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Generation X

Saunders, Abbie,


Includes index. Discusses the generation known as Generation X, including what makes this generation unique, their social life, and contributions to the world.
Date Published:2025

Generation Z

Saunders, Abbie,


Includes index. Discusses the generation known as Generation Z, including what makes this generation unique, their social life, and contributions to the world.
Date Published:2025

Millennial

Saunders, Abbie,


Includes index. Discusses the generation known as the Millennials, including what makes this generation unique, their social life, and contributions to the world.
Date Published:2025

Baby boomer

Saunders, Abbie,


Includes index. Discusses the generation known as the Baby Boomers, including what makes this generation unique, their social life, and contributions to the world.
Date Published:2025

Having depression : stories from survivors

Eason, Sarah,


Depression is a difficult mental health problem--but how does it feel when it happens to you? This painful, life-changing condition is experienced by thousands of young people every year, and this book explains what it is like to experience depression through the heartfelt stories of composite teen survivors. Readers learn how it happened to them, follow their journeys to recovery, and find out more about the causes and treatments of an extremely challenging condition in this informative exploration.
Date Published:2026

Depression is a difficult mental health problem--but how does it feel when it happens to you? This painful, life-changing condition is experienced by thousands of young people every year, and this book explains what it is like to experience depression through the heartfelt stories of composite teen survivors. Readers learn how it happened to them, follow their journeys to recovery, and find out more about the causes and treatments of an extremely challenging condition in this informative exploration.

Date Published:2026

Being bullied

Eason, Sarah,


"Being a victim of bullying is devastating - but how does it feel when it happens to you? Every year, countless young people are subjected to bullying. This book explains what it is like to be the victim of a bully through the heartfelt stories of composite teen survivors."--Publisher.
Date Published:2025

Having body dysmorphia : stories from survivors

Eason, Sarah,


Body dysmorphia is a growing teen mental health problem--but how does it feel when it happens to you? Every year, thousands of young people, including both boys and girls, agonize over their appearance due to a devastating condition known as body dysmorphia.
Date Published:2025

Having anxiety : stories from survivors

Eason, Sarah,


Anxiety is a deeply upsetting mental health problem--but how does it feel when it happens to you?
Date Published:2025

Natural satellites : the book of moons

Miller, Ron, 1947-,


The birth of the solar system -- What is a moon? -- Worlds of ice -- A world of fire -- The giant -- The planet with a billion moons -- Prisoners of gravity -- Curioser and curioser -- Abodes for life. The moons of our solar system feature extreme and potentially life-hosting environments. This book delves into the science behind the fascinating properties of various moons and explains why astronomers search for life on moons.
Date Published:2021

The birth of the solar system -- What is a moon? -- Worlds of ice -- A world of fire -- The giant -- The planet with a billion moons -- Prisoners of gravity -- Curioser and curioser -- Abodes for life. The moons of our solar system feature extreme and potentially life-hosting environments. This book delves into the science behind the fascinating properties of various moons and explains why astronomers search for life on moons.

Date Published:2021

Buildings that breathe : greening the world's cities

Castaldo, Nancy F. (Nancy Fusco), 1962-


Urban planners, architects, and scientists are developing high-rise forests that seek to balance human activity and natural regeneration. Discover how green infrastructure will transform the urban landscape and how we think about our future.
Date Published:2025

Where have all the birds gone? : nature in crisis

Hirsch, Rebecca E.,


Three billion to zero -- Disappearing birds -- A clear danger -- Here, kitty, kitty -- Hawk watching -- Food chains and bird brains -- Sea change -- Bringing back nature -- How you can help. In the face of rapidly declining bird populations, read about the vast impacts birds have on ecosystems, food systems, and our mental health and what we can do to protect them.
Date Published:2022

Power and energy


Making machines -- Heat and light -- The drive for power -- Harnessing electricity -- Powering the future -- Timeline. An in-depth look at inventions that transformed the production of heat, light, and motion, including how water, fossil fuels, and electricity were harnessed to fuel the development of the modern world. It also looks at the importance of new fuels and renewable energy sources. Includes definitions of science words, sidebars, timeline, glossary, further resources, and index.
Date Published:2026

Making machines -- Heat and light -- The drive for power -- Harnessing electricity -- Powering the future -- Timeline. An in-depth look at inventions that transformed the production of heat, light, and motion, including how water, fossil fuels, and electricity were harnessed to fuel the development of the modern world. It also looks at the importance of new fuels and renewable energy sources. Includes definitions of science words, sidebars, timeline, glossary, further resources, and index.

