Books with author Cathleen Small

Since 2000, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has provided more than $4.2 billion to help those in need. Sixteen years later, Forbes ranked philanthropist Melinda Gates as the fourth most powerful woman in the world. This inspiring title explores Gatess contributions, the ongoing issues she works to address around the world, and her powerful message that every persons life is of value.

Manchester United FC is one of the most celebrated soccer clubs in the world. However, it isn't just a soccer club; it's a global brand. Young sports enthusiasts will learn about the players and managers who have brought the team from simple beginnings to a cultural phenomenon. Readers will step inside the challenges the club has faced, and celebrate the many trophies, accolades, and awards it has received. In the more than one hundred years of the club's existence, Manchester United has had devastating lows, such as the Munich air disaster, and phenomenal highs, including being the world's most valuable soccer club. This book will take readers through all of them in engaging and exciting ways.

Code breakers and spies are the stuff of legend and intrigue, but in reality, they dramatically impacted wars and influenced society, as well as altered the field of information technology. Technology during the 1940s was primitive by today's standards, but spying and cryptography were cutting edge for the time. Many have heard of the use of Navajo code talkers during World War II, but this text explores the code talkers and beyond to paint a vivid picture of how cryptography and spy technology shaped the conflict.

Manchester United FC is one of the most celebrated soccer clubs in the world. However, it isn't just a soccer club; it's a global brand. Young sports enthusiasts will learn about the players and managers who have brought the team from simple beginnings to a cultural phenomenon. Readers will step inside the challenges the club has faced, and celebrate the many trophies, accolades, and awards it has received. In the more than one hundred years of the club's existence, Manchester United has had devastating lows, such as the Munich air disaster, and phenomenal highs, including being the world's most valuable soccer club. This book will take readers through all of them in engaging and exciting ways.

Before there was Rosa Parks, there was Claudette Colvin. This fearless black teenager, who studied civil rights at her segregated high school in Montgomery, Alabama, refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white person. She felt and believed it violated her rights as a United States citizen. Colvin began a movement that led to the Montgomery bus boycott, a pivotal event in the civil rights movement. Fast facts and sidebars support the narrative and provide intriguing asides about the quiet girl who sat for what she believed in.

Plant growth is a complicated topic that botanists and plant biologists devote their entire careers to studying. This book presents to elementary school students an accessible explanation of the process of how plants grow. It also describes how their life cycles work and how they must interact with the world around them to thrive. Additionally, this book examines environmental factors like disease and pollution by explaining what they are and how they impact plants' ability to grow. Young readers will learn the necessity of caring for plant life to improve the environment and create a greener future for the planet.

Football players are some of the toughest athletes in the world. They go through rigorous training to be able to take the tackling and injury risks of this aggressive, hands-on sport. Football is a sport that requires a lot of smarts, too. Just like chess, it's all about strategy and plays. With feature boxes, athlete spotlights, and strategies of both offensive and defensive positions, this book inspires readers to learn that the best teams in football have to go through just as much mental training as they do physical.

Increasingly, schools are requiring students to produce science portfolios to reflect their body of work in scientific study. This book introduces students to the portfolio concept and how to select and present what they wish to include. It also covers the four types of project-based learning, controlled investigations, field investigations, design investigations, and secondary-research investigations, with projects drawing on the Next Generation Science Standards. A dozen hands-on projects connect readers with real-world skills they can apply in their community. Engaging sidebars provide students with interesting additional information related to the projects.

Plant growth is a complicated topic that botanists and plant biologists devote their entire careers to studying. This book presents to elementary school students an accessible explanation of the process of how plants grow. It also describes how their life cycles work and how they must interact with the world around them to thrive. Additionally, this book examines environmental factors like disease and pollution by explaining what they are and how they impact plants' ability to grow. Young readers will learn the necessity of caring for plant life to improve the environment and create a greener future for the planet.

Before there was Rosa Parks, there was Claudette Colvin. This fearless black teenager, who studied civil rights at her segregated high school in Montgomery, Alabama, refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white person. She felt and believed it violated her rights as a United States citizen. Colvin began a movement that led to the Montgomery bus boycott, a pivotal event in the civil rights movement. Fast facts and sidebars support the narrative and provide intriguing asides about the quiet girl who sat for what she believed in.