UNIT 1:Society:School and Family 1
Chapter 1 2
Hop,Skip...and Software? 3
Program to Bring Laptop Computers to Rural Schools 16
Chapter 2 22
My Husband,the Outsider 24
Unwelcome in Chinatown 34
Chapter 3 44
Beyond Rivalry 45
Middle Children and Their Position in the Family 57
UNIT 2:Influences on Our Lives:Nature Versus Nurture 69
Chapter 4 70
Who Lives Longer? 71
Coping with Crisis 81
Chapter 5 89
The Mindset of Health 91
How to Behave in a Hospital 102
Chapter 6 109
Small Wonders 111
Reading at 8 Months?That Was Just the Start 122
UNIT 3:The Environment 133
Chapter 7 134
Playing with Fire 135
Taking Two Steps Back 147
Chapter 8 156
Wilder Places for Wild Things 157
Predators on the Prowl 168
Chapter 9 176
A Nuclear Graveyard 178
A Nuclear Graveyard(excerpt) 192
Word List 204