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Compelling entries in this encyclopedic-style series reveal the secrets of space. Extraordinary photos are paired with comprehensive text in an engaging yet manageable format perfect for browsers or book report writers. From the moon to the outer reaches of our galaxy and beyond, travel farther than you can possibly image and all without leaving planet Earth.

Speak Up! Confronting Discrimination in Your Daily Life

Contemporary headlines share an alarming trend: hate crimes against specific minority groups are on the rise. In today's polarized political and cultural environment, it's essential for young people to be aware of what discrimination in their day-to-day life looks like and to feel empowered to speak out against it. Geared toward practical action, this series acts as a guide to teach readers how to speak up. Each book addresses a different form of discrimination, presenting readers with an overvi

Speaking on Climate: A Guide to Speechwriting for a Better Future

What makes a good speech? Better yet, what makes an effective speech? And how can an effective speech help in the fight against climate change? Climate change is a pressing issue, and the ability to successfully communicate about it is crucial in working against it. Social anthropologist and professional speechwriter Rune Kier Nielsen breaks down nine common flaws of climate rhetoric and how to fix them in this thorough, engaging guide to speechwriting toward climate justice.

Spending Spree: The History of American Shopping

Love it or hate it, everybody shops. Shopping is an integral part of American life, but it hasn't always been so. From small, country general stores to the first shopping emporiums in New York, shopping grew and spread until now, in the twenty-first century, we stroll through malls that are larger than real-life main streets. Spending Spree traces the lively history of shopping in the United States, from the where—the shops, department stores, discount barns, malls, and computer keyboards—to t

Spotlight On Global Issues

This set will engage learners with valuable information on contemporary topics and stress the power of decision-making, argument, and action. In these carefully selected topics, science, social studies, and ELA interdisciplinary issues lend themselves to examination of multiple perspectives, evidence-based arguments, decision-making, and civic action. Readers will learn about the most pressing issues facing our world today. They'll learn they can take an active role in addressing issues and impr

Spotlight on Social Justice

Give readers an in-depth primer of prominent civics issues in North America. Each book covers the history of its respective topic, what modern concerns are and whether or how they3ve changed, and what the future may hold for impacted communities at large.

Spread of Hate and Extremism, The

A record-high number of hate groups are operating within the United States today. Fuelled by fears of immigration and the nation's shifting demographics, these groups vilify others based on race, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and gender identity. The Spread of Hate and Extremism examines white supremacism and other ideologies that motivate these groups. It also explores why hate groups and extremists pose a clear danger to democracy.

Spy Who Raised Me, The

Some parents want their children to turn out just like them. Only a few secretly turn their kids into elite special operatives. Josie Black can infiltrate any building, speak a dozen languages, and fight like a martial arts master. But no one told her that. After J.B. detects gaps in her memory, her mom reveals the truth: she works for a covert agency, and she's given J.B. the skills of a super spy. After J.B. freaks out, runs off, and tries to escape the weird world of espionage, she'll have to

Spying, Surveillance, and Privacy in the 21st Century

Installing software, apps, and games often requires granting permissions that allow access to personal data. Yet our day-to-day lives involve transactions that reveal sensitive information without expressed consent, or even our knowledge that this data is collected. Beyond corporate and domestic surveillance, governments engage in outright espionage, which is much more difficult to track or scrutinize. The relationship between spying, surveillance for public safety and the right to privacy is a

Stage Dreams

In this queer western adventure, acclaimed cartoonist Melanie Gillman puts readers in the saddle alongside Flor and Grace, a Latinx outlaw and a trans runaway, as they thwart a Confederate plot in the New Mexico Territory.

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