Romanek, Trudee

An introduction to scholarship during the Renaissance that discusses religion, education, medicine, astronomy, literature, commerce, and other related topics.

Examines life in a commercial city, explaining why some cities grow, the services big cities need to provide, and how they are governed, and looking at New York as an example of a big city, discussing its buildings, boroughs, people, businesses, and other topics.

Chloe is excited for a new season of competition on Harrington High's improv team. She is determined that this year, at last, she and her teammates will make it to the top, and so she offers her advice to everyone to help them improve--which, of course, makes some teammates upset with her.

Photographs and text provide an introduction to swimming, describing gear, different strokes, rules, and more.

Describes how the five senses work and presents interesting facts about them and experiments on them.

Fun, interactive activities that show how technology works in everyday objects such as smoke detectors, remote controls, scanners and microwave ovens.

Casey presents facts, behind-the-scenes diagrams, and explanations of how things work around the house, including plumbing, electricity, and heat.

Provides information about human intelligence, featuring facts about many different aspects of how the brain works, and including related activities.

Explores the scientific contributions of the early Islamic empires to science, medicine, and mathematics, including public hospitals, libraries, and universities; their achievements in mathematics and astronomy; the pursuit of alchemy; Arabic numbers; optics; music and musical instruments; and poetry and education.

Explores how early Islamic empires were governed. Topics explored include the caliphs, or spiritual leaders; tolerance of other religions; non-Muslims paying taxes not to be in the Muslim army; sultans, palaces, and palace life; Sharia law; kings and queens in India; tribes and clans in Arabia and Kashmir.