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Cities around the world are striving to be 'global'. This book tells the story of one of them, and in so doing raises questions of identity, place and political

A read-aloud introduction to geography for young children that, when opened and folded back, creates a freestanding globe Children are invited to identify and e

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the author of the widely acclaimed The Book of Ruth comes a harrowing, heartbreaking drama about a rural American family and a disa