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Product Description: This series will help students to be informed, discerning media consumers in an exciting, culturally connected way. By applying media literacy skills to the major topics covered in this series, the books will help students to be more effective users of each form of media.

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9781406217636 | Gardners Books, February 9, 2010, cover price $101.25 | About this edition: This series will help students to be informed, discerning media consumers in an exciting, culturally connected way.

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Product Description: Talk about courage under fire. The soldiers at Hamburger Hill fought for eight straight days to capture a tiny piece of Vietnam's countryside that chewed up soldiers like chopped meat. No wonder 19-year-old Patrick Power was frightened. Wouldn't you be?

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9780531254516 | Franklin Watts, October 30, 2009, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: Talk about courage under fire.

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9780531255261 | Franklin Watts, September 1, 2009, cover price $29.00 | About this edition: - Front matter includes FAQs about the war's causes and a visual timeline of the events leading up to each battle.

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Product Description: Francisco Pizarro: Destroyer of the Inca Empire (Wicked History)

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9780531221723 | Reprint edition (Franklin Watts, March 1, 2009), cover price $5.95 | About this edition: Francisco Pizarro: Destroyer of the Inca Empire (Wicked History)

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9780531185513 | Franklin Watts, September 1, 2008, cover price $31.00 | About this edition: Profiles the explorer Francisco Pizarro, from his early life to his expeditions to Peru, where he battled with the indigenous Incan empire and claimed its land and riches for Spain.

Product Description: When life throws a curveball at teens and tweens, point them in the direction of Scholastic Choices - the hip guide to life that tackles the tough challenges kids face every day with cool quizzes, real-life stories, and practical advice about what hurts and what helps.

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9780531188484 | Franklin Watts, September 28, 2007, cover price $27.00 | About this edition: Presents stories of real teens caught up in addictive behavior and substance abuse and uses a question-and-answer format to provide information about drugs and their effects.

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9781439523858 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, August 11, 2008), cover price $17.95 | also contains True Confessions: Real Stories About Drinking and Drugs | About this edition: When life throws a curveball at teens and tweens, point them in the direction of Scholastic Choices - the hip guide to life that tackles the tough challenges kids face every day with cool quizzes, real-life stories, and practical advice about what hurts and what helps.

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Offers strategies for young people to manage both their own anger and their response to others' anger.

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9780531188460 | Franklin Watts, September 28, 2007, cover price $27.00 | About this edition: Offers strategies for young people to manage both their own anger and their response to others' anger.

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Product Description: Take a bite out of crime with this brand-new series about deadly killers. But you'll need to look closely, because these killers aren't lurking down a dark alley with a gun or a knife. In fact, they're probably closer to home than you think!

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9780531175309 | Franklin Watts, September 1, 2007, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: Features: - High interest/low reading level books for middle- and high-school students- Attention-grabbing opener to provide immediate visual introduction to each book- Mock dialogues to present crucial vocabulary terms in context- Compelling visuals and information to help students build a background in each topic- Real-life case studies to show scientists' problem-solving processes- Portfolio of tools, equipment, forms, and other real materials used by experts in the field- Science as Inquiry out of the classroom and into the real world- Forensic science is a hot topic, making these books the ones teens will want to read- Highlights of key historical moments in each discipline- Current events tie-ins- Career emphasis, featuring interviews with scientists in the field

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9780531120712 | Franklin Watts, September 1, 2007, cover price $29.00 | About this edition: Learn about deadly fungi from real-life cases.

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9781439525579 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, August 11, 2008), cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Take a bite out of crime with this brand-new series about deadly killers.
9781417820115, titled "There's a Fungus Among Us! True Stories of Killer Molds" | Turtleback Books, September 1, 2007, cover price $18.40 | About this edition: FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY.

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Product Description: - Background information to build content-area knowledge including: Scientific timelines, words to know, job descriptions, and seminal cases- Chapter Summaries and questions that recap the evidence: You're The Medical Examiner- Reading Cues and Clues: Prompts, call-outs, highlighted words, diagrams, and primary sources- Field Guides and Tools: Bone Guides, Parasite Guides, Ghost-Hunter Technology, Spy gadgets- Cool, bold, graphic design: CSI-like real-time graphic organizers- Critical thinking and analysis: the Science behind identifying who, what, when, where, whyCurriculum Standards: Grades 5-8 and 9-12 Science StandardsScience as Inquiry- Identify questions and concepts that guide scientific investigations...read more

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9780531175286 | Franklin Watts, September 1, 2007, cover price $7.95

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9780531120699 | Franklin Watts, September 1, 2007, cover price $29.00 | About this edition: Presents two real cases in which animals were carriers for disease that affects humans, and discusses how doctors uncovered the cause and attempted to stop the spread of the disease.

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9781439525555 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, August 11, 2008), cover price $16.95 | About this edition: - Background information to build content-area knowledge including: Scientific timelines, words to know, job descriptions, and seminal cases- Chapter Summaries and questions that recap the evidence: You're The Medical Examiner- Reading Cues and Clues: Prompts, call-outs, highlighted words, diagrams, and primary sources- Field Guides and Tools: Bone Guides, Parasite Guides, Ghost-Hunter Technology, Spy gadgets- Cool, bold, graphic design: CSI-like real-time graphic organizers- Critical thinking and analysis: the Science behind identifying who, what, when, where, whyCurriculum Standards: Grades 5-8 and 9-12 Science StandardsScience as Inquiry- Identify questions and concepts that guide scientific investigations.
9781417820092, titled "When Birds Get Flu and Cows Go Mad! How Safe Are We?" | Turtleback Books, September 1, 2007, cover price $18.40 | About this edition: FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY.

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Product Description: Medical Files examines the science and technology behind some of the most fascinating medical cases and mysteries, from flesh-eating diseases to deadly mosquito bites, and more.

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9780531120705 | Franklin Watts, September 1, 2007, cover price $29.00 | About this edition: A pesky mosquito lands on your arm and drinks some of your blood.

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9781439525562 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, August 11, 2008), cover price $16.95 | also contains Blood Suckers!: Deadly Mosquito Bites | About this edition: Medical Files examines the science and technology behind some of the most fascinating medical cases and mysteries, from flesh-eating diseases to deadly mosquito bites, and more.
9781417820108, titled "Blood Suckers! Deadly Mosquito Bites" | Turtleback Books, September 1, 2007, cover price $18.40 | also contains Blood Suckers!: Deadly Mosquito Bites | About this edition: FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY.

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A biography of the fourteenth president of the United States, with information on his childhood, family, political career, presidency, and legacy.

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9780516242354 | Childrens Pr, March 1, 2004, cover price $34.00 | About this edition: A biography of the fourteenth president of the United States, with information on his childhood, family, political career, presidency, and legacy.

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