Kristi Lew
Author
Series
Publisher
Rosen Publishing
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
The National Institute on Drug Abuse reports that prescription painkillers are one of the most commonly abused drugs by teens, after tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana. Readers get the facts about narcotics, including opioids and opiates, the class of chemicals that includes oxycodone. The misuse of narcotic painkillers has more than tripled since 2001, according to the CDC. This frank narrative explains how opioid painkillers work on the body and brain,...
Author
Publisher
Rosen Central
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In some regions of the United States, legendary stories of monsters, beasts, and demons have been passed down from generation to generation. In other areas of the country, areas with more recent beastly sightings, these legends are still being written. Whether these monsters are real or are simply tall tales, readers will enjoy a fabulously fun expedition in search of creepy cryptids in the forests, rivers, lakes, and oceans of America.
6) Human organs
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Describes the organs of the human body, including vital and non-vital organs"--Provided by publisher.
7) Volt
Author
Series
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Provides information on the electric technology used in the Volt, and discusses how the green movement is affecting the auto industry.
Author
Publisher
Rosen Publishing
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Jobs in nanotechnology are STEM-related careers, and opportunities are expanding rapidly. Scientists imagine using nanoscale science to better understand and enhance the fields of medicine, imaging, computing, printing, chemical manufacturing, and material science. A profession in nanoscale science might involve the development of increasingly small medical devices, the design of improved automobile or aeronautical manufacturing processes, the creation...
Author
Series
Publisher
Enslow Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Scientists believe that the universe is mostly made up of dark matter, a mysterious substance that is different from the ordinary matter people can touch, smell, see, and interact with. Dark matter cannot be directly observed, but it can be studied by examining its effect on ordinary matter. Simplified explanations of complex scientific concepts and dynamic images will help students understand how physicists employ Kepler's laws of planetary motion,...
16) Human cloning
Author
Series
Publisher
Rosen Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"A book about depictions of human cloning in science fiction as well as the ethics and possibility of human cloning in the real world."--
Author
Publisher
Britannica Educational Publishing, in association with Rosen Educational Services
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In this instructive and accessible volume, readers discern how engineers safeguard the environment with their practices. They learn how green engineers cut down on waste and the use of natural resources by inventing new materials and techniques. This resource covers recycling, reuse, and renewable energy sources and explains global warming and greenhouse gases and their effects on Earth's environment. Readers recognize engineers' solutions to some...