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Elon Musk has developed his futuristic vision for privately financed spaceflight and practical electric cars into businesses worth billions. This book follows Musk's career from his early days as a Silicon Valley entrepreneur to his later success with SpaceX and Tesla Motors. It culminates with Musk's buyout of the social media giant Twitter and the controversy it has sparked worldwide.

Rebecca, Noah, Max and Theo discover a passageway into another world in the abandoned house of Grandpa Gabe, Rebecca's grandfather. When Rebecca and Max are trapped on the other side of the passageway, Noah and Theo rush to their aid. In ElseWhere they meet monsters - wicked spies called Shadows, - and strangers who become friends. They use their wits, brawn, and light to fight off the Shadows - and to protect our own world.

Pulled from world headlines--historical and current, including the recent earthquake and nuclear disaster in Japan--this series explains disasters that have happened and the damage wrought on the people, communities, animals, and environment. Eyewitness accounts, facts, and case studies frame the discussion of how the disasters happened, and what has been done over time to prevent catastrophic damage in the future.

Opioid addiction has reached epidemic proportions. Firearm-related deaths have surged to the highest level in fifty years. Childhood trauma is now considered to be every bit as urgent as a natural disaster or outbreak of deadly disease. These are just three of the issues examined in the Emerging Issues in Public Health series. All books explore recent events and new ideas in an effort to explain what's taking place, why it matters, and what efforts are being made to address these and other publi

Emerging Tech takes a look at the world's most exciting tech breakthroughs of today. The series explores the newest contributions in diverse fields such as sports, entertainment, medicine, technology, and transportation. Students discover how acting on creative ideas can lead to new solutions to old problems.

Readers get acquainted with the people behind today's most cutting-edge technologies--from bright ideas to cool new products. The Emerging Tech Careers series inspires readers in grades 4-8 to consider a high-tech future career. Each title in the series introduces six exciting careers and features side bar activities that invite readers to Imagine That! and Dig Deeper!

Emily Knight's family members are famous Warriors, people with powers like creating fireballs with their hands and flying through the air. But all Emily wants is her family whole again. With her mother passed away, her brother missing, and her father caught up in finding him, Emily is in the care of family friends. As this 13-year-old girl starts her Warrior training at the prestigious Osaki School, will she live up to her famous family's reputation? Does she care?

Acclaimed writer Jane Yolen employs 15 sonnets, accompanied by brief biographical notes, to tell of the reclusive life and literary innovations of 19th-century American poet Emily Dickinson.

Throughout the Middle Ages, various empires reigned across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia that had a lasting impact on the world. This series details the rise and fall of these civilizations, the communication and relationship between those that overlapped, the lifestyles and cultures of the people who lived under them, and their accomplishments and contributions to art, religion, warfare, and other fields.

When animals die out, the last survivor is called an endling. Readers will discover the moving stories of the last members of a species, how it came to extinction, the scientists who cared for and studied it, and what can be done to protect our incredible wildlife.