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This series poses and answers intriguing and curious SCIENCE questions that children often ask. Each book takes one theme or topic and presents information via 13 engaging question-and-answer spreads. Information is highly visual and engaging, to assist understanding of sometimes quite complex concepts and processes.

The Secrets of History

This eye-opening set explores and explains the most fascinating questions in archaeology and anthropology. Highly visual with numerous colour photographs, each book presents and examines what is known about its topic. Detailed exploration of artifacts, biographies of those involved, and maps, charts, and illustrations will keep your readers turning the page to solve the world's great mysteries.

The Songbird and the Rambutan Tree

Batavia, Dutch East Indies, 1942. Emmy has the voice of an angel but hasnÎt sung a note since a family tragedy. With war looming, her father plans to ship her off to a singing school in England for safety. But all Emmy wants to do is stay in Batavia with her best friend, Bakti, even if it means putting up with her snooty classmate, Violet. Then the Japanese army invadesÑand as war erupts in the Dutch East Indies, EmmyÎs world falls apart. When her own actions sabotage her chance to evacuate the

The Technology Behind

This series poses and answers intriguing and curious TECHNOLOGY questions that children often ask. Each book takes one theme or topic and presents information via 13 engaging question-and-answer spreads. Information is highly visual and engaging, to assist understanding of sometimes quite complex concepts and processes.

The Teen Guide to Adulting: Gaining Financial Independence

School teaches young students many things such as mathematics, history, English, science, and foreign languages. What it doesn't prepare them for is the basic realities of ""adulting."" Suddenly they're thrust into a world where it's imperative to know about things like health insurance, job searching, and taxes. Using this comprehensive guide, readers will learn useful tips and strategies that will arm them with both the knowledge and confidence to transition more seamlessly from school life to

Theodosia Burr: Teen Eyewitness to the Founding of the New Nation

Theodosia Burr, daughter of Vice President Aaron Burr, came of age in New York City when the New Nation was growing up. She attended the inauguration of President George Washington in 1789, was at her father's side on the campaign trail and at his inauguration in 1801, attended presidential addresses to Congress, and hosted the most prominent politicians and thinkers of her time. Based on research at libraries and archives, and from the rich body of letters Theodosia and her family left behind,

They Thought They Buried Us

Horror fan and aspiring film director Yuiza gets a scholarship to a prestigious boarding school. But that's just the tip of the iceberg. As one of the few students of color at Our Lady of Perpetual Mercy, Yuiza immediately feels out of place. A brutal work-study schedule makes it impossible to keep up with the actual classes. Every expense, from textbooks to laundry, puts Yuiza into debt. And the behavior of students and faculty is... unsettling. Yuiza starts having disturbing dreams about the s

Things I'd Rather Do Than Die

When the two most mismatched seniors at Walt Whitman High School find themselves locked in an aerobics room overnight, their confinement forces them to push past the labels they've assigned each other and they share a night they'll never forget.

Think Like a...

ThereÎs a lot to understand in this weird, wild world of ours, and some people work their entire lives to understand even a part of it better. In this intriguing and comprehensive set, readers will get a glimpse into the minds of mathematicians, philosophers, scientists, and other thinkers to learn about how they study and see the world around us. These thoughtful books answer a variety of questions about the world in an informative but fun way that will keep curious readers thinking, asking mor

Thinking Critically

The Thinking Critically series introduces students to the complex issues that dominate public discourse and challenges them to become discerning readers, to think independently, and to engage and develop their skills as critical thinkers. Chapters are organized in a pro/con format, in which a single author synthesizes the predominant arguments for and against an issue into clear, accessible discussions supported by details and evidence including relevant facts, direct quotes and current examples

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