Each book in this middle-grade series is illustrated with photographs and illustrations while sidebars, a timeline, and entertaining cartoons further illuminate each subject's personality.

The First Men on the Moon (History Maker Biographies)

Children's Books

McPherson, Stephanie Sammartino

Biographies

Lerner Pub Group

Each book in this middle-grade series is illustrated with photographs and illustrations while sidebars, a timeline and entertaining cartoons further illuminate each subject's personality.

Jackie Robinson (History Maker Bios)

In the early 1880s, only a few wealthy people had electric lighting in their homes. Everyone else had use more dangerous lighting, such as gas lamps. Eager companies wanted to be the first to supply electricity to more Americans. The early providers would set the standards―and reap great profits. Inventor Thomas Edison already had a leading role in the industry: he had invented the first reliable electrical lightbulb. By 1882 his Edison Electric Light Company was distributing electricity using a system called direct current, or DC. But an inventor named Nikola Tesla challenged Edison. Tesla believed that an alternating current―or AC―system would be better. With an AC system, one power station could deliver electricity across many miles, compared to only about one mile for DC. Each inventor had his backers. Business tycoon George Westinghouse put his money behind Tesla and built AC power stations. Meanwhile, Edison and his DC backers said that AC could easily electrocute people. Edison believed this risk would sway public opinion toward DC power. The battle over which system would become standard became known as the War of the Currents. This exciting book tells the story of that war, the people who fought it, and the ways in which both kinds of electric power changed the world.

War of the Currents: Thomas Edison vs Nikola Tesla (Scientific Rivalries and Scandals)

Teen & Young Adult

Education & Reference

Twenty-First Century Books

Collects personal accounts by survivors, family members, rescuers and other sources to reveal the far-reaching effects of the Titanic tragedy, providing additional coverage of how the event changed international safety regulations and prompted the formation of the U.S. Coast Guard.

Iceberg, Right Ahead!: The Tragedy of the Titanic

History

World

Traces the life of the wife of the first president of the United States, from her childhood in Virginia through her marriage to George Washington to her role in the American Revolution and the early years of the new country's history.

Martha Washington: First Lady (Historical American Biographies)

Enslow Pub Inc

Examines the 1974 Supreme Court case in which a group of Chinese American parents sued the San Francisco School Board on behalf of their children for not providing a special learning environment for Chinese-speaking students.

Lau V. Nichols: Bilingual Education in Public Schools (Landmark Supreme Court Cases)

Presents arguments for and against affirmative action, and includes related court cases and laws.

The Bakke Case And The Affirmative Action Debate: Debating Supreme Court Decisions

Describes how this court precedent began in 1963 with the suspension of three high school students--who objected to the war in Vietnam--after they wore black armbands to school against school rules.

Tinker V. Des Moines and Students' Right to Free Speech: Debating Supreme Court Decisions

Covering issues relevant to teens, these full-color books present the information needed to analyze some of the most controversial and challenging topics in today's news and to help empower teenagers to develop their own opinions on the matter.

Stressed Out in School?: Learning to Deal With Academic Pressure (Issues in Focus Today)

Social Issues

Martha Washington: Legendary First Lady of the United States (Legendary American Biographies)

This book traces the life of the wife of first president George Washington from her childhood in Virginia, to her marriage to Daniel Parke Custis and her years as a wealthy widow, through her marriage to Washington. It highlights her role in supporting Washington through the years of the American Revolution, showing how she set standards to be followed by future First Ladies throughout American history.

Enslow Publishing

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