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Exiled from her village, a powerful woman takes the water with her in this bilingual retelling of a striking Zapotec leg

Follow forensic experts as they use high-tech science and DNA evidence to track down the poacher who killed a famous Yel

Trace a century of animal care at the Bronx Zoo, from its early days in the 1800s to the modern conservation efforts tha

Actual New York Times reports and personal recollections capture the monumental moment the Berlin Wall fell and the subs

Plagues have the power to change everything. Trace the social, religious, and political shifts caused by the Black Death

Sit down at the dinner table with twenty-five families across twenty-one countries to see exactly what they eat in a wee

A curious scientist discovers hundreds of uses for peanuts and sweet potatoes, teaching farmers how to heal the soil and

Olive spends her summer working behind the scenes of the fashion world, seeing firsthand how images are manipulated befo

Town tensions rise when a toothpick factory threatens the quiet shores of Walden Pond where Henry David Thoreau lives hi

A determined toad journeys to speak with the King of Heaven in this Vietnamese folktale that explains the origin of thun

Armed with only a sewing needle and a dream, a Swedish immigrant defies the rules of the late 1800s to become a record-b

Tigers face many threats in the wild, but global conservation efforts and a deep look at their biology offer hope for th

After sixty years of absence, fourteen wolves are brought back to Yellowstone National Park to help restore the balance

A mother stands up for her son and changes history by writing a brave letter that launched a global movement for LGBTQ+

The true story of the hunt for King Tut's tomb uncovers a world of golden treasures, rumors of a deadly curse, and a fie

Two lives collide on an Oakland bus in this gripping account of a real-life crime that forced a community to reckon with

Investigators race to trace the source of a deadly outbreak to Mary Mallon, a cook whose life became a flashpoint for pu

Step inside the dark hallways and crowded rooms of 1900s New York City to see the real living conditions of the families

As Jackie Robinson faces intense prejudice on the field, his teammate Pee Wee Reese takes a courageous stand to show the

Uriko-Hime must use her cleverness to outsmart the wicked oni who have a very strange and specific appetite for babies i

Eight powerful tales weave together Chinese customs and the grit of immigrants building a new life in North America desp

Intricate drawings and curving text illustrate the life of a scientist who dared to look at the stars and challenge the

Sammy Lee faces restricted pool access and his father's expectations on his determined journey to become an Olympic divi

Middle-schoolers in a small Tennessee town attempt to grasp the scale of history by collecting six million paper clips f