Books with author A. C. Wheeler

With easy-to-read text, full-color photos, and captivating graphics, this book examines the background, pros and cons, and future of alternative cars. Readers will learn about electric cars, gasoline-electric hybrids, hydraulic hybrids, diesel cars, and hydrogen fuel-cell cars. Powering cars with natural gas and ethanol blends is also discussed, as well as the demand for oil, fuel economy, and fuel emissions. Exciting, close-up photos let readers look inside the engines of electric, gasoline-electric hybrid, and hydraulic hybrid cars. Environmental topics such as the burning of fossil fuels, pollution, greenhouse gases, and global warming are also addressed. Informative sidebars, bold glossary terms, and an index accompany engaging text and interactive graphic elements.

This book introduces young readers to the life of Michelle Obama, beginning with her childhood in Chicago, Illinois. Readers will become familiar with her strong, intelligent personality as they learn about her years at Princeton University and Harvard Law School, her career as a lawyer and later a community service worker, her marriage to Barack Obama, and her life as a mother to her daughters Malia and Sasha. Details of Mrs. Obama's years as a political wife are also discussed, which include her work on her husband's campaign during the 2008 election and her assent to First Lady. The historic significance of Mrs. Obama as the first African-American First Lady is also highlighted. Full-color photos accompany the easy-to-read text. Extras include a sidebar, a timeline, fun facts, an index, and a glossary. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.

This title examinesPinterest, the interest sharing website.Readers will learn aboutcompany history and development, howPinterestoperates, issues the company faces such as inappropriate content, and its impact on society.Color photos accompany easy-to-read, compelling text. Features include a company profile, mini bios of company founders, timeline, fast facts, informative sidebars, andsection on online safety.Checkerboard Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

With easy-to-read text, full-color photos, and captivating graphics, this book examines the background, pros and cons, and future of renewable fuels. Readers will learn about corn ethanol, cellulosic ethanol, biodiesel, landfill gas, and methane digesters. These fuels, including E85 and soy biodiesel, are compared and contrasted with widely used fossil fuels. The process of turning grains into ethanol is broken down into easy-to-follow steps, and the role of ethanol in the carbon cycle is simplified in an illustrated diagram. Environmental topics such as pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, and global warming are also introduced. In addition, a colorful timeline highlights advances in renewable fuels. Informative sidebars, bold glossary terms, and an index accompany engaging text and interactive graphic elements.

This biography introduces readers to C.S. Lewis, the British author of The Chronicles of Narnia series that includes The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and Prince Caspian. Readers will learn about Lewis's childhood struggles after the death of his mother, his service in World War I, his work at Oxford and Cambridge Universities, and his examination of Christian faith. Other works such as the Ransom Trilogy and The Screwtape Letters are also introduced. Easy-to-read text and full-color photos highlight Lewis's childhood, education, and early influences. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.

This book examines the chausie cat, a cross between a wildcat called the jungle cat and either a domestic shorthair cat or an Abyssinian cat. Readers will explore the history of both the domestic shorthair and the Abyssinian. The jungle cat's habitat, body features, and diet are also discussed. Readers will learn about the chausie's coat and what colors this hybrid comes in. The chausie's size, behavior, and character are also discussed. Finally, readers will learn a few tips for caring for this beautiful hybrid. Full-color photos accompany engaging, easy-to-read text. Extras include an index and a glossary. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.

Barbara Park is the internationally successful children's author of the humorous Junie B. Jones series, as well as other young readers novels that deal with important issues such as popularity, Alzheimer's disease, and death. This biography uses full-color photos, glossary terms, and an index to highlight Park's childhood, education, family life, career successes and failures, and the authors, such as Judy Blume, who inspired her work.

This book introduces young readers to the Bernese mountain dog. In engaging, easy-to-read text readers examine the history, physical attributes, development, and behavior of the breed. Coat, color, size, and care instructions are also covered. Beautiful, full-color photos allow students to see Berners in a variety of situations. An index and glossary are also included. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.