Even in these increasingly homogenous times, there is still a remarkable amount of variation in the ways infants are cared for. This work travels the globe to reveal how the babies live in a range of places and cultures. Photographs coupled with interviews with specialists in the various societies...more details Format:Hardback
Packed with traditions, superstitions, lore, and scientific discoveries from all over the world, this delightful, colorfully illustrated volume offers a wealth of information on a wide range of topics relating to birth and babies.
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Beatrice Fontanel
ISBN:9780750228558
Meet the deep-sea viperfish, with its long, fang-like teeth; find out how far the cane toad can shoot its; poison; watch the tongue of a Parson's chameleon snatch its prey in a microsecond...more details Format:Paperback Pages:94
Meet the deep-sea viperfish, with its long, fang-like teeth; find out how far the cane toad can shoot its; poison; watch the tongue of a Parson's chameleon snatch its prey in a microsecond...more details Format:Hardback Pages:94
Lia was born in the 1930's into a peasant community in the Italian Dolomites. Her story begins with her lying, hungry and crying, in a cupboard drawer with her mother and brother dead in the same room...more details Format:Paperback Pages:124
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Beatrice Fontanel
ISBN:9780810955370
How do we keep a room warm? Who gets the privilege to sleep in linen? Why are the shelves placed so high? How do people decorate the walls in their homes? What modifications has the arrival of running water and electricity produced on our way of living? From the Middle Ages to the first decades of the 20th century...more details Format:Hardback
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Jacques Fontanel
ISBN:9780444532442
Although all religions and cultures preach the gospel and virtues of peace, the history of mankind is the history of war and peace; millions have perished in international and domestic conflicts...more details Format:Hardcover Pages:335
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Beatrice Fontanel
ISBN:9780810982086
Thoughout the ages, women's breasts have been subjected to the endless whims of fashion. From the ancient Greeks to Mae West and Madonna, this light-hearted book charts the changing shapes of female beauty. The elegant and amusing images - including fashion drawings...more details Format:Paperback Pages:160
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Beatrice Fontanel
ISBN:9781570916281
Each book explores family life and challenges of survival through irresistible full-color photographs and a dramatic text. A compelling conclusion teaches young readers about efforts being taken to protect these animals....more details Format:Paperback Pages:28
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John Fontanella
ISBN:9780801885136
Drain three pointers, slam dunk easily, and sink that buzzer beater from half court with the help of simple science. Your coach, physicist John J. Fontanella...more details Format:Hardcover Pages:150
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Jean Gaspard DuBois-Fontanelle
ISBN:9781151466990
Publisher: T. Davies Publication date: 1771 Subjects: Shipwrecks Survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks, etc History / North America History...more details Format:Paperback Pages:88