Yohan
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Hong Kong bills itself as a region unique in the world with a happy mixture of Eastern and Western flagrance. It was a British colony for over 150 years before being ceded back to China in 1997, but it is still radically different from the rest of the country. It has maintained its legal system (common law), currency (Hong Kong dollar), multiparty political system, immigration laws, and Highway Code (driving on the left). Its 7.2 million inhabitants...
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Outre ses quelque 430 kilomètres de ctes aux plages de sable doré, Porto Rico cache un trésor colonial d'une richesse inouïe. Sa capitale, San Juan, recense encore aujourd'hui plusieurs traces de ses origines du XVIe siècle, en plus de forteresses colossales, ce qui lui ont valu d'être inscrite au Patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO. Campée dans la mer des Caraïbes, cette île est un petit paradis pour les sports nautiques, notamment la plongée,...
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Hong Kong se veut une région unique au monde avec un heureux mélange de parfums d'Orient et d'Occident. Colonie britannique pendant plus de 150 ans, elle est rétrocédée à la Chine en 1997, mais demeure radicalement différente du reste du pays. Elle conserve son système légal (common law), sa monnaie (dollar de Hong Kong), son système politique (multipartisme), ses lois sur l'immigration et son code de la route (conduite à gauche). Des dizaines...
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Etch, Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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2020.
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119 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm
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"Starring a resourceful young boy, this full-color graphic combines thrilling adventure, daring feats, and humor in a magical quest story"--
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Aside from its 430 kilometers of golden sand coasts, Puerto Rico hides a colonial treasure of untold wealth. In the capital city of San Juan, signs of its sixteenth-century origins remain as well as colossal fortresses, earning it a UNESCO World Heritage Site designation. Nestled in the Caribbean Sea, this island is a water-sports paradise, renowned for diving, sailing, and deep-sea fishing. It is also home to one of the rarest bioluminescent bays...
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There is much more to Vietnam than its more famous sites, such as Ha Long Bay, the Imperial City of Hue, the Mekong Delta floating markets, Dalat, and Hoi An. Come and witness the third millennium knocking on the door of the big cities, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh, where, behind the colonial architecture, modern buildings of glass and steel, luxury cars, and sumptuous residential accommodations spring forth. Far from this modernity, the remote regions of...
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Le Grand Nord est un monde peu connu, une terre hostile o règnent la glace et le froid. Partez au-delà du cercle arctique à la rencontre des rares habitants et des animaux qui peuplent cet immense territoire, du Spitzberg en Norvège aux ctes du Groenland, en voguant par le long passage du nord-ouest, couloir maritime situé au-dessus du Canada et de l Alaska, jusquen Sibérie. Vous partagerez entre autres la vie des Dolganes, un peuple éleveur...
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The United States is home to a highway that has captured imaginations for nearly a century. This mythical route is part of American folklore, even of the great American dream. Its name is Route 66! This stretch of road, originally established in 1926, crosses eight states over almost 4,000 kilometers and connects Chicago, Illinois, to Santa Monica, California. Over its lifetime, Route 66 has seen it all: first it was a symbol of hope and prosperity,...
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The Great North is a little-known world, a hostile land ruled by ice and cold. Go above the Arctic Circle to meet the rare inhabitants and the animals who populate this immense territory, from Spitsbergen in Norway to the shores of Greenland, and take the long Northwest Passage, the maritime corridor located above Canada and Alaska, to Siberia. You will also share the lives of the Dolgans, reindeer herders from the Taymyr region, joining them in their...
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Armenia is home to one of the oldest civilizations on the planet. However, its territory has been shaped over time by the whims of neighboring forces, whether they be Ottoman, Persian, or Russian. Independent again, modern Armenia is rebuilding after seventy years of Soviet rule. It has proudly preserved its rich cultural heritage, as do the descendants of the survivors of the 1915 genocide. Discover its different facets, traces of its presence in...
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Corsica's picturesque shorelines and translucent bays are hypnotizing and delight divers and pleasure boaters alike. Farther inland, its rough terrain is an ideal playground for sporting types and hikers, who will adore the famous GR 20 trail. While the breeze from the sea blows the odors of thyme through the olive groves, the cliff-top and mountain-top villages fiercely protect their old-fashioned charm. The inhabitants welcome you warmly with their...
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L'Arménie abrite l'une des plus anciennes civilisations au monde. Son territoire a toutefois été modelé au fil du temps selon les humeurs des puissances voisines, qu'elles soient ottomanes, perses ou russes. De nouveau indépendante, l'Arménie actuelle se reconstruit après 70 ans de tutelle soviétique. Elle préserve avec fierté son riche héritage culturel, tout comme le font les descendants des rescapés du génocide de 1915. Découvrez...