Children’s / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples

On March 19, 2013, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina became Pope Francis, the 266th Pope of the Catholic Church.

Young Waluk is all alone.

Follow along as a boy makes a map of places to see on a trip to Texas.

Come along as a girl maps her neighborhood to show her visiting grandmother where everything is.

See how a student creates a map of the United States.

Learn how to draw a map of North America.

Sure, you know baseball, soccer, and basketball.

You might think anchovies and fruitcake are pretty weird foods.

Ka-ching!

Adorable puppy Mitzi visits a nursing home where she helps the residents celebrate Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New year.

Anna is excited to be the flower girl at her aunt's wedding, but that morning she wakes up and .

It's hard to pick the perfect gift, and Esther the Gorilla's choices seem all wrong at first.

Miguel Cabrera always knew that he wanted to be a baseball player.

Katy's favorite holiday is Rosh Hashanah, when she gets to pick apples and make applesauce with her mother.

Even at the age of nine, little Golda Meir was known for being a leader.

"e;In one little town (it is sad but it's true),The tushies left town without leaving a clue.

Mama set another place.

Soccer superstar David Beckham is one of the biggest celebrities in the world.

Usain Bolt has been the fastest runner in the world since the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China.

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October 31, 2011, marked an uneasy milestone for Planet Earth.

Let's Meet a Construction Worker!

Loyal subjects, watch out!

Want to travel to some of the world's most dangerous spots?

Happy Tu B/Shevat!

What is the mysterious writing on a crumpled piece of paper that Sammy and Sophie find in the attic?

Nate loves aliens and he really wants to wear an alien costume for Purim, but his friends are all dressing as superheroes and he wants to fit in.

To celebrate Shavuot, a spring harvest festival, children in Israel make cheesecake using flour they have ground from wheat they have grown in their school garden, fresh goat cheese from the friendly petting zoo goats, and fresh strawberries from the garden.

In 1936, the New York Yankees wanted to test a hot prospect named Joe DiMaggio to see if he was ready for the big leagues.

It had been only twenty-four hours since Mighty Casey struck out, plunging fans of the Mudville team into gloom and despair.

Many people search for spiritual meaning, hope, comfort, and inner peace in their personal lives.

Can the conquest of one city change the world?

How did the end of the shoguns pave the way for modern Japan?

Since prehistoric times, people have been fascinated by electricity and magnetism.

Than Shwe was part of a military coup that took over Burma in the 1960s.

Omar al-Bashir came into power in 1989.

Muammar al-Qaddafi led a group of young army officers who overthrew the government of King Idris I in 1961.

Augusto Pinochet, commander-in-chief of Chile's army, rose to power in 1973 when he participated in a military coup to overthrow the president, Salvador Allende.

Hafez al-Assad became president of Syria in 1971, following a long line of military leaders.

The original Haggadah, geared towards families with young children.

On October 5, 2011, the news of the death of technology innovator Steve Jobs rocked the world.

A child's first Hanukkah counting book full of colorful pictures.

Laura Ingalls Wilder grew up listening to her Pa's fascinating tales about living on the prairies, in the woods, and on the plains.

Miss Annie is just a kitten, but she loves having adventures on the rooftops outside her home.

Miss Annie is a kitten with a large dose of curiosity!

October 9, 1967.

The journey up Mount Everest is never easy.

Kevin's family is celebrating the seven days of Kwanzaa!

It's time for Hailey's favorite holiday-Halloween!