2021 - 2022 SCHOOL YEAR CATALOG

CONTEMPORARY ISSUES

FAMILIES TODAY

EXPLORES DIFFERENT TYPES OF FAMILY STRUCTURES, PROVIDING ADVICE FOR KIDS WITH “NONTRADITIONAL” FAMILIES.

9 VOLUME SET © 2017 Set ISBN ........... 978-1-4222-3612-3 Hardcover Set Price.............$251.37 $188.55 (S&L) Hardcover List Price ..............$27.93 $20.95 (S&L) Multi-User eBook List Price ..$35.93 $26.95 (S&L) Each title addresses the history, current trends, issues, challenges, and social impacts of each situation in a straightforward, nonjudgmental manner. VERDICT: A great resource that reflects the many manifestations of family with an emphasis on social acceptance. —SLJ

Full Color • Library Bound Trim Size: 7 x 9 • 48 Pages Grade Level: 5-7

HBK ISBN

E-ISBN -8257-1 -8258-8 -8259-5 -8262-5 -8264-9 -8265-6 -8266-3 -8267-0 -8268-7

Adoptive Families ............................ -3613-0 Disability and Families..................... -3614-7 Foster Families ................................ -3615-4 Incarceration and Families .............. -3618-5 Military Families .............................. -3620-8 Multigenerational Families .............. -3621-5 Multiracial Families ......................... -3622-2 Single-Parent Families .................... -3623-9 Teen Parents.................................... -3624-6

EXAMINES FACTS, ARGUMENTS, AND OPINIONS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE ON THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL SUBJECTS. This well-written, thoughtful series uses

CRITICAL WORLD ISSUES

international and historical perspectives to analyze contemporary issues. VERDICT: Primary purchases for teen collections, especially those with a need for titles on international affairs. —SLJ

12 VOLUME SET © 2017 Set ISBN .........................978-1-4222-3645-1 Hardcover Set Price.......................... $415.20 Hardcover List Price ........................... $34.60 Multi-User eBook List Price ............... $43.93

$311.40 (S&L) $25.95 (S&L) $32.95 (S&L)

Full Color • Library Bound Trim Size: 7 x 9 • 112 Pages Grade Level: 7-12

HBK ISBN E-ISBN

Animal Rights ...................................................... -3647-5 Capital Punishment.............................................. -3649-9 Consumerism....................................................... -3650-5 Drugs ................................................................... -3651-2 Equal Opportunities ............................................. -3652-9 Genetic Engineering ............................................ -3655-0 Human Rights ...................................................... -3657-4 Poverty................................................................. -3658-1 Racism................................................................. -3659-8 Refugees.............................................................. -3660-4 Terrorism ............................................................. -3661-1 The Arms Trade.................................................... -3648-2

-8127-7 -8129-1 -8130-7 -8131-4 -8132-1 -8135-2 -8137-6 -8138-3 -8139-0 -8140-6 -8141-3 -8128-4

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