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Examines the events leading up to and following the Florida school shooting. Topics range from events of that day, the shooter, the aftermath, and the fight waged by the surviving teens to make change. Includes a glossary, resources for further information, and color photographs.
4) Puberty
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Explores the process of puberty, and explains the physical, mental, and emotional changes of puberty and how to deal with them. Includes color photographs, infographics, sidebars, a glossary, and additional resources.
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Includes primary and secondary sources from a variety of perspectives including magazines, journals, and statements from a wide range of individuals and organizations to discuss on the topic of gentrification and the housing crisis. Features an extensive bibliography and an annotated list of relevant organizations to contact for further information.
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Provides a brief history of the relationship between the U.S. and Russia, and highlights the events surrounding the 2016 presidential election that suggested Russia was hacking American computers and influencing the election. Includes a list of essential facts, a glossary, resources for further information, and color photographs.
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In The Great Depression: Experience the 1930s From the Dust Bowl to the New Deal, readers ages 12 to 15 investigate the causes, duration, and outcome of the Great Depression, the period of time when more than 20 percent of Americans were unemployed. They discover how people coped, what new inventions came about, and how the economics of the country affected the arts, sciences, and politics of the times. The decade saw the inauguration of
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This title examines an important historic event - the women's suffrage movement. Easy-to-read, compelling text explores the history of women's rights and the League of Women Voters, the roles the antislavery movement, the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments, and literature played in the movement, well-known figures such as Mary Wollstonecraft, Lucy Stone, Susan B. Anthony, and Alice Paul, and the effects of this event on society. Features include...
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Gluten-Free and Other Special Diets helps readers trace the history of special diets, explore the science and—sometimes— diseases behind them, and discuss controversies from an objective viewpoint. The title will engage readers on the topic and help them to weigh the pros and cons as they make their own food decisions. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Core Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division...
13) Banned books
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It may sound shocking, but even in this current age, books are banned all around the globe. But what makes a book inappropriate even dangerous for public consumption, and who has the power to deem it so? Some governments ban books as a form of censorship. Even schools can ban books they consider too racy or inappropriate for their students. Does banning books take away our liberties, attempt to erase history, and impose an agenda? Or is the practice...
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Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! You may know that the U.K. pop group One Direction broke records when it hit the U.S. music scene. The singers' album Up All Night debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard charts. But did you know that: the stars didn't know each other before getting their big break on The X Factor with Simon Cowell? the band needed ...
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"As the first fighters into battle, U.S. Army Rangers are skilled in outdoor survival, leading raids against the enemy, and defending key territory. With extensive training, Rangers learn to drop into combat zones by rappelling down cliffs and parachuting from planes and helicopters. Find out how Rangers surprise enemy forces, sacrificing their safety to lead the way for larger U.S. Army forces to enter battle."--Back cover.