What are complex carbohydrates? Does portion size matter? Why do our bodies need vitamins? Find the answers to these questions and more! Learn about the different types of nutrients and how each helps us stay healthy.
Introduces physical fitness, describing how physical activity affects health and why it is important to stay active, and provides tips and suggestions for individual and group physical activities.
What are hormones? Why do adolescents go through growth spurts? What causes mood swings? Find the answers to these questions and more in this book! Learn how and why your body changes during adolescence, and how to deal with it.
Discusses healthy lifestyle choices for girls and women, and covers physical fitness, diet, the importance of sleep, self-esteem, and other related topics.
LGBTQ people have been the objects of intolerance, hatred, and discrimination for centuries. Although society has become more accepting of LGBTQ people in recent years, they still face bias in almost every aspect of their lives. LGBTQ in America examines what bias looks like, how widespread it is, how it affects real people, and efforts to address it.
More than one million undocumented immigrants, known as Dreamers, were brought to the United States as minors. Although they spent most of their lives in the USA and feel like Americans, they face the threat of being uprooted from their homes and sent back to countries they hardly know. This book explores the issues surrounding their plight and the human story behind the issues.
This striking volume examines not only the physical aspects needed to be a race car driver, but also how the driver and the car work together. Author Barbara Sheen talks about not only the physical and mental demands a driver endures while racing, but also the mechanics of the car and what types of science are used to evaluate both the car and the driver.
Author Barbara Sheen examines the cuisine of Colombia and its relationship to the culture of the country. Everyday favorite foods are described as well as dishes that are prepared for special occasions. Sidebars feature engaging country information as well as a number of recipes with easy-to-follow directions.
Author Barbara Sheen provides readers with careful explanations that provide insight into what Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is, what causes it, how people live with it, and the latest information about treatment and prevention. Features include primary and secondary source quotations, charts, graphs, sidebars, annotated bibliographies, and lists of organizations to contact for additional information.
MRSA, or methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, is an infection caused by a strain of staph that is resistant to broad-spectrum antibiotics. This book explains what is unique about MRSA bacteria, the symptoms of MRSA infections, and how they are currently treated. Health care and community strains of MRSA occur in different settings, and the different risk factors and strategies for prevention are also discussed.
A sleep disorder is a condition that affects normal patterns of sleep and wakefulness. Although sleep disorders are not new, modern life seems to be intensifying the problem. Round the clock work schedules, globalization of commercial markets, stores that never close, television, and the Internet have all contributed to people sleeping less. Americans averaged nine hours of sleep per night in 1910. Today they average only 6.5 hours. This well-researched and up-to-date book offers readers a thorough overview of the many types of sleep disorders and how they are currently being treated. It talks about how people live and cope with sleep disorders. It also looks at current trends in sleep research. This resource includes a glossary, sources for further research, and a thorough subject index.
Author Barbara Sheen examines Indonesia's culinary tradition. Key ingredients, curry-based classics, and feasts for Ramadan and other special occasions are explored, as well as the spices, chili peppers, rice, fish, seafood, and vegetables that serve as the backbone of Indonesian cooking. The author describes how the popular condiment sambal is made, as well as favorite dishes like nasi goring, gado gado, sate, and rending. Popular snacks such as Bakso, Onde-onde, and serabi are described. Sidebars feature engaging country information as well as a number of recipes with easy-to-follow directions.
Feijoada is one of Brazil's favorite dishes, which is a bean stew made with pork and rice. Readers are treated to more than the delight of learning, this book about Brazil offers a rich array of culinary and cultural elements. While creating their own versions of the country's featured recipes, readers will also learn unforgettable details about its geography, history, health, daily life, celebrations, and customs. Food for festas, tasty snacks, and healthy drinks will delight your readers.
Yoga has become extremely popular in todays' fitness world, but its benefits go well beyond the physical. Author Barbara Sheen discuss the scientific principals behind the sport of yoga. This book describes the physics used and how to avoid injuries. It also details the benefits that doing yoga has on the body and the mind.
One of the most enjoyable ways to learn about other cultures is through their food. This book takes us to the five nations of Scandinavia: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. There the daily fare includes gravalax (cured salmon), smorrebrod (thick open-faced sandwiches), pea soup, pancakes, and appelkaka (apple cake). Traditional Christmas foods are discussed, as well as the tradition of the fika (or "going out for coffee") and the well-known, huge buffets called smorgasbords. Simple, delicious recipes are provided for oat porridge with strawberry preserves, a roast beef smorrebrod, pea soup, and strawberry cream cake.
