Kevin Hillstrom
Author
Pub. Date
c 2013
Description
Young people today are inundated with information but often lack the tools for understanding the complex issues that stir public dedate and dissension. Over the last century the lives of billions of people around the world have been fundamentally transformed by new machines and technologies - and by the quest for energy sources to power the equipment and innovations of the evolving industrial age. Natural gas has been a part of the energy picture...
Author
Pub. Date
[2012]
Description
The most common food allergies are discussed in detail, as are the physical effects of food allergies (including mild and severe reactions), how people with food allergies stay safe and avoid ingredients they are allergic to, how food allergies are treated and how people, especially kids and teenagers, cope with the social complications that come with having a food allergy. Doctors, researchers, and people living with food allergies are quoted throughout...
Author
Pub. Date
[2001]
Description
Beginning with a timeline, a "Words to Know" section, and a "Research and Activity Ideas" section, this book presents thirteen full or excerpted documents from the Vietnam War era, ranging from notable speeches that mark important points in the conflict to personal diaries and letters.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2014]
Description
"The immediate relevancy of hot topics like pandemics, gay rights and students' rights makes this 5-vol. series an appealing source for student research. Each title provides a thorough, carefully balanced presentation of the many issues surrounding the topic, inspiring critical thought. Meaning is fleshed out through a clear presentation of context, and accessible narrative offers compelling examples and pertinent quotes from age-appropriate sources"--
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13) Fracking
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2013]
Description
Discusses the benefits and drawbacks of fracking.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c2009
Description
"Provides a detailed account of U.S. immigration from 1870 to 1920. Explores the forces that drove emigrants to the U.S.; shows what they experienced when they arrived; and reviews the history of U.S. immigration through the present. Includes a narrative overview, biographies, primary sources, chronology, glossary, bibliography, and index"--Provided by publisher.
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