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16,689 books found
Half Spoon of Rice: A Survival Story of the Cambodian Genocide
Icy Smith
A young boy endures the hardships of a labor camp and the loss of his home during the Cambodian genocide before finally
Ages 9–12
Countdown to Space
Gus Grissom: A Space Biography
Carmen Bredeson
The most fascinating thing you'll learn is how Gus Grissom's daring space flights and ultimate sacrifice helped the worl
Ages 9–13
Guinea Pig Scientists: Bold Self-Experimenters in Science and Medicine
Leslie A. Dendy, Mel Boring
Ten brave researchers risked their own health to test medical breakthroughs, proving the incredible lengths people go to
Ages 10–14
Greatest Skating Race: A World War II Story from the Netherlands, The
Louise Borden
In occupied Holland, ten-year-old Piet must use his skating skills to guide two children across frozen canals to safety
Ages 7–10
Ghost Hands: A Story Inspired by Patagonia's Cave of the Hands
T. A. Barron
A young hunter named Auki must protect his people's sacred painter from a puma to prove he is ready to join the men in t
Ages 5–9
Freedom Like Sunlight: Praisesongs for Black Americans
J. Patrick Lewis
Celebrate thirteen Black Americans who shaped history through this moving fusion of biographical poetry and striking por
Ages 8–12
Forces of Nature: The Awesome Power of Volcanoes, Earthquakes and Tornadoes
Catherine O'Neill Grace
Travel from the Caribbean to the Midwest with the brave scientists who walk into disaster zones to study how the earth s
Ages 8–12
Fly High! The Story of Bessie Coleman
Louise Borden, Mary Kay Kroeger
Bessie Coleman refused to let 1920s America ground her dreams, traveling all the way to France to become the first Afric
Ages 6–10
Flower Hunter: William Bartram, America's First Naturalist, The
Deborah Kogan Ray
Young Billy Bartram treks through the colonial American wilderness, documenting rare plants and dodging danger alongside
Ages 7–10
The Escape of Oney Judge: Martha Washington's Slave Finds Freedom
Emily Arnold McCully
Risking everything to avoid being given away, Oney Judge flees the Washington household to seek a new life of freedom in
Ages 5–10
The Dragon Prince: A Chinese Beauty and the Beast Tale
Laurence Yep
To save her father from a terrible fate, a young girl agrees to marry a fierce dragon in this lush retelling of a classi
Ages 5–9
Dr. Jenner and the Speckled Monster: The Search for the Smallpox Vaccine
Albert Marrin
For middle grade readers curious about how medicine actually works and the brave, messy history of how humanity conquere
Ages 10–14
Down the Colorado: John Wesley Powell, the One-Armed Explorer
Deborah Kogan Ray
One arm and a thousand miles of churning river water couldn't stop John Wesley Powell from conquering 500 rapids in his
Ages 7–11
Dog of Discovery: A Newfoundland's Adventures with Lewis and Clark
Laurence P. Pringle
Seaman the Newfoundland dog journeys across the American wilderness with Lewis and Clark. His journal entries and sketch
Ages 9–12
Doña Flor: A Tall Tale About a Giant Woman with a Great Big Heart
Pat Mora
Dona Flor uses her giant hands to dig rivers and make tortillas as big as rafts, but she must use her cleverness to find
Ages 4–8
Dive!: My Adventures in the Deep Frontier
Sylvia A. Earle
A marine biologist tracks whales and lives in an underwater laboratory while helping to design a deep-water submarine fo
Ages 8–12
Dead Reckoning: A Pirate Voyage with Captain Drake
Laurie Lawlor
Fifteen-year-old Emmet faces a grueling test of survival when he leaves England in 1577 to serve his cousin, the infamou
Ages 12–16
Cuéntame un cuento
Georgie Adams
Jack climbs the beanstalk and the Gingerbread Boy runs as fast as he can in this collection of eight legendary tales fea
Ages 3–7
Common Threads #1
Adam's Day at the Market
Huda Essa
Bustling crowds and colorful stalls fill the market where Adam learns that even when we look different, our families sha
Ages 4–8
Groundbreakers
Charles Darwin
Ann Fullick
Follow the historic voyage of the Beagle to see how a young naturalist transformed his observations of the wild into a t
Ages 10–14
Casting the Gods Adrift: A Tale of Ancient Egypt
Geraldine McCaughrean
A young sculptor in Ancient Egypt is caught between his loyalty to the Pharaoh and his father’s dangerous plot for reven
Ages 9–12
Carmine's Story: A Book About a Boy Living with AIDS
Arlene Schulman
For children processing a serious medical diagnosis or seeking to understand the human side of the AIDS epidemic through
Ages 7–11
Call of the Klondike: A True Gold Rush Adventure
David Meissner, Kim Richardson
Two friends risk everything on a life-threatening steamship journey to the Klondike goldfields, building a cabin and cro
Ages 10–14
Brave Harriet: The First Woman to Fly the English Channel
Marissa Moss
Harriet Quimby makes history as the first woman to pilot a plane across the English Channel, proving her grit and courag
Ages 6–10
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