Books in Heads UP series

A perfect introduction for teens to the big questions of economics that makes these difficult topics easy to comprehend through infographics, fun images, and jargon-free text.From the pocket change to online shopping, money is everywhere. Economics can't be ignored, and Heads Up Money helps children make sense of the global marketplace, financial risks and gains, and free trade. With easy-to-understand explanations of economic theory, this introductory resource is structured around key questions like "What is money?", "What is healthy competition?", and "What is the wage gap?"Theories and concepts from all areas of economics are covered, including the market, supply and demand, industrialization and capitalism, multinationals, currencies, and more. Kids will even learn about money in ways that relate to their lives and personal finances with advice they can immediately put into practice, including saving money now in preparation for the future.Heads Up Money answers the fundamental questions of money and economics in an approachable and visible way for teens.

Clear, simple terms and engaging graphics make it easy for tweens and teens explores key sociology topics, including poverty, gender, class, and crime.From gender and identity to welfare and consumerism, sociology is the study of how societies are organized and what helps them function or go wrong. Questions posed include: What is my "tribe"? Why do people commit crimes? Who decides if someone has a mental illness? What's work for? Does aid do any good? Heads Up Sociology explores these fascinating questions and more. Biography pages give insight into the lives and work of key figures in the field, from Adrienne Rich to Karl Marx to Saskia Sassen. Milestones spreads provide historical context to ideas, such as the rise of globalization and the impact of social media, while case study panels describe fascinating experiments and real-life scenarios related to the subject.

The second installment in DK's new Heads Up series, Heads Up Philosophy addresses the issues and theories that are most intriguing and relevant to the curious minds of teens — making a difficult topic easier to comprehend. Questions such as "What is knowledge?" "What is reality?" "What is the mind?" and "What's right and wrong?" are all addressed, offering big ideas, simply explained. Written and designed specifically for the teen market, Heads Up Philosophy combines challenging but clear text with cool graphic illustrations that clarify and explain theories and arguments. Biography spreads cover the famous quotes of great philosophers including Socrates, Aristotle, Friedrich Nietzsche, Epicurus, Plato, and Thomas Aquinas, while major theories and debates including epistemology, metaphysics, and ideologies are also explained. Heads Up Philosophy also includes case study panels, diagrams, and real world spreads to show how philosophical theories relate to everyday life. Making a difficult subject more approachable, Heads Up Philosophy is designed to provoke, entertain, and stimulate young minds.

Making a difficult topic easier to comprehend, Heads Up Psychology offers big ideas, simply explained, for teen readers. Psychology is all around us — in the advertising we see, the politics we debate, and in the development of products we use every day. Using engaging graphics, Heads Up Psychology explores the big ideas from all areas of psychology including psychoanalysis, intelligence, and mental disorders. With easy-to-understand coverage of all the approaches to psychology, and the ideas of more than 60 psychologists, from Asch to Milgram and Ramachandran to Zimbardo, this introduction to an often complicated subject is written with young-adult readers in mind, and is structured around the questions they often ask, like "How do I fit in?", "Who needs parents, anyway?", and "Why do I feel so angry all the time?" In Heads Up Psychology, psychological theories are explained with the help of cleverly conceived graphic illustrations and diagrams to show how they relate to everyday life. Biography spreads give interesting insights into the lives and work of Freud, Pavlov, and more, while other psychologists and their big ideas are profiled in a comprehensive directory, and case study panels describe groundbreaking experiments in the field. Supports the Common Core State Standards.

This Shine Journal is the perfect companion for Penny Positive: The Gloom, the Gift, & the Glow. Penny taught the kids to Find the Shine around them, and now they can keep track of all the wonderful things they have noticed. This Shine Journal will help children remember to look for the positives around them as they go through each day. Each colorful and kid-friendly page will lead the child through several prompts that will help them focus on the parts of their day and the people and things around them that brought them smiles and joy. At the end of each page is a challenge for the next day to encourage kids to be thinking of the journal and their positivity challenge all throughout their day. Make writing in this journal a daily habit to encourage a healthy self-esteem, positivity, and a growth mentality. Grab a copy today and start finding the shine together!To see more about Penny Positive:Get her book now: https://www.amazon.com/Penny-Positive-gloom-gift-Heads/dp/1073425797/ Visit https://www.fun4thebrain.com/pennypositive/ to play her FREE math game and to download a FREE teacher's guide with worksheets and starting points for open conversation about the book.

Penny had a very bad day.Her desk, her clothes, and even her hair seemed to be against her.Her day filled with gloom as she focused on her horrible day. Can a little orange box change her outlook?Great read for Social Emotional Learning.The present was from her big sister, Rosie,and had just one rule to obey."You shall not, Can Not, WILL NOT open this box...unless you've had a bad day."Visit https://www.fun4thebrain.com/pennypositive for additional Penny Positive fun:Play Penny Positive's Pancake Party - a FREE math game where you help the Positive family serve up a batch of Positively Odd Pancakes!Download your FREE teacher's guide to Penny Positive- The Gloom, The Gift, & The GlowPlay 100+ other FREE educational gamesTerrific book to help kids learn how to handle their feeling and emotions when their day was less than great.Buy it now!

Finn has hair that is too curly, too frizzy, and too big. His friends try to help him find ways to control it, but nothing works. His dream of winning a ribbon at the fair are dashed. Can a new friend remind Finn that there is so much more to him than his hair and help him find his moxie? Enjoy this hilarious story that reminds each of us that the things that should bring us confidence are often not on the outside.Links included to:a free educational game with Finn and his friends racing across the farm!a free teacher's guide full of activities and discussion questions to make the enjoyment of the book last even longer! all found on fun4thebrain.com/toomuchfluff! Check it out today!

This journal was created as a companion for the book, Too Much Fluff, Just Enough Spit, to help track and focus on the things that make us feel confident and proud of ourselves.When we remember that inside we are pretty awesome, it is easier to: gain confidencefeel bravetry new thingsbounce back after failuresand engage the world with MOXIE!!Grab your copy and watch your child's moxie grow!Links included to:a free educational game with Finn and his friends racing across the farm!a free teacher's guide full of activities and discussion questions to make the enjoyment of the book last even longer! all found on fun4thebrain.com/toomuchfluff! Check it out today!