California has come a long way from its Spanish mission beginnings! Today, this diverse state is a leader in farming, technology, and entertainment. Readers can learn all about the Golden State, from its natural wonders to its favorite foods, festivals, and sports teams through leveled text and colorful photos. Features profile a famous Californian, introduce a favorite animal, map out important places, and allow readers to test a recipe from the state. Get ready to explore the great state of California with this fun read!
A gripping and provocative debut novel by a stunning new talent, California imagines a frighteningly realistic near future, in which clashes between mankind's dark nature and deep-seated resilience force us to question how far we will go to ...
First published in 1994 and now available again, this Spanish Borderlands classic recounts Jesuit colonization of the Old California, the peninsula now known as Baja California. Jesuit missionaries founded their...
California is definitely the land of sun, surfing and serious weirdness. This book describes huge number of strange people, haunted houses and bizarre sites.
This book will introduce general readers to the plants and animals associated with chaparral and review for biologists and land managers its natural history, ecology, and management challenges.
This book documents a tradition of politically engaged scholarship in one of the world's most dramatic contexts, full of disparities and contradictions, but also ripe with opportunities to make a difference.
After logging wound down, those towns disappeared, and only remnants of their existence remain. From Westport north to Ferndale, this book showcases historical photographs from libraries, historical societies, and residents." -- From cover
Well Organized, Based on the Current California Board Test Plan and References, Detailed Table of Contents, Computer Generated Index (8 pages), Simplified Concepts, 66 Sample Problems with Detailed Solutions, and 181 Supplemental Practice ...
Here are seven previously uncollected documents relating to the history of California, from its early days as a Mexican territory to the first fifty years of statehood as part of the United States.
This timely edited volume, with interdisciplinary contributions by both Mexican and U.S. scientists, utilizes multiple approaches to describe the remarkable biodiversity of the Gulf of California.
The book will look at the prospective candidates in 2010 and also at the long-term prospects of both parties and various ethnic and interest groups.