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Great Military Leaders

Many of the most prominent leaders in world history led armies that conquered empires, expanded existing territory, or established new nations. Great Military Leaders separates the truth from myth, presenting information about historical figures, their cultures, their leadership styles, and how they leveraged military strategy and available technology to literally re-draw the map of the world.

Great Scientists (Facts at Your Fingertips)

This series describes the incredible events and the lives of those individuals who made them happen. Their stories tell how they came to greatness, what they discovered or what they invented, and why their work lives on today. Science is not a dry mundane process involving lots of facts and figures. It is a highly creative pursuit, with the most notable scientists making leaps of imagination that rival those of the great artists.

Great Scientists (Facts at Your Fingertips)

This series describes the incredible events and the lives of those individuals who made them happen. Their stories tell how they came to greatness, what they discovered or what they invented, and why their work lives on today. Science is not a dry mundane process involving lots of facts and figures. It is a highly creative pursuit, with the most notable scientists making leaps of imagination that rival those of the great artists.

Great Speeches of the World

Great Speeches collects over forty of the most powerful and stirring addresses delivered in the English language. Presented in an attractive format, with illustrations accompanying each speech. Includes entries right up to famous present-day orators such as President Barack Obama.

Greta Thunberg: Climate Activist

As climate change emerged as a major environmental, a teenager from Sweden stepped forward as a most unlikely leader of the movement to convince world leaders that the time to act is now. Greta Thunberg has spoken before United Nations delegates, challenging them to reverse the effects of climate change. Her bravery has electrified an international movement composed mostly of young people who fear for their future if climate change is not contained.

Growing Up Around the World

Growing Up Around the World series presents a vivid and realistic picture of how kids grow up in different countries. Do they spend hours on social media? Do they share a house with many family members or just a few? Do they go to college? Do they get caught up with drugs and alcohol? Where do they go when they go out with friends? Firsthand accounts, facts, and other insights help provide readers with an understanding of other cultures. Every book includes an overview of the country along with

Guide to Financial Responsibility

At some point in their lives, most teens will think about some or all of these: getting a job, applying for a loan, using a credit card, going to college, investing, and maybe even starting a business. Negotiating these events and making good decisions requires basic knowledge, which in turn can be used to build good financial habits. The Guide to Financial Responsibility series provides essential knowledge in all of these areas along with how to apply this knowledge toward building good, lifelo

Guide to Greek Mythology

The myths of the ancient Greeks remain potent and popular aspects of modern culture. Novels, comic books, movies, television shows, and video games continue to perpetuate the colourful exploits of gods such as Zeus and Athena; heroes like Hercules and Perseus; and monsters like Medusa and the one-eyed Cyclopes. This easy-to-read guide identifies all the major characters in those timeless, endlessly entertaining tales.

Guitar Notes

On odd days, Tripp Broody uses a school practice room to let loose on a borrowed guitar. Eyes closed, strumming that beat-up instrument, Tripp escapes to a world where only the music matters. On even days, Lyla Marks uses the same practice room. ToáTripp, she’s trying to become even more perfect--she’s alreadyáa straight-A student and an award-winning cellist. But when Lylaábegins leaving notes for him in between the strings of the guitar, his life intersects with hers in a way he never expected

Gun Violence and Mass Shootings

The mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, in February 2018, renewed the national debate over gun violence, a debate led by the students themselves. This book examines possible solutions to reducing gun deaths and the controversies surrounding specific proposals. It also explores the factors-historical, cultural, and constitutional-that make the United States an outlier among industrial nations in gun violence.