Presents two real cases in which animals were carriers for disease that affects humans, and discusses how doctors uncovered the cause and attempted to stop the spread of the disease.
Describes how mosquitoes carry diseases, such as malaria, West Nile virus, and dengue, and provides three real-life case studies of how doctors identified and treated mosquito-borne diseases in the Un
An updated and revised book reviews the history of the Jewish people and the development of anti-Semitism, describes the horrors of the Holocaust, and examines the role of Holocaust survivors in the g
Discusses how a case reaches the Supreme Court, its origins and history, particularly the time of John Marshall, which established the court's right to declare a law unconstitutional, and other noted
Discusses why immigrants came to the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the difficulties of the journey, the establishment of the Ellis Island Immigration Station and what went o
So far, our travels into outer space have been limited to the planets and moons surrounding the sun in our own solar system. What would we find if we made it all the way to another star's solar system
Our solar system is made up of eight planets orbiting around the star we call the sun, as well as the various moons that orbit the planets. For hundreds of years, curious scientists have been studying
