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Climate change book offers content to interest kids

2016-01-31 12:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Roanoke Times: Climate Change: A Hot Topic! By Dan Green. Created by Simon Basher. Kingfisher, 2014. Reviewed by Carolyn J. Kroehler. She lives in Blacksburg and is interested in how science is communicated to non-science audiences. I've heard good things about Basher Science books for kids, so I was curious when I saw a Basher book titled "Climate Change: A Hot Topic!" Climate change for kids? I wanted to see how it was handled. "Making science come alive in amazing and colorful ways!" trumpets a promotional...

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Among high risk kids, both boys and girls are victims of dating violence

2016-01-30 16:18:07| Biotech - Topix.net

For kids and teens exposed to violence at home or in the community, boys are just as likely to be seriously hurt by a romantic partner, although the risk changes with age, according to a new study. "Most samples are not specifically high risk populations where youth are previously exposed to violence," said lead author Dennis E. Reidy of the Division of Violence Prevention at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta.

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