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Born in Guadeloupe to an enslaved mother and wealthy father, Joseph Bologne rises to become the Chevalier de Saint-Georg

Step behind the lens to see how a photographer captures the wildest animal antics, from ticklish orangutans to candid po

A restless toad wanders far from home only to realize his own life is pretty wonderful, told in both English and Hmong w

Chinese characters come to life through woodcut-style illustrations that reveal the meanings, pronunciations, and visual

One young boy in Ghana transforms a single small loan from his mother into a poultry empire that changes the future of h

Humans have tracked time using everything from water clocks to atomic clocks; see how we have measured months, years, an

Charlie takes his notebook around the neighborhood to sketch the community helpers and local faces he meets on a walk wi

Numbers stretch from popcorn kernels to dinosaurs as Professor X uses his dog and the powers of ten to explain how big a

The soil comes alive with the tiny dramas of insects and garden creatures in this whimsical collection of poems about li

Vibrant photographs and clear facts reveal the secret lives and watery habitats of animals living in rivers, lakes, and

From a high-spirited childhood in Harlem to the grass courts of Wimbledon, Althea Gibson defies the odds to become a his

Ruth Bader Ginsburg spent years proving she was just as smart and capable as her male colleagues on her long journey to

Simple poems and famous twentieth-century masterpieces work together to show how artists find extraordinary details in t

Follow the tragic true-to-life journey of Lady Jane Grey, from her childhood at age nine to her nine-day reign and ultim

Trickster animals and ancient legends from 36 Native American tribes come together to explain how life, light, and the w

James heads north toward freedom with his hunting dog Zeus, discovering that the animal he feared would give him away is

Flying alone through the midnight dark of 1932, Amelia Earhart battles danger and doubt on her historic solo flight acro

Vivid three-dimensional collage art brings the scale of the solar system to life alongside fascinating facts about plane

Solve rhyming riddles to identify mysterious sea creatures while exploring their life cycles through stunning illustrati

Simple poems and atmospheric paintings blend realism with abstract art to capture childhood experiences and community li

Follow the real 1801 expedition of artist Charles Willson Peale as he unearths two mastodon skeletons to build America's

Follow the high-stakes 1799 race to crack the code of the Rosetta Stone and finally reveal the secrets of ancient Egypti

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s niece shares his most famous words and his role in the civil rights movement through vibran

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