Alexandra Hanson-Harding
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Everything that takes up space is made out of matter, whether it's a person, air, or a mountain. This volume covers the fundamental concepts students need to understand matter. Fact boxes highlight and further explain vocabulary words, while "Compare and Contrast" and "Think About It" boxes encourage readers to think and explore the ideas further. The lively narrative uses true-to-life examples to explain concepts, while bright color photographs and...
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This timely book addresses the issue of racial profiling head on-what it is, why it happens, who it happens to, and what someone who is at risk of racial profiling can do about it. Interviews with teens directly affected by racial profiling and advice from professionals make this text excellent for research or personal use.
3) Activism
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Support and inspiration are provided to teens interested in taking action on women's issues. The author reports on activists who have helped women's causes in amazing ways, and provides a wide variety of ideas and resources for teens wanting to make a difference. Chapters highlight a host of areas where help is needed, including fighting harmful media images of women, combating violence against women, improving women's health worldwide, and advancing...
4) Beekeeping
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More and more people, including teens, are discovering the pleasures and rewards of keeping honeybees. In addition to the sweet honey they produce, bees are critical for pollinating many plants and food crops. In this entertaining and enlightening title, the author first provides general information about bees and how honeybee societies work. A how-to guide on the art of beekeeping follows, with information on gathering the necessary clothing and...
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Negotiation is not just a technique for business in the boardroom. It is a crucial skill everyone already has, and it can be honed into an effective tool. In this thoughtful book, readers learn about the different kinds of negotiating and how they can be used in an emergency, for business, or simply for arguing for a later curfew. Useful examples help readers put skills right to work and help them learn what styles are most effective and when. The...
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Charles Darwin lived in the Victorian era, a time of great change. Many people were debating how life on Earth began. In his twenties, Darwin went on a five-year sea voyage around the world. It shook up his ideas about how life evolved. His radical new insight, natural selection, was so controversial that he feared revealing it for more than twenty years. His classic, "On the Origin of Species," has been called the best science book ever written;...
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Albert Einstein's studies and findings are world renowned, and this beginner biography walks elementary readers through the life of one of history's most amazing scientists. With many color photos, the book details his early life and struggles in Germany. Readers will learn about Einstein's personal life in Germany and Italy. His major scientific achievements are clearly and simply explained, as are general physics terms. Readers will enjoy this lively...
10) Wyoming
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Children's Press
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[2003]
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An introduction to the state of Wyoming, describing its geography, history, government, people, economy, and more.
