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#MeToo Movement, The

In October 2017 the hashtag "MeToo" went viral on social media and soon became a symbol of unity for women who had been sexually harassed or assaulted. This led to the launch of the #MeToo movement, a global campaign against sexual harassment--and in the process brought down hundreds of rich, powerful men. This book examines #MeToo's history, what the movement has accomplished, unexpected consequences, and where it is expected to go in the future.

1000 Things You Should Know About

1001 Facts

Great fun-packed reference books, as well as an entertaining read. Facts are presented in a highly visual way, with illustrations throughout. A team of cartoon characters guides you through a feast of festering facts so horrible they're hard to believe.

15 Days Without a Head

Fifteen-year-old Laurence Roach just wants a normal life, but it's far from easy with his little brother who acts like a dog and their depressed alcoholic mother. If Laurence can win the luxury vacation in a local radio contest, he's certain his mum will finally be happy again. Then one night she doesn't come home from work, and Laurence must face the reality that she might not come back at all. Terrified that child services will separate him from his brother, Laurence does whatever he can to ke

21st-Century Economics

The 21st-Century Economics series provides students with an understanding of the key components of modern economics and the markets that facilitate the exchange of goods and services through books on depressions, recessions, the stock market, inflation, supply and demand, taxation, globalization, and international trade. For instance, students will come to understand not only how a depression affects a national economy but the ways in which it affects both individuals and international trade rel

21st-Century Engineering Solutions for Climate Change

This series explores key threats to the environment and ways people are tackling these threats today through innovations in technology. For every major threat, there are teams of people using technology to seek solutions. Features include: Detailed information on modern solutions and inventors combating climate change today through technological innovations. Scientific explanations for climate change and the effects climate change is having on Earth today.

3D Printing: The Revolution in Personalized Manufacturing

Classrooms, libraries, businesses, and community centers are jumping on board the 3D printing bandwagon. Many of the leading industry entrepreneurs are young people such as 13-year-old Alexis Lewis, who invented the patented Emergency Mask Pod, a kit of 3D printed lifesaving supplies. 3D printing technology can handle just about anything, including food, candy, clothing, cars, medical prosthetics, houses, and cars. It can even print 3D printers! This radically new "disruptive" technology, also c

52-Hertz Whale, A

Fourteen-year-old James is worried that the young humpback whale he tracks online has separated from its pod, so he emails Darren, the twentysomething would-be filmmaker who once volunteered in James's special education program. Of course, Darren is useless on the subject of whales, but he's got nothing but time, given that the only girl he could ever love dumped him. Predictably, this thread of emails leads to a lot of bizarre stuff, including a yeti suit, drug smuggling, a graveyard, damage

A Deathly Compendium of Poisonous Plants: Wicked Weeds and Sinister Seeds

Should you encounter any of the plants in this book, do not treat them lightly. They can kill you. Or cause you unbearable agony. Or land you in jail. Consider yourself warned. Science, history, mystery, and horror intersect in a brilliantly illustrated compendium that explains how certain plants evolved to avoid being eaten...and how their toxic chemicals have been used by humans for medicine, warfare, and sinister acts of foul play. Award-winning science writer Rebecca E. Hirsch shines an info

A Visual Exploration of Science

A Visual Exploration of Science has been created to offer students a wide and detailed compendium of scientific subjects explained in a simple and attractive way. Scientific rigor is delivered within accessible and engaging text and a highly attractive design that incorporates visual learning aids, such as illustrations, photographs, maps, and explanatory insets.