Examines the men and women who initiated or participated in social movements, including those willing to participate in a silent Negro protest march against lynching, a physician who violated the law and strictures of his community to offer birth control information, a mother's feverish attempts to ban action comics, and a businessman willing to raise money to aid the post-World War Jewish refugees of Poland.

The life of a ten-year old boy expands when he becomes friends with a newcomer who subsequently meets an untimely death. From his sorrow he learns the meaning of friendship.

Describes anger and provides practical advice for coping with it.

Introduces basic facts about the human body with instructions for related experiments and projects.

Smash! A massive bulldozer flattens a building! Learn more about how bulldozers move over any surface, and find out what they are used for. Additional features to aid comprehension include a table of contents, informative sidebars and captions, an activity, critical-thinking questions, sources for further research, a phonetic glossary, an index, and an introduction to the author. Activities for further learning Author/Illustrator biography Educational...

"Describes where electricity comes from, how it works, and how we use it every day. Includes experiments"--Provided by publisher.