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Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting to engage reluctant readers! Under cover and in secret during World War II, Allied spies and secret agents worked behind the scenes to send messages, take pictures, and find out about the enemy's plans. These spies broke codes and stopped weapons programs. Eventually, their work helped the Allies win the war. These brave men and women risked their lives to fight back...
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The number people working side gigs has been growing. And many more turned to side gigs as unemployment soared in 2020. According to the Freelancers Union, which advocates for independent workers, 57 million Americans were self-employed in 2019. Around 2 million more started their own side gigs in 2020.
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On a global scale, humans create around 2.6 trillion pounds of waste every year. None of this trash is harmlesslandfills and dumps leak toxic chemicals into soil and groundwater, while incinerators release toxic gases and particles into the air. What can we do to keep garbage from swallowing up Earth? Reducing, reusing, recycling, and upcycling are some of the answers. Learn more about the work of the US Environmental Protection Agency, the Ocean...
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Long before Europeans explored the lands and waters above the Arctic Circle, several Inuit groups lived in this harsh, snowy landscape. They spoke different languages and developed unique ways to thrive in the ice and snow. These include making homes from whalebones and animals skins and hunting seals with spears through holes in the ice. Many Inuit still live in the Arctic. While many aspects of Arctic life have changed, the Inuit are working to...
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In 1492 Christopher Columbus sailed west from Europe and landed on a Caribbean island in what he thought was India. Over the next twelve years, Columbus made several voyages to the New World, seeking gold and power and bringing other Europeans to start colonies. How can we know what the journey was like for Columbus, his shipmates, and the Taino people he met in the Caribbean? We can study maps and tools Columbus used, excerpts from his journal, and...
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The modern world would not exist without electricity, which has irrevocably reshaped science, industry, and culture. This book travels from Thomas Edison's lab through the electric-powered growth of big cities to the mid-century economic boom and into the digital age. The positive aspects of electricity are discussed along with problems such as nuclear meltdowns, air pollution, and climate change.
9) The 1950s
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Discusses the political, economic, and cultural life of the United States in the 1950s, including the effects of the Cold War, the civil rights movement, television, music, art, science, and technology.
10) The 1990s
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Discusses the political, historical, and cultural life of the United States in the 1990s.
11) Black bears
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Briefly describes the physical characteristics, habitat, and behavior of black bears.
12) The 1980s
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Discusses the political, historical, and cultural life of the United States in the 1980s, including the end of communism, the Iran-Contra affair, and pop culture of the time.
14) Maine coon cats
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Presents information about the oldest and largest American breed of cat including physical characteristics, care and feeding, and what to look for when buying a kitten.
15) Sun bears
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Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, habitat, and life cycle of this tropical bear, the smallest bear in the world.
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"Jeff Bezos took his childhood love of books and turned it into Amazon.com, one of the biggest and most successful online retailers on earth. Driven by Bezos's vision, Amazon changed the way people read, listen to music, watch videos, and shop"--From the publisher's web site.
19) John Jay
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Describes the life and political career of the man who was a delegate to the First Continental Congress, one of the authors of "The Federalist," and first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
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"One of those benefits is that volunteers make peoples' lives better. And a second benefit is self-directed: people who help others help themselves. Volunteers feel personal satisfaction when they see how their efforts are making the world a better place.This is a powerful tool for reducing stress, combating depression, and providing a sense of purpose.Volunteer work can be challenging but those who tackle problems or aid strangers meet like-minded...