Children’s / Teenage general interest: History and the past

Beginning readers explore the water cycle, following water as it goes from vapor to clouds, falls to Earth as rain, joins oceans and rivers, and evaporates to complete the cycle.

How does water from a river turn into a raindrop?

In the United States, Black men are almost six times more likely to be imprisoned than white men.

Racism and profit were driving forces in the growth of slavery.

During World War II, Louis Zamperini survived a plane crash, 46 days stranded on a life raft at sea, and two years in a prisoner-of-war camp.

Aprenda todo sobre el mamut lanoso gigante que coexistió con seres humanos hasta que se extinguió.

Do you use a calendar?

Five turtles enjoy a sunny day by stacking high and then toppling over in their pond.

A clever squirrel hunts for nuts in its woodland home.

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Ten-year-old Siri and her little sister Miki live with their elderly father in an Arctic archipelago.

Is it rainy?

In August 1914, Austro-Hungarian troops attacked eight-year-old Momcilo Gavric's village in Serbia.

Martin Luther King Jr.

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Most people imagine ninja as figures clothed in black, scaling a castle wall for a covert mission.

COVID-19 shocked the world in 2020.

When Dr.

What do leaves do?

What did Brontosaurus look like?

Discover the true stories of code breakers who worked behind the scenes during World War II.

La Tierra está compuesta en casi un 70 % por agua.

What are the Declaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights, and the U.

What are tornadoes?

Little Bear is hungry, so his mother shows him what bears eat.

Sneakers grew out of efforts to make more durable, more comfortable shoes-and became a major link between sports and fashion.

A fearsome dinosaur stomps around on two legs.

The Hoover Dam is one of the largest dams in the world!

You've probably heard of Albert Einstein, Frida Kahlo, or Louis Armstrong.

Anything can happen in a hockey game!

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In the South Pacific in 1944 and 1945, military battles raged between the United States and Japan.

Many daring escapes and rescues took place during World War II.

Take a peek beneath the canopy of prehistoric forests to discover the world of dinosaurs.

The Apollo 13 mission began smoothly.

Step back into the recent past and discover the moments that defined the modern world.

Young readers will learn how vibrations make sound that we can hear in this accessible, photo-filled book.

What does responsibility look like?

Discover patterns in nature by looking at animals with spots.

How do the toys and games children played with in the past compare to the toys of the present?

Show children that playing on a sports team is an opportunity to practice having a good attitude-even when the team loses.

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The Golden Gate Bridge is an important structure in San Francisco, California.

Through bright photos and simple text, kids describe what snow looks and feels like.

From candle-lit cottages to electricity-filled houses, this carefully leveled text compares and contrasts homes of the past to homes of the present.

In 1963, more than 30 African-American girls ages 11 to 16 were arrested for taking part in Civil Rights protests in Americus, Georgia.

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Some of the earliest human achievements took place in China thousands of years ago.

Explore the excitement of the Summer Olympics through stories of the greatest gold-medal moments in the history of the event.