Favor, Lesli J

Details the lives of American women who served as doctors and nurses during the Civil War including Dorothea Dix, Dr. Esther Hill Hawks, Clara Barton, Sally Tompkins, and others.

A study of the single-celled disease-causing micro-organisms known as bacteria, discussing how they function, how they cause illness, and how we can protect ourselves against them.

An introduction to eating disorders, including anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating, discussing why they occur and the risks they pose, and looking at nutrition as the key to their prevention and treatment.

Profiles American women who served as doctors and nurses in the Civil War.

Maps, text, and illustrations tell the story of the America's "manifest destiny," explaining the concept and how it expanded the country's boundaries. Also includes a time line, a glossary, and a further reading list.

Offers teens practical advice on how they can take control of their weight, change their diet for the better, and create an exercise program that's both fun and rewarding.

Natural Disasters examines the types of natural hazards, their costs in human lives and economic impact, and national and international responses to them. Detailed case studies examine disasters in the United States, the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake and tsunami of 2004-2005, water resource management in China, the 1984-1985 famine in Ethiopia, and the eruption of Nevado del Ruiz in Colombia in 1985. The case studies also investigate strategies that governments and private agencies have adopted to predict, manage, and survive natural disasters.

An introduction to eating disorders, including anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating, discussing why they occur and the risks they pose, and looking at nutrition as the key to their prevention and treatment.

Presents an overview of the history and culture of Italy and its people, including geography, myths, arts, daily life, education, industry, and government, with illustrations from primary source documents.

Examines the life of the lawyer politician who became the eighth president of the United States and led the country through its first serious depression.