Sylvia Engdahl

More Americans are turning to complementary and alternative medicine, including those who have trouble meeting the cost of conventional care. This anthology provides a collection of essays that present differing viewpoints. Taken together, they offer a diverse array of views on alternative therapies. A...

This volume presents the legal concepts of the Eighteenth and Twenty-first Amendments in an engagingly simplified, easily understandable way, while reflecting provisions in both the national and state curriculum standards. Readers will look at these two amendments in historical context, examining how they have...

An omnibus edition containing the complete trilogy This Star Shall Abide (known in the UK as Heritage of the Star, Beyond the Tomorrow Mountains, and The Doors of the Universe. Noren can see that his world is not as it should be--it is wrong...

Starship pilot Terry Radnor is elated to be among those chosen to defend the secret colony Maclairn against enemies who pose a threat to the spread of paranormal human mind powers. He commits himself wholly to the goal of that world, not guessing how...

Originally published in 1970 and then again in 2001, this Newbery Honor-winning book is reissued in a stunning new package and includes a new Foreword by Lois Lowry.Author: Sylvia EngdahlISBN-10: 1681196131ISBN-13: 9781681196138Publisher: Bloomsbury U.S.A. Children's BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/10/2018Pages: 368Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.85lbsSize: 8.20h x 5.50w...

This collection of pro versus con essays examines whether or not alternative energy sources can replace fossil fuels and if the benefits of wind power outweigh its disadvantages. This volume also debates the practicality of utility-scale solar power as a practical alternative energy source...

Ardith Moran is elated by the prospect of contact with extraterrestrial civilizations, elated enough to stake her life on her conviction that they exist after the exploratory expedition's leaders turn back. The last thing she expects is to fall in love with an alien,...

As captain of his own starship Estel, Terry Steward, born Terry Radnor, is committed to spreading acceptance of psi powers and other advanced mind capabilities throughout the colonies of humankind. Barred from contact with his beloved planet Maclairn, he now journeys from world to...

Melinda Ashley has a plan for her life, and a trip to Mars isn't part of it. When she receives a spaceliner ticket as a high school graduation gift from her dad, she is dismayed, but reluctantly agrees to go with him--in part because...

Since 2001, nearly 3 million children have had to cope with the deployment of a parent. This volume introduces the reader to a broad spectrum of expert viewpoints on issues faced by military families. Disparate viewpoints are encapsulated in each chapter with the use...

This book consists of essays by the author of Enchantress from the Stars selected from her collections Reflections on Enchantress from the Stars and Other Essays, From This Green Earth: Essays on Looking Outward, and The Future of Being Human and Other Essays, which...

Since humankind first set eyes on the glowing orb in the night sky, we have been fascinated by the moon. This handy volume gives readers a background on the Apollo 11 Moon Landing, through a variety of essays representing various perspectives. Readers are then...

On completion of her training as an agent of the interstellar federation's Anthropological Service, Elana is sent to a world whose people may soon destroy their civilization. Since not enough is understood about the situation to justify any interference with their evolution, the Service...

(This book is known in the UK as Heritage of the Star) Noren can see that his world is not as it should be--it is wrong that only the Scholars, and their representatives the Technicians, can use metal tools and Machines. It's wrong that...