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The gaming industry is growing fast and offers many creative and technical job opportunities. This book explores six jobs in this field. What the jobs entail, what they pay, and future prospects are discussed along with insights from industry insiders.
All of the branches of the military offer a wide range of career opportunities in fields including medical, service, STEM, skilled trade, cybersecurity, and mission focused. Exploring Careers in the Military provides information on daily life, training, requirements, and the unique military aspects of the careers available.
Chinese mythology represents much more than imaginary tales of triumphant heroes and vengeful gods. The stories that make up China’s mythology in many ways reflect the history of this ancient civilization and the moral code that upholds ideals both ancient and modern. Exploring Chinese Mythology tells many beloved and engaging stories of creation, love, war, heroism, and monsters.
In this series, eager readers will pack their bags and explore different countries, visiting landmarks and trying out unique languages. Kids will experience what daily life is like in these countries—what other kids do for fun, what school is like, and the cultural activities that make up an integral part of life for the citizens of these countries.
In this series, eager readers will pack their bags and explore different countries, visiting landmarks and trying out the language of each country. Kids will experience what daily life is like in these countries, what other kids do for fun, what school is like, and the cultural activities that make up an integral part of life for the citizens of these countries.
The ancient Egyptians had a large, rich collection of myths that developed over the course of more than four thousand years. This book examines the colorful gods and goddesses, the primary creation myths, and several mythical monsters and the human heroes who slew them. Also included is the mystical tale the Egyptians saw as their most important: the Myth of Kingship, which established that all people, regardless of wealth and status, could find salvation in the afterlife.
Since the Industrial Revolution, humans have increasingly depended on fossil fuels such as coal and petroleum to produce electricity and power our world. Although these nonrenewable resources still account for around 87 percent of energy consumption worldwide, their limited supply and impact on pollution and atmospheric temperatures have led scientists to find new applications for renewable sources of energy, such as the wind, the sun, the earth, and water. Through this series, students will lea
Since the beginnings of human civilization, peoples around the globe have believed in, worshiped, and sought guidance from female deities. Most ancient of all were mother-goddesses, like EgyptÎs Isis and GreeceÎs Gaia, but no less respected were goddesses who oversaw various aspects of nature, as well as love, marriage, and even the underworld. This volume explores more than two dozen such goddesses from past societies worldwide.
Over the centuries, certain aspects of life have proven to be universal to peoples around the world, including their local collections of myths. This book explains how various gods in those mythologies were thought to control those universal facets of life, including the creation of the world and humanity; natureÎs numerous wonders; the ravages of war; death and the afterlife; and the quest for ultimate knowledge and wisdom.
The myths of ancient Greece are the most famous and universally depicted in art, literature, and films. From Zeus and his Olympians battling the earlier race of gods, the Titans, for control of the universe; to the hero Perseus slaying the monstrous Medusa, whose gaze turns onlookers to stone; to the crafty wanderer Odysseus outwitting the giant Cyclops in the cave, the classic Greek myths continue to intrigue and entertain members of each new generation.