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  • Teens & Sex

    by Hal Marcovitz ...
    Series series Gallup Youth Survey: Major Issues and Tr
    The teenage pregnancy rate has dropped in recent years, yet each year more than 320,000 teen girls in the United States give birth. This volume examines the changing attitudes of teenagers toward contraception, abstinence, sexually transmitted diseases, media influences, and other issues involving young people and sex. ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Islam in Africa

    by Hal Marcovitz ...
    Series series Africa: Progress and Problems
    Islam is considered the worlds fastest-growing religion, and today more than 420 million Africans follow the Islamic faith. Since Islam was introduced to the continent during the seventh century a.d., it has had a profound political and cultural influence on Africa. This book traces the historical spread of Islam throughout Africa. It also examines current issues and controversies surrounding the ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Statue of Liberty

    A Beacon of Welcome and Hope

    by Hal Marcovitz ...
    The Statue of Liberty was given to the United States as a gift from the people of France in 1886. It was originally meant as an emblem of the friendship between the two nations, but over the years it has come to mean much more. The Statue of Liberty has come to represent the promise of America—a promise that drew tens of millions of immigrants from other countries, seeking greater freedom and ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Teens, Religion & Values

    by Hal Marcovitz ...
    Series series Gallup Youth Survey: Major Issues and Tr
    Most young people report that they believe in God, yet recent surveys by the Gallup Organization have shown that fewer than half of all teenagers in the United States regularly attend church. Is organized religion losing its influence on young people? How many teenagers think about careers in the clergy? This volume examines the influence of religion and values on young people today. ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Teens & LGBT Issues

    by Hal Marcovitz ...
    Series series Gallup Youth Survey: Major Issues and Tr
    Over the past few decades, landmark legal cases, medical discoveries, and movies and television shows have helped increase acceptance of homosexuality in American culture. Young peoples opinions have played an important part in this growing tolerance. Studies show that more than 60 percent of young adults consider homosexuality acceptable. This volume will examine teen attitudes toward ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • The White House

    The Home of the U.S. President

    by Hal Marcovitz ...
    For more than 200 years, U.S. presidents have lived and worked in the executive mansion at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C.—commonly known as the White House. The executive mansion received its nickname in 1798, when its stone exterior was painted white to seal it from moisture and prevent cracking. As the official home of the president, the White House has come to symbolize the power ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • The Alamo

    Symbol of Freedom

    by Hal Marcovitz ...
    In 1836, a small group of Texan settlers fighting for their freedom from Mexico fortified an old Spanish mission near the village of San Antonio de Béxar. Surrounded and badly outnumbered by a larger Mexican army, the defenders of the Alamo vowed to fight rather than surrender. Their sacrifice allowed other Texans the opportunity to organize and prepare their army to face the Mexicans, and win ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Teens & Volunteerism

    by Hal Marcovitz ...
    Series series Gallup Youth Survey: Major Issues and Tr
    Most young people in the United States today are willing to give something back to their communities. A recent report showed that each year an estimated 13 million teenagers donate more than 2.4 billion hours of their time to charitable causes, and the Gallup Youth Survey has found that roughly one-third of all teens participate in volunteer work. This volume examines the opportunities young ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Independence Hall

    Birthplace of Freedom

    by Hal Marcovitz ...
    Some of the most important documents in American history were composed and debated within the Pennsylvania State House, now known as Independence Hall. In 1776, the Second Continental Congress voted to approve the Declaration of Independence, which said that the American colonies would no longer be subject to the British rule. In 1787, Independence Hall hosted discussions for a new Constitution, ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • The U.S. Constitution

    Government by the People

    by Hal Marcovitz ...
    In 1787, the young United States was suffering from a governmental crisis. The original form of government created to unite the 13 states did not work well, and it was clear that something new was needed. In Philadelphia, representatives of the states met to create a new system of government. The document they produced, the U.S. Constitution, remains the framework for our government more than 225 ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Teens & Suicide

    by Hal Marcovitz ...
    Series series Gallup Youth Survey: Major Issues and Tr
    Suicide is the third-leading cause of death among adolescents in the United States; in a recent study by the Gallup Youth Survey, 47 percent of teenagers between the ages of 13 and 17 said they know someone who has tried to take their own lives. This volume examines the cause of teenage suicide and explores such issues as teens and guns as well as suicide rates among minorities. ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • The Declaration of Independence

    Forming a New Nation

    by Hal Marcovitz ...
    The issue of slavery had divided the nation for decades, but problems came to a head after the election of Abraham Lincoln as president in 1860. Fearing that Lincoln would attempt to abolish slavery, the legislatures of 11 southern states voted to withdraw from the United States and create a new nation, the Confederate States of America. This would result in four bloody years of Civil War in which ... Read more

    $9.99 USD