Take a deep dive into the rhetorical appeals that are part of the media we consume and learn how to utilize this knowledge in your own creation of media. This series gives readers a crash course in basic media literacy skills: understanding audience, perspective, persuasive appeals, author's purpose, tracing sources, and creating media content.
Examine the author's purpose that is always present in media - how to spot it, and how to use it intentionally to inform, persuade, and entertain. This series gives readers a crash course in basic media literacy skills: understanding audience, perspective, persuasive appeals, author's purpose, tracing sources, and creating media content.
Examine point-of-view and perspective. This book takes a deep look at how varying perspectives are influenced by values, and how these values can create both conscious and unconscious bias. This series gives readers a crash course in basic media literacy skills: understanding audience, perspective, persuasive appeals, author's purpose, tracing sources, and creating media content.
Learn to look critically at media to understand its audience, and how to tailor your own media creations to specific audiences. This series gives readers a crash course in basic media literacy skills: understanding audience, perspective, persuasive appeals, author's purpose, tracing sources, and creating media content.
Part of our Take a Look! Modern Media Literacy series, Identifying the Source takes readers through the process of analyzing media in order to tell fact from fiction. Includes explanation of how misinformation, disinformation, biases, and stereotypes play into the credibility of a source. Gives readers the information they need to start practicing looking critically at the media they consume. This series gives readers a crash course in basic media literacy skills: understanding audience, perspective, persuasive appeals, author's purpose, tracing sources, and creating media content.
Creating Content takes readers through the process of creating and sharing content in a responsible, inclusive way. This series gives readers a crash course in basic media literacy skills: understanding audience, perspective, persuasive appeals, author's purpose, tracing sources, and creating media content.
In AI in the Workplace, readers will learn about job automation, data collection in the workplace, and what an AI-influenced workplace may look like in the future. Engaging text allows readers to connect new technology concepts to what they already know.
In The Trouble with Deepfakes, readers will learn about what deepfakes are, how they can spread misinformation, and what is being done to manage them. Engaging text allows readers to connect new technology concepts to what they already know.
In Uses of AI, readers will learn about everyday AI encounters, high-tech healthcare, how AI is being incorporated into big business, and how AI aids artists and other creatives. Engaging text allows readers to connect new technology concepts to what they already know.
In Training AI, readers will learn about the origins of AI, machine learning, and how AI uses data. Engaging text allows readers to connect new technology concepts to what they already know.
In The Downside of AI, readers will learn about the controversy currently surrounding AI, AI's impact on human creativity, AI's impact on human jobs, and fears surrounding the growing power of AI in the future. Engaging text allows readers to connect new technology concepts to what they already know.
In AI: Alive or Not?, readers will learn about AI in fiction, the history of real-life AI, and what may be considered "alive" and how this may affect the future of AI. Engaging text allows readers to connect new technology concepts to what they already know.
The Nile River runs south to north through 11 African countries! This title welcomes readers to explore the Nile’s route through wetlands and the Savanna Desert all the way to the Mediterranean Sea. Vibrant photos and thoughtfully leveled text detail how the river formed, as well as its importance to the wildlife and humans around it. Special features provide in-depth descriptions of major events and human-made structures along the Nile River.
The Yangtze River is the longest river in Asia! It is known by different names as it flows through China. In this title, fluent readers will explore the river and its over 700 tributaries. Crisp photos show the landscape and wildlife supported by the Yangtze. Leveled text highlights the human history of the river and the present-day impact of people on its waters. Features add details about the river’s formation, cultural significance, and more.
Every year, millions of Hindus travel to the Ganges River. This title welcomes readers to explore this holy river’s spiritual and life-sustaining significance. Crisp photos show the river’s path, including major tributaries, confluences, and the delta. Leveled text highlights wildlife supported by the river. Features add details about the river’s formation and timeline. The title concludes by sharing the severe impact of humans on the Ganges and some ways people are working to protect the river.
The Mississippi River is a migration route for more than 325 bird species! In this title, readers will dive into the river’s history and its reach across much of the United States. The wildlife and land along the river’s path are brought to life in the leveled text and colorful photos. A story feature highlights Mark Twain’s work inspired by the river, and other features map the river’s path, highlight historic events, and more. The book concludes by sharing how humans affect the mighty Mississippi River.
