You want to change the world? Of course you do. But where do you begin?
This book suggests one action for every day of the year, most of which can be planned or done from home. All the activities are inspiring and fun to do. Paperback 384 pages.
The Women's Hall of Fame Series explores the contributions and achievements of women around the world. Each book focuses on a specific area of endeavour.
Book accompanies successful documentary film. The truth about the climate crisis is an inconvenient one that means we are going to have to change the way we live our lives. Extended Description
A Young Readers' edition of the acclaimed bestseller on global warming, which provides information in a direct and compelling way, for the 9-14 age group.
Eureka! The latest title in the Women's Hall of Fame series. Discover the lives of women artists from the 16th century to the present day, such as the early feminist Artemisia Gentileschi, the adventurous Emily Carr, the flamboyant Frida Kahlo and the brilliant Georgia O'Keeffe. These ten biographies are written in an accessible engaging style and will inspire and inform young readers. Paperback 120 pages
Although the varying branches of Islam are analyzed and their history outlined, the real focus of the book is on the present. In speaking about and crossing political, cultural, and religious divisions, the author offers a unique perspective based on life in Canada, a country in which diverse groups of people have found a way to live in peace. Paperback 160 pages Extended Description
Biomass: Fueling Change is an exciting book that explores bioenergy, which is energy derived from organic matter, to produce heat, run cars, and generate electricity. Paperback 32 pages
A bird flu pandemic is inevitable-so we are told. First identified in China, this apparently merciless virus, which originated in chickens, has the potential to mutate and kill thousands, even millions of people. John Farndon offers a compact, one-stop read that tells it straight.
In Bird Flu: What We Need to Know, science writer A.A. Avlicino looks not only at the virus and how it spreads, but also at the preventive measures you can take to avoid getting it -- or any virus. Extended Description