Banned Books
(eBook)

Banned Books provides a balanced look at a hot-button topic. Explore the history and future of book banning and censorship, from Ancient Greece to the Comstock Law to the modern US Supreme Court. Discover why books are challenged and banned, as well as which titles have been challenged most often. Full-color photos, a glossary, an index, sidebars, primary source documents, and other creative content enhance the book. It also includes prompts and activities that directly engage students in developing the reading, writing, and critical thinking skills required by the Common Core standards. This well-researched title has a credentialed content consultant and aligns with Common Core and state standards. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Core Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO. Reviewed Hot Topics in Media provides a balanced look at hot-button issues. Explore banned books, body image and the media, graphic novels, parental guidance ratings, reality television, and violence in video games. Become an expert on the controversies surrounding each issue. People feel strongly about these topics. Learn why they stand on one side or the other. Full-color photos, a glossary, an index, sidebars, primary source documents, and other creative content enhance the books. The books also include prompts and activities that directly engage students in developing the reading, writing, and critical thinking skills required by the Common Core standards. These well-researched titles have credentialed content consultants. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Core Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.