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Australian Book Retailer of the Year 2021
Julie Knutson
From YouTube to yard signs, build media savvy that is up to speed with today's media-rich world.
With teens today spending on average 43 percent of their waking day interacting…
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Explore all the aspects of your favorite food: macaroni and cheese! From the first known plating, to the creative and wacky flavors across cultures and history, this book traces the…
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Explore all the aspects of your favorite food: pizza! From the first known plating, to the creative and wacky flavors across cultures and history, this book traces the transformations of…
The Changing Spaces series tells the stories of abandoned and forgotten spaces and the people who reshape them into vibrant community centers. Each project showcases a range of 21st century…
Human modification of the environment always carries a risk of accident and folly. Explore the causes and consequences of the Church Rock, New Mexico uranium mine disaster of 1979. Guided…
Follow farmer and producer Andrea Hazzard as she takes her Hazzard Free Farm grains from farm to table and discover all the ways small scale farmers contribute to what we…
Follow the folks as Highfield Farm Creamery as they make some of the country’s best cheeses and discover all the ways small scale farmers contribute to what we eat–and how…
Explore the ways Chester Springs Creamery and Milky Way Farm work together to brings us some amazing ice cream and discover all the ways small scale farmers contribute to what…
Follow farmer and producer Andrea Hazzard as she takes her grains from farm to table and discover all the ways small scale farmers contribute to what we eat–and how we…
Follow the folks at Gretta’s Goats as they raise adorable goats for goat milk soaps and cheeses and discover all the ways small scale farmers contribute to what we eat–and…
Looks at the farms that produce and market local produce.
Born in 1818–learn how social reformers Frederick Douglass and Amelia Bloomer used their voices to stand up for abolitionism and women’s rights. Aligned with curriculum standards, this book also highlights…
Born in 1820–learn about abolitionist Harriet Tubman’s pivotal role in the Underground Railroad and how women’s rights activist Susan B. Anthony’s voice lead the women’s suffragist movement. Aligned with curriculum…
Born in 1929–learn how diarist Anne Frank used her voice to stand up for human dignity and how activist Martin Luther King Jr.‘s legacy impacted the civil rights movement. Aligned…
Born in 1930–learn how politician and activist Harvey Milk used his voice to overturn policies that targeted LGBT people and how labor reformer Dolores Huerta fought for working rights for…
"Learn how politician Hillary Clinton broke down gender barriers and how animal welfare pioneer Temple Grandin created new industry standards for the treatment of livestock"--
Born in 1954–learn how media executive and philanthropist Oprah Winfrey and Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor broke down gender and racial barriers in their fields. Aligned with curriculum standards, this…
Born in 1907–learn how environmentalist Rachel Carson and artist Frida Kahlo used their voices to break gender barriers in their fields and stand against the negative effects of industrialization and…
Born in 1919–learn how civil rights activist Fred Korematsu stood up against injustices to Japanese Americans and how professional baseball player Jackie Robinson challenged segregation. Aligned with curriculum standards, this…
Learn more about how Madison’s Children’s Museum went from unwanted city block to dynamic children’s museum. Explore the logistics of renovating the space and meet the people who made it…
Learn more about how Philadelphia’s Rittenhouse SoundWorks went from abandoned historic building to vibrant recording studio. Explore the logistics of renovating the building and meet the people who made it…
Learn more about how Seattle’s Gas Works Park went from unused brownfield land to vibrant urban park and art space. Explore the logistics of repurposing the land and meet the…
Learn more about how Alabama’s Newbern Library went from empty bank building to vibrant library and community space. Explore the logistics of repurposing the building and meet the people who…
Learn more about how Illinois’s Cristo Rey St. Martin College Prep school went from vacant big-box store to bustling prep school. Explore the logistics of repurposing the space and meet…
