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Who was first?: discovering the Americas
Par Russell Freedman. 2007
Contends that Columbus was among the last of foreign explorers to reach the Americas and was preceded by Chinese explorers,…
Vikings, and Irish monks. Examines archaeological and DNA evidence on the origins of Native Americans that challenges the Bering Strait land bridge theory. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2007Heart in the right place
Par Carolyn Jourdan. 2007
When her seventy-two-year-old mother had a heart attack, U.S. Senate counsel Jourdan took leave to man the receptionist's desk in…
her father's rural Tennessee doctor's office. She describes those days that turned into a year, and the lessons in humanity she learned during that time. Some strong language. 2007The wonder years: helping your baby and young child successfully negotiate the major developmental milestones
Par Tanya Remer Altmann, American Academy Of Pediatrics. 2006
Month-by-month guide to the physical, mental, emotional, and social development of children from newborn to age five. Provides instructions, activities,…
games, and tips for parents to help children master such skills as grasping, walking, communicating, and toilet training. Includes information on possible concerns and when to consult a pediatrician. 2006Balance: in search of the lost sense
Par Scott McCredie. 2007
Journalist posits that balance is one of humankind's primary senses. Chronicles the evolution of equilibrium in humans, medical experiments isolating…
its importance, and case studies about people who have lost it. Offers techniques to slow a loss of balance due to age or physical illness. 2007The body has a mind of its own: how body maps in your brain help you do (almost) everything better
Par Sandra Blakeslee. 2007
Mother and son science writers describe how the brain systematically maps the body's anatomy and its extensions, such as canes,…
into the outside world. They discuss what these body maps do and what happens when one or more of the maps are damaged. 2007Mirage: Napoleon's scientists and the unveiling of Egypt
Par Nina Burleigh. 2007
Chronicles Napoleon's conquest of Egypt and the scientific research conducted there on his behalf. Highlights one of the earliest large-scale…
interactions between Western civilians and Islam in the modern era. 2007The autoimmune epidemic: bodies gone haywire in a world out of balance-- and the cutting-edge science that promises hope
Par Donna Jackson Nakazawa. 2008
Journalist analyzes the growing prevalence of autoimmune diseases such as Type 1 diabetes, Crohn's disease, lupus, multiple sclerosis, and rheumatoid…
arthritis. Posits that the environment--full of industrial chemicals, heavy metals, and toxins--has accelerated such illnesses. Reports patients' first-person accounts, evidence of cluster epidemics, and relevant medical research. 2008Award-winning journalist examines the Golden Age of Piracy (1715-1725), when outlaws, defected sailors, privateers, and runaway slaves forged a republic…
in the Bahamas. Chronicles the lives of pirates Samuel "Black Sam" Bellamy, Edward "Blackbeard" Thatch, and Charles Vane. Discusses British war hero Woodes Rogers's defeat of the pirate alliance. 2007Reconciliation: Islam, democracy, and the West
Par Benazir Bhutto. 2008
Former prime minister of Pakistan recounts her 2007 return home after eight years in exile. She calls for reconciliation among…
religions and nations, boldly asserts the true nature of Islam, and offers a practical road map for bringing societies together. Bestseller. 2008Author posits that the character of the United States has been shaped by the structure and limits established by its…
borders. Discusses how boundary and property lines created by eighteenth-century surveyor Andrew Ellicott presaged the establishment of law, order, and solidarity in the evolving democracy. 2007Australia (National Geographic Countries of the World)
Par Kate Turner. 2007
Overview of the country that is Earth's smallest continent. Describes Australia's geography, plants and animals, history, government, economy, holidays, and…
culture, including that of the native Aboriginal people. Includes a glossary of common Australian words, such as "g'day." For grades 3-6. 2007Sex sleep eat drink dream: a day in the life of your body
Par Jennifer Ackerman. 2007
Author uses scientific findings to explain the intricate processes that occur inside the human body during a typical day. Topics…
include the effects of caffeine, the relationship between circadian rhythms and mental performance, and the role of the more than two pounds of microorganisms that the body harbors. Descriptions of sex. 2007Quick facts bone metastasis: what you need to know-- now (QuickFACTS?)
Par American Cancer Society. 2008
Concise guide to metastatic cancer in bones--cancer that has spread from a primary site to the bones. Discusses the risk…
factors and causes for the disease as well as prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. 2008Ten green bottles: the true story of one family's journey from war-torn Austria to the ghettos of Shanghai
Par Vivian Jeanette Kaplan, St. Martin`s Press. 2004
Memoir of a family's 1939 escape from the Nazis and ten-year struggle to survive in China. Daughter Nini describes marrying…
her Polish friend Poldi, enduring the Japanese occupation and communist takeover, and emigrating to Canada with her own daughter, the author. Compares life to fragile green bottles. Some violence. 2002Cuba (National Geographic Countries of the World)
Par Jen Green. 2007
An overview of this Latin American island nation. Describes Cuba's geography, plants and animals, history, holidays, economy, culture, and communist…
government. Includes a glossary of common Spanish phrases. For grades 3-6. 2007Mexico (Countries of the World)
Par Beth Gruber. 2007
An overview of America's neighbor to the south. Describes Mexico's geography, climate, plants and animals, history, government, economy, and culture,…
which blends both Spanish and native traditions. Includes a glossary of common Spanish phrases. For grades 3-6. 2007Kenya (Countries of the World)
Par Bridget Giles, National Geographic Kids. 2006
Facts about this East African country where tourists come on safari to photograph lions, elephants, giraffes, and monkeys and where…
fossils of the earliest humans are found. Covers the history of this former British colony, its ecosystems, its arts, and challenges still facing the nation. For grades 3-6. 2006Liquid jade: the story of tea from east to west
Par Beatrice Hohenegger. 2006
Relates the social history of tea from its medicinal origins in China to its status as a trade commodity in…
England. Discusses the role of tea in Eastern religious experiences and cultural arts and in economic and political exchanges with the British Empire. Includes modern-day tea-trade facts. 2006Nigeria (Countries of the World)
Par Bridget Giles. 2007
An overview of this West African nation. Discusses Nigeria's geography, weather, plants and animals, history, government, economy, oil industry, and…
many diverse cultures and traditions. Includes a list of words and phrases one might hear in Nigeria. For grades 3-6. 2007Good masters! Sweet Ladies!: voices from a medieval village
Par Laura Amy Schlitz, Robert Byrd. 2007
Nineteen monologues and two dialogues about the ten- to fifteen-year-old sons and daughters of nobility and paupers living near an…
English manor in 1255. Interspersed between dramatic readings are background pieces on medieval customs and events, such as farming, falconry, the Crusades, and pilgrimages. For grades 5-8. Newbery Medal. 2007