What is an element? How is plastic made from plants? Why do chemical react? Throughout history, scientists and philosophers have sought answers to big questions like these, and conducted experiments - often with explosive result.
Can social divisions ever be eradicated? What leads into a life of crime? And how has the internet transformed our relationships? Throughout history, humans have asked big questions about how we organized our societies - and sociologist have offered solutions that continue to shape our world.
There's a lot going on during the teenage years - and if you're looking for clear explanations and sensitive, non-patronizing advice, Growing Up is the perfect place to start
How did Jack the Ripper acquire his grisly name? Who "sold" the Eiffel Tower? How did D.B Copper pull off his audacious heist?
How does God speak through prophecy? What was the meaning of the workers in the Wineyard parable?
Kyle is a new kid in town who likes to draw. Vic is a cool cheerleader who's secretly a math whiz. Quiet Beth is a history buff, while goofball Harry likes performing magic tricks, with the help of his patient wingman, Nate. Five kids unlikely to form a team, for sure. But then they're thrown together at summer camp, where they watch a grainy old movie about the history of their town, Windro…
Don Quixote has become so entranced reading tales of chivalry that he decides to turn knight errant himself. In the company of his faithful squire, Sancho Panza, these exploits blossom in all sorts of wonderful ways. While Quixote's fancy often leads him astray--he tilts at windmills, imagining them to be giants--Sancho acquires cunning and a certain sagacity. Sane madman and wise fool, they ro…
A stop guide to the brain science, language development, and phonemic awareness behind the science of reading.
Goodnight Peter, it's time for bed in your new room. But the room is a bit big, and a bit quiet, and a bit scary.