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Would your students like to have a green thumb? This series shows young readers how they can grow popular crops in their own backyard or even in a container! Using a simplified, step-by-step approach, students will learn that gardening is an easy and fun way to produce tasty, healthy food. A gardening calendar, recipe, and glossary, veggie fun facts, and more are included in each volume.
Organic foods, sustainable agriculture, free-range farming, eating localùwhat do these terms mean? And how are these concepts influencing the way people farm, shop, cook, and eat? Readers will evaluate four "green" agricultural food movements, learn how the movements started, and compare the benefits and challenges of following these practices.
Being modern and quirky, but being down to earth with smart advice, these books offer readers the direction they need to survive the several challenges that come with “growing up.” Like a best friend, as well as a secret resource, these books help children with the difficult but familiar issues of adolescence.
Growing Up Around the World series presents a vivid and realistic picture of how kids grow up in different countries. Do they spend hours on social media? Do they share a house with many family members or just a few? Do they go to college? Do they get caught up with drugs and alcohol? Where do they go when they go out with friends? Firsthand accounts, facts, and other insights help provide readers with an understanding of other cultures. Every book includes an overview of the country along with
This heartwarming true story chronicles what happened after a mother gorilla failed to bond with her baby at Seattle's Woodland Park Zoo. Dedicated zoo staff intervened and helped little Yola connect with her family group.
In late 2019, health officials noticed a new disease spreading in Wuhan, China. They named it COVID-19. Within a few months, it became a pandemic that dramatically changed life for nearly everyone on Earth. Millions of people became sick, and hundreds of thousands died. Leaders ordered whole countries to stay home to slow the disease’s spread. Companies closed or went out of business. Meanwhile, health-care workers on the front lines saved lives and raced to find treatments. In the Core Library
At some point in their lives, most teens will think about some or all of these: getting a job, applying for a loan, using a credit card, going to college, investing, and maybe even starting a business. Negotiating these events and making good decisions requires basic knowledge, which in turn can be used to build good financial habits. The Guide to Financial Responsibility series provides essential knowledge in all of these areas along with how to apply this knowledge toward building good, lifelo
Teens are fascinated by the possibility that something interestingCsomething unprovable and mysteriousCmight lie beyond the world we know. This series explores all aspects of the spirit world. All books include personal accounts (both historic and contemporary) of those who have encountered ghosts as well as those who seek them out for study or for personal connection. The views of believers and skeptics are discussed.
The myths of the ancient Greeks remain potent and popular aspects of modern culture. Novels, comic books, movies, television shows, and video games continue to perpetuate the colourful exploits of gods such as Zeus and Athena; heroes like Hercules and Perseus; and monsters like Medusa and the one-eyed Cyclopes. This easy-to-read guide identifies all the major characters in those timeless, endlessly entertaining tales.
Our homes, businesses, and other buildings would not exist without the expert craftsmanship of dedicated trade workers. In this book, readers will learn what skills and training it takes to work in different trade fields. They will find out what these workers do each day, what kind of education is required, and much more.