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The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 1987, besides a tea kettle, TIPA, Dharamsala, India. In 1894, when it claimed more than a half-million "habitual users," The World Almanac changed its name to The World Almanac and Encyclopedia. This was the title it kept until 1923, when it became The World Almanac and Book of Facts, the name it bears today.
Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race is a 2018 picture book by Margot Lee Shetterly with Winifred Conkling, illustrated by Laura Freeman. The picture book is adapted from Shetterly's 2016 non-fiction book Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Who Helped Win the Space Race ...
The name "Republic of China" is not listed as Taiwan's official name under the "Government" section, [36] due to U.S. acknowledgement of Beijing's One-China policy according to which there is one China and Taiwan is a part of it. [37] The name "Republic of China" was briefly added on January 27, 2005, [38] but has since been changed back to ...
Significant Figures: The Lives and Work of Great Mathematicians is a 2017 nonfiction book by British mathematician Ian Stewart FRS CMath FIMA, published by Basic Books. [1] In the work, Stewart discusses the lives and contributions of 25 figures who are prominent in the history of mathematics. [ 2 ]
Infinity: Facts and Speculations of Science is a popular science book by theoretical physicist George Gamow, first published in 1947, but still (as of 2020) available in print and electronic formats. The book explores a wide range of fundamental concepts in mathematics and science, written at a level understandable by middle school students up ...
Famous first facts: a record of first happenings, discoveries, and inventions in American history is a book listing "First Happenings, Discoveries and Inventions in the United States". The book's seventh edition (ISBN 978-1-61925-468-8), published in March 2015 — includes more than 8,000 entries on 1,400 pages. [1]
Facts for Life is a book published and distributed by UNICEF.It provides basic, clearly expressed advice about child health.According to UNICEF: [1] Each year, around 9 million children die from preventable and treatable illnesses before reaching their fifth birthday ...
Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs – X Marks the Spot: out of print 2007 R. Schuyler Hooke Art Mawhinney BE-39 Thomas and Friends: Fast Train, Slow Train: out of print 2009 Rev W. Awdry Rev W. Awdry BE-40 Ten Eggs in a Nest: Early Moments and eBook only 2014 Marilyn Sadler Michael Fleming BE-41 The Alphabet Book: 2015 P. D. Eastman Peter ...