Final Respects is about people standing face-to face with one of the world's devastating man-made ecological disasters - the tragedy of the shrinking and dying Aral Sea. The dramatic lives of two childhood friends eloquently unfold as they find themselves on opposite sides of the issues surrounding this awful catastrophe

Teachers describe Michael Swan's book on English language problems as 'indispensable'. 600+ A-Z entries explain common problems with clear, concise information

The intense relationship between the American people and their surroundings has been the source of a rich artistic tradition. American Visions is a consistently revealing demonstration of the many ways in which artists have expressed this pervasive connection. In nine eloquent chapters, which span the whole range of events, movements, and personalities of more than three centuries, Robert Hughes shows us the myriad associations between the unique society that is America and the art it has produced

Nature-Friendly Communities presents an authoritative and readable overview of the successful approaches to protecting biodiversity and natural areas in America's growing communities. Addressing the crucial issues of sprawl, open space, and political realities, Chris Duerksen and Cara Snyder explain the most effective steps that communities can take to protect nature

From the early pioneers to the latest spaceflight technology, this groundbreaking book charts the inspirational story behind humankind's conquest of the skies.. It is balanced, it is complete, it has pictures and text in harmony

Comprehensive introduction for all professionals working with bilingual children. For speech therapists, doctors, psychologists, counselors, teachers, and special needs personnel. The book addresses among other issues: the nature of bilingual children, everyday language use of bilinguals, children as interpreters, code switching, dialects and bilingualism, home and school relationships, bilingual classrooms, language delay and language disorder

Bridge to Terabithia is one of the most classic books you may ever read about friendship, imagination, and loss. The life of a ten-year-old boy in rural Virginia expands when he becomes friends with a newcomer

Entrepreneurship relates actual experiences while combining concepts and cases to present the latest theories. The concepts cover what "would-be entrepreneurs" need to know to start and grow their businesses. Additionally, the cases illustrate how real entrepreneurs have gone out and succeeded. The authors cover all stages of the entrepreneurial process from searching for an opportunity to shaping it into a commercially attractive product or service, launching the new venture, building it into a viable business, and eventually harvesting it. Any student, "would-be entrepreneur" or not, will benefit from the lessons in this text

The true story of Cesar Chavez, a shy boy who grew up to be one of America's greatest civil rights leaders, is told in this picture book biography

School is an inconsistent documentary of the history of American public education. Using "a democratic experiment" as the theme running through the four episodes, producers Sarah Patton and Sarah Mondale fashion a standard liberal story of the rise and reform of public schooling. In some individual segments, they succeed in retelling important vignettes. Other segments are disappointing in either their sketchy, fragmented nature or in their restating misleading myths about the history of education