Product Description: Outlines the history of the expansion and globalization of national economies and explains how globalization evolved. This volume reviews issues surrounding globalization, and presents case studies on several countries - including the US, East Asia, Brazil, Russia, and China - to illustrate promise and the problems inherent in globalized markets...read more

Product Description: This series unpacks the basicbut also very complexfundamentals of the science of energy and matter. Each volume looks at the beginnings of discovery and casts a spotlight on the history behind the science of atoms, thermodynamics, time, energy, and light, and the scientists responsible for the breakthroughs...read more

Product Description: Biodiversity reveals the important role each of these life forms plays in its ecosystem as well as the irreversible and extensive consequences that would result from a massive loss of biodiversity. It explores the ecological and evolutionary processes, how these processes depend on the cohabitation of a wide range of life forms within an ecosystem, and how the existence of these diverse organisms maintains a crucial stability in the natural world...read more

Product Description: Religion plays a major role in the origin and development of numerous civilizations throughout the world. Many governments have used a sacred text as a source of guidance to create laws and policies, using religious values as inspiration to develop their version of an ideal society...read more

Product Description: Help your child succeed in first grade with the First Grade Reading and Math Activities book. The large, colorful activity pad introduces first graders to basic math and reading skills through 200 engaging puzzles, games, mazes, and other challenges...read more

Product Description: Provides a clear, objective account of the science behind climate change, the potential harm that industrial economies cause to the environment, the international debates that have emerged, and the potential for mitigation. This new volume explores specif

Product Description: As children, most people were vaccinated against common illnesses such as mumps, measles, and whopping cough. Before these therapies were developed, many were susceptible to contracting these diseases and spreading them to others...read more

Product Description: All animals have to eat, but feeding behaviour goes far beyond predators and prey. This book explains the various techniques for finding food as well as the importance of food chains and food webs.

Product Description: Presenting a comprehensive history of the development of the germ theory of disease, this book profiles major scientists who helped the theory, including Leeuwenhoek, Jenner, Pasteur, Lister, Koch, and Walter Reed. It offers an exploration of antibiotics and the modern problem of disease-resistance due to overuse of these drugs...read more

Product Description: 'Parkinson's Disease' reviews the history, causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of this chronic, progressive neurological disease. Discussing research into the possible genetic cause of Parkinson's, this title also covers the exciting new treatments (or possible cure) that scientists are developing and testing...read more

Product Description: Describes what scientists currently know about a variety of diseases, including diabetes and Alzheimer's disease, and the relationship between genes and disease.

Product Description: Book by Kelly, Regina Anne, Thomsen, Natasha, Goldstein, Natalie, Caso, Frank, Bailey, Rayna

Product Description: Book by Kelly, Regina Anne, Frey, Rebecca Joyce, Goldstein, Natalie, Robertson, Ann E., Thomsen, Natasha