze notices fraying seams in her own community. What ever happened to solidarity? If you want help, youd better not be different. Marzi is a natural champion for being different: she cant...
Publisher
Papercutz
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
Current day kids Annie and Nico travel back toancient China to witness the construction of one of the most impressive architectural feats: The Great Wall of China. A system of walls and borders built to bolster the Silk Road and keep out intruders. Discover all the ins and outs of this gargantuan structure (in fact: its comprised of 16 walls) with Nico and Annie as your friendly time-traveling tour guides. Who knows, their fun fact finding journey...
Publisher
Europe Comics
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
"Before, there were trees and countryside. Man didn't intervene. Stalin decided to "rectify" that space, and now, instead of trees, there are concrete buildings, everywhere. Stalin had a factory built. Thanks to that, lots of people got jobs, like my dad." Born in 1979, Marzi is a 7-year-old Polish girl who looks wide-eyed at the world around her: her parents, her family, her school friends and the crabby women at the grocery store who don't even...
Publisher
Papercutz
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Buckle in and join modern day kids Annie and Nico as they witness another historic feat: Man first setting foot on the moon on July 21, 1969. Get to know the astronauts behind the landing, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, as well as the 12 who followed, as they took one small step for man and one giant leap for mankind. Also discover the origins of the space race and the efforts NASA as well as the USSR space programs took to launch human beings into...
Publisher
Papercutz
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
Current day kids Annie and Nico travel back toancient Egypt. That's about 4,500 years ago, when the world's largest pyramid was built, The Great Pyramid of Giza. It's also called the Pyramid of Cheops because it was built for the Pharaoh Cheops, who wanted to be buried in it when he died. That's rightpyramids are giant tombs! It was the first of seven buildings known as The Seven Ancient Wonders of the Worldand it's the only one still standing! But...
Publisher
Papercutz
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
Modern day kids Annie and Nico go on a magical history tour back to meet one of the greatest minds of the 20th century, Albert Einstein. An important and influential physicist, Einstein revolutionized the way we view the universe. At the height of his scientific career, he was also a committed global citizen, defending human rights while fighting his own personal battles during World War II. Experience the ins and outs of this glorious mind with Annie...
Publisher
Europe Comics
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
This summer, my factory can send you to summer camp. To the mountains or the sea. I've never been to the sea, but now you can go for me. What awaits Marzi on the Baltic shore? Its the summer of 1992. Preteens at camp in newly-democratic Poland are crazy for Madonna, Pepsi, Russian video games... and seances. Notebook in hand, Marzi observes it all with her wry sense of humor, but that doesnt keep her from getting swept off her feet...
Author
Series
Magical history tour volume no. 13
Publisher
Papercutz
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
"Join Annie and Nico as they learn about Marie Curie! Who was Marie Curie? Learn about the renowned chemist and Nobel Prize winner with modern-day kids, Annie and Nico. Join them as they go back in time and roam around the globe, learning about the noble French-Polish woman that furthered the sciences and discovered radium. Strap on your goggles and remember lab safety! What will readers learn with Annie and Nico today?" -- Publisher annotation.
Author
Series
Magical History Tour volume 4
Language
English
Description
Modern day kids Annie and Nico go on a magical history tour back to the Middle Ages to find out what started the Crusades-and why there were so many of them. They travel to Jerusalem (where it all started) and they meet kings and popes and emperors and sultans... including Richard the Lionheart and his famous adversary Saladin. Along the way, Nico discovers that the Crusades weren't just about religion and the Holy Wars weren't just between Christians...