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

Ancient Mesopotamia is often referred to as the "e;cradle of civilization"e; and there's good reason to it.

The mythical medieval beasts are part of Europe's ancient history.

Did you know that in ancient Europe the distribution of power is so great that nobles were very rich while the slaves were very poor?

How was trade and commerce different in Ancient Mesopotamia?

Make ancient history kid-friendly by carefully crafting the texts and then adding relevant images.

Make learning to read fun with the right learning tools, like this one.

How important are sight words?

Build your child's vocabulary by using a topic that he/she would truly find interesting - animals.

Did you know that England is a country where women rule - literally?

How many American Presidents can you name?

Let's swim the deep blue sea and marvel at all the beautiful creatures you will meet there!

Why is it important to go back to the past?

Welcome to Mexico!

Let's talk about kings and queens, and all beings royalty.

Turn those baby babbles into actual words by setting the right learning environment.

Help your little one learn a language by encouraging reading and conversations.

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Did you know that learning a language is most effective when a child is placed in the right environment?

All hail to the man who discovered America and placed it in the map.

Where do waters in streams and rivers go?

Have you heard about Ann Frank?

Every two years, media coverage of American elections turns into a horse-race story about who's leading the polls and who said what when.

Hockey is a thrilling, fast-paced sport, and the action gets even more intense during the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Thrilling upsets are part of what makes professional soccer so exciting!

Anything can happen in a hockey game!

A football soars through the air-and the perfect pass is fumbled by the receiver!

The countdown clock is almost at zero-and suddenly, a player scores a three-pointer to win the game!

Sometimes, a baseball team with an average season record can go on to win the World Series!

At the Olympics, the best athletes in the world compete for the gold medal.

Technology is constantly changing the world we live in.

Sports are all about great strategy and overcoming obstacles, right?

Science is all about the pursuit of knowledge.

Explore some of history's biggest failures in medicine-from bloodletting to early remedies-and how some of those failures eventually led to success.

Without inventors, we wouldn't have cars, airplanes, or light bulbs.

Ships, bridges, and tall buildings are marvels of engineering.

Ninja of the past learned to climb, dodge, and sneak.

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

Did ninja really use shuriken, or throwing stars?

At ninja competitions, athletes jump, climb, and flip their way through a twisted obstacle course.

A founder of the United States turned cultural phenomenon thanks to the hit Broadway musical Hamilton, Alexander Hamilton helped create American democracy.

We are always hearing about the Next Big Thing.

Throughout human history, people have banded together to pass on traditions, climb the social ladder, and often just have a good time.

March of the Suffragettes tells the forgotten, real-life story of "e;General"e; Rosalie Gardiner Jones, who in the waning days of 1912 mustered and marched an all-women army nearly 200 miles to help win support for votes for women.

Alice + Freda Forever is a gut-wrenching story of love, death, and the dangers of intolerance.

The twentieth century ushered in a new world filled with a dazzling array of consumer goods.

A profoundly moving nonfiction picture book about tragedy, hope, and healing from award-winning author Chris Barton.

Dramatic photos and simple text describe a lightning storm to emergent readers.

Explore the effects of wind on leaves, sailboats, umbrellas, and kites.

Look at where the sun shines--from farms and highways to cities and parks.

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