Get the inside story on manufacturing pollution, including why factories create large amounts of pollution, new technology that reduces the amount of factory pollution, and the rules about how much po
Explore the story behind nuclear pollution, including the harmful effects on people, animals, and the environment, safer nuclear power, and the rules governments implement to ensure that waste materia
"Stephen Hawking studies black holes, gravity, and the universe. He has written books for children and adults. Learn how Hawking's determination and love of math and science have made him a successful
Squirrel, Mouse, Turtle, Worm, Thrush, and Frog listen to the noisy sounds of each day of the week until the quiet of Shabbat arrives in this alliterative board book.
Quatrains are poems with patterns of rhyming words, and this delightful book explains how they work, demonstrating some of the many ways quatrains can be written. Simultaneous.
Journey to Israel with furry loveable Grover from Sesame Street as he visits the Western Wall, participates in an archaeological dig, shops in the Machane Yehuda market, eats yummy drippy falafel, vis
In Kenya, if you become a marathon runner you are seen as successful. This is the story of Samuel, a boy who dreams of being a great marathon runner. Run with Samuel and see some of Kenya.
There are eight species of baobab tree, and they are all found in Madagascar, a country called the 'home of the baobab.' This story follows a family who rely on baobab trees for many things. To the pe
When ex-con Alejandro meets Chrissie, a fellow victim of police abuse, there are instant sparks, but soon her gang is pushing her to retaliate against the police and the two hatch a plan that puts the
In this remake of Shakespeare's Othello, when Orlando, a suburban Dallas teen band leader, lands in juvenile detention, he charges bandmate Chase with leading the group, but buddy Ian feels betrayed,
Profiles the life and career of the professional basketball star, including information on his childhood, his years with the Cleveland Cavaliers, his Olympic experiences, and his charity work.
Investigates what we can do to reduce transportation pollution, including driving cars that do not produce any pollution at all or implementing good city planning to reduce the amount of pollution bei
Alex has always identified herself as a baseball player, the daughter of a winning coach, but when she realizes that is not enough she begins to come to terms with her adoption and her race.
Slug worries that the reason his mother never hugs him is that he is ugly, so he follows his friends' advice to be furry, with a beak, horns, and more, until his mother can no longer recognize him, bu
When Max's parents decide he is ready to give up his toy dog and take care of a real puppy, Max is thrilled to bring Monty home, but the first night the puppy behaves very badly and it seems nothing w
Relates the story of a basketball game in segregated 1944 North Carolina when a team from a white college played Coach John McLendon's North Carolina College of Negroes team.
Sofie, sixteen, lives alone with her father, a Scottish fisherman, on New Hampshire's coast and is not prepared for the return of her pregnant mother, a Cambodian immigrant, or for the forbidden relat
Simple text and colorful illustrations introduce readers to the the symbiotic relationships shared by some animals, with questions and a hands-on activity.
Loosely based on a school explosion that took place in New London, Texas in 1937, this is the story of two teenagers: Naomi, who is Mexican, and Wash, who is black, and their dealings with race, segre
"Lenny the lion loves his grandpa, King Lion. But when King Lion starts to forget things, Lenny begins to worry. He can't understand why grandpa keeps getting muddled and doesn't want to play any more
A sumptuously illustrated picture book account of how The Nutcracker ballet became an American holiday tradition traces the efforts of three vaudeville-performing siblings who staged their own product
Every year the Coal Man works hard to mine enough coal for Santa's naughty list, but this year Santa tells him that he has decided that he no longer needs coal.
After days of being in a cave with the rest of his herd due to torrential rains, Elmer the patchwork elephant is ready for some time alone, but first he must get help to rescue Young Elephant from an
The villagers cannot put on their legendary Winter Party when they are robbed of their tools, so Beast sets off to find who stole them, then befriends the snow beast criminal who returns the tools and
Love, music, and heartbreak take the stage in Len Vlahos's follow-up to The Scar Boys.Told as an interview with the band after they reach the pinnacle of success, readers will hear from Cheyenne, Harr
Presents a retelling of the tale in which eleven brothers who have been turned into swans by their evil stepmother are saved by their beautiful sister.
Presents a retelling of the traditional tale in which a poor woodcutter's two children, lost in the woods, come upon a candy house inhabited by a wicked witch.
Presents a retelling of the classic fairy tale of a princess who falls asleep for a hundred years to be awakened by a prince who arrives on just the right day.
The wind of Mongolia travels across the country sharing what the country's inhabitants do in an average day, from watching their flock, collecting cattle dung, and prepare food.
Provides historical context on the forced removal of Cherokee Indians from their homeland in the southeast to the Oklahoma Territory following the Indian Removal Act of 1830.
Sammy Spider learns about the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah; shares recipes for holiday snacks, main dishes, and desserts, each marked to indicate whether it includes meat, dairy products, or neither; an
