Books

Science comes alive through the stories of the Renaissance and Enlightenment, following the brilliant minds who unlocked

Deeply moving paintings and first-hand perspectives chronicle the 470-mile forced march of thousands of Navajos to a des

A powerful first-hand account follows one man's journey from the brutalities of birth into slavery to his daring escape

For the nature-loving child who dreams of exploration, this firsthand journal reveals the messy, freezing, and fascinati

The private diary of a young Native American girl reveals the daily realities and emotional struggles of life at a 1950s

Twelve-year-old Tiger Ann faces life-changing choices while living in the 1950s South with her grandmother and her menta

For the child whose passion feels like a heartbeat, follow young Leonard Bernstein as he fights for his musical dreams d

Spending the summer in India forces fifteen-year-old May to bridge the gap between her American life and her family’s ri

For the child who feels discouraged by their own blunders, these fascinating stories show how some of the world's best i

Inside an Italian nursing home in 1910, a teenage girl and an elderly woman form an unlikely bond as they travel through

For the teen who feels like a 'lost cause,' this survival story explores how the vastness of the natural world can help

A botched robbery sends orphaned sisters Maude and Sallie fleeing across the Wild West. They must clear Maude’s name whi

For the child who thinks math is just dry formulas, these stories reveal the brilliant, quirky, and very human lives beh

After nuclear war devastates Earth, human colonists on Mars must decide how to build a new society alongside the planet'

Follow the life of Marie Curie from her early studies to her marriage and the groundbreaking discovery of radium that ch

Marie Curie overcame countless obstacles in Poland and France to become a world-renowned scientist and the first person

While his teammates made history on the lunar surface, Michael Collins waited alone in the command module, orbiting the

A perfectly preserved baby mammoth found in the Siberian ice offers a rare window into the prehistoric world and clues o

Lisa navigates the heavy shadows of her mother’s past as a combat nurse, finding a path through grief and anger with the

Princess Xenodice risks everything to save her half-brother, the Minotaur, from the legendary hero Theseus inside the tw

Stranded in the Arctic after a plane crash, two boys must build an igloo and hunt for food to survive the freezing wilde

Go behind the scenes at the world's largest radio telescope with Jill Tarter as she uses cutting-edge technology to scan

For the curious child who wonders how our country is connected and how roads change over time through history and travel

For the child who needs to find their inner strength when separated from home, this adventure explores bravery and perse