"In 2015, a flood of thick yellow sludge from a long-abandoned mine in Silverton, Colorado, made headlines as it flowed down the Animas River towards the Navajo Nation and the mighty Colorado River. Perhaps the most charismatic environmental disaster of our time, the Gold King Mine spill illustrates the devastating potential waiting in hundreds of abandoned mines throughout the Rocky Mountains. With disarming storytelling, award-winning journalist...

"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to Brazil. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--

This is a book for sharing. The grown-up who reads this book with you is saying that they really do want to listen and understand. They're saying that it's good to take time to talk about a feeling even if it seems very complicated. In the first of a series of children's books aimed at better understanding and articulating emotions, comes What Are Your Feeling? Taking a deep dive into 20 different feelings from sensitive to proud, quiet to mischievous,...

"Native young people and elders pray in sweat lodges at the Océti Sakówin camp, the North Dakota landscape outside blanketed in snow. In Oregon, white men and women in army surplus and western gear, some draped in the American flag, gather in the buildings of the Malheur Wildlife Refuge. The world witnessed two standoffs in 2016: the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe's protest against an oil pipeline in North Dakota and the armed takeover of Oregon's Malheur...

"On September 11, 2001, high school senior Lila Nordstrom watched from her classroom's window as the Twin Towers, mere blocks away, fell. Weeks later, at the urging of local officials and assurance from the EPA, Lila and her three thousand classmates were returned to their school-- even though the air was thick with toxic debris, dust, and smoke. In this remarkable, empowering memoir, Lila shares how the illnesses and deaths of her classmates related...

"Explore how the government of the United States works and how the country's history has shaped the way we are governed"--Provided by publisher.

From an ancient legend comes a love story for all time. Strong and brave, Tristan is the nephew of King Mark of Cornwall and one of his finest English knights. Mark sends Tristan to Ireland to bring home the king's bride, the princess Isolde. While in Ireland, Tristan slays a dragon and wins Isolde's hand for his uncle. But through a twist of fate, Tristan and Isolde fall in love on the voyage back to Cornwall. Will Tristan and Isolde each do their...

A vibrant biography of the woman who shaped the political climate of Daytona Beach with her civil rights, women's rights, and education activism. Mary McLeod Bethune was often called the "First Lady of Negro America," but she made significant contributions to the political climate of Florida as well. From the founding of the Daytona Literary and Industrial School for Training Negro Girls in 1904, Bethune galvanized African American women for change....

"Explore what it means to be a citizen of the United States while learning how history has shaped our modern lives and values"--Provided by publisher.

Filled with breathtaking artwork and based on original sources with photographs from the British Museum collection, this extraordinary collection profiles 50 powerful female figures from around the world and throughout history who have played an important role in shaping belief today.