The Amazon River has earned the nickname “river sea.” Some areas are so wide that people are unable to see from one riverbank to the other! In this title, engaging text and crisp photos immerse readers in the land, plants, and animals along the river’s path. A timeline feature highlights human events on and around the river. The book concludes with a focus on present-day human activity and how it affects the Amazon River.
The famous waltz “The Blue Danube,” was inspired by the Danube River! This fun fact and more are included in this title as readers learn about the river’s journey through ten European countries. Leveled text highlights the surrounding landscape and wildlife. Human history and present-day activity are also discussed, including major cities and environmental threats. Special features show the river’s cultural impact, highlight human-made structures, and more. Colorful photos share the unique beauty of the Danube River!
Featuring real-life stories of people who have found hope and meaning in the midst of life’s struggles, Heads Up: Changing Minds on Mental Health is the go-to guide for teenagers who want to know about mental health, mental illness, trauma and recovery. This book shines a light on the troubled history of thinking about and treating mental illness and tells the stories of courageous pioneers in the field of psychiatry who fought for more compassionate, respectful and effective treatments. It provides a helpful guide to the major mental health diagnoses along with ideas and resources to support those who are suffering. The book also explores how mental health is more than just “in our heads” and includes the voices of Indigenous people who share a more holistic way of thinking about wellness, balancing mind, body, heart and spirit. Highlighting innovative approaches such as trauma-informed activities like yoga and hip-hop, police mental health teams, and peer support for youth,
In the developed world, if you want a drink of water, you just turn on a tap or open a bottle. But for millions of families worldwide, finding clean water is a daily challenge, and kids are often the ones responsible for carrying water to their homes. Look at why the world’s water resources are at risk and how communities around the world are finding innovative ways to quench their thirst and water their crops.
The climate crisis is the issue of our time. Scientists have warned for over 100 years that burning fossil fuels and destroying nature will warm the earth's atmosphere and affect the climate in adverse ways: more severe and intense storms, prolonged heat waves, drought, flooding, wildfires, rising sea levels and ocean acidification. Urgent Message from a Hot Planet: Navigating the Climate Crisis outlines the science behind global heating and its root causes, provides ways to take action and honors the efforts of the millions of youth and adult allies from around the world working tirelessly to make a difference. Their powerful message: do something now!
What you choose to wear becomes part of your identity, but it doesn't affect just you. Your clothing sends a message to the world, whether you want it to or not! And often we don't know what that message really is. Look at how and where clothes are made, how the people who make the clothes are treated and how the companies who sell the clothes affect the health of our planet. Armed with information, you can follow the book's guide to spending your fashion dollars in a responsible and eco-friendly way. Your outfits have more power than you might realize!
Litter is not only an eyesore but a serious threat to animals and their habitats. We can all work together to keep the planet healthy and clean. Did you know that gum on the sidewalk is litter? Even a banana peel that is thrown in a ditch is litter. Trash poses a threat to animals everywhere, including pets, farm animals and wildlife. They can get injured or trapped in the litter and even eat garbage that makes them sick. But there's good news: litter is a problem everyone can help prevent. Around the world, kids and adults are finding ways to take out the trash. Find out how you can help clean up the planet for all species.
Science is for everyone, right? Unfortunately, that's not always true. Discovery, research and innovation are often top secret, and big businesses charge high prices for that information. The field of open science is trying to change that. It's all about sharing knowledge. Teams of scientists around the world are working together to improve and speed up scientific research and share their results so that everyone benefits. Open Science: Knowledge for Everyone examines the history of scientific research and how ideas and information are shared and why. It also looks at innovations made using open science, such as treatments for diseases and vaccines to protect against viruses like COVID-19, discoveries that were only possible thanks to the sharing of information. Discover how regular people, including kids, can be citizen scientists and what we all can do to share science and make the world a better place.
Light pollution threatens the survival of every living species on our planet, including people. It started when Thomas Edison invented the first light bulb more than 150 years ago. Then, as electric light became more common, light pollution began to take over cities and towns. Today, in urban centers all over the world, the stars in the sky aren't visible. Millions of people have never seen the Milky Way. In Saving the Night, we discover how plants and animals have adapted over millions of years to survive and thrive in the dark, and how artificial light can upset the balance of entire ecosystems. But there are ways we can take back the night for animals, plants and us. It starts with the flick of a switch.
