Central Kansas Library System

The need for social workers, counselors, and other human service employees is growing nationwide. These workers help people who are facing challenging circumstances and require outside support. Teens interested in jobs related to family services and human needs now have vocational-technical options for career-related education and training. In fact, while they are still in high school, students can start learning about and preparing for employment...

Agricultural engineering is more important than ever in a world that is striving to find more efficient ways to produce food and use natural resources. This vibrant book introduces readers to the importance of agricultural engineering. Each new spread clearly explains another way that agricultural engineers are making a difference in the world and emphasizes the variety of work available in this field. Readers will get excited about new and industrious...

This comprehensive career guide takes the simple concept of "being good with a camera" and gives readers a long, actionable list for turning their interests into a career across a variety of fields. Whether a student is interested in fashion photography, sports photography, journalism, or any other field of photography, each career path comes with a detailed list of resources and first-person accounts from professionals in the field. This guide is...

Learn more about different cheers and chants that cheerleaders use to promote team spirit. The title features informative sidebars, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. SportsZone is an imprint of Abdo Publishing Company.

Hippocrates, who was born in 460 BCE and lived during the Golden Age of Greece, is known as the Father of Modern Medicine. He is responsible for changing the way that ancient Greeks thought about medicine. No longer were illnesses seen as punishments from the gods or the result of superstition. Hippocrates' method of treating illnesses was based on observation. His ideas that the parts of the body functioned as a whole in sickness and in health were...

Learn more about the moves that make cheerleading routines so fun and exciting to watch. You'll be introduced to different jumps, stunts, and kicks. The title features informative sidebars, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. SportsZone is an imprint of Abdo Publishing Company.

This title examines the life of Blake Shelton. Readers will learn about Shelton's childhood, family, education, and rise to fame. Colorful graphics, oversize photos, and informative sidebars accompany easy-to-read, compelling text that explores Shelton's early interest in music and talent in singing and songwriting that led to the release of his albums. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint...

Some commodities command massive economic, social, and political influence. This title examines the business around cotton, one of the world's top fiber crops. It explores cotton's deep historical influence, the way it is grown today, and it's surprising uses in many high-tech fabrics. Features include essential facts, a glossary, selected bibliography, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state...

Readers will learn about the important relationship between producers and consumers as well as buyers and sellers and how they all work together to create a healthy economy. This instructive volume defines basic economic concepts like goods and services and explains production with examples of the different types of production. It also covers the primary and secondary industries that produce goods. Concepts such as marketing and advertising are also...

While politicians debate whether or not climate change is real, extreme weather rages around the world. Whatever the cause, the effects are real, as evidenced by staggering numbers of displaced people. These climate refugees, through no fault of their own, have meaningful impacts on populations, economies, and even cultural makeup. How can world leaders adapt to these changes? In this fascinating resource, writers from around the world offer their...