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Grades 3 –5 • 8 1/2” x 8 1/2” • 24 pp. • Library-bound: $24.60 / $19.68 • eBook: $24.60 / $19.68 JAN ’20 Lib Set: 978‑1‑5345‑3223‑6 • $147.60 / $118.08 BUY ALL TITLES: 978‑1‑5345‑3224‑3 • $738.00/$590.40 Issues such as environmental conservation, gender identity, student rights, and nationalism affect people of all ages, so young people must be given the tools to understand these and other current events topics . These tools include age-appropriate examples, informative fact boxes, helpful graphic organizers, and full-color photographs . This accessible exploration of important issues presents a balanced overview of controversial topics and avoids scare tactics, favoring facts over fear . Armed with the knowledge they need to think for themselves about the world around them, readers are inspired to do their part to make it a better place .
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Key features of each volume: • Different viewpoints on each issue are included to encourage critical thinking about current events • Informative main texts include connections between current events and a variety of curriculum topics • Suggestions for ways young people can confront these issues in their community support age‑appropriate activism
JAN ’20! What Are Student Rights? ©2020 • GRL: N • Dewey: 344.73 Lib . ISBN: 978-1-5345-3219-9 eBook ISBN: 978-1-5345-3228-1
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JAN ’20! What Are Trade Wars? ©2020 • GRL: N • Dewey: 382.73 Lib . ISBN: 978-1-5345-3222-9 eBook ISBN: 978-1-5345-3225-0
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JAN ’20! What’s Fracking? ©2020 • GRL: N • Dewey: 622.33 Lib . ISBN: 978-1-5345-3217-5 eBook ISBN: 978-1-5345-3230-4
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JAN ’20! What’s Gender Identity? ©2020 • GRL: N • Dewey: 305.3 Lib . ISBN: 978-1-5345-3218-2 eBook ISBN: 978-1-5345-3229-8
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JAN ’20! What’s Hacking? ©2020 • GRL: N • Dewey: 364.16 Lib . ISBN: 978-1-5345-3221-2 eBook ISBN: 978-1-5345-3226-7
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JAN ’20! What’s Nationalism? ©2020 • GRL: N • Dewey: 320.54 Lib . ISBN: 978-1-5345-3220-5 eBook ISBN: 978-1-5345-3227-4
ATOS PENDING What Are Human Rights? ©2020 • GRL: N • Dewey: 323 Lib . ISBN: 978-1-5345-6737-5 eBook ISBN: 978-1-5345-3002-7
ATOS 5.8 What Are Natural Disasters? ©2020 • GRL: N • Dewey: 363.34 Lib . ISBN: 978-1-5345-6734-4 eBook ISBN: 978-1-5345-6735-1
ATOS 5.5 What Are Political Parties? ©2019 • GRL: N • Dewey: 324.27 Lib . ISBN: 978-1-5345-2815-4 eBook ISBN: 978-1-5345-2816-1
ATOS 6.1 What Are Protests? ©2019 • GRL: N • Dewey: 302.34 Lib . ISBN: 978-1-5345-2811-6 eBook ISBN: 978-1-5345-2812-3
ATOS 6.1 What Are Taxes? ©2020 • GRL: N • Dewey: 336.20 Lib . ISBN: 978-1-5345-6731-3 eBook ISBN: 978-1-5345-6732-0
ATOS 5.8 What’s Activism? ©2020 • GRL: N • Dewey: 320.08 Lib . ISBN: 978-1-5345-6741-2 eBook ISBN: 978-1-5345-6742-9
ATOS 6 What’s Border Security? ©2019 • GRL: N • Dewey: 363.28 Lib . ISBN: 978-1-5345-2806-2 eBook ISBN: 978-1-5345-2807-9 What’s Climate Change? ©2018 • GRL: N/940L • Dewey: 363.73 Lib . ISBN: 978-1-5345-2431-6 eBook ISBN: 978-1-5345-2432-3
ATOS 5.1 What’s Cyberbullying? ©2019 • GRL: N • Dewey: 302.34 Lib . ISBN: 978-1-5345-2591-7 eBook ISBN: 978-1-5345-2594-8 What’s Diversity? ©2019 • GRL: N • Dewey: 305.8 Lib . ISBN: 978-1-5345-2802-4 eBook ISBN: 978-1-5345-2803-1 What’s Drug Abuse? ©2019 • GRL: N • Dewey: 362.29 Lib . ISBN: 978-1-5345-2798-0 eBook ISBN: 978-1-5345-2799-7
ATOS 5.9 What’s Fake News? ©2019 • GRL: N • Dewey: 070.4 Lib . ISBN: 978-1-5345-2583-2 eBook ISBN: 978-1-5345-2586-3 What’s Freedom of Religion? ©2019 • GRL: N • Dewey: 342.73 Lib . ISBN: 978-1-5345-2795-9 eBook ISBN: 978-1-5345-2808-6
ATOS 6.3 What’s Freedom of the Press? ©2020 • GRL: N • Dewey: 323.44 Lib . ISBN: 978-1-5345-6738-2 eBook ISBN: 978-1-5345-6739-9
ATOS 6.1 What’s Free Speech? ©2019 • GRL: N • Dewey: 342.73 Lib . ISBN: 978-1-5345-2599-3 eBook ISBN: 978-1-5345-2602-0 What’s Gender Equality? ©2018 • GRL: N • Dewey: 305.42 Lib . ISBN: 978-1-5345-2435-4 eBook ISBN: 978-1-5345-2436-1
ATOS 5.5 What’s Gun Control? ©2018 • GRL: N • Dewey: 323.4 Lib . ISBN: 978-1-5345-2441-5 eBook ISBN: 978-1-5345-2442-2
ATOS 6.0 What’s Income Inequality? ©2019 • GRL: N • Dewey: 339.2 Lib . ISBN: 978-1-5345-2587-0 eBook ISBN: 978-1-5345-2590-0 What’s Intolerance? ©2018 • GRL: N/990L • Dewey: 305 Lib . ISBN: 978-1-5345-2439-2 eBook ISBN: 978-1-5345-2440-8
ATOS 6.0 What’s Racism? ©2018 • GRL: N • Dewey: 305.80 Lib . ISBN: 978-1-5345-2437-8 eBook ISBN: 978-1-5345-2438-5
ATOS 5.9 What’s Universal Health Care? ©2019 • GRL: N • Dewey: 368.3 Lib . ISBN: 978-1-5345-2595-5 eBook ISBN: 978-1-5345-2598-6 Who Are Immigrants? ©2019 • GRL: N • Dewey: 305.9 Lib . ISBN: 978-1-5345-2579-5 eBook ISBN: 978-1-5345-2582-5 Who Are Refugees? ©2018 • GRL: N • Dewey: 305.9 Lib . ISBN: 978-1-5345-2433-0 eBook ISBN: 978-1-5345-2434-7
ATOS 5.6 Who Are Veterans? ©2020 • GRL: N • Dewey: 305.9 Lib . ISBN: 978-1-5345-2999-1 eBook ISBN: 978-1-5345-3000-3
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“Introduce big issues without talking down to the audience…Strongly rooted in facts and present multiple sides fairly…these books are a valuable resource for nurturing informed citizens.” —BOOKLIST
