Kathryn Hulick

Fracking covers the controversies of the fracking industry, examining the different perspectives and the potential risks and benefits of fracking.

This field guide highlights 100 objects that can be seen in the night sky. Readers will gain a greater understanding about how to spot these things, including constellations and objects in our solar system. Features include a helpful introduction to the topic, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.

Explains the process and materials that corals use to build reefs. This book s colorful photos, clear text, and A Closer Look feature highlight the engineering that makes this structure such a marvel and helps corals survive in the wild.

"The Science of Dinosaurs digs into the science behind some of prehistory's biggest, deadliest, and most fascinating creatures."--

THE CHEMISTRY OF EVERYDAY ELEMENTS10 titles64 pages eachNot every student thrills to a discussion of chemistry, but every student will find something to connect to in this up-to-date series. Each volume goes in-depth into one well-known element from the Periodic Table, exploring the history, science, and everyday uses of each. Readers will come to know just how important and life-giving elements can be. In addition, in this series, a volume focuses...

"Explores Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its uses in the real world, and advances that have been made in the field, including Deep Learning and attempts to pass Turing's Imitation Game. Includes critical "Think About It" questions and "Leading the Way" special features"--

The nations of South America share a continent, if not all of the same cultural traditions. Yet they are bound by a variety of connections, including a long history of native traditions mixing with those brought by European colonialism. When people from South America emigrate, they carry those traditions with them. Inside, see how food, family, and dining have helped cement the bonds between immigrants and their homelands, and how those traditions...

With an ever-growing need to engage young women in science and tech, Kimberly Bryant saw a lack of tech programming for girls of color. So, in 2011, the engineer and entrepreneur founded Black Girls Code, a nonprofit with the tagline imagine, build, and create. Readers will learn how these same principles informed Bryant s own rise as a pioneering African American tech innovator and be inspired by her determination to expose young minds to STEM fields....

Highlights some of the greatest blunders in history, covering Ibn Fadlan⁰́₉s journey to Russia on camels to ⁰́Lawnchair Larry⁰́₊ who took a flight in a homemade airship in California.