New Releases by Shelley TANAKA

Nhìn bề Một gia đình lạ thường, nhưng tràn ngập tình yêu thương mặc cho gia cảnh khốn khó. Một ngày nọ, người mẹ biến mất, chỉ để lại cho bốn đứa con 50.000 yên. Trọng trách chăm sóc cho các em rơi lên vai Akira, đứa trẻ lớn nhất trong bốn người con. Bốn anh em bước vào một cuộc sống thầm lặng, không một ai hay, cố không để các tổ chức phúc lợi trẻ em phát hiện ra vì sợ gia đình sẽ bị chia cắt. Nhưng dù vậy, Akira mới 12 tuổi, và khi khoản tiền mẹ để lại cạn dần, nhà bị cắt điện, cắt nước, những người em ngày một ốm yếu, Akira khó có thể gồng gánh thứ trách nhiệm này được nữa..., gia đình ấy hoàn toàn bình thường: một người mẹ và cậu con trai tìm thuê một căn hộ nhỏ giữa lòng Tokyo nhộn nhịp. Nhưng chẳng mấy ai hay, đằng sau cánh cửa ấy có tới bốn đứa trẻ cùng mẹ khác cha chung sống. Chúng phải ẩn mình vì những người chủ nhà thường phàn nàn về trẻ nhỏ.

Shelley Tanaka is an award-winning writer of both fiction and non-fiction. In this book, she explains the effect of climate change and how we can minimize its impact.

An overview of global warming.

Public sur les risques d''un réchauffement global. La prise de conscience est lente, alors que le changement climatique, lui, s''accélère. Est-il trop tard pour agir ? Comment sensibiliser les Etats et les populations ? Peut-on changer nos comportements ?

Presents the story of the legendary aviator, Amelia Earhart, from her childhood unitl her final flight in 1937.

Provides information on the latest mummy finds from different cultures, climates, and time periods.

On a Peaceful Spring Morning, Disaster Strikes San Francisco. On the early morning of April 19, 1906, the city of San Francisco was struck by a devastating earthquake that crumpled buildings, cracked water mains, broke gas pipes, and sent kerosene lamps flying. Fires quickly engulfed most of the city, leaving exhausted civilians to fight the flames with well water, sewer water, and old rags. Despite valiant rescue efforts, estimates place the death toll at around 3,000.

It was the greatest invasion the world had ever seen. Officially known as "Operation Overlord," this World War II assault began on the morning of June 6, 1944. Thousands of American, British, and Canadian soldiers aboard hundreds of landing craft attacked beaches along nearly fifty miles of France''s coastline in Normandy. Backing them up were the big guns of some of the mightiest ships in the Allied navies, and countless bomber, fighter, and transport aircraft. By the end of that day, an Allied army had made it ashore despite sometimes fierce opposition, signaling the end of Nazi tyranny over Europe. Using the real-life stories of young men caught up in this great event, along with original paintings, photographs, and memorabilia, D-Day, the book, will present a compelling account of this world-changing day. Shelly Tanaka is the author of many acclaimed books of nonfiction for children, including the first two books in The Day That Changed America Series: Gettysburg and The Alamo. She is also the author of Attack on Pearl Harbor and many of the books in the "I Was There" series.

On the early morning of April 19, 1906, the city of San Francisco was struck by a devastating earthquake that crumpled buildings, cracked water mains, broke gas pipes, and sent kerosene lamps flying. Fires quickly engulfed most of the city, leaving exhausted civilians to fight the flames with well water, sewer water, and old rags. Despite valiant rescue efforts, estimates place the death toll at around 3,000. Using never-before-published survivor narratives and informational sidebars, Earthquake! reveals the full story of one of the greatest disasters in American history.

Provides a short history of the siege of the Alamo.

Describes the Allied landing on the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944, from the point of view of four soldiers who were there.

Describes the years of training and hard work involved in becoming a ballet dancer and the dedication and expertise needed to dance the lead roles in famous ballets such as Sleeping Beauty and Swan Lake.

Uses a fictionalized account of the life of the steward of an important estate to describe the ancient Italian city of Pompeii and what happened to it during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D.

Uses the discovery of the temple in Mexico City, what was once the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan, to introduce the story of the Spanish conquest of Moctezuma and his empire in the sixteenth century.

I denne boken presenteres noen av de mest kjente gravfunnene fra oldtidens Egypt. Rammefortellingen gir en kort historisk oversikt, men mesteparten av stoffet handler om hvordan dagens forskere kan lære mer om oldtidens mennesker ved å undersøke mumier. Foran hvert kapittel introduseres emnet med en liten oppdiktet fortelling. Fremstillingen er forholdsvis ryddig, og interessevekkende kommentarer har fått plass i egne rammer. Boken er gjennomillustrert med fotografier og tegninger, men en innledende oversikt over kapittelinndelingen mangler. Bak i boken finnes det imidlertid et register som leseren kan orientere seg i. Cappelen, 2000.

Imagine breaking into an ancient tomb, marked with the seal of an Egyptian king who died three thousand years ago. A treasure trove of precious artifacts lies waiting in the dark -- but we now realize that even more valuable is the mummy inside. Shelley Tanaka takes us back in time to the lives of the people whose bodies were preserved as mummies. Why were the bodies so carefully preserved? What can we learn about life thousands of years ago from the mummified bodies? How can knowledge about ancient peoples help us to better understand ourselves? From the rituals for preserving human bodies to the most up-to-date technology used to study the mummies, this fascinating book provides intriguing details and a personal look at the livesof the people whose remains have survived the millennia. For anyone who has ever shivered at stories of the mummy''s curse, or been dazzled by stories of great cultures of long ago, this book is as essential as it is enlightening.

Stunning, full-color illustrations, detailed diagrams of the ship''s interior, and rare photographs convey a wealth of information to complement this breathtaking true story.

Seven-year-old Kai-ming Wong is wide-eyed over the big North American city where he and his parents have gone to live. It is a far cry from the hills and countryside of South China, the only home Kai-ming has ever known. The glass towers and shiny cars are as foreign to the boy as the English spoken by the children playing in the streets. So Kai-ming stays inside his house while his parents search for work.