Educational: Art and design

On November 4, 2008, Americans went to the polls and elected the first black president in the history of the United States.

With more than 170 million people, Nigeria is Africa's most populous country.

Africa, the world's second-largest continent, is home to more than 50 countries.

In 1498 Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama became the first European to set foot on the shores of Mozambique.

By the year 2050, Latino Americans will number 80 million.

Poland is an Eastern European country that is stepping up on the world stage.

The highly anticipated follow-up to the sensational bestseller Quiet - empowering introverted children, teens and young adultsSusan Cain sparked a worldwide conversation with Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can't Stop Talking.

The early history of Liberia was promising.

An uncanny calm settles on the scene.

For centuries the Kingdom of Morocco, located in the northwest corner of Africa, has been a crossroads for trade between Europe and sub-Saharan Africa.

When young people commit crimes, they often do not know what to expect next.

Ghana, located on the Atlantic coast of West Africa, was once known as the Gold Coast because of its vast deposits of this precious mineral.

In the United States today, Hispanics make up the largest minority group.

Like its neighbors Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the tiny African country of Burundi has a long history of internal violence.

For several decades during the 20th century, communism was one of the world's dominant forms of government.

In 1976, at the death of its longtime leader Mao Zedong, China was in a state of economic stagnation and social chaos.

Who committed the crime?

Have you heard these common proverbs?

The Egyptian civilization along the Nile River was one of the ancient world's earliest and most influential empires.

THE empowering intro to money and finance that EVERY young person needs right now, from Dragons' Den investor and entrepreneur DEBORAH MEADEN.

Do you know who started the first volunteer fire company in the United States?

From finding that first stroke of genius to how to make your idea happen, this book shows that whatever you want, you really can do it.

We all have rights.

A fun, funny, and informative guide to the weird world of American politics How does the president get his job?

Since its founding in 1949, the People's Republic of China has been a one-party state in which the Chinese Communist Party holds a monopoly of political power.

The famous Lindbergh kidnapping in the 1930s was solved, in part, through a detailed analysis of the kidnapper's handwriting.

The United States' boundaries have expanded over the centuriesand at the same time, Americans' ideas about their country have grown as well.

The name of the Ivory Coast (also known as Cote d'Ivoire) comes from its history; at one time, Europeans came to the region to hunt elephants for their valuable ivory.

Crimes happen every day all around the world.

Why are programs such as CSI, Law & Order, and Cold Case so popular?

Long ago, Portugal was one of the world's most powerful countries, as it explored and conquered places far from home.

In the United States, people of all different backgrounds live together.

The story of the women's suffrage movement in the American West is one of expansion, courage, and struggle.

Welcome to the exciting world of forensic investigationthe science of solving crimes.

In the United States, people of all different backgrounds live together.

The digital age we entered in the twenty-first century has rapidly become an age of digital crime.

Many anthropologists believe the human species originated in Kenya's Rift Valley, where hominid skulls more than 2 million years old have been discovered.

How did large, complex states develop from small clans and nomadic tribes?

The subject of juvenile detention is a major issue for Canadian and U.

The incarceration system plays important punitive, rehabilitative, and protective roles in North American society.

Even before the East African country of Sudan became independent from British rule in 1956, the people of this region were fighting among themselves.

Most people cringe when they hear the word physics.

Austria is a German-speaking country with a long history and rich cultural traditions, from kings and queens to musical composers.

Have you heard of Anansi, the mischief-making spider from Africa?

The United States' boundaries have expanded over the centuriesand at the same time, Americans' ideas about their country have grown as well.