This title uses a then-and-now approach to compare the health-care response to the 1918 influenza pandemic with the medical response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Powerful photographs and content-packed sidebars will help readers explore how these two crises have impacted the world. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo & Daughters is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
This title uses a then-and-now approach to investigate testing and treatment strategies during both the 1918 influenza pandemic and the COVID-19 pandemic. Powerful photographs and content-packed sidebars will help readers explore how these two crises have impacted the world. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo & Daughters is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
Gender and Race in Sports examines the historical successes and struggles of female athletes of color. From pioneers to today's stars, women of color have been examples of courage and strength as they fought to overcome barriers unique to their race and gender. Features include a glossary, references, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
The Future of Work in America examines how automation is changing the workforce in the United States as we know it, predicting a continuous decline in manufacturing jobs and an increase in the field of technology. Features include a glossary, references, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
Class Mobility examines the difficulties that low-wage and middle-class Americans experience when trying to move up the economic ladder, and takes a close look at the roles race and geography play in mobility today. Features include a glossary, references, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
Class and Race examines how African Americans, Native Americans, and other groups have grappled with class structures in American society, studying the ways in which racism has shaped those structures and continues to do so today. Features include a glossary, references, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
Class and Education looks closely at the relationships between education and class, covering topics like public and private schools and funding, the voucher system, the correlation between class and higher education, and what might be done to lessen the educational achievement gap between classes. Features include a glossary, references, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
Valentine's day is a lot more than a day for flowers and chocolates.
After graduation, Rico enrolls in community college. He quickly learns that college is tough but worth it!
Thad and Ruby just want to be together; but their parents worry that they are not ready.
Ivy is angry at her best friend, Ryan, for wanting to ask Liza to the spring dance.
A bored teenager becomes fascinated by his grandfather's tale of Coyote and the Fire Beings.
Thor's hammer is gone! The giant Thrym will not return it until Freya is his bride.
Hades, god of the underworld, kidnaps Persephone. Her mother, Demeter, becomes very depressed, and the land begins to die.
Mom has been hiding something from Lenny. Even the dog is acting strange. "Just make sure you are home by midnight," Mom says.
Prepairing for an interview is important. Lisa is lazy and doesn't do the right things. Will she get the job she wants?
Mick cares for his sick father during the summer and learns that he has a gift for gardening.
Rico decides between his dream of being on a reality TV show or attending his graduation.
Computer generated imagery, or CGI, plays a major role in creating all of our favorite movies and characters today.
Everyone asks "what do you want to be when you grow up?" How do you figure out what is right for you?
"They took my clothes. They shaved my head. I was given a prisoner number. I was no longer a human!"
"The ship is sinking. I don't want to die in the icy sea. When will help come? Who will save us?"
