"The Marching Band Nerd Awards are not your typical awards. But do any other awards even matter? Could you win the award for the Most Texts Sent During Rehearsal? Or the Fastest Person with a Tuba award? These hilarious awards will have band nerds of all ages picking winners"--

An illustrated guide to how we can all make a difference in our local and global communities. Are you an aspiring activist or a curious community member? Then this is the perfect guide for you! Young people around the world are more aware than ever before of social, cultural, and environmental issues. They want their voices to be heard. They are keen to step up and make a difference. Packed with carefully curated and expert-written content, this fun...

"Book introduces the reader to Forensic Science"--

From chat rooms to photo apps, explore how you can ensure a safe and sound social media experience. Includes activity page and reader's guide questions.

"Green Card Youth Voices: Immigration Stories from Madison and Milwaukee High Schools" is a collection of thirty personal essays, and accompanying video narratives, written by students attending James Madison Memorial and Pulaski High Schools. In their own voices, these students from twenty two countries describe their childhoods, reasons for leaving, first impressions of this land, and dreams of how they will contribute to it. These digital and written...

The Newcomers follows the lives of twenty-two immigrant teenagers throughout the course of the 2015-2016 school year as they land at South High School in Denver, Colorado. These newcomers, from fourteen to nineteen years old, come from nations convulsed by drought or famine or war. Many come directly from refugee camps, after experiencing dire forms of cataclysm. Some arrive alone, having left or lost every other member of their original family. At...

Picking up where Ibtisam Barakat's first memoir, Tasting the Sky, left off, Balcony on the Moon follows her through her childhood and adolescence in Palestine from 1972-1981 in the aftermath of the Six-Day War. This memoir about pursuing dreams in the face of adversity chronicles Ibitsam's desire to be a writer and shows how she finds inspiration through writing letters to pen pals and from an adult who encourages her to keep at it. But the most surprising...

"For anyone who's been in band, seen a band, or can spell the word "band," this one is for you! This book of hilariously inspiring poems and illustrations is all about-you guessed it-BAND!"-- Corchin has created a collection of humorously inspiring poems and illustrations deftly capturing all the laughs, antics, and inside jokes of band nerds! Whether you've been in band or know someone who was, you'll find someone you recognize in this book. --...

Para celebrar veinte anos con Harry Potter, explora la extraordinaria coleccion de articulos magicos exhibidos en la exposicion Harry Potter: La historia de la magia, que se presenta en la Biblioteca Britanica. En ellos podras recorrer el plan de estudios del Colegio Hogwarts de Magia y Hechiceria y emprender un viaje de miles de anos para descubrir los origenes de la magia que subyace en las historias de Harry Potter. Cuidadosamente preparado por...