Many women have chosen to speak out for their rights and the rights of others, including such famous female activists as Rosa Parks, Dolores Huerta, and Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. Often, these women have spoken out despite the fact that they faced time in jail, injury, or even death. This text introduces readers to female activists and their work and suggests way readers can help to fight against violence against women and for equal political and economic rights. A glossary, list of organizations activism, and additional avenues of research are included to guide readers as they explore this important topic.
This volume explains what racial profiling is, who is likely to be targeted, and how to deal with the police if you are singled out. Readers will learn about the racial bias in the American justice and prison systems, as well as how to stay out of the school-to-prison pipeline.
Negotiation is not just a technique for business in the boardroom. It is a crucial skill everyone already has, and it can be honed into an effective tool. In this thoughtful book, readers learn about the different kinds of negotiating and how they can be used in an emergency, for business, or simply for arguing for a later curfew. Useful examples help readers put skills right to work and help them learn what styles are most effective and when. The energetic narrative guides readers through the steps of learning this crucial life skill for resolving conflicts in any situation.
Readers discover that the death of a friend or a loved one can sometimes lead to a new kind of growth. They learn how they can cope, what to expect, how to grieve, and how to re-enter the world with new insight. Among the topics covered are what happens after death, the importance of a funeral or memorial service, preparation for the service, going back to school after a loved one dies, the typical signs of grief for teens, understanding emotions, new responsibilities, various kinds of deaths (grandparent, parent, sibling, friend, accident, suicide, military, etc.), how they can help themselves during the healing process, and cyber grieving and how the Internet can help keep the memory of a loved one alive.
More and more people, including teens, are discovering the pleasures and rewards of keeping honeybees. In addition to the sweet honey they produce, bees are critical for pollinating many plants and food crops. In this entertaining and enlightening title, the author first provides general information about bees and how honeybee societies work. A how-to guide on the art of beekeeping follows, with information on gathering the necessary clothing and equipment, setting up and caring for a hive, and harvesting honey. Threats to honeybee health and survival, which have become an important environmental issue, are also addressed. After a taste of this fascinating hobby, teens can decide if they're ready to enter the world of beekeeping!
A Complete Resource That Helps Kids Learn about This Fascinating Civilization-Includes Background Information, a Play, Writing and Word Study Activities, Art Projects, and a Full Color Poster
A Complete Resource That Helps Kids Learn about This Fascinating Civilization-Includes Background Information, a Play, Writing and Word Study Activities, Art Projects, and a Full Color Poster
Support and inspiration are provided to teens interested in taking action on womens issues. The author reports on activists who have helped womens causes in amazing ways, and provides a wide variety of ideas and resources for teens wanting to make a difference. Chapters highlight a host of areas where help is needed, including fighting harmful media images of women, combating violence against women, improving womens health worldwide, and advancing womens political and economic status.
This timely book addresses the issue of racial profiling head onwhat it is, why it happens, who it happens to, and what someone who is at risk of racial profiling can do about it. Interviews with teens directly affected by racial profiling and advice from professionals make this text excellent for research or personal use.
Charles Darwin lived in the Victorian era, a time of great change. Many people were debating how life on Earth began. In his twenties, Darwin went on a five-year sea voyage around the world. It shook up his ideas about how life evolved. His radical new insight, natural selection, was so controversial that he feared revealing it for more than twenty years. His classic, "On the Origin of Species," has been called the best science book ever written; it revolutionized biology. This book for young readers reveals the struggles that Darwin faced as he presented his powerful ideas to the world.
This biography details Albert Einstein's life and his developments as one of history's most amazing scientists. The book details his early life and struggles in Germany.
A bully who uses violence to inflict harm will often choose victims who can't or are afraid to fight back. This makes their acts of physical abuse difficult to combat, but there is help for victims. This useful volume analyzes and explains the different types of violent physical abuse and why bullies will choose one victim over another. Readers will learn essential, nonviolent options for escaping the cycle of abuse. Examples of real-life people who have escaped their bullies will inspire courage. Readers also learn about strategies being used in schools and other settings to help both the bullies and their victims.
Everything that takes up space is made out of matter, whether it's a person, air, or a mountain. This volume covers the fundamental concepts students need to understand matter. Fact boxes highlight and further explain vocabulary words, while "Compare and Contrast" and "Think About It" boxes encourage readers to think and explore the ideas further. The lively narrative uses true-to-life examples to explain concepts, while bright color photographs and illustrations reinforce facts and examples. This informative book supports Common Core Science Standards, evaluation of evidence, understanding scientific theories, and connecting and relating knowledge. Readers will understand why matter really matters!
Learn about causes of physical bullying, people who have struggled to cope with this problem, strategies for victims and bystanders on how to stop physical bullying, and what individuals and schools can do. Anti-bullying programs and state laws are also examined.
Negotiation is not just a technique for business in the boardroom. It is a crucial skill everyone already has, and it can be honed into an effective tool. In this thoughtful book, readers learn about the different kinds of negotiating and how they can be used in an emergency, for business, or simply for arguing for a later curfew. Useful examples help readers put skills right to work and help them learn what styles are most effective and when. The energetic narrative guides readers through the steps of learning this crucial life skill for resolving conflicts in any situation.
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