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Winner of the Christopher Award An ILA-CBC Children’s Choices Book A NCSS-CBC Notable Social Studies Book Welles Crowther did not see himself as hero....

In June of 2002, a very unusual ceremony begins in a far-flung village in western Kenya. An American diplomat is surrounded by hundreds of Maasai people. A...

The incredible true story of the twelve boys trapped with their coach in a flooded cave in Thailand and their inspiring rescue.On June 23, 2018, twelve mem...

Learn About The Amazing Bravery And Loyalty Displayed By Animals And Their Contributions To Military Success. This Book Highlights A Variety Of Brave Dogs A...

Newbery Medalist Paul Fleischman Reflects On Growing Up With His Award-winning Father, Sid Fleischman, And Details His Own Path To Becoming A Writer--Catego...

“Much like The Boy In the Striped Pajamas or The Book Thief,” this remarkable memoir from Leon Leyson, one of the youngest children to survive the Holoc...

Critically acclaimed nonfiction author Deborah Hopkinson pieces together the story of the TITANIC and that fateful April night, drawing on the voices of su...

Mummies are certainly tempting to touch, but that's not permitted in the museums where they're usually found. This interactive book not only allows but enco...

Full-color photos. From the splendor of the pharaoh's court to the everyday life of ordinary people, the great civilization of the Nile valley is revealed i...

In this beautiful nonfiction biography, a Robert F. Sibert Medal winner, the Newbery Honor–winning author Joyce Sidman introduces readers to one of the fi...

After Their Triumph At Vimy Ridge, Canada's Soldiers Became The Shock Troops Of The British Army. In One Battle After Another, They Led The Way To Victory T...

An adventure story series filled with suspense, mystery, and fantasy - for kids ages 9-12 and teensTwo years have passed since Peter and his friends went up...

Meet Artist Leonardo da Vinci!Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists series combines a delightful mix of full-color historical reproductions, photos,...

Pack your bags! We’re headed to the United Kingdom. On this whirlwind tour, you’ll learn all about the country’s landscape, culture, people, and more....

Includes new information about recent headline-grabbing Canadian disasters! "Disasters can occur anywhere, and to anybody. You could be involved in a disas...

Meet some of the brave men and women who first settled the New World and helped found the colony of New France - Cartier, Marie La Tour, La Salle and Madele...

From the team that created the ALA Notable Book The Cod's Tale comes the fascinating history of salt, which has been the object of wars and revolutions and...

Crisp, clear, full-color photographs show all the fascinating machines and earthmovers found at a construction site. Even the very youngest readers will w...

What if you lived with the Sioux Indians?If you lived with the Sioux Indians--Would you hunt for food?--What kind of home would you live in?--What would be...

Life on the Mayflower was harsh. When the Pilgrims reached America, things got even worse. More than half the Pilgrims died the first winter. Luckily, the P...

For over half a century, Landmark Books have been an important part of children's libraries. Hailed as the first historical series for kids, Landmark Books...

Describes the activities on a medieval manor, including the role of peasants, farmers, tradespeople, women, and children.Categories: HistoryEurope

A picture-book biography of celebrated poet Gwendolyn Brooks, the first Black person to win the Pulitzer Prize Gwendolyn Brooks (1917–2000) is known for ...

A Life in Hiding When the German army occupied Holland, Annie de Leeuw was eight years old. Because she was Jewish, the occupation put her in grave danger...

Louis Braille certainly wasn't your average teenager. Blind from the age of four, he was only fifteen when in 1824 he invented a reading system that convert...

Looks Closely At Anne Frank's Life Before The Secret Annex, What Life Was Like In Hiding From The Nazis, And The Legacy Of Her Diary. Who Was Anne Frank? --...

Did you know that Bell's amazing invention--the telephone--stemmed from his work on teaching the deaf? Both his mother and wife were deaf. Or, did you know ...

Born into a close knit family in Chicago, Michelle Robinson was a star student who graduated from Princeton and Harvard Law. Then in 1992, she married anoth...

at Age Two, Helen Keller Became Deaf And Blind. She Lived In A World Of Silence And Darkness And She Spent The Rest Of Her Life Struggling To Break Throug...

No one knows where the term Underground Railroad came from--there were no trains or tracks, only "conductors" who helped escaping slaves to freedom. Includi...

insiders Brings Knights & Castles To Life, With The Most Up-to-date Information And State-of-the-art 3-d Illustrations That Practically Leap Off Every...

Provides information on the training, traditions, and life of knights during the Middle Ages for a young boy who thinks that that is what he wants to be.Cat...

Introduction for babies and toddlers to key lessons learned through infamously banned books Baby's First Book of Banned Books By Laura Korzon is a unique ...

Oprah Winfrey has been called the Queen of All Media for good reason-during her more than thirty-year career, she has left an indelible mark on radio, telev...

you And Carlos Are On An Expedition To The World's Highest Mountains In The Remote Kingdom Of Nepal To Search For The Yeti, Otherwise Known As The Abominab...

Amelia Earhart was a woman of many "firsts." In 1932, she became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. In 1935, she also became the first...

Magic Tree House Research Guides are now Magic Tree House Fact Trackers! Track the facts with Jack and Annie! When Jack and Annie got back from their adve...

Estrella is a Marrano: During the time of the Spanish Inquisition, she is one of a community of Spanish Jews living double lives as Catholics. And she is li...

A comprehensive review of the events, personalities, and mistakes behind the Stock Market Crash of 1929, featuring photographs, newspaper articles, and car...

For African American Women, The Fight For The Right To Vote Was Only One Battle. An Eye-opening Book That Tells The Important, Overlooked Story Of Black Wom...

The Globetrotting Naturalists Of The Eighteenth Century Were The Geeks Of Their Day: Innovators And Explorers Who Lived At The Intersection Of Science And C...

An Amazing Look At Numbers, Facts, Infographics, And The Animals That Inhabit Them From The Caldecott Honor-winning Author-illustrator Steve Jenkins!Categor...

Learn About Outrageous, Politically-perilous, Funky, Disgusting, Regrettable, And Life-threatening Creations People Have Worn Throughout The Course Of Human...

In This Special Illustrated Edition Of The #1 New York Times Bestselling Thomas Jefferson: The Art Of Power By Pulitzer Prize-winning Author Jon Meacham, Yo...

See below for English description.Sam Frederisksen, 18 ans, vient des prairies. Il est mitrailleur ? bord d'un bombardier Lancaster pendant la Deuxi?me Guer...

puffin pbk,1981Categories: Children's BooksLiterature & Fiction

In November 1909, thousands of factory workers walked off the job to protest the terrible working conditions in New York City factories. Joining the picket ...

From the creator of the Baby University series and the team behind the adorably popular 8 Little Planets comes a new tale about the planet who no longer f...