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In 1831, Prudence Crandall sparked a firestorm in a Connecticut town by defying local outrage to open her school doors t

Detailed artwork captures the wild beauty of the Atlantic shoreline, from the smallest beach flowers to the many creatur

Determined to learn to read, eight-year-old Olemaun leaves her Arctic village for a residential school where she must pr

Valentina and her brother tumble into a magical world of Colombian folklore, where they must uncover family secrets to f

Stark black-and-white photographs reveal the grit and resilience of American families surviving the nation's greatest ec

Henry Ford changed the world with the assembly line, but his life was a mix of innovation and deep prejudice. Real photo

Follow Roy Chapman Andrews into the Gobi Desert, where he braved the elements to prove dinosaurs were egg-layers and cha

With her father missing in Vietnam and her mother overwhelmed by grief, eleven-year-old Bobbie Lynn must guard a family

A German boy turned back during the Holocaust and a detained Japanese American girl are among the true stories highlight

Benjamin Franklin was more than just a printer; he was a scientific celebrity whose discoveries helped him win over Euro

Two high school seniors must decide whether to stay loyal to the streets or risk everything to pursue a life at college.

Vibrant folk art and Chinese characters illustrate 5,000 years of history through 23 essential words and cultural legend

Travel from 1000 B.C. to the present day to see how children across every continent have used corn husks, silk, and bone

A California teenager travels to post-Taliban Afghanistan for the summer, documenting the raw reality of a country strug

Beyond the traditional myths of discovery lies the true story of America, told through the vital and enduring perspectiv

Sixteen-year-old Violet must survive high school mean girls and a murder investigation while an immortal ghost pushes he

From earmuffs to the Popsicle, see how twenty real kids used their creativity to invent famous products and navigate the

Fifteen-year-old Knud Pedersen and his classmates launch a secret club of saboteurs to fight the Nazis after the adults

Unearth the secrets of the past with Diane France, a scientist who studies bones to solve historical mysteries and moder

For parents seeking a gentle but honest entry point to discuss the Holocaust and the consequences of intolerance through

Growing up in California brings a mix of humor and heartache in these eleven tales of Mexican American children navigati

Christoph is furious when an eccentric composer moves into his house, but his anger turns to admiration as he discovers

From Anne Frank to Wilma Rudolph, these twelve true stories highlight how young people used their courage to change the

Artists define freedom through images of jazz, immigrants, and baseball. View famous masterpieces that show the diverse