Erika Edwards – författare

Every day is a holiday if someone wants it to be. No, really. America’s calendar is always adding new holidays, and some of them are truly odd. People from all over the world have moved to America, bringing unique traditions with them along the way. Other traditions are just silly and fun, such as September 19th''s “Talk Like a Pirate Day.” With its high-interest subject matter and amazing photographs, this book will show readers the many holidays they’ve been missing, and maybe some they’d rather not celebrate at all.

When ankles get twisted and turned, the end result might be a sprain. What does this mean, and how does it get better? This book explores one of the most common sports injuries, helping young readers understand what happens when they need to take a time out to heal up from a sports injury. By learning the proper recovery methods and safety tips on the field, readers will get the most out of their recreation time and learn important lessons about life: it isn''t about how you fall, but how you get back up, get healthy, and get back on the field.

People change the way water moves around them in many different ways. Reclaiming land from rising ocean tides requires levees and seawalls, but few of us know how these amazing engineering tasks are actually carried out. This exciting title takes a look at famous levees on rivers and seawalls on oceans around the world, including the series of projects protecting New Orleans, Louisiana. It also explores what happens when these projects fail, and how engineers today are working to make better levees to battle the growing threat of climate change and rising water levels around the globe.

North America was inhabited Native tribes some ten thousand years ago. As generations passed, the tribes formed individual communities, full of rich customs, beliefs, and ideals. Despite facing hardship in later centuries, the First People of North America continue to thrive in modern times. This book discusses the origin of the Tlingit, their rituals, beliefs, and culture, and their importance in society today.