Focus on Current Events Set 1
(Set of 6)
$71.70 – $149.70
Having a solid understanding of current events is more important than ever. This timely series explores some of the most high-profile topics in today’s news. Each book offers a history of the topic, an analysis of the people and events that shaped it, and an overview of the debates and controversies surrounding the topic. Each book also includes a table of contents, two infographics, informative sidebars, two Case Study special features, quiz questions, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. This Focus Readers series is at the Voyager level, aligned to reading levels of grades 5-6 and interest levels of grades 5-9.
Description
Having a solid understanding of current events is more important than ever. This timely series explores some of the most high-profile topics in today’s news. Each book offers a history of the topic, an analysis of the people and events that shaped it, and an overview of the debates and controversies surrounding the topic. Each book also includes a table of contents, two infographics, informative sidebars, two Case Study special features, quiz questions, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. This Focus Readers series is at the Voyager level, aligned to reading levels of grades 5-6 and interest levels of grades 5-9.
Additional information
Format | Hosted Ebook, Paperback, Reinforced Library Binding |
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Correlation with Curriculum Standards
Reviews
“[E]ach topic is presented to make it more accessible….Good overviews of trending topics and current events.” — School Library Journal
Cryptocurrency: “This volume…presents a terrific overview of this nebulous form of money, which is never held in anyone’s hand or a bank….This timely book will serve both the curious and young researchers.” — Booklist
Electric Vehicles: A 2022 Junior Library Guild Selection
Title Details
The Climate Crisis
$11.95 – $24.95
This book explores the crisis of climate change, highlighting its causes, effects, and solutions, as well as the debates and challenges related to climate change that remain today. The book also includes a table of contents, two infographics, informative sidebars, two Case Study special features, quiz questions, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. This Focus Readers title is at the Voyager level, aligned to reading levels of grades 5-6 and interest levels of grades 5-9. Preview this book.
Description
This book explores the crisis of climate change, highlighting its causes, effects, and solutions, as well as the debates and challenges related to climate change that remain today. The book also includes a table of contents, two infographics, informative sidebars, two Case Study special features, quiz questions, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. This Focus Readers title is at the Voyager level, aligned to reading levels of grades 5-6 and interest levels of grades 5-9.
Additional information
Format | Hosted Ebook, Paperback, Reinforced Library Binding |
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Specifications
Copyright: 2022
Page Count: 48
Trim Size: 7 x 9
Dewey: 551
ATOS: 5.6
Lexile: 810L
F&P: W
Teacher Resources
Cryptocurrency
$11.95 – $24.95
This book explores the topic of digital money, highlighting cryptocurrency’s history, how it works, and its benefits and drawbacks. The book also includes a table of contents, two infographics, informative sidebars, two Case Study special features, quiz questions, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. This Focus Readers title is at the Voyager level, aligned to reading levels of grades 5-6 and interest levels of grades 5-9. Preview this book.
Description
This book explores the topic of digital money, highlighting cryptocurrency’s history, how it works, and its benefits and drawbacks. The book also includes a table of contents, two infographics, informative sidebars, two Case Study special features, quiz questions, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. This Focus Readers title is at the Voyager level, aligned to reading levels of grades 5-6 and interest levels of grades 5-9.
Additional information
Format | Hosted Ebook, Paperback, Reinforced Library Binding |
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Specifications
Copyright: 2022
Page Count: 48
Trim Size: 7 x 9
Dewey: 332
ATOS: 5.5
Lexile: 790L
F&P: X
Teacher Resources
Electric Vehicles
$11.95 – $24.95
This book explores how electric vehicles work and are developed, highlighting their history, potential role in slowing climate change, as well as the debates and challenges related to electric vehicles that remain today. The book also includes a table of contents, two infographics, informative sidebars, two Case Study special features, quiz questions, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. This Focus Readers title is at the Voyager level, aligned to reading levels of grades 5-6 and interest levels of grades 5-9. Preview this book.
