This series introduces the major North American professional sports leagues, exploring each league's history and how it has changed during its history. The books detail the great players and…

Earth has a vast array of plants, animals, and ecosystems. But over the course of centuries, the natural world has been damaged by climate change, pollution, and energy extraction. Human…

Racism in the United States has been written into the country's laws and entrenched in its systems and institutions for centuries, and racism still affects people and communities today. This…

With the success of black athletes in sports like professional football or basketball, it may seem like American sports are a pillar of racial equality. However, a closer examination of the…

Racial inequality is entrenched in America. At times the discrimination is unmistakable, as settlers forced Native Americans from their land or colonists brought Africans to America as…

Whether they are crawling through underground caverns, slicing through the deep jungle, or floating weightlessly in the vacuum of space, scientists are going to extreme places to conduct…

Notorious serial killers have long captured the public imagination, inspiring feelings of shock, disgust, and fear. The frightening, unimaginable murders raise countless questions. When these

Africans began to arrive in North America about four hundred years ago, not of their own free will but rather through force, to serve as slaves in the developing English colonies. This series

Special Reports explores the challenging events and contentious issues that fill the headlines, with compelling text and well-chosen images. Providing balanced coverage, as well as background

Special Reports explores the challenging events and contentious issues that fill the headlines, with compelling text and well-chosen images. Providing balanced coverage, as well as background

Special Reports explores the challenging events and contentious issues that fill the headlines, with compelling text and well-chosen images. Providing balanced coverage, as well as background

Understanding current events is essential for junior high and high school students, and this series tackles some of the biggest issues and events in US and world news today. Each book tells a