Marsico, Katie. Special Reports: ISIS. Minneapolis: ABDO, 2016. 978-1-62403-901-0. $29.00. 112p. Grades 7 and up.
Special Reports, a series from ABDO, takes on the high profile topic of ISIS. In this series Special Reports: ISIS creates an easily accessible way for all students to understand the complex and often confusing topic of ISIS. Nearly every page has a text box highlighting key definitions or quotes from experts on ISIS. The larger print and vivid photographs are essential to drawing in students. Each book in the series includes essential facts, a glossary, additional resources, source notes, and an index to aid readers in research on this serious topic. Thoughts: Special Reports series is great resource for refining research skills. The text boxes, graphs and illustrations will help students synthesize relevant information for use in their research projects.
956.054; Terrorism Laura Ward, Fox Chapel Area HS
Higgins, Melissa and Michael Regan. Special Reports: Cybersecurity. Minneapolis: ABDO, 2016. 978-1-62403-899-0. $29.00. 112p. Grades 7 and up.
Special Reports, a series from ABDO, takes on the increasingly serious topic of cybersecurity. In this title, readers journey through time beginning with the history of the Internet to modern day hackers and hacktivists all the way to the future of cyberthreats and future solutions. Many of the pages have a text boxes and graphics that are familiar to readers. As with the rest of the titles in the Special Reports series, the larger print and vivid photographs are essential to drawing in students. Each book in the series includes essential facts, a glossary, additional resources, source notes, and an index to aid readers in research on this serious topic. Thoughts: The Special Reports series is great resource for refining research skills. The text boxes, graphs and illustrations will help students synthesize relevant information for use in their research projects.
005.8 Cybersecurity Laura Ward, Fox Chapel Area HS