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Kids are Americans, too
By Bill O'Reilly, Charles Flowers. 2007
Explores timely questions being debated in and out of courts today, including: Can a kid wear an anti-gay T-shirt on…
campus? Does a school newspaper have the right to bad-mouth a principal? Does a mother have the right to eavesdrop on her daughter's telephone conversations? Some of the answers will surprise you. Some will empower you. All will make you think. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2007.Salad people and more real recipes: a new cookbook for preschoolers and up
By Mollie Katzen. 2005
A beginner's cookbook of twenty easy-to-assemble dishes for young chefs, with set-up instructions for the adult helper. Covers safety tips…
and cooking hints for food projects like Tiny Tacos, Crunchy Fruity Granola, Polka Dot Rice, and Egg Salad. For preschool-grade 2 and older readers. 2005Downloading copyrighted stuff from the Internet: stealing or fair use? (Issues in focus today)
By Sherri Mabry Gordon. 2005
Explains how peer-to-peer file sharing works and presents arguments for and against it, including definitions of actions that are legal…
under current copyright law. Discusses the rise and fall of Napster, which made downloading music easy, and speculates on future developments. For junior and senior high readers. 2005Cooking up fun for kids with diabetes
By Tami A. Ross, Patti Bazel Geil, Patricia Bazel Geil, Patricia Geil, Tami Ross. 2003
Discusses healthy eating and nutrition for children with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Includes kitchen safety tips and advice…
for grownup helpers. Provides recipes for main dishes, snacks, and desserts. Published by the American Diabetes Association. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 2003Discusses the 1970s case brought by a white male student challenging the affirmative action policy used in admitting students to…
the University of California medical school. Reviews the divided Supreme Court ruling in 1978 for Bakke, the continuing debate over preferential admission standards, and remaining unanswered questions. For junior and senior high readers. 1998Bush v. Gore: controversial presidential election case (Landmark Supreme Court Cases Ser.)
By Diana K Sergis, Diana K. Sergis. 2003
Discusses the 2000 Supreme Court landmark decision that resulted in Texas governor George W. Bush becoming the forty-third U.S. president.…
Describes the contested ballot recounts in Florida, battles in state and federal courts, and constitutional arguments presented to the nation's highest court by Bush and his challenger, Vice President Albert Gore. For senior high and older readers. 2003Janice VanCleave's food and nutrition for every kid: easy activities that make learning science fun (Janice VanCleave science for every kid series #117)
By Janice VanCleave, Janice Pratt VanCleave. 1999
Science teacher introduces basic facts, concepts, and problem-solving strategies about food and nutrition by using ordinary household materials in classroom…
experiments. Includes information on the food guide pyramid. For grades 4-7. 1999When objects talk: solving a crime with science (Discovery! Ser.Discovery!)
By Terry M. Phillips, Mark P Friedlander, Mark P. Friedlander. 2001
Using a fictionalized murder case, the authors describe the role of forensic sciences during a police investigation. Explains the criminal…
justice system and the use of DNA, fingerprinting, ballistics, autopsies, and other scientific clues from the crime scene that can lead to a culprit. For grades 6-9. 2001Pretend soup and other real recipes: a cookbook for preschoolers & up
By Mollie Katzen, Ann Henderson. 1994
Nineteen fun-to-make recipes for healthy dishes like bagel faces, green spaghetti, pretend soup (requires no cooking), muffins with a surprise…
inside, and pizza. Designed to help young children learn independence in cooking, under the guidance of an adult "partner." Includes safety tips. For preschool-grade 2 and older readers. 1994Kids' first cookbook: delicious-nutritious treats to make yourself!
By American Cancer Society, American Cancer Society Staff. 2000
Fifty-three recipes with step-by-step instructions to help you follow the guidelines of the food pyramid. Features drinks, breakfasts, lunches, and…
dinners, as well as snacks and desserts. Includes Easy Monkey Bread, Taco Layer Dip, Yummy Veggie Pizza, Chicken Swords, Sloppy Dogs, and Tornado Swirls. For grades K-3. 2000Food and your health (Health Matters Ser.Health Matters)
By Jillian Powell. 1998
Fingerprints and talking bones: how real-life crimes are solved
By Charlotte Foltz Jones, David G. Klein. 1997
Discusses the use of forensic science and technology for crime-solving. Recounts cases in which analyses of fibers, glass fragments, bullets,…
and human skeletons led to arrests and convictions. Describes a variety of high-tech police tools. For grades 5-8Sun in My Tummy
By Laura Alary, Andrea Blinick. 2022
In simple but expressive language, a mother describes to her young daughter how the sun’s light becomes the energy in…
her body through the oats, blueberries, and milk in her home-cooked breakfast.A short biography of Jesse James, who formed his own gang of robbers and murderers with his brother, Frank, in…
1866, focusing on banks, stagecoaches, and trains. He became an outlaw due to guerrilla warfare tactics employed during the Civil War. For grades 4-7 and older readers. Spanish language. 2004Chief Justice John Marshall
By Charles M. Wetterer, Margaret K. Wetterer, Kurt K. C. Walters. 2007
Profiles John Marshall, who was appointed chief justice of the Supreme Court by President John Adams in 1801 and served…
for thirty-four years, a time in which the Court became as powerful and influential as the other branches of governmentCaught!: nabbing history's most wanted
By Georgia Bragg, Kevin O'Malley. 2019
Profiles fourteen famous crooks and troublemakers, from gangster Al Capone to sword-wielding artist Caravaggio, and discusses their nefarious deeds and…
how they were eventually caught. Some violence. For grades 4-7. 2019The truth as told by Mason Buttle
By Leslie Connor. 2018
As he grieves his best friend Benny's death, Mason and his friend Calvin, who are targeted by the neighborhood bullies,…
create an underground haven for themselves. But when Calvin goes missing, Mason finds himself in trouble. For grades 5-8. 2018Fault lines in the Constitution: the framers, their fights, and the flaws that affect us today
By Cynthia Levinson. 2017
Plant, cook, eat!: a children's cookbook
By Caroline Craig, Joe Archer. 2018
Sniffer dogs: how dogs (and their noses) save the world
By Nancy Castaldo, Nancy F Castaldo, Nancy F. Castaldo. 2014
Describes how detection dogs are able to use their noses to find everything from people, both alive and dead, to…
explosives and orca whale poop. Highlights how these special working dogs help humans every day. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 2014