knowledge and learning

"A biography of Edgar Allan Poe with an emphasis on his engagement with the scientists and scientific discoveries of his era"--.

"Everyone knows Beatrix Potter as the creator of the Peter Rabbit stories. But before that, she was a girl of science. As a child, Beatrix collected nature specimens; as a young adult, she was an amateur mycologist presenting her research on mushrooms and other fungi to England's foremost experts. Like many women of her time, she remained unacknowledged by the scientific community, but her keen eye for observation led her to an acclaimed career as an artist and storyteller"--Provided by publisher.

Follows gifted African-American student Cedric Jennings from his crime-infested high school in Washington D.C. to his junior year at Brown University, discussing the problems he encountered along the road out of the ghetto.

Explore's Leonardo da Vinci's artistic and scientific achievements, and discusses what current brain research reveals about da Vinci's multifaceted genius.

"Buzbee looks back over a lifetime of experiences in schools and classrooms, from kindergarten to college and beyond. He offers ... histories of the key ideas informing educational practice over the centuries, which have shaped everything from class size to the layout of desks and chairs. Buzbee ... weaves his own biography into this overview, approaching his subject as a student, a father, and a teacher"--Amazon.com.

Present twenty objects that capture the essence of Shakespeare's universe and the Tudor era of Elizabeth I.

Mark Oppenheimer describes his struggles to live with his talent for language and above-average verbal abilities and explains how his time on his high school debate team helped him find direction and purpose.