First person accounts of four people living with AIDS in America--an eight-year-old girl, a young married woman, a divorced heterosexual man, and a gay man.
Discusses the reasons why people live on the water and describes the lifestyles of families in Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and South America who live on boats, in homes on stilts, and in houses built on artificial islands.
Presents brief biographical sketches on a collection of key individuals of the French Revolution, in simple text with illustrations, including Napolean Bonaparte, Marie Antoinette, Thomas Paine, and more.
Traces the history of medicine from ancient times into the twenty-first century, discussing developments in understanding human anatomy, surgery, disease detection, drugs, vaccinations, gene therapy, and other areas.
Discusses the effects of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 on life in the United States, looking at scares in the aftermath of the attacks, attempts to secure the safety of Americans, repercussions in the Muslim American community, and protests against the war on terrorism.
Using real-life examples, discusses why parents hurt or neglect their children, why children often don't tell anyone they are being abused, and what can be done about the widespread and dangerous problem of child abuse.
