OWENS, L. L.

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Sabotage, Sedition and Sundry Acts of Rebellion

David ARETHA | FICTION, Oct 01, 2014

Gr 5–8—Aretha chronicles accounts of African American slaves who fought for their freedom on slave ships, plantations, and wherever else they were held against their will...

The Handy Civil War Answer Book

Samuel Willard Crompton | REFERENCE, Aug 01, 2014

Gr 5 Up—Using a question-and-answer format, this information-filled volume offers a plethora of facts about the Civil War, beginning with the slavery debate of the 1850s and its impact on California's statehood...

Eyes Wide Open: Going Behind the Environmental Headlines

Paul FLEISCHMAN | FICTION, Aug 01, 2014

Gr 6 Up—Written in a lively style, lavishly illustrated, and timely in its subject matter, this well-researched book is a call to action: now is the time to save our environment...

The Ethics of Fracking

| MEDIA, Aug 01, 2014

Gr 9 Up—Drilling for natural gas has been around for 60 years, but in the last decade new methods have been used...

Chicago Drawbridges

| MEDIA, Jun 01, 2014

Gr 7 Up—Patrick McBriarty, writer and narrator, takes viewers on a fascinating, artistic, and historical field trip of Chicago's drawbridges and the stunning views of the city's skyline...

The Address

| MEDIA, Jun 01, 2014

Gr 6 Up—This documentary focuses on the students at the Greenwood School in Putney, Vermont, as they seek to understand the meaning of the Gettysburg Address, but, more importantly, as they strive to memorize the words and recite the address at a formal dinner held in February each year...

Encyclopedia of Environmental Change

John A. Matthews | BOOKS, Jun 01, 2014

Gr 10 Up—This second edition of the Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Environmental Change (2001) has been expanded to more than 4,000 entries and 140 authors and aims to explain the terminology, concepts, techniques, methodology, and philosophy of environmental change...