Senker, Cath

This book describes Hindu symbols, deities, worship rituals, rites of passage, and special festivals and foods and includes related stories.

Maps, illustrations, and easy-to-follow text introduce students to Marco Polo's travels through Asia more than seven hundred years ago.

Examines the psychological and emotional trauma that may lead people, most commonly teens, to turn to self-harm as an outlet to express pain. Offers advice on how to talk to someone who has self-harmed, and suggests non-harmful ways of coping with problems.

Examines the work of a variety of health organizations and charities that operate around the world, and offers advice on volunteering for health charities.

Presents a timeline of the Arab-Israeli conflict focusing on key events such as the Balfour Declaration, the Suez-Sinai War, the Palestinian intifada, and the Israel-Lebanon war. Includes biographies of key figures, quotations, and statistics.

Explains what a refugee is, and how war, persecution, economic hardship, and natural disasters cause people to leave their homelands.

Presents a study of the Holocaust of World War Two, and discusses the Nazi occupation of Europe, life in the ghettos, survival, and resistance.

Looks at the history and structure of the World Health Organization and examines its values and activities. Assesses the impact of a number of World Health Organization campaigns that eradicate diseases and promote good health worldwide.

Examines the historical, cultural, and modern-day traditions associated with the Sikh religion, explains related symbols and figures, and includes photographs, as well as diary entries that provide a child's perspective on how Sikh festivals are celebrated over the course of a year.

Examines the historical, cultural, and modern-day traditions associated with Islam, explains related symbols and figures, and includes photographs, as well as diary entries that provide a child's perspective on how Muslim festivals are celebrated over the course of a year.