Description
This book explores how electric vehicles work and are developed, highlighting their history, potential role in slowing climate change, as well as the debates and challenges related to electric vehicles that remain today. The book also includes a table of contents, two infographics, informative sidebars, two Case Study special features, quiz questions, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. This Focus Readers title is at the Voyager level, aligned to reading levels of grades 5-6 and interest levels of grades 5-9.
Additional information
Format | Hosted Ebook, Paperback, Reinforced Library Binding |
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Specifications
Copyright: 2022
Page Count: 48
Trim Size: 7 x 9
Dewey: 629
ATOS: 5.4
Lexile: 820L
F&P: W
Teacher Resources
Minimum Wage
$11.95 – $24.95
This book explores the topic of minimum wage, highlighting the legislative history, the debates surrounding that legislation, and the effects minimum wage has on workers and employers. The book also includes a table of contents, two infographics, informative sidebars, two Case Study special features, quiz questions, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. This Focus Readers title is at the Voyager level, aligned to reading levels of grades 5-6 and interest levels of grades 5-9. Preview this book.
Description
This book explores the topic of minimum wage, highlighting the legislative history, the debates surrounding that legislation, and the effects minimum wage has on workers and employers. The book also includes a table of contents, two infographics, informative sidebars, two Case Study special features, quiz questions, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. This Focus Readers title is at the Voyager level, aligned to reading levels of grades 5-6 and interest levels of grades 5-9.
Additional information
Format | Hosted Ebook, Paperback, Reinforced Library Binding |
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Specifications
Copyright: 2022
Page Count: 48
Trim Size: 7 x 9
Dewey: 331
ATOS: 5.6
Lexile: 840L
F&P: W
Teacher Resources
Protests
$11.95 – $24.95
This book explores how people use boycotts, strikes, and other forms of collective action to call for change, highlighting examples from historic protests and the movements they helped fuel as well as the systems and policies people continue to challenge today. The book also includes a table of contents, two infographics, informative sidebars, two Case Study special features, quiz questions, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. This Focus Readers title is at the Voyager level, aligned to reading levels of grades 5-6 and interest levels of grades 5-9. Preview this book.
Description
This book explores how people use boycotts, strikes, and other forms of collective action to call for change, highlighting examples from historic protests and the movements they helped fuel as well as the systems and policies people continue to challenge today. The book also includes a table of contents, two infographics, informative sidebars, two Case Study special features, quiz questions, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. This Focus Readers title is at the Voyager level, aligned to reading levels of grades 5-6 and interest levels of grades 5-9.
Additional information
Format | Hosted Ebook, Paperback, Reinforced Library Binding |
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Specifications
Copyright: 2022
Page Count: 48
Trim Size: 7 x 9
Dewey: 320
ATOS: 5.7
Lexile: 800L
F&P: Y
Teacher Resources
Vaccines
$11.95 – $24.95
This book explores how vaccines work and are developed, highlighting examples of historic vaccines and the diseases they help prevent as well as the debates and challenges related to vaccination that remain today. The book also includes a table of contents, two infographics, informative sidebars, two Case Study special features, quiz questions, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. This Focus Readers title is at the Voyager level, aligned to reading levels of grades 5-6 and interest levels of grades 5-9. Preview this book.
Description
This book explores how vaccines work and are developed, highlighting examples of historic vaccines and the diseases they help prevent as well as the debates and challenges related to vaccination that remain today. The book also includes a table of contents, two infographics, informative sidebars, two Case Study special features, quiz questions, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. This Focus Readers title is at the Voyager level, aligned to reading levels of grades 5-6 and interest levels of grades 5-9.
Additional information
Format | Hosted Ebook, Paperback, Reinforced Library Binding |
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Specifications
Copyright: 2022
Page Count: 48
Trim Size: 7 x 9
Dewey: 614
ATOS: 5.5
Lexile: 760L
F&P: W