Rooney, Anne

Helps early learners to understand basic computer skills through exercises and hands-on activities, and teaches how to collect information and create great charts.

Instructions with illustrations show how to work the computer online and what to say.

Photographs and illustrations describe tsunamis, describing what causes them, how fast they can travel, and their impact on the people and landscape.

Provides an explanation of genetics, looks at advances that have been made in the field, and highlights some of the debates over the effects of genetic engineering and modification on society.

Introduces young readers to the Internet, discussing how it has changed everyday life, the possible negative impact of the Web, its creation, and other related topics.

Presents several ethical issues in modern medicine, including drug testing, treatment costs, refusal of treatment, euthanasia, genetic engineering, abortion, and bad health habits such as smoking, describing opposing perspectives on each and providing case studies and questions to consider.

This book traces the possible consequences of a global super-plague, with ideas and evidence based on similar scenarios from fact and fiction.

Explores how men and women dressed in their daily lives and for special occasions during the 1950s and 1960s, describing popular fashion trends, manufacturing and selling methods, and accessories.

An introduction to artificial intelligence that explores how it can change the future, how it can be applied to various fields, and how people may view robots and machines in the future.