Terrorism is explored in the context of the Un's international peace and security policies. From the response to the September 11, 2011, terrorist attacks in the United States, to the exploits of Boko Haram and the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria--students will gain a thorough understanding of the Un's role in the prevention of terrorism and its response to the devastation when it happens.

For more than thirty years, humankind has known how to grow enough food to end chronic hunger worldwide. Yet while the "Green Revolution" succeeded in South America and Asia, it never got to Africa. More than 9 million people die of hunger, malnutrition, and related diseases every year--most of them in Africa and most of them children. More die of hunger in Africa than from AIDS and malaria combined. Now, an impending global food crisis threatens...

As Earth's population has continued to grow, reaching 7 billion people in 2011, much of the planet's available fresh water has become polluted, making it unfit for drinking, cooking, or bathing, and contributing to deadly maladies known as waterborne illnesses. This book will provide an overview of waterborne illnesses and explain the magnitude of the problem. Individual chapters focus on defining and explaining waterborne illnesses, such as Cholera,...

While Katy and her family spend a snowy Christmas away at Grandma's house, a cold and clever little frog jumps at the chance to move into their warm, empty home. Unfortunately, so does every other four-legged forest dweller in the area. With the perfect holiday vacation house overrun with guests, chaos quickly erupts until the group finds a peaceful solution in this wildly enjoyable holiday tale of tails. What begins as a break from the wintery woollyland...

When the cheese caper goes afoul, Chog and the people realize they aren't able to solve the situation on their own - they need MacLarry's special skills to save the day! Will Chog and the tribe find MacLarry in time to convince him that his unique and God-given gifts are just what are needed to help both clans from being overcome by the loathsome Limburger and resolve their differences for good?

"Graziella Almendral, periodista cien̕tfica y conocida analista sobre la covid-19, nos brinda una vis̤in trepidante de las grandes àtstrofes de salud pblica de nuestra historia reciente, incluida la ̀ms cercana, la provocada por el virus SARS-CoV-2. ¿Por qǔ, cuando la covid-19 an pare̕ca algo remoto, la comunidad cien̕tfica lo de̤j todo para ponerse a buscar una vacuna? ¿̤Cmo se las ingenian los virus para provocar auťnticos cataclismos?...

"Mrs. Plumpert's prized pot pie has gone missing and it's now a chicken chase to crack the case! Move around the board to gather clues and then use the special evidence scanner to rule out suspects. You'll have to work together quickly because the guilty fox is high-tailing it towards the exit! Will you halt the hungry hooligan before it flies the coop ... or will you be Outfoxed?"--Container.

Chuck, along with his best pals Digger, Boomer, Rowdy, Soku, Biggs and Handy are ready to "rev" into fun in the newest release of the Chuck and Friends series!

"From painting murals to playing in orchestras, artists around the world often combine their ideas and talents together to make art in many different forms. Read about how working together helps create beautiful and unique art!"--