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How America Became America

How Can I Help? What Individuals Can Do About Climate Change

The climate is changing and the causes are well understood. How Can I Help? What Individuals Can Do About Climate Change provides common sense, eco-friendly solutions for readers who wish to take positive actions to lower their carbon footprints.

How Many Letters Are In Goodbye?

I'm crying again, Mum. I'm crying because I don't know how many letters I have to write to say goodbye to you. More than anything, I wish I knew. Seventeen-year-old Rhea Farrell has scars from a childhood accident in which she lost her arm. But she also carries scars that aren't so visible...the loss of a mother she hardly remembers, the impact of her father's drinking, and her confusion and pain around accepting her sexuality. When Rhea runs away, she turns to the person she's always wished she

How Nature Works

How Nature Works books employ vivid photography and text (3,000 © 4,000 words) to ask questions of the natural world. These inquiry-based books, designed to stimulate active minds, include two Junior Library Guild selections, starred reviews, three NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Books of the Year, and an Audubon Magazine EditorÎs Choice.

How Science Changed the World

Scientific discoveries and inventions have the power to change lives. Some-such as electricity, automobiles, and the Internet-have altered the world in innumerable ways. The new series, How Science Changed the World, explores some of the greatest scientific and technological achievements in human history-along with the changes (positive and negative) brought about by these innovations. This series is a mix of science and technology, history, and social history-on a global scale.

How STEM Built Empires

Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, much better known as the STEM fields, have come to the forefront of global conversation in the 2010s, but the power of STEM stretches all the way back to the ancient world. The largest empires in history laid their foundations using cutting-edge STEM principles. Often, these advancements led to even greater successes in war, architecture, and expansion. No matter the root cause, one thing is certain: without STEM, the great ancient empires would

How to Be a Difficult Bitch: Claim Your Power, Ditch the Haters, and Feel Good Doing It

In the past, being a ""difficult bitch"" was bad. Girls weren't supposed to call people out for their BS, stand up for themselves, or do their own thing. This book embraces the insult with irreverent humour, encouraging readers to be themselves no matter what, including an exploration of the ways this phrase can be interpreted differently among people of different backgrounds. Being a powerhouse is a choice. It's a lifestyle. It's a code of ethics. It takes work, a thick skin, and perseverance.

How to Do It Now Because It's Not Going Away: An Expert Guide to Getting Stuff Done

Packed with practical solutions and tips to stay on top of homework, develop a sense of time, manage digital distractions, and create easy-to-follow routines, this guide will help teens stop procrastinating and get their tasks done.

How to Draw & Paint

Easy-to-follow instructions, compelling images, and helpful tips and techniques make these drawing and painting books excellent guides for even beginning artists.

How to Live on the Edge

Eighteen-year-old Cayenne barely remembers her mother, who died of breast cancer when Cayenne was four. The women in her family have a history of dying young. Cayenne figures she'll meet the same fate, so she might as well enjoy life now, engaging in death-defying risks like dodging trains and jumping off cliffs with her boyfriend. When Cayenne receives a series of video messages her mother made for her before dying, she isn't sure she wants them. Her aunt Tee has been her true mother figure. Bu