Carolyn DeCarlo

Launched in 1999, AUP New Poets first introduced readers to Anna Jackson, Sonja Yelich, Janis Freegard, Chris Tse and many more significant New Zealand voices. Relaunching this year under the editorship of Anna Jackson and with a bold new look, AUP New Poets 5 includes substantial selections from the poetry of Carolyn DeCarlo, Sophie van Waardenberg and Rebecca Hawkes. In poems about limpets and mangroves, beauty and hunger, `love, actually' and earthquake preparedness, the poets' work stands out for its fierce intelligence, formal command and dazzling vivacity. AUP New Poets 5 is the perfect introduction to the lively diversity of New Zealand poetry today.

The Vietnam War began an incredibly divisive moment in the United States, as many Americans questioned whether the war was necessary and morally legitimate. In this instructive book, readers will examine important topics involving the Vietnam War and the anti-war movement through project-based learning. Step-by-step exit projects are provided as models for students to use, and they inspire new creative, investigative projects as well. Colorful photographs and informative sidebars further illustrate the importance of this historical movement on our politics today.

The Harlem Renaissance was a period of explosive artistic growth, led by African Americans in the 1920s when they faced legalized racism and segregation. In this informative book, readers will be introduced to project-based learning as well as exit projects involving the Harlem Renaissance, its political and cultural ramifications, and some of its important figures. Enlightening sidebars and vivid photographs make this important period accessible. The projects that students can model their own work on will inspire research and investigation.

As the use of social media has become more pervasive across all segments of the population, social media platforms have become the primary way many of us get our information, not only about our family and friends but about world wide news and events. How reliable is this information? How much faith can we place in it? How can we know what to trust? In this book, readers will look at the origins of Twitter and its development as a news source, as well as its darker turn as a source of misinformation and propaganda. This essential book includes a glossary of useful terms and a list of helpful references.

As the use of social media has become more pervasive across all segments of the population, social media platforms have become the primary way many of us get our information, not only about our family and friends but about world wide news and events. How reliable is this information? How much faith can we place in it? How can we know what to trust? In this book, readers will look at the origins of Twitter and its development as a news source, as well as its darker turn as a source of misinformation and propaganda. This essential book includes a glossary of useful terms and a list of helpful references.

While some forms of addiction are given plenty of airtime on television and news media, other drugs seem to fly under the radar for most Americans. This text explores the surprisingly common abuse of household items for chasing dangerous highs. Because of their everyday nature, the age at which many people find their way to inhalants is nationally lower than for other, similarly destructive drugs. With the use of featured sidebars, Myths and Facts, 10 Great Questions to Ask a Specialist, and real narratives from abusers, this book uncovers what types of products can be used as inhalants and offers practical advice on overcoming addiction.

In the year 2015, one in fourteen American children experienced life with a parent in jail. Combining objective facts with sensible guidance, this text navigates the subject of incarceration as it affects or has involved a parental figure. Readers will find themselves armed with both knowledge of and action for coping strategies. Special features, such as Myths and Facts and 10 Great Questions to Ask a Specialist, are designed to quickly inform and empower the reader. This book informs both those wishing to learn more in order to help a friend or classmate, and those struggling with parents in the system themselves.