Reproductive Rights: Who Decides? Contributor(s): Oransky Wittenstein, Vicki (Author) |
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ISBN: 1467741876 ISBN-13: 9781467741873 Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books (Tm) OUR PRICE: $36.72 Product Type: Library Binding - Other Formats Published: January 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Nonfiction | Girls & Women - Young Adult Nonfiction | Social Topics - Dating & Sex - Young Adult Nonfiction | Social Science - Politics & Government |
Dewey: 363.960 |
LCCN: 2014040830 |
Lexile Measure: 1270 |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.10 lbs) 160 pages |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 178914 Reading Level: 9.3 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 6.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Throughout history, men and women have always found ways to control reproduction. In some ancient societies, people turned to herbs or traditional rituals. Others turned to methods that are still used in the twenty-first century, such as abstinence, condoms, and abortions. |
Contributor Bio(s): Oransky Wittenstein, Vicki: - Vicki Wittenstein grew up in Maplewood, N.J., and has lived in Brooklyn, N.Y. with her husband and two children for many years. She received her BA in American Civilization and Urban Studies from the University of Pennsylvania, and her JD from Cornell Law School. After prosecuting criminal cases as an Assistant District Attorney in Manhattan, she began writing articles for children's magazines, including Highlights For Children, Odyssey, and the Best of the Children's Market. She has also been an advocate for children and families. Recently, she received her MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts. Her first book, Planet Hunter: Geoff Marcy and the Search for Other Earths (Boyds Mills Press 2010), received the 2011 Science Communications Award from the American Institute of Physics. For The Good of Mankind?: The Shameful History of Human Medical Experimentation (Twenty-First Century Books) will be published in the fall of 2013. |