Jeff Fleischer
Author
Publisher
Lerner Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Formats
Description
We already know what climate change is and many of us understand the human causes. But what will climate change do to our world? Who will be affected (spoiler: all of us!) and how will our lives change in the future? Topics include sea levels, extreme weather, drought, animal and plant extinction, and human and animal migration. Drawing on real-life situations and stories, journalist Jeff Fleischer takes an informed, approachable look at how our world...
Author
Publisher
Lerner Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
We love to root for the underdog, and when it comes to underdogs, few are more impressive than the world's great revolutionaries.
After all, it's pretty hard to find a more powerful opponent than the world's biggest empires and emperors. And that's part of why we're drawn to the stories of revolutionaries. Many of these men and women were born into virtual dystopias, and they fought throughout their lives, against all odds, to forge a path to a better...
Author
Publisher
Zest
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
Every two years, media coverage of American elections turns into a horse-race story about who's leading the polls and who said what when. Give young adult readers clear explanations about how our election process actually works, why it matters, and how they can become involved. Using real-world examples and anecdotes, this book provides readers with thorough, nonpartisan explanations about primaries, the electoral college, checks and balances, polls,...