Described as both a concrete jungle and the Garden City, this book offers an interesting introduction to the tiny Southeast Asian nation of Singapore. With colorful photographs, fun facts, and engaging sidebars, young readers will explore this dynamic nation's government, language, economy, and more. Other interesting topics include popular foods, sports, holidays, and the arts. This book will give kids the opportunity to understand what it's like living in Singapore today, and it is sure to spark their curiosity about the world and its many cultures.
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Early twentieth-century Singapore is a place where a person can disappear, and Harriet Gordon hopes to make a new life for herself there, leaving her tragic memories behind her--but murder gets in the way.
This book looks at British defence and decolonisation in Southeast Asia, especially in Malaya and Singapore, from Singapore's fall in 1942 to 'East of Suez' withdrawal after 1968.
This book is an historical account of India's relations with Singapore, which have reached a new peak today.
Other multicultural children's books in this series include: Asian Children's Favorite Stories, Indian Children's Favorite Stories, Indonesian Children's Favorite Stories, Japanese Children's Favorite Stories, Filipino Favorite Children's ...
His photographs are complemented by the insightful fext and captions of diplomat and international lawyer Professor Tommy Koh who prvides reavealing historical introduction to the book and an insider's guide to the north, south, east and ...
5 Three successive viceroys of India, Lansdowne, Elgin and Curzon, had been Balliol men and, long after Jowett's time, scores of others, who, like Gimson, lacked family backing or patronage but were not attracted to the church or the ...
In doing so, this book hopes to provide a new dimension to the historiography of Singapore from a "science, technology and society" perspective.
The social context of Singapore is changing rapidly, and understanding how people think, feel and behave in various situations has become a key driver of effectiveness in addressing social issues. 50 Years of Social Issues in Singapore ...
This book examines this crucial development, and assesses its likely impact on Singapore society, politics and the state.