Fetal alcohol disorders are a range of conditions caused by exposure to alcohol in the womb and affect nearly 1 percent of newborns each year in the United States. Through objective overviews, primary sources, and full color illustrations this title examines fetal alcohol disorders.
how to solve the social problems you choose-- and turn creative thinking into positive action
Lewis, Barbara A.
1998
Resource guide for children for learning political action skills that can help them make a difference in solving social problems at the community, state, and national levels.
This book is a collection of articles in which authors debate the impact of criminal, economic, and political factors on the instability of Mexican society, the impact of NAFTA on Mexico, and the reforms and political strategies Mexico and the U.S. have employed to propel Mexico forward.
Explains why people must use their critical thinking skills when reading statistics, presenting guidance on several kinds of misleading numbers and providing contemporary examples on such topics as teen suicides, school shootings, risk of divorce, and racial profiling.
Presents summaries, censorship histories, and further reading lists for over one hundred books that have been legally banned or otherwise censored at some point in history on social grounds; and includes brief author biographies and a general bibliography.
A young Boston gentleman, Julian West, is mysteriously transported from the nineteenth to the twenty-first century, and finds a world that would have been unthinkable in his own time.
Sixteen-year-old Mark and Bryon have been like brothers since childhood, but now, as their involvement with girls, gangs, and drugs increases, their relationship seems to gradually disintegrate.
Provides bibliographic information, synopses, and activities correlated to books that appeal to the interests of children, address a variety of issues, and enhance their self-esteem; and includes support materials and suggestions for increasing motivation.
