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The often complicated world of U.S. elections is uncovered in this accessible civics series for future voters. From campaign strategy to voting day, readers will learn all about the ins and outs of the U.S. elections process. Engaging elections facts help the topic come alive in this timely series.
Set in modern-day Nairobi in East Africa, The Intasimi Warriors follows four young friends on the eve of their thirteenth birthdays as they discover they are the descendants of the Intasimi: an ancient bloodline of legendary East African warriors. Follow Mwikali, Soni, Odwar and Xirsi as they race against time to learn how to channel their ancestors’ powers while pitting themselves against a terrifying array of malign forces that are intent on using dark magic to destroy everything the friends h
* Finalist in Children's/Early Readers Category for the 2024 Canadian Book Club Awards.* A character-driven novel about the unlikely friendship between a 10-year-old boy and an elderly woman. The old woman badgers the boy into taking her sailing, but when the weather turns bad, it becomes a wild sail. It becomes the last trip before she goes into the hospital where she dies: but not before the two of them share memories of their last sail together. Hazel helps build the boy's confidence during a
Intolerance and Violence in Society explores the many ways that intolerance and violence continue to permeate our society, providing history behind why these problems exist and showing what people today are doing to help. Readers will learn about racial and cultural intolerance, religious intolerance, LGBTQ intolerance, sexual violence, and online bullying.
As humans travel around the world, they sometimes introduce non-native species to new areas. Some of these species become invasive and harm their new environments. This series examines eight invasive species and investigates the various ways that people are attempting to manage them.
Introduce your readers to the world's most important and successful inventions in technology. From the steam engine and printing press to Facebook, Twitter, and the internet, each book focuses on a different invention. Each text highlights an invention's successes and challenges, including the technology that it displaced as well as the opportunities it made possible, while also exploring the people who made the invention a reality and the historical context in which the inventors worked.
Cameras flash as a shiny red car zooms down the road. Airplane passengers close their laptops as they prepare for takeoff. These scenes may be commonplace today, but they are centuries in the making! From airplanes to automobiles, cameras to light bulbs, this series explores the history and impact of the world's most iconic inventions.
Investigating Body Systems uses full-color photos and diagrams to introduce readers to the main organ systems of the human body. The science that makes each system function is clearly explained, and new research on the bodyÎs processes are explored. Fact-check boxes help separate fact from fiction, and key figures in the development of the scientific method are identified. Downloadable Teacher Notes available.
What was that? Grab a flashlight, put on your detective hat, and prepare to explore the paranormal! Science and spookiness merge in this thrilling series, which investigates aliens, hauntings, and other curious cases. Readers will learn the history behind the mystery, examine the tech used in modern investigations, and weigh opposing theories.