Examines events that led to lunch counter sit-ins in the United States during the 1960s and their influence, discussing segregation, the Freedom Rides, the passing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and other related topics.
Explores the innovations of the 18th century and how they changed the world forever. Sidebars offer interesting at-a-glance information that can be used to enrich reports and writing assignments, and a detailed timeline offers the big picture view of this life-changing era.
Covers two centuries when amateur scientists natural philosophers began to use close observation and orderly experimentation to understand processes that had previously been explained by religion or superstition.
Readers will gain a better understanding of how the digital age has changed the way we live our lives. Sidebars and timelines put finer details in accessible focus.
Gives a fascinating overview of the scientific breakthroughs that took place during the first half of the 20th century. Scientists explored the potential of particles so small that no one had ever seen them before. Fun sidebars support the main narrative and timelines are also included.
Covers the scientific developments of the 19th century, the great age of the machine when factory chimneys rose above industrial towns. Manufacturers constantly improved technology to get a commercial advantage. Meanwhile, other scientists began to explore fundamental questions about the nature of humans and their ancestors.
Discussing events in the United States that lead up to and followed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, beginning with Plessy v. Ferguson and continuing through the election of Barack Obama, readers learn about events in this major movement within the 20th and 21st centuries.
