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Were Native Americans the Victims of Genocide?

European destiny in the Americas came at the expense of the Native peoples. On this point, most knowledgeable people would agree. Where there is disagreement is in determining the intent of the white Europeans who sought to make the Americas their new home. The question of intent, still contentious today, is the focus of the book Were Native Americans the Victims of Genocide?

Whale Boys: The True Adventures of Melville and Manjiro

Herman dreamed of adventure. So did Manjiro. Both were desperate to support their families. But neither imagined the heave-ho of a whaling ship could cost them their lives. Within days of each other, two fatherless boys push off to sea in search of adventure and livelihood.

Whale Fall Café

One medium-size whale carcass delivers as much food to the dark, cold ocean depths as 4,000 years of sinking food particles. When a dead whale arrives, the cafe opens for business, and who better than Dan Tavis to show us the bizarre deep-ocean diners who show up? Hagfish, zombie worms, sleeper sharks--this group of patrons is stranger than the denizens of the Mos Eisley Cantina in Star Wars. A fish in a lab coat, piloting a deep-sea submersible, is our guide to the weirdly fascinating goings-on

What Can We Learn from Early Civilizations? (Searchlight Books™)

Introduce students to six major ancient civilizations, including where the civilizations were located, what daily life was like for people of these groups, what cultural activities they engaged in, and what became of the civilizations.

What Do You Know about Maps? (Searchlight Books™)

These titles introduce intermediate and upperûelementary readers to all kinds of maps, from political and topographic to climate and economic mapsùeven maps located on GPS! Each chapter deals with a specific topic related to maps, and informative captions encourage readers to think critically about how different types are used by closely examining the features of each.

What Do You Know! (Crabtree Canopy)  

The fascinating stories in this six-book set will have you saying, -What do you know!R Each engaging book features in-depth explorations of three subjects with a common theme. High-interest topics are presented with vibrant, full-colour images and clear text.

What Does a Citizen Do?

What does it mean to be an American citizen? Is there more to it than reciting the Pledge of Allegiance and singing the national anthem? Whether they're paying their taxes or protesting for change, the average American is more than a mere citizen, they are actively involved in shaping the country in big and small ways, on a daily basis. Through discussions of what a taxpayer does, how a military service member works, the roles of protestors and petitioners, and the importance of jurors in the ju

What Doesn't Matter

It doesn’t matter where you were born. It doesn’t matter your height or weight. It doesn’t matter if you don’t know everything. This book celebrates our differences and highlights that what really matters is how we treat others.

What Girls Are Made Of

When Nina Faye was fourteen, her mother told her there was no such thing as unconditional love. Nina believed her. Now she’ll do anything for the boy she loves, to prove she’s worthy of him. But when he breaks up with her, Nina is lost. What is she if not a girlfriend? What is she made of? Broken-hearted, Nina tries to figure out what the conditions of love are.

What Good Is a Dead Tree?

What happens to a tree when it falls in a forest? Over time, it disappears. But where does it go? Author and photographer Doug Wechsler invites readers to dig into this biological mystery and discover the answer to the disappearance. Following the fall of an oak tree, Wechsler explains how the tree is broken down by animals, insects, and fungi over the course of fifty years. Along the way, readers explore parts of a tree, insect lifecycles, and the magic of mycelia. And readers will discover how