Discusses careers in the field of renewable energy, including solar, wind, geothermal, marine, hydrogen, and nuclear energy; and includes a list of workshops, universities, professional associations, and other resources.
Full-color photographs and text explore energy; covering temperature, food, nuclear and solar power, fossil fuels, propulsion, and other related topics.
This DVD explores the use of solar energy, discussing how it is produced and the benefits of using it. Includes special features with teacher's guide and Web link.
Eight-year-old Garang, orphaned by a civil war in Sudan, finds the inner strength to help lead other boys as they trek hundreds of miles seeking safety in Ethiopia, and then Kenya, before being offered sanctuary in the United States many years later.
Jacob Akech Deng's young life is forever changed one night in 1987 when soldiers from the north invade his small village in Southern Sudan and, as he struggles to survive and escape the cycle of violence, he tries to remember his mother and her belief in the importance of education.
When the Sudanese civil war reaches his village in 1985, eleven-year-old Salva becomes separated from his family and must walk with other Dinka tribe members through southern Sudan, Ethiopia, and Kenya in search of safe haven. Based on the life of Salva Dut, who, after emigrating to America in 1996, began a project to dig water wells in Sudan.
"After her tribal village is attacked by militants, Amira, a young Sudanese girl, must flee to safety at a refugee camp, where she finds hope and the chance to pursue an education in the form of a single red pencil and the friendship and encouragement of a wise elder"--Provided by publisher.
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