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Living in North Korea

Despite being a nation so frequently in the headlines, North Korea remains a mystery to most outsiders. Its leader, Kim Jong Un, rules a society marked by extremes, with some officials living in relative luxury while peasant farmers struggle to avoid starvation. This book examines the details of daily life under an oppressive dictatorship.

Living in the Future

Living in the Spotlight

Got game? These professional athletes do, whether commanding football fields or basketball courts, baseball diamonds or the gymnastics beam. This comprehensive biography series for middle-grade readers showcases the lives and careers of current sports champions who eclipse the competition. Each profile highlights the athlete's childhood, training, struggles, and achievements and describes the coaching, team support, and signature moves that have helped define their star status.

Living Legends of Sports

While all professional athletes exhibit extraordinary skill and physical ability, some of them rise above their peers, wowing audiences not only with their talent but also their determination and fortitude. From the ski slopes to the tennis court, young readers will be inspired by their favourite athletes' persistence, dedication, discipline, hard work, and success. Each competitor's climb to the top is outlined, from childhood and early sports endeavors to establishment as a living legend, incl

Living Wild

Fascinating animals are explored in the Living Wild series. Vivid photographs help take readers on a virtual field study to observe the life cycle and behaviours of the featured creature. Each book also looks at past and present scientific research and includes a unique storytelling element in the form of an animal tale drawn from mythology or folklore.

Living with Disease

Sickness is an unavoidable part of life. But how does cancer affect the body? Why do some people develop Alzheimer’s disease? And what can treat AIDS? In Living with Disease, these and other important questions are answered as some of the world’s most prevalent diseases are investigated. From causes and symptoms to treatments and possible cures, each disease is explained using clear, approachable text, with an emphasis on how people can live with it.

Living with Disorders and Disabilities

Living with Disorders and Disabilities introduces students to several mental health issues that are common in today's world. Readers will explore the underlying causes of these disorders and disabilities, the symptoms that result, and the methods doctors use to diagnose them. The books also present the latest research in effective ways to manage and treat these issues. Each volume includes diagrams to enhance readers' understanding of complex concepts, source notes, and an annotated bibliography

Lizard in a Zoot Suit

Los Angeles, 1943. It's the era of the Zoot Suit Riots, and Flaca and Cuata have a problem. It's bigger than being grounded by their strict mother. It's bigger than tensions with the soldiers stationed nearby. And it's shaped like a five-foot-tall lizard. When a lost member of an unknown underground species needs help, the sisters must scramble to keep their new friend away from a corrupt military scientist-but they'll do it in style. Cartoonist Marco Finnegan presents Lizard in a Zoot Suit, an

Lobe Your Brain: What Matters about Your Grey Matter

Kids know that their brain does a lot, like make them move, smile, remember, think, feel, and emote. But do they know how it really works? Readers will take a tour of the lobes of the human brain to discover all the cool things that it can do in this must-have introduction for all nonfiction collections. Includes kid-friendly examples, simple explanations, and basic anatomy illustrations that show different parts of the brain and central nervous system, basic neurological function, and how every

Locked Out

This urban fiction series features diverse characters and explores the complex ways that parental incarceration affects teens, from physical absence to family histories of crime to stigmas and emotional health.