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Places of Protest

Jen Breach (author)

Publisher: Rourke Publishing ISBN: 9781731651990

Get insight into some of the most important protests in history, from their locations to the important figures who inspired change. This book includes a glossary, an index, and new vocabulary words to help develop both reading and comprehension skills.

High Score: The Players and People Behind the Games

Kaitlyn Duling (author)

Publisher: Rourke Publishing ISBN: 9781731649843

Do you dream of hitting high scores and winning championships? In High Score: The Players and People Behind the Games, you’ll meet the top designers, gamers, and teams in eSports. This “who’s who” of video game greats tells about the top record-holders, highest earners, eSport celebrities, and more! Once you’re done reading, it’ll be time to take your place as the World’s Greatest eSports Fan. Game on!

Smokejumpers

Brittany Canasi (author)

Publisher: Rourke Publishing ISBN: 9781731616135

In Dangerous Jobs: Smokejumpers, readers will dive into how smokejumpers are trained, what goes into a jump, and how they fight fires once they get there. Smokejumpers are highly trained, specialized firefighters who leap into danger. While other firefighters battle large-scale wildfires, smokejumpers are deployed to snuff out remote fires before they become a threat.

Power Workers

Ray Reyes (author)

Publisher: Rourke Publishing ISBN: 9781731616180

In Dangerous Jobs: Power Workers, readers will meet the people who risk their lives to bring electricity to homes and businesses around the world. Electric shock and explosions are just some of the daily dangers power workers face on the job.

Search and Rescue

Brittany Canasi (author)

Publisher: Rourke Publishing ISBN: 9781731616142

In Dangerous Jobs: Search and Rescue, readers will learn how the heroic efforts of a few save the lives of many. What’s it like to work in the dangerous field of search and rescue? It all depends on where help is needed! Explore the differences between mountain and wilderness, cave, urban, and combat search and rescue.

Logging

G.L. Cronin (author)

Publisher: Rourke Publishing ISBN: 9781731616159

In Dangerous Jobs: Logging, readers will learn how loggers face risks to harvest the wood we need. A logger makes the final cut. "Timber!" Loggers know to stand back and be careful. They face extreme danger every day as they travel through steep and rugged forests, fell huge trees, and handle sharp tools.

Mountain Guides

Erin Palmer (author)

Publisher: Rourke Publishing ISBN: 9781731616173

In Dangerous Jobs: Mountain Guides, readers will meet the people who risk their lives to help others have adventures on the highest peaks. For most people, climbing the largest mountains in the world is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. For mountain guides, it’s just another day at work!

Deep-Sea Fishing

Erin Palmer (author)

Publisher: Rourke Publishing ISBN: 9781731616166

In Dangerous Jobs: Deep-Sea Fishing, readers will learn how deep-sea fishers put their lives on the line every day they go to work. From sinking ships to being thrown overboard, deep-sea fishing is one of the most dangerous jobs in the world.

Unexplained Unsolved Crimes

Brittany Canasi (author)

Publisher: Rourke Publishing ISBN: 9781643692111

In Unexplained: Unsolved Crimes, readers in grades 4–8 will step into the world of unsolved crimes, where the trail runs cold and many cases remain open. From heists and murders to burglaries and beyond, these unsolved crimes have stumped even the most skilled investigators.

Unexplained Mysterious Disappearances

Kevin Walker (author)

Publisher: Rourke Publishing ISBN: 9781643691817

In Unexplained: Mysterious Disappearances, readers in grades 5-9 will explore people and places throughout history that have been involved with sudden, mysterious disappearances. What happened to Amelia Earhart? Why is the Bermuda Triangle so mysterious? In some cases, theories can explain what happened. In others, no one is sure.

Unexplained Aliens and UFOs

Theo Baker (author)

Publisher: Rourke Publishing ISBN: 9781643691848

This book discusses 11 encounters and incidents in which people claim to have seen aliens or UFOs.

Gross Places

Pete Jenkins (author)

Publisher: Rourke Publishing ISBN: 9781681919607

Does a doll cemetery or a gum wall sound like a good vacation destination? Read all about these and other places that will gross you out!

Gross Foods

Pete Jenkins (author)

Publisher: Rourke Publishing ISBN: 9781681919577

Would you eat a spider or maggot cheese? Learn about these and other disgusting foods people around the world eat every day.

Rockefeller Caper

Jonathan Rosen (author), Amerigo Pinelli (illustrator)

Publisher: Rourke Publishing ISBN: 9781681918785

A young newsie's perfect summer is marred by a run-in with gangsters in the 1920s.

Gross Jobs

Darla Duhaime (author)

Publisher: Rourke Publishing ISBN: 9781681919553

This title highlights all the gross jobs that people do every day.

Flames of Freedom

Sam George (author), Ludovic Salle (illustrator)

Publisher: Rourke Publishing ISBN: 9781681918808

Neighbors divided over the country's declaration of independence converge, leading to conflict among friends and families.