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

Each season the two best teams in the NHL (National Hockey League) battle for hockey's biggest prize: the Stanley Cup.

Anne Frank's diary is a gift to the world because of Miep Gies.

The COVID-19 pandemic changed many aspects of sports and entertainment.

This carefully leveled text compares and contrasts what schools were like in the past to schools of the present!

After the traumas of slavery and the Civil War came the Reconstruction era.

Did you know that the sun is actually a star?

See how communication has changed over the yearsCommunication is sharing ideas and news, but it has changed over time.

Would you like to go to Japan?

En Estados Unidos, los hombres negros tienen casi seis veces más posibilidades de ser arrestados que los hombres blancos.

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In the spring of 1940, Nazi Germany launched a massive attack into Western Europe.

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The bubonic plague wreaked havoc in the fourteenth century.

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

Two thousand years ago, disaster struck the ancient Roman city of Pompeii.

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

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On December 18, 2019, Donald Trump became the third president in US history to be impeached by the House of Representatives.

The Chicago Cubs set the record straight in 2016.

Los tigres con dientes de sable se han extinguido durante miles de años, pero una vez fueron los depredadores de sus vecindarios.

Scientists and health-care workers around the world are battling COVID-19.

In 1492, Christopher Columbus sailed west from Europe and landed on a Caribbean island in what he thought was India.

The son of a traveling merchant, Marco Polo spent his early years among the ports of Venice, Italy.

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

From card catalogs to computers, this carefully leveled text compares and contrasts libraries of the past to libraries of the present!

With X-rays, doctors detect problems human eyes can't see.

See how communication has changed over the yearsCommunication is sharing ideas and news, but it has changed over time.

Take an enthralling journey from the Stone Age onward, and see how our ancestors became great builders and rulers.

Earth is home to trillions of germs.

El Velocirraptor era un basurero deshilvanado.

In 1607, Henry Hudson set sail in search of the Northwest Passage.

See how homes in the United States have changed over the years.

In wartime, unbreakable codes help armies win battles.

For centuries, people misunderstood how the heart works.

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The Gateway Arch is the tallest monument in the United States.

People come from all over the world to see the Empire State Building.

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Can you imagine wearing a necklace of fishbone?

Do you ever wonder what makes a star shine?

Jump back in time to discover what was happening during the mysterious Middle Ages.

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

Explorer Ernest Shackleton and his crew hoped to be first to cross Antarctica from sea to sea, until their ship became trapped in the ice and began to sink.

On Easter in 1722, a fleet of Dutch ships exploring the southeastern Pacific Ocean came across a small island that at first seemed uninhabited.

At the end of every season, football fans watch the Super Bowl to see the top teams in the NFL (National Football League) battle for the Vince Lombardi Trophy.

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

¡Conoce al iguanodon, un dinosaurio herbívoro que pesaba toneladas literalmente!

Follow the spectacular shots, thrilling comebacks, and monumental moments of basketball's most exciting games.

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