Date Published:2026

Air and space


Flying without wings -- The age of propellers -- The jet age and beyond -- The space age -- Exploring other worlds -- Timeline -- Glossary -- Further research. For centuries people had dreamed of flying like birds. A breakthrough finally came in the 18th century, when the Montgolfier brothers flew a hot-air balloon for the first time. Fixed-wing aircraft and airplanes powered by internal-combustion engines followed. Over the past century, jet-powered aircraft and powerful rockets have enabled people to go to the Moon--with the real possibility of going far beyond in the not-too-distant future.
Date Published:2025

Flying without wings -- The age of propellers -- The jet age and beyond -- The space age -- Exploring other worlds -- Timeline -- Glossary -- Further research. For centuries people had dreamed of flying like birds. A breakthrough finally came in the 18th century, when the Montgolfier brothers flew a hot-air balloon for the first time. Fixed-wing aircraft and airplanes powered by internal-combustion engines followed. Over the past century, jet-powered aircraft and powerful rockets have enabled people to go to the Moon--with the real possibility of going far beyond in the not-too-distant future.

Date Published:2025

Buildings and structures

O'Daly, Anne, 1966-


"An in-depth look at the history of buildings for middle school and high school readers, including the development of building materials and design and key technological advances. Includes definitions of science words, sidebars, timeline, glossary, further resources, and index"-- Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2026

Land and water transportation

O'Daly, Anne, 1966-


An in-depth account of developments in the science and technology of land and water transportation. Includes definitions of science words, sidebars, timeline, glossary, further resources, and index.
Date Published:2026

Medicine and health


Early medicine -- Medicine meets science -- Drugs -- Diagnosis and testing -- Modern surgery -- Reproduction and genetics -- Timeline. An in-depth look at the advances that have taken place in the world of medicine since earliest times. In centuries past, some remedies were as bad as the diseases they were supposed to cure. However, in the last 100 years, discoveries and technical innovations have ensured that many conditions and diseases that were once fatal can now be treated with high degrees of success. The book also examines advances made in our understanding of reproduction and genetics. Includes definitions of science words, sidebars, timeline, glossary, further resources, and index.
Date Published:2026

Early medicine -- Medicine meets science -- Drugs -- Diagnosis and testing -- Modern surgery -- Reproduction and genetics -- Timeline. An in-depth look at the advances that have taken place in the world of medicine since earliest times. In centuries past, some remedies were as bad as the diseases they were supposed to cure. However, in the last 100 years, discoveries and technical innovations have ensured that many conditions and diseases that were once fatal can now be treated with high degrees of success. The book also examines advances made in our understanding of reproduction and genetics. Includes definitions of science words, sidebars, timeline, glossary, further resources, and index.

Date Published:2026

Military and security


Warfare before 1850 -- 1850 to the nuclear age -- Modern warfare -- Sea warfare -- Locks and keys -- Timeline. An in-depth look at the history of weaponry from the earliest days of clubs and daggers through to heat-seeking missiles and "smart bombs." It also charts the evolution of security, from early locks and keys to modern digital security devices. Includes definitions of science words, sidebars, timeline, glossary, further resources, and index.
Date Published:2026

Warfare before 1850 -- 1850 to the nuclear age -- Modern warfare -- Sea warfare -- Locks and keys -- Timeline. An in-depth look at the history of weaponry from the earliest days of clubs and daggers through to heat-seeking missiles and "smart bombs." It also charts the evolution of security, from early locks and keys to modern digital security devices. Includes definitions of science words, sidebars, timeline, glossary, further resources, and index.

