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No Barriers (12SL)

The No Barriers series profiles people with disabilities who have succeeded/are succeeding in a variety of professions and pursuits. Each book features engaging, fact-filled biographies of 12 living and historical individuals, spotlighting their challenges and contributions.

No Reason to Apologize: The Resilient Legacy of Viola Desmond

Viola Desmond is an enduring icon who embodies the fight for racial equality and human rights. When she refused to give up her seat in the whites-only section of a cinema in 1946, she took a stand against injustice. Viola Desmond was also, however, a human being whose actions impacted her career, her relationships, and her reputation among the Black community in Halifax. Strong-willed and stubborn, Viola DesmondÎs ideologies would be sorely tested throughout her life, even as her efforts shone a

No Steps Behind: Beate Sirota Gordon¢s Battle for Women¢s Rights in Japan

Discover the unlikely story of Beate Sirota Gordon, a young woman who grew up in Japan and returned as a translator working for the American military after WWII. Fluent in Japanese language and culture, she was assigned to work with the delegation writing the new post-war constitution. Thanks to her bravery in speaking up for the women of Japan, the new constitution ended up including equal rights for all women.

No Way!

This series is all about unusual things that most kids—and adults—have probably never heard of. The books take an incredulous (can you believe that?) approach to wacky topics from around the world. Brief, engaging text is accompanied by both photographs and original illustrations in this entertaining series.

No Year of the Cat

Nonfiction Collection

Students soak up knowledge of the real world and truly master language when reading nonfiction. Reading nonfiction requires more factual knowledge beyond fiction’s simple truths of love, hate, passion, and remorse.

Nonfiction: Writing for Fact and Argument

Nonfiction writing is an invaluable means of sharing information, enabling writers to enlighten their readers (or listeners) with facts or persuade them with arguments. This gracefully illustrated series, written in a conversational style and featuring numerous illustrative text excerpts, provides an insightful introduction to the foundations of nonfiction, from research to structure to style. Each title also examines the early history of the featured form and recommends accessible writing activ

Nonfiction: Writing for Fact and Argument  

Nonfiction writing is an invaluable means of sharing information, enabling writers to enlighten their readers (or listeners) with facts or persuade them with arguments. This gracefully illustrated series, written in a conversational style and featuring numerous illustrative text excerpts, provides an insightful introduction to the foundations of nonfiction, from research to structure to style. Each title also examines the early history of the featured form and recommends accessible writing activ

North American Field Guides (Field Guides)

In spring, pink-and-white flowers bloom on a crabapple. In summer, a garter snake slithers through tall grass. A squirrel buries acorns amid fallen oak and maple leaves in the fall. In winter, a spruce stands tall and green against the snow. North America is full of plants and animals that survive and thrive during every season. In North American Field Guides, learn about hundreds of mammals, snakes, deciduous trees, and coniferous plants and discover how to identify them in the wild.

North American Indian Nations

Explore the history, culture, and modern-day lifestyles of American Indians living in ten regions of North America. Readers will evaluate the similarities and differences between the Indian nations living in each region and make connections to how geography affected their past and present.