LIBROS DEL AUTOR: liora kensley

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  • She Changed the Course
    Liora Kensley
    She was not the one who drew the maps, but she changed the course of those who did.In an age when power belonged to men who claimed to 'discover' the unknown, a young Shoshone woman stood at the heart of one of the most famous journeys in American history-bridging worlds, guiding through landscapes, and shaping a future that would never acknowledge her fully. This book traces h...
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    25,91 €

  • Young Ada Lovelace
    Liora Kensley
    In a world powered by steam and ruled by strict rules for girls, one young thinker dared to ask questions that no one else was asking. She saw patterns where others saw only numbers, and she dreamed of machines that could do more than calculate-they could think.This engaging biography brings to life the story of a brilliant girl whose imagination bridged art and science in a wa...
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    22,50 €

  • Sky Pioneers
    Liora Kensley
    They said flying was too dangerous for women. They said girls didn’t belong in cockpits. And yet, from the first fragile airplanes to the roaring engines of the 1930s and 1940s, courageous women stepped forward, buckled themselves in, and proved the world wrong.This book introduces young readers to the daring pioneers of the sky-women who faced doubt, danger, and prejudice but ...
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    22,50 €

  • The Library of a Thousand Questions
    Liora Kensley
    Long ago in the bustling city of Alexandria, there stood a place unlike any other-a library that tried to gather all the knowledge in the world. Filled with thousands of scrolls carried by ships from distant lands, it became a treasure house of stories, discoveries, and ideas. Great thinkers studied there, measuring the Earth, mapping the stars, and writing down ideas that stil...
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    22,62 €

  • The Spark That Endures
    Liora Kensley
    She was bold, brilliant, and unapologetically alive. Known for her quick wit, dazzling beauty, and fearless humor, Carole Lombard redefined what it meant to be a Hollywood star. Long before 'celebrity' became a profession, she was a woman who refused to play by anyone’s rules but her own-on the screen, in love, and in life.From her tomboy beginnings in Indiana to her rise as on...
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    29,57 €

  • Firelight and Saltwater
    Liora Kensley
    In the age of empire and war, one woman crossed oceans to heal the wounded and defy the expectations of her time. Born in Jamaica to a free Black mother and a Scottish father, she rose from the margins of the British world to become one of the most remarkable figures of the nineteenth century. Her journey-from Kingston to Panama to the bloody battlefields of Crimea-was one of p...
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    29,52 €

  • Fear, Fallout, and Freedom
    Liora Kensley
    The Cold War wasn’t just a clash between superpowers-it was the backdrop to everyday life for millions of young people growing up in its shadow. For decades, teens around the world woke up knowing that the threat of nuclear war, political tension, and global rivalries could change everything in an instant. Yet even in an age of fear, there was resilience, creativity, and a fier...
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    22,45 €

  • Flu and Fury
    Liora Kensley
    A century ago, the world was shaken by one of the deadliest health crises in history. Entire cities fell silent, schools and theaters closed, and families were left to survive without the systems they had always relied on. It wasn’t just a medical story-it was about ordinary people, sudden fear, quiet acts of courage, and the beginning of a new way of thinking about public heal...
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    25,99 €

  • Names Carved in Stone
    Liora Kensley
    For too long, the story of the Armenian Genocide has been overlooked, silenced, or denied. This book brings it into sharp focus for a new generation, telling the truth with honesty and compassion for those who lived through one of the twentieth century’s first great atrocities.Through vivid narratives and powerful testimonies, readers will come to understand what happened to th...
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    29,87 €

  • The War That Shaped a Nation
    Liora Kensley
    War isn’t just about soldiers and battles-it’s also about families, children, and the choices people make when everything around them is falling apart. This engaging nonfiction book takes young readers on a journey through one of the most important and overlooked wars in history: the Boer Wars of South Africa. Told with curiosity, honesty, and heart, it explores how two very di...
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    30,92 €

  • The Night Justice Fell Silent
    Liora Kensley
    A thriving Black community. A single spark of hate. A city set ablaze.In the early 20th century, one neighborhood in Tulsa, Oklahoma stood as a symbol of resilience and achievement. Nicknamed 'Black Wall Street,' it was home to successful doctors, teachers, business owners, and families who built a thriving, self-sufficient community despite segregation and systemic racism. But...
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    28,26 €

  • Binary and Beyond
    Liora Kensley
    What makes a computer tick? How did we get from clunky machines the size of rooms to tiny smartwatches on our wrists? And can computers really think?This fun and fascinating journey through time shows kids how computers have transformed our world-from punch cards and floppy disks to coding robots and self-driving cars. Packed with real stories, surprising facts, and clear expla...
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    29,71 €