Higher education helps students along a transformative path to citizenship by providing knowledge and experiences that help them become effective and responsible participants in democracy. The pedagogies discussed in this book vary in the student populations they target, the courses to which they are linked, and the nature of the democratic principles to which students are exposed; nevertheless, the authors maintain a unified commitment to preparing students for a life of democratic citize...

A wildfire is a massive, dangerous blaze of destruction. Its flames can scorch miles of land, burning anything in its path**. Learn how the most massive fires on Earth spark, why they grow so quickly, and how they are put out, with this inventive new series!**A wildfire can ignite quickly, and its enormous, destructive power can ignite homes, burn away forests, and destroy whole towns. But every wildfire starts with a spark.Before It Was a Wildfire starts a...

A hurricane is a massive, dangerous storm. Its clouds carry trillions of gallons of water that can dump a year's worth of rain in a single day. Learn how the most massive, destructive storm on Earth forms with this inventive new series!Howling wind rips away roofs and topples trees.Rising water floods streets,and pounding waves slam sandy beaches.This isn't just any seaside squall. It's ...

A new addition to the acclaimed Scientists in the Field series, Urban Coyotes follows the scientists of the Urban Coyote Research Project as they track, study, and care for coyotes living among humans in one of America's largest cities, Chicago.But that’s the thing about coyotes. They don’t necessarily do what’s typical or usual, nor what’s expected or predicted. Coyotes are rule breakers.The fourth largest metropolitan area in North America is home to more than nine millio...

Now early readers can take a ride on the Magic School Bus!With the help of Ms. Frizzle, young readers can develop their reading skills while they pick up fun facts about the world's ocean. Ms. Frizzle's class will teach you everything you ever wanted to know about the deep sea through this engaging and accesible reader. This is a great introduction to the Magic School Bus program.

Feisty women spanning six centuries ...The twenty-three stories in this collection depict ordinary women—from the 1470s to the 1970s—who meet life’s challenges with fierce determination.An unhappy housewife in 1950s California gathers the courage to escape an abusive marriage. When local men are shipped off to WWI, a young Yorkshire woman joins others to keep a munitions factory at peak operation. As her land and way of life are threatened, a nineteenth century Chi...

"Many details within the informative, exciting narrative are based in history, and sidebars filling in the facts will bolster the story's believability for young readers...A good beginning for the Escape From . . . historical fiction series." Booklist"With a prologue that spells out the issues on the Titanic, this book foreshadows disaster. Patrick Kelley, an Irish bellboy set to turn 14 on the ship, and Sarah Walsh, a young white passenger headed ...

Det osänkbara Titanic är inte riktigt vad Sarah hade förväntat sig. Istället för att äta med filmstjärnor har hon roligare i tredje klass med familjen till sin nya vän, piccolon Patrick. Han visar henne lyxen som världens största fartyg har att erbjuda, som uppvärmda simbassänger och förstaklasshytter. Men sen kommer katastrofen! Fartyget kolliderar med ett isberg, och vatten börjar strömma in i de lägre däcken. Titanic sjunker snabbt ner i den djupa, isiga Atlanten. Kommer Sarah och Patri...

Stay out of the water! During the summer of 1916, the "Jersey man-eater"-a great white shark-terrorized the coast of New Jersey. Based on real events, new friends Ed and Mike have to work together to survive one of the deadliest shark attacks in history!In the blistering summer of 1916, Ed Mitchell is melting in the heat wave boiling New York City. All the city pools are closed because of the polio epidemic, so Ed can't wait to flee to the Jersey Shore and cool off...

Sommaren 1916 är rekordvarm och Ed Mitchell längtar efter att få åka till Jersey-stranden och svalka sig i havet. Men så fort han doppar fötterna i vattnet dyker en vithaj upp och attackerar en annan simmare. Panik utbryter vid USA:s kust. Ed skickas iväg till Matawan, lite längre norrut, där det är säkert.I Matawan lär Ed känna pojken Mike Anders och de båda blir snabbt vänner. Eftersom hettan håller i sig spenderar de sina dagar med att bada i den närliggande ån, där Mike även lä...

In July of 2015 a robotic spacecraft reached Pluto after a nine-and-half-year journey. New Horizons is the first spacecraft mission to Pluto and revealed its five moons as never before seen. Images from the mission show a reddish surface covered in ice-water mountains, moving glaciers, and hints of possible ice volcanoes and an underground ocean. Pluto is geologically alive and changing!This addition to the Scientists in the Field series goes where no person or spacecraft h...

With 448 full-color, highly-illustrated pages, Outdoor School is your indispensable tool for the outdoors.This interactive field guide to plant and mushroom spotting includes:- Immersive activities to get you exploring- Write-in sections to journal about experiences- Next-level adventures to challenge even seasoned nature lovers.No experience is required—only curiosity and courage. Inside you’ll find easy-to-follow instructions on how to:- Grow m...