The Cold War in the Middle East, 1950-1991 examines American and Soviet involvement in the Middle East, and how each superpower's policies and alliances contributed to its overall Cold War strategies.
Arab-Israeli Relations, 1950-1979 examines the history of relations between Israel and its Arab neighbors, discussing such important events as the 1956 Suez Canal crisis, the June 1967 War, and the 1978 Camp David Accords.
The First World War and the End of the Ottoman Order examines the social and political events of the 19th and early 20th centuries that brought the Ottomans into the First World War on the side of the Central Powers, discusses the division of the empire at the 1919 Paris Peace Conference, and explains the formation of modern Turkey.
The Fact Atlas series offers an age-appropriate overview of the historic and world-changing events of World War II, covering everything from the rise of Hitler and Nazism to the tragedy of the Holocaust and its long-lasting effects.
With expert storytelling skills, historian Jules Archer recounts the complete story of Watergate, from that first fateful predawn Saturday morningJune 18, 1972when night watchman Frank Willis discovered burglars inside the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee to President Richard Nixons disgraced resignation two years later.
Let Randi Stone and her award-winning teachers demonstrate tried-and-tested best practices for teaching science in diverse elementary, middle, and high school classrooms.
Randi Stone transports readers into the lively classrooms of award-winning teachers in this collection of outstanding methods for teaching social studies to diverse elementary, middle, and high school learners.
Between the pressure to meet standards and the overwhelming number of different learning needs of students, planning math lessons has become more complex.
Studies of effective teaching practices have continued to validate the need for explicit and systematic instruction in basic reading skills, and Bill Honig uses this research to shed new light on an old problemhow to help all students become fluent readers.
With See For Yourself, budding scientists can wow their teachers and classmates (and maybe win a ribbon or two) by learning How to extract DNA from an onion How pigments from vegetables make dye How to make paper out of lint from a clothes dryer How to make a friend feel like he or she has a third hand What happens when you grow yeast in dandruff shampoo That tea and iron pills make excellent inks And much more!
Called the perfect childrens introduction to environmental issues by Fred Krupp, president of the Environmental Defense Fund, Our House Is Round gently guides young readers through a smartly narrated conversation illuminating the concept of global connection and environmental cause and effect.
