Rosen Young Adult imprint: 522 books

With the popularity of Glee, many students are asking themselves, "How can I start a glee club at my school?" With this come other pertinent questions: what do you do in schools with rapidly depleting music budgets, how do you find support from teachers and parents, and many others. This...

Amerigo Vespucci, the presumed namesake of the continents of North America and South America, is a controversial figure in the history of European exploration. The number of voyages he took to the New World is in dispute, but among his accomplishments, he found a rough method of calculating longitude,...

While he is now primarily associated with the quest for the legendary Fountain of Youth, Ponce de León was not merely involved in this fruitless search. A powerful figure in the Caribbean, he became the first governor of Puerto Rico. He led the first European expedition to Florida and was responsible...

It has been said that good things come in small packages. Such is the case with Arduino. Using the Arduino programming language, users operate microcontrollers, which are essentially mini-computers that trigger physical systems such as lights and motors. This book introduces readers to one of the...

This book offers those suffering from ADD/ADHD a non-judgmental guide for managing their condition. The information is accessible and actionable. Also, it is presented in a nurturing, older-sibling tone. It includes the most current definition of ADD/ADHD and guidance on causes, growing up with the...

When we think of technology, we might think only of our modern tools, such as electronics, computers, and cutting-edge gadgets, but civilizations throughout the ages have used technology to improve their lives. This informative resource will reveal that the ancient Mesopotamians were an innovative...

Thanks to Shazam’s services and products, we no longer have to spend hours wondering about the title of a song we heard in passing or wait to hear it again to find out who sings it. With Shazam, consumers can instantly find song, movie, or product information at the touch of a button, without even...

Mathematics has come a long way throughout its history. Readers are offered a peek into a world that is too often unseen; that being the painstaking development of mathematical principals that serve as the blueprint of our universe. Readers will learn about how mathematics plays an integral role in...

Science is an ever-growing, ever-changing field of study. Every principle, every discovery is built on top of a previous discovery. Great scientists have studied life, the environment, and the physical world trying to learn more about why things are the way they are. Readers gain insight to some of the greatest scientific minds history has to offer, from Archimedes to Stephen Hawking.

Neuroscience is the science of the brain and the nervous system. This volume explores the early history of the field, including landmark case studies like that of the railroad worker Phineas Gage's impalement by an iron rod, an accident he survived, though not without personality changes. Also examined...

This volume traces humanity's exploration of the heavens from Neolithic times to NASA. Moving beyond early superstitions and cosmology, scientific study began by first making calendars and predicting astronomical events. The invention of the telescope around 1600 marked a watershed in the field of...

The Common Core curriculum is designed to make students better readers, writers, listeners, and critical thinkers. This volume fulfills that mandate by teaching readers how to assess if an argument's reasoning is sound and the evidence presented is valid, relevant, and sufficient. Identifying both...

The Common Core standards were created to help readers get the most out of every book they read, inside and outside of the classroom. Training students to understand how to read critically is highly important and will help prepare them for college, career, and life beyond that. This engaging volume...

One important part of the Common Core Standards for Reading is the ability to read two (or more) separate pieces of writing and then find their similarities and differences. This volume, penned by two teachers, provides that important piece of the Common Core Standards by including several lengthy...