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A short introduction to the country of Italy.

Ideal for today's young investigative reader, each A True Book includes lively sidebars, a glossary and index, plus a comprehensive "To Find Out More" section listing books, organizations, and Internet sites. A staple of library collections since the 1950s, the new A True Book series is the definitive nonfiction series for elementary school readers.

This fascinating book explores the life of a colonial printer and his importance to the community, as well as everyday life, responsibilities, and social practices during that time.

A wheelwright�s main job was to make wooden wheels for horse-drawn carriages. In this book, discover how people were kept aloft on their carriages and rolling through colonial times. This historical volume chronicles the formative years of the United States through the activities and occupations of its community members. In this book, explore the everyday life, responsibilities, social life as a colonial wheelwright, and the affect of the profession on colonial America. Hands-on activities and recipes, sidebars detailing the history and evolution of the profession and key social studies words defined in the glossary.

Provides comprehensive information on pollution, the interrelationships of the natural world, environmental problems both natural and man-made, the relative risks associated with these problems, and solutions for resolving and/or preventing them.

Readers will travel back in time to life in colonial America and explore the everyday life and responsibilities of the apothecary.

This fascinating book explores the life of a colonial surveyor and his importance to the community, as well as everyday life, responsibilities, and social practices during that time.

In this series, readers discover the roles and interconnections of such diverse members of the colonial community as apothecaries and farmers and many more. Each title explores aspects of their everyday life, their responsibilities, and their social life as colonial Americans. Through lively and engaging text, interesting sidebars, recipes, and activities, students will travel back in time to life in colonial America.

Animals. American History. Earth Science. Geography. Health. Space. True Books covers all this and more in photo-filled chapter books that provide a basic introduction to curriculum-relevant topics. Ideal for today's young investigative reader, each True Book includes lively sidebars, a glossary and an index, plus a comprehensive To Find Out More section listing books, organizations, and Internet sites. A staple of library collections since the 1950s, and redesigned with a fresh new look in 1996, the new True Books series is the definitive nonfiction series for elementary school readers.

Inhalants are intoxicative drugs whose gases or vapors are breathed in and cause a short-lived high that produces intoxication and psychoactive effects. Often called huffing, this dangerous drug abuse kills brain cells and can cause death. Within this book learn about the long and short-term effects of inhalants which include physical addiction, emotional addiction, expense, health problems, arrest for possession and for other drug-related crime and overdose. Personal stories of teens who used drugs and the realities they faced unfold along with advice on how to deal with peer pressure when choosing to say no. There is also an entire chapter devoted to getting help. With so many reasons to avoid drug addiction, one thing is clear: Drug use is not something one should ever get involved with.