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

A basic overview of Independence Day for emergent readers.

Out of the great halls of Asgard, home of the Norse Gods.

For ten years, the battle raged.

Famous for his superhuman strength, Hercules is the most popular hero in Greek mythology.

"Dino" Don Lessem brings readers face-to-face with various dinosaur species, detailing their habitats, way of life and how they became extinct.

"Dino" Don Lessem brings readers face-to-face with various dinosaur species, detailing their habitats, way of life and how they became extinct.

"Dino" Don Lessem brings readers face-to-face with various dinosaur species, detailing their habitats, way of life and how they became extinct.

"Dino" Don Lessem brings readers face-to-face with various dinosaur species, detailing their habitats, way of life and how they became extinct.

"Dino" Don Lessem brings readers face-to-face with various dinosaur species, detailing their habitats, way of life and how they became extinct.

"Dino" Don Lessem brings readers face-to-face with various dinosaur species, detailing their habitats, way of life and how they became extinct.

Mammoths roamed Earth for more than two million years.

What a discovery!

Describes Ben Franklin's interest in and experiments with electricity, what he learned about electricity, and his famous experiment with lightning.

From 1565 to 1920, waves of European and Asian immigrants reached American shores and spiced up the country's diet.

In April 1607, twelve-year-old Sam Collier and a group of Englishmen landed in North America.

Quickly and quietly, Robert Smalls headed the ship out of the Charleston Harbor.

June 19th, 1865, began as another hot day in Texas.

A teacher and principal, a lawyer, an entertainer, a diplomat, and a writer, James Weldon Johnson spent his entire life working to help African Americans gain the rights and respect they deserved.

Taking a rare look beyond the myths and legends surrounding Sacagawea's life, this extraordinary illustrated history recounts the known facts about a remarkable women and her contribution to one of America's greatest journeys of exploration.

“Dino” Don Lessem brings readers face-to-face with various dinosaur species, detailing their habitats, way of life and how they became extinct.

"Dino" Don Lessem brings readers face-to-face with various dinosaur species, detailing their habitats, way of life and how they became extinct.

“Dino” Don Lessem brings readers face-to-face with various dinosaur species, detailing their habitats, way of life and how they became extinct.

“Dino” Don Lessem brings readers face-to-face with various dinosaur species, detailing their habitats, way of life and how they became extinct.

“Dino” Don Lessem brings readers face-to-face with various dinosaur species, detailing their habitats, way of life and how they became extinct.

“Dino” Don Lessem brings readers face-to-face with various dinosaur species, detailing their habitats, way of life and how they became extinct.

The year was 1569 and the place was Stratford-on-Avon.

For the first twenty-eight years of her life.

Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet had a sharp mind and a great determination to make a difference in the world.

For young readers, an illustrated true story about the women workers of World War II.

From the author and the illustrator of A is for Appalachia!

From the author and the illustrator of A is for Appalachia!

The inspiring read-to-me eBook about four-year-old Sarah Roberts, the first African American girl to try to integrate a white school, and how her experience in 1847 set greater change in motion.

The inspiring story of four-year-old Sarah Roberts, the first African American girl to try to integrate a white school, and how her experience in 1847 set greater change in motion.

Betty, an American teenager in living in Britain, is determined to contribute to the cause when the Germans begin bombing London in World War II.

Marseilles, FranceAugust, 1940 The Gestapo's blacklist was thousands of names longHow many people could he get out before Hitler sealed the frontiers?

The day Rena had been waiting for had finally arrived.

There wasn't anything that George Washington Carver couldn't grow.

Did you know that tae kwon do combines martial arts from Korea and Japan?

Did you know that Muay Thai started out as military training for Thailand's warriors?

Did you know that mixed martial arts (MMA) has been around a long time?

Did you know that karate was invented in Okinawa, Japan?

Did you know that Brazilian jiujitsu (BJJ) has its origins in Japanese judo?

Did you know that wrestling started out as a deadly sport?

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

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

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

Have you ever heard of a road that was built for boats?