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Publisher
Rosen Publishing
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
LSD has had a colorful history, to say the least. First developed for medical purposes, it was soon adopted by mental health therapists and spiritual seekers. Experimented with by both the military and the CIA, the drug was eventually adopted by hippies seeking to "turn on, tune in, and drop out." LSD and other hallucinogens have since become a staple of party and club culture. This colorful history, however, belies the very real dangers and destructiveness...
Author
Publisher
Rosen Central Primary Source
Pub. Date
2004.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Traces the process and influences behind the writing of Esther Forbes' novel, Johnny Tremain, for which she won a Newbery Award in 1943--just a year after winning the Pulitzer Prize for her first novel.
Author
Publisher
Rosen Pub. Group
Pub. Date
2005.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Uses primary source documents, narrative, and illustrations to recount the history of the industrial revolution in the United States, as society changed from reliance on agriculture and trade to modern manufacture.
Author
Publisher
PowerPlus Books
Pub. Date
2004.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.8 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
An overview of the history and culture of Chile and its people including the geography, myths, arts, daily life, education, industry, and government, with illustrations from primary source documents.