Rooney, Anne

Details the historical issues underlying the topic of climate change and explores the modern perspectives concerning this topic, offering an examination of what the future may hold as well.

Describes the history of the computer; aspects of modern life in which computers play a role; the future directions of computer technology, including nanotechnology and quantum computing; and cyber threats such as viruses and spyware.

Offers advice to teens on how to develop a healthy lifestyle, discussing diet, exercise, daily routine, and other health issues.

Examines racism around the world, discussing its origins and history, hate groups, and other related topics, and includes statistics and quotes from young people and figures of authority.

Discusses how aerospace engineers use the principles of flight in their engineering design process.

This book gives the straight facts about alcohol, addresses teenagers' concerns, and offers help for anyone affected by an alcohol problem.

This book offers support and practical advice about dealing with bullies, and discusses how we can all help solve the bullying problem together.

Explores the state-of-the-art science and technology showing the facts behind volcanoes and tectonic research in our world. Sidebars, scientist profiles and career fact files are included along with many diagrams and charts.

Combines text with diagrams, maps, charts, and photographs to explore solar power; discussing how it is processed, where it is available, and the environmental consequences of using it.

This book discusses vampire tales, beliefs to keep a corpse from coming back as a vampire, vampire hunting, a historical ruler, Vlad the Third, who impaled his enemies on spikes, and real-life bloodsuckers in the animal world, such as bats and mosquitoes.