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Mountain Survival Guide

Cynthia O‘Brien (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427125743

This fascinating and informative survival guide introduces readers to the challenging environment of a mountain. Useful tips tell you how to survive an avalanche, how to find drinkable water, what materials are available on a mountain for building shelter, and what animals to avoid. Real life stories demonstrate how humans can survive on their own on a mountain.

Island Survival Guide

Heather C. Hudak (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427125736

This fun and informative survival guide introduces readers to the challenging environment of a deserted island. Useful tips tell you how to stay calm, what you can - and shouldn't - eat, how to shelter from the sun, and what animals to avoid. Real life stories demonstrate how humans can survive on their own on an island.

Arctic and Antarctic Survival Guide

Sarah Eason (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427125712

This fascinating and informative survival guide introduces readers to the challenging environments of the Arctic and Antarctic. Useful tips tell you how to shelter from blizzards, what you can - and shouldn't - eat, what materials are available in frozen lands for building shelter, and what animals to avoid. Real life stories demonstrate how humans can survive on their own in polar regions.

Web Developer

B. Keith Davidson (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781039652200

Web developers help people connect around the world by designing the web pages we look at every day on the Internet. They must be good at logic and have an understanding of computer language to write code that tells a website how to function. If this sounds like the career for you, this book lays out the skills you will need to learn to become a web developer.

IT Technician

B. Keith Davidson (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781039652163

An IT, or Information Technology, technician installs and repairs the electronic devices we use every day to connect with the world. They need to have an understanding of how these technologies work and how they interact with software. If this sounds like the career for you, this book lays out the skills you will need to learn to become an IT technician.

Landscape Designer

Kelli Hicks (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781039652170

A landscape designer is a person who plans the plants, water features, lighting, and trees to make outdoor spaces that are attractive and functional. They need to be knowledgeable about soil and climate, as well as be creative and detail oriented. If this sounds like the career for you, this book lays out the skills you will need to learn to become a landscape designer.

Legal Assistant

Kelli Hicks (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781039652156

A legal assistant has knowledge of the law, and works with lawyers to help research, organize, and communicate with clients. They need strong communication skills and be detail oriented. If this sounds like the career for you, this book lays out the skills you will need to learn to become a legal assistant.

Cosmetologist

Kelli Hicks (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781039652194

Whether in a salon, shop, or spa, there are many jobs in the field of cosmetology. If you have always been interested in hairstyles and being creative with make-up and nails, this may be the field for you. This book lays out the skills you will need to learn to become a cosmetologist.

Construction Manager

B. Keith Davidson (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781039652187

Construction managers oversee the building of houses, shopping centers, and office buildings. They need to be able to manage many tasks at once and deal daily with many different kinds of workers on construction jobsites. If this sounds like the career for you, this book lays out the skills you will need to learn to become a construction manager.

Haunted Prisons

Thomas Kingsley Troupe (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427155702

Many believe ghosts can haunt any sort of location imaginable. Prisons and jails are where criminals are sent as punishment. See why some prisoners might be sentenced for life...and the afterlife!

Haunted Ships and Lighthouses

Thomas Kingsley Troupe (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427155719

Just about any place in the world can be haunted. Ships and lighthouses are places men and women of the sea spent years of their lives. See why it seems some aren't ready to leave...even after death!

Haunted Hotels

Thomas Kingsley Troupe (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427155689

Every state or country has a haunted history. Hotels are where travelers check in for a relaxing vacation. Unfortunately, some of the ghostly guests from long ago never bothered to check out! For now, the hotels in this book are still open for business, haunted or not!

Haunted Houses and Mansions

Thomas Kingsley Troupe (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427155696

There are places around the world that people believe are haunted. Houses and mansions are where the living live. Read all about some that might also be homes for the dead!

Haunted Graveyards and Temples

Thomas Kingsley Troupe (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427155665

There are haunted locations all over the world. Places where spirits cling to the real world for eternity. See why graveyards and temples, which celebrate the dead, can make some of them haunted hot spots!

Haunted Hospitals and Asylums

Thomas Kingsley Troupe (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427155672

There are places around the world where ghosts are believed to dwell. Hospitals and asylums are where patients go to get better. See why, sadly, some patients never leave alive...or dead!

Think Like a Scientist

Alex Woolf (author) David Broadbent (illustrator)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781039657137

Are you naturally curious about the world? You may want to become a scientist. Scientists train their brains to think in a questioning way about the world around them. With the help of the ideas in this book, you can start to think like a scientist too.

Gross and Disgusting Jobs

Julie K. Lundgren (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427154606

Learn all about different kinds of jaw-dropping jobs. Discover fascinating facts, from what happens to amusement park vomit to why inspectors test animal poop. Amazing photos and simple text make this book a great high-interest read.

Go Quiz Yourself Around the World

Izzi Howell (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427128836

Read about the things in our incredible world--landmarks, habitats and wildlife from the seven continents, dry deserts, huge oceans, mighty mountains, and much more. Then see if you can answer questions, such as: Which country is made up of over 6,000 islands? How many languages are spoken on Earth? What is the deadliest large land animal?

Volunteers During COVID-19

Robin Johnson (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427128423

This book shows how people have stepped up to volunteer to do necessary work, often without pay, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Volunteers do shopping for seniors and care for the pets of people in the hospital. Businesses have switched over to making things in short supply, such as protective masks and hand sanitizer. Even children have made inspirational signs on sidewalks and in windows.

Health Care Workers During COVID-19

Robin Johnson (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427128416

Doctors, nurses, and hospital cleaners, as well as workers providing home care and long-term care have continued to give us often lifesaving care during COVID-19. This book shows how health care workers have met the enormous challenges of the pandemic, at great risk to their own health.

Food Workers During COVID-19

Robin Johnson (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427128409

Many of us have been able to stay home to keep safe in the COVID-19 pandemic. This book shows how this would not be possible without food workers continuing to work to farm and produce our food, deliver it by truck, sell it to us in stores, and make sure everything is clean.

City Workers During COVID-19

Robin Johnson (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427128393

We see city workers every day. They deliver the mail, collect garbage, clean public places, and teach at school. This book shows how the COVID-19 pandemic made everyone realize just how much we rely on these workers to keep our daily lives running smoothly--and safely!

Islam in Turkey

Leyla Alicavusoglu, Frances Hawker (authors)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427197863

Islam in Turkey follows Metehan and his sister Ayse during the month of Ramadan. Follow them as Metehan tries fasting for the first time, and find out why Muslims celebrate Ramadan and how they learn about the Quran.

The Greatest Human Achievements

Grace Jones, Kirsty Holmes (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427122384

From Michelangelo’s paintings to climbing the world’s highest mountains and breaking the sound barrier, this book offers a glimpse of the greatest achievements made by humans in history. Bite-sized bits of information combine with relevant images to make it easy to access useful facts and numbers.

War Correspondents

Sabrina Crewe (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427180742

In the age of 24-hour news television, some war correspondents have become media stars by "embedding" or attaching themselves to a particular military unit in order to follow and report on their activities. Journalists who report on conflicts keep the world's citizens up to date by showing the reality of war. In the last century, the safety of war correspondents was usually respected by both sides involved in a conflict. Not so in modern warfare. War correspondents not only have to fear being killed or wounded in an attack they are reporting on, they have increasingly become the direct targets of violence and kidnapping themselves. This book describes the dangerous process of reporting on war and steps correspondents take to ensure their safety.