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Interviews | November 3, 2009

Sheila A.: IMG On Storytelling: The Powells.com Interview with Donald Miller

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donaldmillerDonald Miller is a Christian writer, but the question that Miller asks with his latest memoir, A Million Miles in a Thousand Years, is applicable to... Continue »
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    A Million Miles in a Thousand Years: What I Learned While Editing My Life

    Donald Miller

Communication: From Hieroglyphs to Hyperlinks (Kingfisher Knowledge)

by Richard Platt

Communication: From Hieroglyphs to Hyperlinks (Kingfisher Knowledge) Cover

Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

Communication explores the technologies that we use to share information and "talk" to one another, from the alphabet to television and the Internet. Learn about significant moments in communication history, such as the invention of the telephone and the origins of the World Wide Web. Discover how photography saves lives, how radio waves are used in space travel, and how communication is used during times of war.
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About the Author

Richard Platt is the author of more than fifty books for children. He is the author of Eureka! which was chosen as a 2004 Outstanding Science Trade Book by the CBC and NSTA. Jonathan S. Adelstein now serves on the Federal Communications Commission and is a former history teacher and senior Legislative Aide for U.S. Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780753457696
Subtitle:
From Hieroglyphs to Hyperlinks
Foreword:
Adelstein, Jonathan S.
Foreword:
Adelstein, Jonathan S.
Author:
Platt, Richard
Author:
Adelstein, Jonathan S.
Publisher:
Kingfisher
Location:
New York
Subject:
Communication
Subject:
Science & Technology - General
Subject:
Children's 9-12 - Technical
Subject:
Science & Nature - General
Copyright:
2004
Edition Description:
Hardcover
Series:
Kingfisher Knowledge
Series Volume:
no. 6
Publication Date:
June 2004
Binding:
Hardcover
Grade Level:
Children/juvenile
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
63
Dimensions:
10.75 x 9.0 in
Age Level:
09-12
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