Bøger af Kate Brown

Drawing on recently opened archives, ethnography, and oral interviews that were unavailable a decade ago, A Biography of No Place reveals Stalinist and Nazi history from the perspective of the remote borderlands, thus bringing the periphery to the center of history.

SASSAFRAS TALES BOOK I "The United Acres of Sassafras", a draw your own pictures book full of adventure, fantasy, humor, mystery, and just plain fun. The drawings in Sassafras Tales are by Kate Brown. She has included blank pages throughout her books for creative kids to draw their own pictures. It is an exciting experience for children to express their concept of the interesting characters in Sassafras Tales. They will not be disappointed with this treat. In "The United Acres of Sassafras" Duke-The-Chameleon is dropped on the lawn of Queeny's Limestone Palace by a goldfinch on migration. Duke-The-Chameleon changes colors according to his surroundings and emotions. When Duke is sad, he goes to his crying rock, turns blue, and plays his harmonica. He turns bright red when he is agitated or angry. Skeetle-The-Beetle has a magic backpack that rattles when it has something important in it. The outlandish whims of Queeny-The-Mouse send Skeetle and Duke on a scary adventure to The Black Mud Swamp to fetch a ruby for her tiara. Hezzra-The-Centipede is Duke's enemy. He crawls on the ceiling of the dungeon and pricks Duke's feet as he takes orders from the queen. When Skeetle and Duke get to The Black Mud Swamp, they find a group of bullfrogs who play Tic, Tac, Toe on the lily pads all day. Skeetle and Duke must solve a riddle before Babble-The-Bullfrog will tell them how to get to The Ruby Chamber. The Ruby is guarded by Winter-The-Black-Widow-Spider. The Ruby has an evil power that almost destroys everyone in The United Acres of Sassafras.

All of the drawings in Sassafras Tales are by Kate Murray Brown, but she has included blank pages throughout her books for creative kids to draw their own pictures. It is an exciting experience for children to express their concept of the interesting characters in Sassafras Tales. They will not be disappointed with this treat. Firey Lizard Cove is a strange place to live and an intriguing place to visit. When Skeetle-The-Beetle and Duke-The-Chameleon have to fix Queeny's water problem, they end up on a curious trip to Firey Lizard Cove where they meet Firey Lizard, the Faces, invisible Sprites, Big Horned Beetles, and the real Witch Hazel. Firey Lizard is 900 years old. He hatched from his egg after spending thousands of years under Sassafras Mountain. Firey Lizard thinks no one likes him because he is too big and ugly. Firey has a close call on the edge of the bluff. Fairies turn back into mean Tal-wees who pay the price when they become rocks! The power of the Ruby is rekindled when the ants get a message on the walls of their colony. Everyone wants to know, "Where is The Ruby, Where did the gold river come from? Are those shiny things diamonds? What happened to the Fairies? Tell the Lollygaggers to be quiet." A surprise ending is wonderful for Queeny and Firey Lizard. All of these exciting things happen on Sassafras Mountain.

Fourth grade level. Blank pages throughout the book are for creative kids to draw their own illustrations. Full of fantasy, mystery, humor, and just plain fun! When Skeetle-The-Beetle and Duke-The-Chameleon have to fix Queeny's water problem, they end up on a curious trip to Firey Lizard Cove where they meet Firey Lizard, the Faces, invisible Sprites, Big Horned Beetles, and the real Witch Hazel. Firey Lizard is 900 years old. He hatched from his egg after spending thousands of years under Sassafras Mountain. Firey Lizard thinks no one likes him because he is too big and ugly. Firey has a close call on the edge of the bluff. Fairies turn back into mean Tal-wees who pay the price when they become rocks! The power of the Ruby is rekindled when the ants get a message on the walls of their colony. Everyone wants to know, "Where is The Ruby, Where did the gold river come from? Are those shiny things diamonds? What happened to the Fairies? Tell the Lollygaggers to be quiet." A surprise ending is wonderful for Queeny and Firey Lizard. All of these exciting things happen on Sassafras Mountain.Mountain. Firey Lizard thinks no one likes him because he is too big and ugly. Firey has a close call on the edge of the bluff. Fairies turn back into mean Tal-wees who pay the price when they become rocks! The power of the Ruby is rekindled when the ants get a message on the walls of their colony. Everyone wants to know, "Where is The Ruby, Where did the gold river come from? Are those shiny things diamonds? What happened to the Fairies? Tell the Lollygaggers to be quiet." A surprise ending is wonderful for Queeny and Firey Lizard. All of these exciting things happen on Sassafras Mountain. You will feel warm and fuzzy when you read this story and draw pictures right in the book. It is a keepsake.

After the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986, international aid organizations sought to help the victims but were stymied by post-Soviet political roadblocks. Efforts to gain access to the site of catastrophic radiation damage were denied, and the residents of Chernobyl were given no answers as their lives hung in the balance. Drawing on a decade of archival research and on-the-ground interviews in Ukraine, Russia, and Belarus, Kate Brown unveils the full breadth of the devastation and the whitewash that followed. Her findings make clear the irreversible impact of man-made radioactivity on every living thing; and hauntingly, they force us to confront the untold legacy of decades of weapons-testing and other catastrophic nuclear incidents.

Outlines the useful elements of teaching Citizenship. This book covers teaching and learning Citizenship; planning to teach Citizenship; implementing whole school initiatives; and, assessment in Citizenship education, and much more.

A chilling expose of the international effort to minimize the health and environmental consequences of nuclear radiation in the wake of Chernobyl.

Shows teachers how to engage students in on topical issues not just in school and their wider communities but also on an international scale. This book provides a range of actions from classroom activities through to longer term projects that can be used in lessons or in their own time.