Many of the things we throw away end up in landfills. Some of it winds up in our forests and waterways. As landfills pile high and pollution trashes our planet, Earth is in danger. Learn how the little things can add up to reduce waste and save the world.
From how we throw away trash to the ways we use electricity, our habits affect the size of our carbon footprint. The bigger our carbon footprint, the more greenhouse gas is in the air. This contributes to climate change. How can we help the planet? Simple actions we can take every day can make a big difference! Learn how changing our habits can save the world.
From rivers and streams to mountains and forests, life on Earth is all balanced around ecosystems. However, ecosystems are being polluted. How can we help the planet? Simple actions we can take every day can make a big difference! Learn how the little things can add up to save ecosystems and the world.
From the foods that we eat to the ways we make them, our food waste affects the size of our carbon footprint. The bigger our carbon footprint, the more greenhouse gas is in the air. This contributes to climate change. How can we help the planet? Simple actions we can take every day can make a big difference! Learn how ditching food waste can minimize our carbon footprint and save the world.
Explores the dangers of artificial intelligence. This book gives concrete examples of how artificial intelligence can cause harm.
Tallulah is ready to start her work as the Great Lakes' first official mermaid! After taking the pledge to protect and care for the lakes, she's off--caring for the various creatures that call the Great Lakes home, keeping the water and shores safe and clean, helping the boats navigate the waterways, and more! Backmatter includes information on how readers can become an honorary mermaid themselves!
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.
They may be small, but native bees prove that you don't have to "bee" big to make a big difference. Delve into the powerful effect native bees have on their environment. From bringing blooms to deserts to providing food for people and wildlife, learn how these underappreciated buzzy pollinators work as environmental superheroes to keep their ecosystems going strong.
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.
Freshwater mussels don’t get as much attention as cute furry animals, but they’re more than just shells sitting at the bottom of a stream. Delve into the powerful effect mollusks have on their environment. From fighting pollution to signaling the alarm when things have gone wrong with a waterway, learn how these underappreciated and often overlooked environmental superheroes work to keep their ecosystems going strong.
Despite their beloved status, elephants remain a threatened species, and their impact on the world around them goes far beyond their thunderous steps. Delve into the powerful effect elephants have on their environment. From planting trees, to bringing water to all, learn how these underappreciated gentle giants work as environmental superheroes to keep their ecosystems going strong.
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.
Many people find bats to be scary, but a world without bats is much scarier. This title from our Nature's (Secret) Superheroes series delves into the powerful effect bats have on their environment. From controlling insect populations to preventing the spread of diseases, learn how these underappreciated and often misunderstood environmental superheroes work to keep their ecosystems going strong.
Look out! Your computer data is not safe. There are hackers who will steal it. Sell it. Or destroy it. The hackers are getting smarter. They leave little trace as to their identities. And there are dangerous consequences for individuals, corporations, and governments.
Pollution is the introduction of harmful substances or contaminants into the environment, adversely affecting air, water, soil, and living organisms. Articles are a unique way for readers to learn about the world around them. In addition to building reading comprehension skills and increasing vocabulary, articles can be used for writing and research.
Discover the inspiring, true story of how scientists are helping Common Terns. Scientists in a partnership between Maryland Coastal Bays Program, Maryland’s Department of Natural Resources Wildlife and Heritage Program, and Audubon Mid-Atlantic are building huge rafts to serve as nesting areas for these birds whose nesting habitats have disappeared due to climate change and erosion. On the rafts, the nests are also safe from development and predators. Will the birds use the rafts?
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.
