Product Description: Women have made more significant and important contributions to science than most people realize. Profiled in this book are six admirable women scientists and inventors: Lise Meitner, Pearl Kendrick, Virginia Apgar, Jane Goodall, Shirley Ann Jackson, and Rosalind W. Picard.

Product Description: New technology is revolutionizing modern medicine. In disease prevention, treatment, and diagnosis, as well as in individualized healthcare, cutting edge technologies of today and the future include robotics, organ and tissue engineering, genomic testing, and wearable medical devices...read more

Product Description: To hunt and kill their prey, the worlds deadliest mammals rely on a variety of traits including teeth, claws, size, strength, speed, and stealth. Six deadly mammals, including the wolverine, are profiled.

Explores pros and Cons of several issues related to school violence including; is a violent culture to blame, are schools secure enough, and are non-violence courses a solution. Text contains critical thinking components in regards to social issues and history. Describes common argumentative techniques such as; the bandwagon technique, scapegoating, and bias. Includes bibliographic notes, timeline, glossary, index, additional resources and step-by-step instructions for writing an opinion-based essay. Aligns with common core language arts anchor standards for reading informational text and speaking and listening. Aligns with common core language arts anchor standards for reading informational text and speaking and listening. Correlations available on publisher's website.

Product Description: The US Coast Guard offers a wide array of career opportunities. Comments from men and women who have served in the military, current statistics and forecasts, and realistic descriptions provide a useful look at Coast Guard jobs ranging from boatswain's mates to health service technicians to operations specialists...read more

Product Description: By demonstrating that the natural world follows natural laws, Isaac Newtons Laws of Motion transformed not only the science of physics but also the way humanity views, manipulates, and understands the world and the universe. The Importance of the Laws of Motion examines the core idea behind the theory, how it was developed, and the many ways that Newtonian thinking and knowledge have changed technology, culture, philosophy, and science...read more

Product Description: Germ theory transformed medicine from a field dominated by superstition to one guided by science, making it possible to save countless lives through prevention and treatment. The Importance of Germ Theory examines the core idea behind the theory, how it developed, and the many ways that Germ Theory has influenced daily life, culture, science, and societal change...read more

Product Description: This new title in Lucent's Hot Topic series focuses on the issue of distracted driving. The book describes exactly what distracted driving is and how to prevent it. The title provides several anecdotes describing various distracted driving behavior...read more

Product Description: With no scientific knowledge to guide them, people of medieval times believed that diseases were supernatural phenomena or punishments from God. Thus medical treatments were usually primitive and often horrifying. But little by little, knowledge grewultimately leading to a more practical and scientific approach to understanding sickness and ways to treat it...read more

Product Description: Islam, as a faith and as a political power, rose to world dominance in an astoundingly brief timespanlittle more than one hundred years. From the fascinating events of Muhammads life to the founding of a vast empire, the rise of Islam is the story of a people, a vibrant culture, and the growth of a civilization...read more

Product Description: The Enlightenment was a transformative philosophical period in European and America during the eighteenth century. Also known as the Age of Reason, the movement emphasized the supremacy of reason, empiricism, rationalism, and individualism in all areas of human life, including religion, politics, science, and the arts...read more

Product Description: Explores the pros and cons of several issues related to food in the schools, including whether people have the right to eat whatever they want, and whether the federal government should control what students eat and weigh. Text contains critical thinking components in regards to social issues and history...read more

Product Description: Explores the pros and cons of several issues related to food in the schools, including whether people have the right to eat whatever they want, and whether the federal government should control what students eat and weigh. Text contains critical thinking components in regards to social issues and history...read more

Product Description: Books in this series explore the scientific principles behind some of the most popular team and individual sports; basic physical science concepts are explained in an engaging and accessible manner.; This new title in the Science behind Sports series provides an in-depth look at the scientific principles behind equestrian events such as racing, dressage, hunting, endurance events, steeplechase, and polo...read more

Product Description: These books offer readers a means of understanding various ailments; clear, careful explanations offer insight into what these conditions are, what causes them, how we cope with them, and the latest information about treatment and prevention...read more

Product Description: These books offer readers a means of understanding various ailments; clear, careful explanations offer insight into what these conditions are, what causes them, how we cope with them, and the latest information about treatment and prevention...read more

Product Description: These books offer readers a means of understanding various ailments; clear, careful explanations offer insight into what these conditions are, what causes them, how we cope with them, and the latest information about treatment and prevention...read more

Product Description: Describes the invention and development of recycled rubber tires. Includes glossary, websites, and bibliography for further reading.

Product Description: Nexi is one of a team of four small humanoid robots that have mobility, dexterity and "social" communication skills.

Product Description: Describes the invention and development of the "Jaws of Life." Includes glossary, websites, and bibliography for further reading.

Product Description: These books offer readers a means of understanding various ailments; clear, careful explanations offer insight into what these conditions are, what causes them, how we cope with them, and the latest information about treatment and prevention...read more

Product Description: Scientists surmise that extraterrestrial life could pose a danger to human beings in serveral ways, whether humankind is exploring space or staying home. Exploration might expose humans to one kind of threat, but avoiding exploration may not be a safe strategy either...read more