Essential issues
Author
1)
Biological & chemical warfare
Author
3)
Drug trafficking
Author
4)
Gangs
Author
5)
HIV/AIDS
Author
6)
Mental disorders
Author
7) Poverty
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2010]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 8.5 - AR Pts: 3
Description
Provides an overview of the history, causes, and social issues surrounding poverty; including the effect of poverty on health and education; and the steps being taken to end global poverty and hunger.
8) Suicide
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2010]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 9.1 - AR Pts: 3
Description
Offers factual information about suicide, providing a brief history, discussing risk factors and mental disorders, addressing young victims and the right to die, and exploring suicide as a weapon, experiences of people left behind, and prevention.
9)
Arms trade
Author
10)
Energy security
Author
12)
Binge drinking
Author
15) Homelessness
Author
Series
Pub. Date
©2012
Description
This volume provides a look at the history, causes, and possible solutions to the problem of homelessness.
17) Teen pregnancy
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2015]
Description
Looks at the issue of teenage pregnancy, examining the reasons teens become pregnant, the challenges faced by the mothers and children, and its impact around the world.
19) Bullying
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2015]
Description
Examines the issue of bullying, explaining the different types, its effects, and how it can be prevented.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2015]
Description
This title examines how international adoption affects individuals and society, investigates how people are working to improve international adoption policies and regulations, and analyzes the controversies and conflicting viewpoints surrounding the issue. Features include a glossary, selected bibliography, websites, source notes, and an index, plus a timeline and essential facts. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards....
23) Teen self-injury
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2015]
Description
This title examines how self-injury affects individuals and society, investigates how people are working to put an end to self-injury, and analyzes the controversies and conflicting viewpoints surrounding the issue. Features include a glossary, selected bibliography, websites, source notes, and an index, plus a timeline and essential facts. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo...