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The Best Ever Jobs

Getting young readers excited about STEAM careers has never been easier! This essential set breaks down each category of STEAM—science, technology, engineering, art, and math, and provides an incredible amount of career possibilities, from makeup artist to cartographer. Each book provides readers with a brief look at each career, whether thatÎs racing bike designer or mechanical engineer, and includes the schooling needed to achieve it as well as what each job may entail.

The Big Backyard: The Solar System beyond Pluto

Thousands of years ago, humans believed that Earth was the center of the universe, that the world they lived on was all there was. Truthfully, the solar system extends almost halfway to the nearest star. And it is composed of not only planets, asteroids, and comets, but also powerful forces and vast fields of energy. This is our solar systemÎs big backyard. The cold, dark world that lies at the farthest reaches of our solar system holds a vast collection of secrets, and for most of human history, we had no idea anything was out there. But, driven by curiosity and equipped with new technology, astronomers have determined that beyond the orbit of Neptune are countless icy comets, strange particles that dance under the influence of the sun, and signs of undiscovered planets. To learn more about these far-flung objects, scientists have finally begun to explore the distant solar system, finding answers to age-old questions at the same time that they encounter new mysteries.

The Big Questions

At times, the biggest questions about human existence seem difficult to broach. For topics like the origins of our universe and what happens when we die, it can even be difficult to separate opinions from scientific fact. The Big Questions series tackles some of the most complex yet fundamental topics in human history. Is there life beyond our universe? How do genes shape the human experience? Do aliens exist? Titles in this series present information about these topics in a way that challenges readers to think critically and form their own opinions.

The Bill of Rights

This riveting series describes, in-depth, each of the first ten amendments to the US Constitution. Each book focuses on one of the amendments, including the events that led up to the writing of the amendment, as well as key players involved in its writing, ratifications to the amendment, and the affects the amendment has had on American policies since its writing.

The Bizarre History of Beauty

Covering everything from makeup to hair and bathing to body modification, this series looks at bizarre ideas about appearance throughout history, examining the strange practices people have taken up to alter their bodies. It explores cultural influences on how people want to look and changing attitudes towards beauty throughout the ages. Specially themed side bars examine deadly practices that people turned to in order to enhance their looks, from using lead powder to applying leeches.

The Blue Spruce

An inspiring story of determination, hard work, and belief in your dreams until you capture them. Former Governor Mario Cuomo shares this endearing life lesson passed down to him from his father. Papa told Mario that having a house with a yard and a tree to call our own was his very special dream. Papa was excited about moving his family to their new home, after leaving behind their grocery store for many years, and sharing his dream with them. Papa and Mario loved the magnificent Blue Spruce that grew in the front yard of their new home, often sharing quiet moments in its cool shadow. Each year the Blue Spruce grew taller and stronger, holding within its branches their secrets and dreams. Then, one evening, unusually strong winds began to blow as dark clouds filled the sky. Mario watched anxiously through the window as the Blue Spruce fought against the winds... The Blue Spruce is a story that children will love and parents will love reading. Wonderfully illustrated by Royal Acade

The Bodyguard Unit: Edith Garrud, Women's Suffrage, and Jujitsu

In the early 20th century, women in England were demanding the right to voteÑand often faced violent retaliation. Rather than back down, suffragist group the Women's Social and Political Union formed an all-women security unit. Activist leader Emmeline Pankhurst asked Edith Garrud to train them. These ""jujitsuffragettes"" fought against abuse and arrest while pursuing long overdue rights.

The Bollywood Academy

Set in Mumbai, where the bustle of street sellers gives way to the glitz and glamor of Bollywood, The Bollywood Academy charts the fortunes of students of the city’s most prestigious stage school, the Bollywood Academy. Home to future film stars and movie producers, the academy sets the stage for Bela, Monica, Deepa and their fellow students to make friends, break friends, plot revenge and most importantly dream big as they prepare for life on the silver screen. Full of endearing characters, true-to-life relationships, and one too many brushes with paparazzi, this series is as glamorous as its star-studded cast.

The Bookshop Mice

Pirates, monkeys, galleons and treasure! Isn't it amazing where books can take you? Astrid is a bookshop mouse, but when she tells her new classmates about her astromouse mom and the incredible adventures she has with her dad, they don't believe her. Only a visit to The Book Nook will show them what they're missing!

The Britannica Guide to Islam

Founded by the Prophet Muhammad in seventh-century Arabia, Islam has grown to be one of the worldÎs largest and most influential religions, with over 1.6 billion Muslims worldwide today. This series tracks the long and illustrious history of the Islamic faith through the age of the caliphates, the Islamic golden age, the Ottoman Empire, and into the twenty-first century. It also examines the impact of Islamic beliefs and thought, literature, and art and architecture, providing a complete guide to this often-misunderstood religion.