Jennifer Swanson: 14 books
What They See
How to stand out and shine in your new job
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2016
We send messages constantly—through our body language, actions, what we carry with us and what we wear. Being aware of the messages you send is the first step in learning how to build an image of professionalism that will assure others that you are capable, competent, and right for the job. An expert...
by Jennifer Swanson
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2013
Students can determine the meaning of key terms and relationships involving money, savings strategies, economics, and finance in this informational text that presents ten secrets in building the bank account of their dreams. They learn tips for increasing income, developing a savings plan, keeping...
by Jennifer Swanson
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2018
Discover the stories of the real people and events that shaped American history in the Real Stories From My Time series. Perfect for book reports with full-page illustrations throughout, these nonfiction chapter books also include historical photos, maps, a timeline, a glossary, and a bibliography...
Explore Forces and Motion!
With 25 Great Projects
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2016
Everything moves! Kids run around the playground, cars drive on the road, and balls fly through the air. What causes all this motion? Physics! Forces and motion rule the way everything moves through space.
In Explore Forces and Motion! With 25 Great Projects, readers ages 7 through 10 discover...
by Jennifer Swanson
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2018
Have you ever tried to come up with ways to solve a problem in your community? Wangari Maathai worked to solve an environmental crisis and help people at the same time.
When Maathai was young, it was unusual for girls in Kenya to go to school, but she was determined to learn more about science...
Bridges!
With 25 Science Projects for Kids
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2018
Getting from one place to another sounds easy if you are on a straight piece of land, but what if you have to get over—or under—a body of water or a deep gorge? Build a bridge! Bridges are the great connectors. They allow us to travel the twists and turns, highs and lows, ins and out of every...
Zoology
Cool Women Who Work With Animals
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2017
Love to work with animals? Want to study them in the wild? Wish you could become a zookeeper? Become a zoologist! Zoology is the study of everything having to do with animals, including how and why they look, act, and behave in their environments and with other animals. As a zoologist, you might go...
by Jennifer Swanson
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2014
Turning an idea into a product or service takes dedication and perseverance, but the best part is anyone can do it. This savvy volume presents practical ways for becoming an entrepreneur and starting a business, including researching ideas, products, and services, as well as compiling a business plan...
The Fall of the Mongol Empire
Disintegration, Disease, and an Enduring Legacy
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2016
As spectacular as its creation was, the fall of the Mongol Empire was just as remarkable. Its descent into chaos was signaled by inter-family rebellion across the four khanates established by Genghis Khan. As weaker Mongol leaders struggled to retain control, drought, flood, famine, and the bubonic...
Bartolomeu Dias
First European Sailor to Reach the Indian Ocean
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2017
The late fifteenth century was alive with dreams of world exploration. As the first Portuguese adventurer to sail from the Atlantic Ocean to the Indian Ocean, Bartolomeu Dias was one of the most important. His voyage around the tip of Africa, past the Cape of Good Hope, paved the way for future explorers...
Lewis and Clark
Famed Explorers of the American Frontier
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2016
When Thomas Jefferson negotiated the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, he needed a team to survey that vast, unknown expanse of land. He chose Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. Together, they led the Corps of Discovery, a team of intrepid explorers across a wild, dangerous country. Readers will understand...
Geoengineering Earth's Climate
Resetting the Thermostat
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2017
Most scientists agree that Earth is warming rapidly. Glaciers are melting and rising seawaters are submerging islands and coastal cities. In the coming decades, millions will likely have to escape extreme weather caused by climate change.
Some scientists say we need to act faster and with radical...
Your Special Education Rights
What Your School District Isn’t Telling You
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2017
Drawing on decades of experience, Jennifer Laviano, a high-profile special education attorney, and Julie Swanson, a sought-after special education advocate, help parents of students with disabilities navigate their school systems to get the services they need for their children.
Parents will...
Leisure, Plantations, and the Making of a New South
The Sporting Plantations of the South Carolina Lowcountry and Red Hills Region, 1900–1940
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2015
Leisure, Plantations, and the Making of New South investigates the social, architectural, and environmental history of sporting plantations in the South Carolina lowcountry and the Red Hills region of southeast Georgia and northern Florida. Although plantations figure prominently in histories of the...