juvenile literature

Chronicles eighteenth-century developments in the physical and life sciences, showing how great scientists' research has built upon those that came before them, and includes a chronology, glossary, and annotated further reading list.

An overview of attention deficit disorder that defines it, describes the problems of misdiagnosis, and discusses its causes, diagnosis, treatment, and what daily life is like with this disorder. Also includes a glossary, a list of related organizations, and a bibliography.

Presents an overview of the events in African American history that culminated in the United States during the 1950s and 1960s and represented a striving for equal rights.

Discusses the history, diagnosis, prevention, and treatments of breast cancer and explores its effects on society.

Identifies the syndrome of attention deficit disorder and discusses the appropriate treatment and counseling.

Examines Abraham Lincoln's attitudes toward slavery, focusing on his years as president when he worked on the Emancipation Proclamation that freed the slaves, and on record: discussing his belief that the spread of slavery would destroy democracy.

Presents overviews of several aspects of the Harlem Renaissance including its beginnings, fiction, poetry, performing and visual arts, nightlife, and its end, reprinting many primary works of Harlem Renaissance artists and thinkers; profiles fifteen figures from the movement; and includes reference materials including a time line, glossary, and further resource list.

Discusses the childhood, family, and political career of the president who served from 1961 until his assassination in 1963.

Discusses the use of over-the-counter, prescription, and herbal diet drugs as well as liquid and prepackaged diet foods and explains their relation to eating disorders and proper nutrition.

Examines how people have traveled across the United States on roads from Indian trails to interstate highways and describes the development of different means of transportation and their impact on American society.