Describes the history of penicillin from the discovery of the mold by Fleming through the years of work by such scientists as Chain, Heatley, Florey, and Sheehan who purified, tested, synthesized, and eventually presented the "miracle" drug to the world.

Breakthrough, the True Story of Penicillin

Teen & Young Adult

Jacobs, Francine

Education & Reference

Putnam Pub. Group

An account of the people whom Columbus managed to virtually wipe out describes their way of life, how Columbus's arrival had disastrous effects on them, the Spaniards' greed for gold and betrayal of the Tainoses' trust, and more.

The Tainos

Children's Books

G.P.Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers'

Photographs and maps trace the adventures of Norway's Fridtjof Nansen, who braved subzero temperatures for fifteen months, camping on the ice with only one companion, to become one of the greatest Arctic explorers.

Passion for Danger: Nanse's Artic Adventure

Biographies

G.P. Putnam's Son's

Details a paleontologist's 1972 discovery in western Colorado of the biggest dinosaur bones yet.

Supersauras Gb (See & Read Book)

Putnam Juvenile

Describes how metal, glass, plastic, and newspaper trash can be recycled

Follow That Trash! (All Aboard Reading)

Literature & Fiction

Grosset&Dunlap

A young reader's introduction to recycling uses simple text and cartoon-style drawings to follow the path of recyclable items as they are taken away and remanufactured into useful objects.

Follow that trash! all about recycling (All Aboard-Reading, Level 2)

"The lessons in this book remind us that we can―and that we must―do better, for the sake of our children, their futures, and the sake of our nation. . . . This volume is a call to action, and I encourage everyone who reads it to take steps to ensure that all America's children are given an equal chance to succeed. We must all work together to replace the cradle-to-prison pipeline with a pipeline to responsible, productive adulthood." ―From the Foreword by Marian Wright Edelman, JD, President and founder, Children's Defense Fund, Washington, DC "Juvenile Justice: Advancing Research, Policy, and Practice appears at a critical time, when promising juvenile justice reforms are underway in so many jurisdictions across the United States. Sherman and Jacobs, and their impressive array of expert authors, fill a significant gap in the literature, making the current body of juvenile justice research and experience accessible to policy makers, researchers, and funders, and doing so through a practical and positive lens." ―Patrick McCarthy, President and Chief Executive Officer, Annie E. Casey Foundation, Baltimore, MD "Most people have narrow views of what it means to be a delinquent youth. In Juvenile Justice: Advancing Research, Policy, and Practice, Sherman and Jacobs have diligently collected essays from the top experts in the juvenile justice field who tell an empirically based and powerful narrative of who is really in the delinquency system. As this book makes clear, until we ask and answer the right questions, we will remain unable to help the youth most in need." ―Alexander Busansky, President, The National Council on Crime and Delinquency, Oakland, CA A comprehensive reference presenting a rehabilitative, youth- and community-centered vision of juvenile justice Juvenile Justice: Advancing Research, Policy, and Practice brings together experts in juvenile justice, child development, and public health to explore the intersections between juvenile justice and needed development of programs and policies that look out for the health and well-being of the youth who enter this system. This timely book provides a usable framework for imagining juvenile justice systems that emphasize the welfare of juveniles, achieved primarily through connections within their communities. A must-read for professionals working in juvenile courts and within juvenile justice agencies, Juvenile Justice: Advancing Research, Policy, and Practice reflects both the considerable advances and the challenges currently evident in the juvenile justice system, with an emphasis on the development and implementation of policies that can succeed in building a new generation of educated young people able to embrace their potential and build successful futures.

Juvenile Justice: Advancing Research, Policy, and Practice

Politics & Social Sciences

Sherman, Francine

Social Sciences

wiley

This book is the first complete account for young readers of the development of the first "wonder drug," penicillin, and of the men and women who took part in this extraordinary project. It provides a background for understanding the significance of this breakthrough and the new direction it gave to medical science. Breakthrough: The True Story of Penicillin won the New York Academy of Sciences fifteenth Annual Children's Science Book Award.

Breakthrough: The True Story of Penicillin

Medical Books

Pharmacology

iUniverse

This true story of bold adventure recounts the extraordinary journeys of Fridtjof Nansen, a scientist and explorer determined to discover what secrets lie hidden in the frozen far North. He crossed the icy wastes of Greenland and later journeyed into the polar ice to study Arctic Ocean currents. On that expedition, he attempted to trek to the North Pole. What happened in the forbidding land of ice, polar bears, and killing cold makes for a gripping tale of survival. Illustrated with maps and Nansen's own photographs and drawings, this book contains a wealth of information about the polar region.

A Passion for Danger: NANSEN'S ARCTIC ADVENTURES

Follows the adventures of a manatee, or sea cow, from birth till after he leaves his mother.

Sam the Sea Cow

Science, Nature & How It Works

Demco Media

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