Today's Headlines

With prices fluctuating constantly, the stock market is one of today's biggest headlines. From owning stocks to fair-trading laws, and from strong market indicators to market crashes, there are a lot of facts to keep straight. Help middle-grade students get the essential information about this broad topic that affects current events. Twelve short chapters provide a balanced understanding accessible to grades 4 and up with approachable text offering insights into investing, stock values, and the market's affect on the economy. Loaded with stat boxes, sidebars, and "Think About It" features, this nonfiction book supports critical thinking skills and encourages awareness about finances and economic issues.

Climate change is one of today's biggest headlines. From rising temperatures to fossil fuel, and from deforestation to extreme weather, there are a lot of facts to keep straight. Help middle-grade students get the essential information about this complex current events issue with 12 short chapters that provide a balanced understanding accessible to grades 4 and up. Easy-to-read, approachable text offers insights into the science of greenhouse gases, the effects of climate change on farming, and how countries are adapting and creating climate solutions for the future. Loaded with stat boxes, sidebars, and "Think About It" features, this nonfiction book supports critical thinking skills and encourages awareness of global issues.

Invasive species are one of today's biggest headlines. From aggressive killer bees attacking other bees to zebra mussels creating harmful algae blooms, invasive species can ruin ecosystems and destroy other native plants and animals. Help middle-grade students get the essential information about this broad current events issue with 12 short chapters that provide a balanced understanding accessible to grades 4 and up. Easy-to-read, approachable text offers insights into where the species originate, how they traveled to other habitats, the harm they have caused, and what actions are being taken to stop their expansion and reverse the damage. Loaded with stat boxes, sidebars, and "Think About It" features, this nonfiction book supports critical thinking skills and encourages awareness of global issues.

Severe weather is one of today's biggest headlines. From ice storms to hurricanes, and from heat waves to wildfires, there are a lot of facts to keep straight. Help middle-grade students get the essential information about this broad current events issue with 12 short chapters that provide a balanced understanding accessible to grades 4 and up. Easy-to-read, approachable text offers insights into unpredictable weather, how it changes the planet, and how climate change causes these events to be more frequent and extreme. Loaded with stat boxes, sidebars, and "Think About It" features, this nonfiction book supports critical thinking skills and encourages awareness of global issues.

Water is crucial part of life, yet millions of people struggle to access it. From shortages to pollution, there are a lot of facts to keep straight about one of today's biggest headlines. Help middle-grade students get the essential information about this complex political-social issue that affects current events. Twelve short chapters provide a balanced understanding accessible to grades 4 and up with approachable text offering insights into the rising demand for water, the costs and energy of moving and cleaning water, the impacts of climate change on water resources, and how countries are responding to the crisis. Loaded with stat boxes, sidebars, and "Think About It" features, this nonfiction book supports critical thinking skills and encourages awareness of global issues.

Immigration is one of today's biggest headlines. From war and persecution to natural disasters and better opportunities, there are a lot of reasons people move to a new country. Help middle-grade students get the essential facts about this broad current events issue with 12 short chapters that provide a balanced understanding accessible to grades 4 and up. Easy-to-read, approachable text offers insights into the push and pull factors that drive immigration and the hardships that immigrants face on their journey to citizenship. Readers also learn the benefits that countries gain from global immigration. Loaded with stat boxes, "Think About It" features, and sidebars of real-life immigrant stories, this nonfiction book supports critical thinking skills and encourages awareness of global issues.

The space age began nearly 70 years ago. Today, space exploration is still one of the biggest headlines in the media, and there are a lot of facts to keep straight. Help middle-grade readers get the essential information about this broad current events issue that continues to intrigue audiences. Twelve short chapters provide students with relevant information about NASA astronauts, the work that goes into space travel, and what it means for the future of science. Loaded with stat boxes, sidebars, and "Think About It" features, this nonfiction book supports critical thinking skills and encourages awareness about scientific discoveries and interest in STEM research.

Politics are some of today's biggest headlines and political parties can be a hot-button issue. From conservatives to liberals, and from debates to the elections, there are a lot of facts to keep straight. Help middle-grade students get the essential information about this broad issue that affects current events. Twelve short chapters provide a balanced understanding accessible to grades 4 and up with approachable text offering insights into the history of political parties, how they play a role in the government and the electoral college, and how each party can cooperate for the greater good. Loaded with stat boxes, sidebars, and "Think About It" features, this nonfiction book supports critical thinking skills and encourages awareness about global issues.