Points of View: Set 2

Understanding different points of view is an essential part of growing up. Readers strengthen their ability to analyze and respect different viewpoints as they examine questions about a wide range of topics?from junk food in schools to the importance of voting. Informative main text, detailed graphic organizers, and fact boxes provide readers with the background necessary to make their own informed opinions on these issues. Full-color photographs of relatable young people in common situations help readers apply this critical-thinking exercise to their own lives.
?Objective, age-appropriate tone encourages readers to practice keeping an open mind when interacting with those who think differently than they do
?Text inspires readers to think independently and critically about the world around them
?Carefully chosen topics introduce readers to broader social and political issues, such as censorship, gender equality, and violence in the media, through a relatable lens