Marketing and sales encompasses a large career field with diverse job activities. Comments from people in the industry, current statistics and forecasts, and realistic descriptions provide a useful look at marketing and sales jobs ranging from advertising account executives to internet marketing specialists.
This culinary cultural guidebook introduces the Caribbean and its culture by way of its foods, cooking traditions, eating habits, and food sources. While learning about and creating the foods of the Caribbean, readers learn fascinating details about its geography, history, health, daily life, celebrations, and customs.
This vibrant volume introduces Germany and its culture by way of its foods, cooking traditions, eating habits, and food sources. While learning about and creating the foods of Germany, readers learn fascinating details about its geography, history, health, daily life, celebrations, and customs. Readers learn about the three most important ingredients, and learn about sandwiches, sweets, holiday treats, and food that satisfies the hearty German appetite.
This compelling volume will discuss the life and career of television and movie writer, composer, producer, and director J.J. Abrams. The book delves into his early life, his work on such hit television shows as Lost and Fringe, and his ambitions for the future.
Danica Patrick was the first woman to hold the lead in the Indianapolis 500 and has been awarded the Most Popular Driver award by the IndyCar Series for five consecutive years. This compelling edition covers her childhood, early interest in becoming a racecar driver, and the challenges she faced as she pursued her dream.
Do your readers know that Corned beef is strictly an American invention, and that the Irish don't eat it to celebrate St. Patrick's Day? Author Barbara Sheen treats readers to a scrumptious blend of geography, history, health, daily life, celebrations, and customs of Ireland. Sidebars feature engaging country factoids as well as a number of recipes with easy-to-follow directions.
The British eat over 11.5 billion sandwiches every year. Author Barbara Sheen treats readers to a scrumptious blend of geography, history, health, daily life, celebrations, and customs of England. Sidebars feature engaging country factoids as well as a number of recipes with easy-to-follow directions.
Steve Jobs is a controversial figure who is regarded with awe by some and disgust by others, but he inarguably changed the faces of technology and entertainment with his involvement in Apple and Pixar. This volume presents both sides of the debate, citing Jobs’s proponents and detractors, allowing readers to come to their own conclusions about his actions. Detailed sidebars, a fact-filled timeline, and full-color photographs augment the engaging discussion.
Spain makes 44 percent of the world's olive oil, which is more than twice that of Italy. Serve your readers with a delectable blend of geography, history, health, daily life, celebrations, and customs of Spain. While executing authentic kid-friendly recipes, readers will learn about Spain by way of its foods, cooking traditions, customs, eating habits, and food sources. Readers will enjoy the fresh healthy ingredients, round-the-clock treats, and special foods of Spain.
This compelling biography features swimming superstar Natalie Coughlin, covering her life from childhood to the present. It discusses her start in swimming as a young child, her struggles with demanding coaches and injury in her teen years, and her great comeback as a college athlete. Readers then follow Coughlin through her preparations for the Olympics and her journey as a professional swimmer.
Heroes come in all shades and all ages--and they come from all different backgrounds. In the midst of a deadly and costly pandemic, many individuals have put the needs of others above their own--often at great personal risk. This book explores the many acts of service and kindness that have taken place during these deeply troubled times.
At the Afghan table, food is communal and shared by everyone. Serve your readers with a delectable blend of geography, history, health, daily life, celebrations, and customs of Afghanistan. While executing authentic kid-friendly recipes, readers will learn about Afghanistan by way of its foods, cooking traditions, customs, eating habits, and food sources. The chapter on tea and snacks will intrigue readers.
Author Barbara Sheen examines South Africa's culinary tradition. Favorite ingredients, such as corn, water blommetjie, pickled fruits and vegetables, fish, and wild game, are described. The author explains favorite dishes like umphokoqo, bobotie, bredies, bunny chow, and potjies. Popular snacks such as koeksisters, rooibos tea, melk terts, and konfyt are also described. Sidebars feature engaging country information as well as a number of recipes with easy-to-follow directions.
Since the release of his first major album, College Dropout, in 2003, Kanye West has become one the most acclaimed and dominant figures in the music industry. He has sold more than thirty-two million records and one hundred million digital downloads, according to Billboard. West has also won twenty-one Grammys, making him one of the most awarded artists of all-time. This captivating edition provides a balanced biography of Kanye West. Readers will learn about the strong influences in his childhood, his road to attaining superstardom, and his vocal views on various political and cultural issues.
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