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Computer programmers use different skills every day. One of those skills is analyzing data. This series of fun, unplugged activities teaches readers to assess and organize data, reveals the importance of those abilities to computer programming, and...

In the twenty-first century, droughts have become more common and more prolonged in many areas around the world. Among other effects, droughts have a significant impact on the crops that feed us. This book explores the topics of drought and crop failure...

In the twenty-first century, droughts have become more common and more prolonged in many areas around the world. Among other effects, droughts have a significant impact on the crops that feed us. This book explores the topics of drought and crop failure...

Earth's climate is changing, with new and frightening results. One of the most severe issues is the rise in sea levels. All over the world, island nations are disappearing, coastal areas are flooding, and habitats are washing away. This book explores the...

Earth's climate is changing, with new and frightening results. One of the most severe issues is the rise in sea levels. All over the world, island nations are disappearing, coastal areas are flooding, and habitats are washing away. This book explores the...

The idea of time travel is one that never gets old. It has enthralled the imaginative, the serious, and the scientific for centuries. Your readers will learn the science behind the fantasy of time travel, the theories behind such an ability, and the...

The idea of time travel is one that never gets old. It has enthralled the imaginative, the serious, and the scientific for centuries. Your readers will learn the science behind the fantasy of time travel, the theories behind such an ability, and the...

The Grand Canyon in Arizona is an amazing natural feature. It is so majestic and immense, yet it was carved simply: by water. Kids will be amazed to learn that, given enough time and enough flow, water can carve deeply into the Earth. This book will look...

The Grand Canyon in Arizona is an amazing natural feature. It is so majestic and immense, yet it was carved simply: by water. Kids will be amazed to learn that, given enough time and enough flow, water can carve deeply into the Earth. This book will look...

The discovery of electricity fundamentally changed day-to-day life. Yet after electricity's discovery, scientists worked to find the best way to harness electrical currents. Today, semiconductors are known as the key components of transistors and...

Considered to be one of the most talented generals in history and known for his use of elephants in battle, the Carthaginian general, Hannibal spent his life fighting and often defeating the Roman army during the Second Punic War. Though he was...

The aftereffects of the Cold War continue to impact the world today. Following the close of the Cold War era, Communism was no longer a pervasive force. Because Communist countries invested a significant amount of resources into military power, their...

United States president John F. Kennedy advocated an invasion of Cuba. Led by anti-Castro supporters, the Bay of Pigs invasion was unsuccessful. Castro understood the invasion as an attempt to overthrow his government. After this unsuccessful event, the...

Since the beginning of humanity, many people have supported the idea of spirits, ghosts, and an afterlife. This book explores some well-known and frightening real-life encounters and looks to what scientific approaches have been tested to prove or...

Anyone who has watched Indiana Jones knows that curses can have very real implications. However, is there such a thing today as cursed objects? This book explores some of the most well-known cursed objects, from the Hope Diamond to Tutankhamun's tomb,...

For decades, many people have been enthralled with the abilities of superheroes: super strength, super speed, and mind control. But what if powers like these, and more, could be realized in real life? This book explores some of the most believable...

For many centuries, unexplained creatures have caused people to go on epic searches around the world. Some enduring legends that have tested and tried many an adventurer are Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster. This book explores the best-known tales...

Aliens, UFOs, paranormal abductions, these are all events that have captivated and entertained people for millennia. In recent times, people have turned to science to explain the unexplainable, but does that answer everything? This book examines the...

For centuries, there have been great questions surrounding some of the world's most well-known places. This book explores the history behind locations like the Bermuda Triangle and Stonehenge and examines how science has sought to explain some of the...

Few women had driven at the top auto racing levels before Danica Patrick arrived on the IndyCar circuit in 2002. Once behind the wheel of a high-powered IndyCar, she broke barriers that included becoming the first woman to win a race on that circuit...

Ronda Rousey has overcome personal tragedy to become a star who brought mixed martial arts into the mainstream and who serves as an inspiration to others. An Olympic medalist in martial arts, Rousey made the switch to mixed martial arts in 2010...

While society and culture are closely related, there are minute differences that separate the two. But what is society without culture? Society is the community that surrounds an individual. This community has its own personality and this is how culture...

How have the nations of the world come to exist today? Have certain countries always existed? Nations and Nationality introduces young readers to how nations, and their cultural identity, have developed throughout history. In a world where there is very...

There are several factors that have influenced modern thought and the delivery of education. Great thinkers like Socrates and Plato attempted to create a definition for knowledge and this study became known as epistemology. Over time, philosophers have...

This book explores how throughout time societies have switched from basic bartering and trading to using money to exchange items of value. Topics such as the origins of trade and Europe's trade routes will be touched upon and will provide readers with...

This book exposes readers to historical information regarding the formation of modern politics and democracy. From the early days of democracy in Athens, politics and government systems have undergone several changes up to the present moment. After the...

As astronomers and physicists develop a more detailed map of the universe, questions abound. What (and who) is beyond Earth and our solar system? This bright book explains the origins of the universe, its development, and scientists' predictions for its...

From the earliest civilizations to present day, humans have sought to understand death. Today, technology complicates our conceptions of what it means to die, and what it means to be alive. This book presents the latest scientific research behind...

Inside of every plant, animal, and human lies thousands of genes. These genes, and the DNA they are composed of, are the basis for heredity. Before we are born, the information encoded in our genes determines our physical features, predisposition to...

It's My State! (R) is a definitive research resource containing comprehensive coverage of each state's history, people, geography, economy, government, and more. Explore all fifty states, Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico using an informative, interactive...

There are many creatures that inspire folklore. Some have existed for thousands of years, while others are more recent incarnations. Among the most enduring creatures of the past are demons. These creatures are as old as the Jewish faith, perhaps older,...

Readers are shown evidence of animal adaptation and the complexity of the food chain in Invasive Freshwater Species. Analyses of cases such as the troublesome zebra mollusk illustrate the major impact one unchecked species can have on human life and the...

Evaluating cases of invasive organisms from around the world, Invasive Insects and Diseases provides an overview of invasive species: what makes a species invasive and what problems they cause to the habitats they infiltrate. By analyzing patterns of the...

In this study on birds and plants that have taken over the new environments they have been transported to, students learn the key details of what makes a species invasive and how species with better adaptations take over isolated environments. Invasive...

When a species is introduced to a new habitat, the sequence of events that follows exhibits the fragility of the food chain and the connections between all living organisms. In Invasive Mammals, cases like the rabbit in Australia provide evidence to...

In Invasive Reptiles and Amphibians, readers are shown examples of invasive snakes, frogs, and lizards to reveal the pattern of species introduction and habitat takeover. Identifying the adaptations of species like the Cane Toad, the title teaches...

Advancements in transportation, communication, and medicine made the world smaller, more connected, and more populated. This improved many lives but often brought nations into conflict. Documents, images, and the words of those caught up in key events...

Let's figure out Earth and its awesome habitats and biomes through fascinating facts and figures! Find out what habitats and biomes are, where in the world different biomes are found, and which animals and plants live there. Find out how organisms carve...

Let's figure out Earth and its awesome habitats and biomes through fascinating facts and figures! Find out what habitats and biomes are, where in the world different biomes are found, and which animals and plants live there. Find out how organisms carve...

Let's figure out Earth and its amazing world of plants through fascinating facts and figures! Find out what plants are made of, how they grow, how they make their food, and how all the parts of a plant work together to help it survive. Read all about...