A biographical guide to novelists, poets, playwrights, screenwriters, lyricists, illustrators, cartoonists, animators which gives information about their writings, personal data, career information, plus a sidelights section covering a wide range of topics. Illustrations, author portraits, dust jackets, book covers and other visual material run through the text.

Beacham's Guide to Literature for Young Adults covers more than 650 titles and offers a thorough introduction to the basic components of the study of literature. Entries include a discussion of each author's life and career; ideas for research papers and reports; discussion of themes, setting, genre, etc.; and more. New volumes will be published at a rate of two per year.

Presents six theme-based chapters of original documents such as speeches, letters, and book excerpts, from 1920 to approximately 1950, which examine the Holocaust.

This text aims to provide young adults with a source where they can discover fascinating and entertaining facts about writers, artists, personalities and cartoonists that most interest them.

This informative reference series is designed to help students understand the impact that science has had on the course of human history. Each set (the 18th and 20th century sets will come out in 2001 and 2002) focuses on a particular time period and consists of five topically arranged chapters covering life sciences, mathematics, medicine, physical sciences and technology. Chapters include a topic-specific chronology; a brief overview essay; 10-12 essays on the theories, inventions and major concepts discovered during the period; 10-12 biographies of pioneering scientists; lists of additional resources; and more. Additional features include approximately 60 black-and-white illustrations per volume, sidebars highlighting words to know and activity ideas, and general and subject indexes.

A biographical guide to novelists, poets, playwrights, screenwriters, lyricists, illustrators, cartoonists, animators which gives information about their writings, personal data, career information, plus a sidelights section covering a wide range of topics. Illustrations, author portraits, dust jackets, book covers and other visual material run through the text.

Students are fascinated by the topics covered in this multidisciplinary encyclopedia. Spanning more than 4,000 years, from the Early Bronze Age to 325 B.C.E., The Ancient Near East provides an overview of Egypt, Mesopotamia, Iran/Persia, the Arabian Peninsula and more. Fully illustrated, and including sidebars, marginal definitions, timelines and maps, this set provides an accurate, comprehensive and accessible research reference for students, and is modeled after two popular sets -- Ancient Greece and Rome and The Middle Ages.

With assignments based on geography or a student's ethnic and cultural background as staples in many middle schools today, U - X - L presents a new resource devoted to physical geography. Designed specifically for students in grades 5-12, this 5-vol. Set includes information on physical properties and characteristics of nearly 200 countries. Included are approximately 200 alphabetically arranged entries; 200 maps; 450 black-and-white photographs, illustrations, graphs and tables; "Words to Know" section; world rankings; and a general index.

In answer to the perennial question What else should I read? these innovative resources go beyond linear listings of suggestions to help students find books through a variety of directions, including subject, author, and genre. Each guide contains approximately 30 displayable bookwebs that can be used as posters, with reproducible bookmarks that list related titles and fit into pockets on the posters. Each web leads users to 8 to 14 related topics that have lists of relevant books with their authors and brief LC descriptions. Detailed author, title, and subject indexes make further exploration easy. Hundreds of the best fiction books for young readers, titles commonly found in school library collections, are covered in the webs.

The visual, nonlinear features of these books make them unique and user-friendly tools for educators and students alike. Perfect for the bulletin board, the bookwebs are a great way to stimulate reading

This text aims to provide young adults with a source where they can discover fascinating and entertaining facts about writers, artists, personalities and cartoonists that most interest them.

Specifically designed to meet the needs of students, each volume of Something About the Author (SATA), provides illustrated biographical articles on 100-125 children's authors and artists.

This comprehensive encyclopedia is a subject-specific guide to concepts, theories, discoveries, pioneers and issues that meets the information need for core science studies. It includes approximately 1,000 entries and 350 photographs and illustrations with attention given to women, minorities and lesser-known scientists.

Officially originating in 1941 when a Vietminh guerrilla force was formed under Ho Chi Minh and ending in May 1975 with the fall of Saigon, the Vietnam War took a heavy toll on American troops and greatly affected the political atmosphere of the late 60s and early 70s. "Vietnam War: Almanac" highlights the major events leading up to and during America's involvement in the war that created great political tensions on the home front: Vietnam and French Colonialism Vietnam and the Cold War Early American Involvement in Vietnam The Fall of Diem The War at Home Vietnam's Lasting Impact on America And other topics relating to American involvement

Also included are sidebars, photographs, maps, timelines, "Words to Know" section, and an index.