Frank Carlson Library

What is racism? Who is a racist? What are the causes of racism? Read this book to learn more about racism and what you can do to help foster tolerance, understanding, and acceptance in your community and the world.

How do nonprofits and charities work? What problems do they need to solve? In United Way, readers will discover the ways this organization contributes positively to the world. Sidebars and backmatter ask questions for text-dependent analysis. Photos, a glossary, and additional resources are included.

How do nonprofits and charities work? What problems do they need to solve? In World Wildlife Fund, readers will discover the ways this organization contributes positively to the world. Sidebars and backmatter ask questions for text-dependent analysis. Photos, a glossary, and additional resources are included.

How do nonprofits and charities work? What problems do they need to solve? In Greenpeace Fund, readers will discover the ways this organization contributes positively to the world. Sidebars and backmatter ask questions for text-dependent analysis. Photos, a glossary, and additional resources are included.

How do nonprofits and charities work? What problems do they need to solve? In Rotary Clubs, readers will discover the ways this organization contributes positively to the world. Sidebars and backmatter ask questions for text-dependent analysis. Photos, a glossary, and additional resources are included.

Depression and stress effect close to 30 percent of all teens; a staggering statistic. Stress and anxiety can exhibit in teens by feeling overwhelmed, sad or depressed and tired. This book provides teens with the tools and vocabulary they need to express how they are feeling and when to seek help. Personal interviews with teens coping with depression and stress are revealed as well as warning signs, treatment options, and most importantly, solutions....

Alcohol is the most frequently used drug by teenagers in the United States. Dependence on alcohol over time can cause liver disease, trouble with coordination, blackouts, malnutrition, and shrinking frontal lobes. Changes in the brain caused by severe alcoholism creates long-term dependency and disease. Teen drinking is on the rise and is the cause of nearly 5,000 deaths per year. This book is designed to raise awareness by providing interviews with...

This book provides information on the dangers of cocaine and crack cocaine, a stimulant drug that affects the central nervous system. Use of the drug can result in sudden death, even upon first time use. Within this book, readers will learn about the long and short-term effects of cocaine and crack cocaine which include physical addiction, emotional addiction, expense, health problems, arrest for drug possession, and for other drug-related crime and...

Learn the importance of waiting your turn with this easy-to-read story.

Learn the importance of being prepared with this easy-to-read story.