Day, Nancy

Takes readers on a journey back in time in order to experience life in ancient Egypt, describing clothing, accommodations, foods, local customs, transportation, a few notable personalities, and more.

Describes the physical characteristics, habits, and life cycle of this ancient arthropod and discusses its importance to medical research.

Examines the increasing acts of violence and vandalism committed at school by students and others.

Examines the First Amendment, the issue of censorship in publishing, schools, the arts and entertainment, and the Internet, and government involvement.

Discusses issues surrounding animal experimentation, including animal rights, medical breakthroughs, and alternatives to animal experimentation.

Text and accompanying photographs explore the controversy surrounding the issue of animal experimentation.

Takes readers on a journey back in time in order to experience life during the Maya civilization, describing clothing, accommodations, foods, local customs, transportation, a few notable personalities, and more.

Examines both sides of the debate over whether teens under the age of eighteen should be sentenced to death for committing murder.

Describes the development of antibiotics and explores the recent phenomenon of drug-resistant bacteria.

Explores the relationship between mosquitoes and disease, discussing the outbreak of West Nile virus in New York in 1999, and other instances of mosquito-related epidemics in history; and looks at some of the other disease spread by mosquitoes, with information about their diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.