Rockin' The Rock, A Kid's Guide To The Rock Of Gibraltar by John D Weigand

Rockin' The Rock, A Kid's Guide To The Rock Of Gibraltar by John D Weigand

Gibraltar is a British territory on the south end of the Iberian Peninsula at the Mediterranean entrance. It's total area is 2.6 square miles and it has a northern border with Andalusia, Spain. The Rock of Gibraltar is its major landmark. At its foot is a densely populated city of almost 30,000 people. An Anglo-Dutch force captured Gibraltar from Spain in 1704 during the War of the Spanish Succession. The territory was ceded to Britain in perpetuity under the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht. It became a base for the Royal Navy. Now its economy is based n tourism, finance and shipping. The sovereignty of Gibraltar is at issue in Anglo-Spanish relations, because Spain assets a claim to the territory. However, the people of Gibralter have rejected proposals for Spanish sovereignty, once in a 1967 referendum, and again in 2002. Under its 2006 constitution, Gibraltar governs all of its own affairs. However, powers of defense and foreign relations remain the responsibility of the UK Government. To understand Gibralter, one needs to talk to its people and see everything it has to offer. Look for Penelope Dyan music videos that go with this book, and for more from Bellissima Publishing, LC, as you learn all you learn all you can about this place that gave rise to the expression: . . . as strong as the rock of Gibralter. The companion book to this book is The Comeback Kids, Book 9, The Barbary Macaques of Gibraltar.

Dyan, Penelope: - Penelope Dyan is an attorney and former K-8 teacher published in 'The Kindergartner, ' as well as in 'Instructor Magazine' and in 'Humpty Dumpty' children's magazine, and several other professional journals; and she is an award winning author. Dyan is the author of 'Surfer Girl, ' the first book in a teen book series about a girl named Summer who serves the waves of the ocean and life as she searches for her legacy. Surfer Girl was the winner of best teen book at both the 2008 New York Book Festival and the 2008 Hollywood Book Festival and is also recognized by Girls Voices In Literature Database, Miami University, Florida. Two of her books ('Ben's Big Adventure--Proof Positive A Boy Will Be A Boy ' and 'Happy Birthday--A Book About Birthday Dreams And Wishes') were honored by being placed in the poetry collection of the Poetry Library, Southbank Centre, the Saison Poetry Library housing the Arts Council Collection at Southbank Centre, Royal Festival Hall in London.

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ISBN 13	9781614770374
ISBN 10	1614770379
Title	Rockin' The Rock, A Kid's Guide To The Rock Of Gibraltar
Author	John D Weigand
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Bellissima Publishing
Year published	2012-05-10
Number of pages	34
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