Bjornlund, Lydia

Examines the civil rights movement. Includes a visual chronology and source notes.

Explores the debate over alternative energy automobiles.

"Introduces young readers to the dangers of steroid addiction and shows ways that users have found help. Learn about the physical and mental effects of steroid abuse and its negative impact on lives. Additional features include a Fast facts spread, an infographic, critical thinking questions, a phonetic glossary, an index, and sources for further research"--Provided by publisher.

Examines scientific research in the area of natural disasters, including what natural disasters are, the Earth and its movement, wind and weather, maps and modeling and new directions in natural disaster research.

Addresses questions related to performance-enhancing drugs, discussing the origins of the controversy over the drugs, whether they pose a health risk, and their impact on the integrity of sports, and considering whether stronger measure should be taken to stop performance-enhancing drugs, and how their use can be prevented.

"Introduces young readers to the dangers of steroid addiction and shows ways that users have found help. Learn about the physical and mental effects of steroid abuse and its negative impact on lives"--Provided by publisher.

Examines the lives of children in the British colonies of North America during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, including children of European colonists, African slaves, and Native Americans.

Illustrates the experience of children who lived in Colonial America.

"Details the Bolshevik revolution from the perspectives of those involved, including the protesters, Vladimir Lenin, Tsar Nicholas II, and others. Additional features include a bullet-point summary of the events, ...narrative descriptions, primary source quotes and accompanying source notes, questions to spark critical thinking, sources to guide further research, historical photographs, informative captions, a table of contents, an index, an introduction to the author, and a phonetic glossary"--Amazon.com.