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1) Cambodia
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"Developed by literacy experts for students in grades three through seven, this book introduces young readers to the geography and culture of Cambodia"--Provided by publisher.
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From the novelist the New York Times compares to Paul Bowles, Evelyn Waugh and Ian McEwan, an evocative new work of literary suspense
Adrift in Cambodia and eager to side-step a life of quiet desperation as a small-town teacher, 28-year-old Englishman Robert Grieve decides to go missing. As he crosses the border from Thailand, he tests the threshold of a new future.
And on that first night, a small windfall precipitates...
Adrift in Cambodia and eager to side-step a life of quiet desperation as a small-town teacher, 28-year-old Englishman Robert Grieve decides to go missing. As he crosses the border from Thailand, he tests the threshold of a new future.
And on that first night, a small windfall precipitates...
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"Chantha Nguon recounts her life as a Cambodia refugee who lost everything and everyone--her house her country, her parents, her siblings, her friends--everything but the memories of her mother's kitchen, the tastes and aromas of the foods her mother made before the dictator Pol Pot tore her country apart"--
5) Cambodia
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Describes Cambodia, its history, its people, and its geography. Explains the several changes in the country's name with the transfer of rule since 1953. Examines the influence of Buddhism on the character of Cambodian culture.
6) Cambodia
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Explores the geography, wildlife, history, and people of Cambodia. Discusses the country's government, economy, religion, and culture. Includes recipes, color photographs, a timeline, fast facts, index, and resources for further information.
8) Cambodia
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"In this book, readers will learn about the unique and defining features of Cambodia. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn more about the key details of the country including geography, climate, culture, and resources. Compelling questions encourage further inquiry"--
9) Cambodia
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Simple text and photographs briefly explore the history, landscape, ecology, people, and culture of the nation of Cambodia. Includes a glossary.
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It's 1925 and the treasure-hunting scene is a man's world. Irene Blum is passed over for the curator position at a Seattle museum but is not willing to accept defeat. Irene comes into possession of a map believed to lead to a set of copper scrolls the tell the lost history of Cambodia's ancient Khmer civilization. Irene travels from Seattle to Shanghai to the Cambodian jungles in search of the lost scrolls and encounters several other adventurers...
12) Cambodia
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Highlights a variety of facts about the country of Cambodia, ranging from its geography and landscape to its wildlife, people, and traditions. Includes a timeline, diagrams, a glossary, resources for further information, maps, and color photographs.
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We Visit Cambodia takes middle school students on a wonderful journey to the Asian country of Cambodia. The book is written in a lively and interesting style that makes Cambodia come alive. The title contains Cambodia's history, geography, conflicts, culture, religions, politics, economy, and most importantly contemporary life in the country today. The country's vital statistics, timeline, place in the world, and a native recipe and craft are included.
...15) The clay marble
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In the late 1970s twelve-year-old Dara joins a refugee camp in war-torn Cambodia and becomes separated from her family.
16) Landmine ER
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The war ended in Cambodia in 1991, but for rural Cambodians the legacy of landmines has extended the violent history into their present-day lives. Satya Yorman lost a leg to a landmine. Through Satya, we experience the painful effects of a landmine injury and coming to terms with a crippling disability. His story illustrates the life-changing consequences of Cambodia's six million unexploded landmines. Will Satya ever be able to walk again?
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They're known as the BK13-thirteen women who live around what used to be Boeung Kak Lake, near the center of Phnom Penh. The lake has been filled in and most residents have been relocated, their houses flattened-all part of Cambodia's race to join Asia's development frenzy. While an estimated half million people have been evicted across the capital city, the BK13 aren't going anywhere. They're going to defend their homes with every ounce of energy...
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Investigative Reports examines the rise of the Khmer Rouge, Pol Pot, and his master plan for a new Cambodia, revealed as one of the cruelest social experiments in history. Between 1975 and 1979, Pol Pot and his army tortured and killed one to two million people. This program strips away the "black hole" of silence that entrapped Cambodians and all who wanted to know what was happening in those horrific years. Now, years later, the country is still...
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Told from the tender perspective of a young girl who comes of age amid the Cambodian killing fields, this novel is based on the author's personal story. For seven-year-old Raami, the shattering end of childhood begins with the footsteps of her father returning home in the early dawn hours bringing details of the civil war that has overwhelmed the streets of Phnom Penh, Cambodia's capital. Soon the family's world of carefully guarded royal privilege...