Gay, Kathlyn

Describes how these placement systems work and reveals the feelings of young people who find homes through adoption and foster care.

Provides an overview of the history of the Korean War and U.S. involvement.

Examines the growing problem of air pollution, its effect on the ozone and stratosphere and what we can do to improve air quality.

Describes how industries and politicians target communities that cannot effectively fight back as sites for toxic dumps.

Covering political anarchy worldwide for the past 300 years, this book examines the roots of political anarchy, spotlights key individuals, and explores organizations, events, laws, court cases, and theories.

Discuss the problem of our contaminated rivers, lakes, and oceans and proposes ways to purify them.

Discusses the dual problem of too much ozone in the troposphere creating smog and the depletion of the ozone layer in the stratosphere which shields harmful ultraviolet rays.

Discusses the problems facing public schools in the United States including case studies of students, a history of educational theory, and a survey of proposed solutions, new goals, and differing philosophies.

Provides readers with answers to some of the most basic questions about the world's disappearing rain forests. Examines the reasons for the forests' destruction, how it affects the indigenous animal and plant life, as well as the entire planet.