Children’s / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples

Car, trucks, planes, trains, bikes, gondolas, and even funiculars–there are so many ways to get around!

Dig into the amazing past of ancient Egypt in this new Level 3 Reader from National Geographic Kids.

Fans of American history and the hit Broadway play are sure to enjoy the true story of Founding Father Alexander Hamilton in this Level 3 biographical Reader from National Geographic Kids.

Fans of Disneyland, Disney World, and all things Disney are sure to enjoy learning all about the fascinating founder, Walt Disney.

Learn about the plants and animals in nine national parks with fun facts, engaging questions, and intricate illustrations.

After Bart King interviewed hundreds of the wisest guys and smartest alecks for The Big Book of Boy Stuff, something awesome happened: the book became a classic!

Girls can be a mystery-even to themselves.

Frederick Douglass never knew the identity of his father, though he was probably a white slave owner.

Different skin colors, different languages, different religions, different abilities--these are all things that sometimes cause us to judge other people unfairly.

Different skin colors, different languages, different religions, different abilities--these are all things that sometimes cause us to judge other people unfairly.

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In the United States, people of all different backgrounds live together.

By the year 2050, Latino Americans will number 80 million.

Each Mexican American has a story like no other.

Did you know that Jos is the most popular name for baby boys in both California and Texas?

Have you ever wondered who grows your food?

What do a ghost story, a wise saying, and a holiday celebration all have in common?

Art is a wonderful way to communicate.

In the United States, people of all different backgrounds live together.

In the United States, people of all different backgrounds live together.

Today, Latinos are the fastest-growing ethnic group in the United States.

In the United States, people from all different backgrounds live together.

Americans with darker skin colors have often faced discrimination in the United States.

In the United States, people from all different backgrounds live together.

In the United States today, Hispanics make up the largest minority group.

Abraham Rodriquez speaks for many Puerto Ricans when he writes, "e;Of course I'm Puerto Rican.

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This book profiles some of the greatest African-American athletes of the past 150 years.

This book is filled with fascinating stories, from the night a shy young woman's play changed Broadway to the day the most successful talk show host in history got her start.

African Americans have participated in all of the country's major conflicts, from the Revolutionary War to the present.

On November 4, 2008, Americans went to the polls and elected the first black president in the history of the United States.

Many people dream of owning their own business or making it to the top of the corporate ladder.

African-American Writers and Journalists spans nearly three centuries of literary and journalistic history, from a long-unpublished ballad composed in the 1740s by a slave named Lucy Terry to the works of the Nobel Prize-winning novelist Toni Morrison.

Some of them were elementary school dropouts.

African Americansfamous and anonymous alikehave helped shape popular musical genres ranging from jazz and blues to rock 'n' roll and rap.

Without education, it's very difficult to make the most of your talents and abilities.

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An immense land, China is approximately the same size as the United States.

Have you ever seen the boisterous lion dances or heard the multitude of firecrackers in Chinatown during the Chinese New Year?

Over the centuries, Chinese civilization has produced many important inventions and innovations, including paper, printing, porcelain, the magnetic compass, and gunpowder.

China is one of the world's oldest uninterrupted civilizations, and the essential culture and identity of the Chinese people--the Chinese Way--was formed more than 2,000 years ago.

In the last few decades, more and more people are going to college to further their education.

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For decades, television news remained dominated by white, male faces.

On December 1, 1955, 42-year-old Rosa Parks became the "e;Mother of the Civil Rights Movement"e; in America by refusing to give up her bus seat to a white passenger.

From quilts to marble, from comic strips to welded steel, African Americans have created exciting works of art for more than a hundred years.

The Civil War finally ended slavery in the United States in 1865.

Special days are times for fun and togetherness.

Have you heard of Anansi, the mischief-making spider from Africa?

Do you know who started the first volunteer fire company in the United States?