Date Published:2026

Electricity and electronics


The empty atom -- The elusive electron -- Static electricity -- Attraction and repulsion -- Detecting charge -- Electric fields -- Charged atoms -- Ions and electrolysis -- Moving charges -- Potential difference -- Current and stored charge -- Resistance and power -- Direct and alternating current -- Vacuum tubes and their uses -- X-rays and beyond -- Semiconductor materials -- Solid-state devices -- Making chips -- Electronic memories. An in-depth investigation of electricity and electronics revolving around the electron, the tiny negatively charged particle that is found in the atoms of all elements. Covering electric charges, currents, conductors, the author connects physics concepts to the development of electronics, from early vacuum tubes and transistors through the discovery of microchips and semiconductor materials.
Date Published:2026

The empty atom -- The elusive electron -- Static electricity -- Attraction and repulsion -- Detecting charge -- Electric fields -- Charged atoms -- Ions and electrolysis -- Moving charges -- Potential difference -- Current and stored charge -- Resistance and power -- Direct and alternating current -- Vacuum tubes and their uses -- X-rays and beyond -- Semiconductor materials -- Solid-state devices -- Making chips -- Electronic memories. An in-depth investigation of electricity and electronics revolving around the electron, the tiny negatively charged particle that is found in the atoms of all elements. Covering electric charges, currents, conductors, the author connects physics concepts to the development of electronics, from early vacuum tubes and transistors through the discovery of microchips and semiconductor materials.

Date Published:2026

Magnetism


Magnetic materials -- Magnetic poles and fields -- Earth's magnetism -- Measuring and detecting magnetic fields -- Making magnets -- Uses of magnets -- Electricity and magnetism -- Electromagnets -- Electromagnetic devices -- Motor effect -- Electric motors -- Using electric motors -- Electricity from machines -- Electric vehicles -- Batteries. The connection between magnetism and the electricity that is key to modern life is explored - electric currents generate magnetic fields, and magnetic fields, when they alter, can drive electric currents. Electromagnets are used in many devices from the electric bell to pollution-free electric cars. Ultimately, the generation of much of the world's electricity relies on generators in which powerful magnets are used. Other forms of electricity generation and storage through various types of batteries is also explained. Includes diagrams, definitions of science words, experiments, glossary, further resources, and index.
Date Published:2026

Magnetic materials -- Magnetic poles and fields -- Earth's magnetism -- Measuring and detecting magnetic fields -- Making magnets -- Uses of magnets -- Electricity and magnetism -- Electromagnets -- Electromagnetic devices -- Motor effect -- Electric motors -- Using electric motors -- Electricity from machines -- Electric vehicles -- Batteries. The connection between magnetism and the electricity that is key to modern life is explored - electric currents generate magnetic fields, and magnetic fields, when they alter, can drive electric currents. Electromagnets are used in many devices from the electric bell to pollution-free electric cars. Ultimately, the generation of much of the world's electricity relies on generators in which powerful magnets are used. Other forms of electricity generation and storage through various types of batteries is also explained. Includes diagrams, definitions of science words, experiments, glossary, further resources, and index.

Date Published:2026

Light and sound


Producing light -- Light as a form of energy -- Propagation of light -- Speed of light -- Reflection and refraction of light -- Prisms and lenses -- Light and color -- The human eye -- Uses of light -- Sound waves -- Properties of sound waves -- Vibrating strings -- Vibrating columns of air -- Vibrating skins and solids -- Speed of sound -- Ultrasonic and subsonic vibrations -- Reflection and refraction of sound -- The human ear -- The human voice -- Sound recording and reproduction. Explore the properties of light, including how it is produced, how it travels, how it is reflected, color, and how the human eye works. The volume also examines the properties and various methods of producing and recording sound, including its perception by the human ear and production by the human voice.
Date Published:2026

Producing light -- Light as a form of energy -- Propagation of light -- Speed of light -- Reflection and refraction of light -- Prisms and lenses -- Light and color -- The human eye -- Uses of light -- Sound waves -- Properties of sound waves -- Vibrating strings -- Vibrating columns of air -- Vibrating skins and solids -- Speed of sound -- Ultrasonic and subsonic vibrations -- Reflection and refraction of sound -- The human ear -- The human voice -- Sound recording and reproduction. Explore the properties of light, including how it is produced, how it travels, how it is reflected, color, and how the human eye works. The volume also examines the properties and various methods of producing and recording sound, including its perception by the human ear and production by the human voice.

Date Published:2026