Regional Curations

Krish hates the outdoors, camping, and especially germs. When Krish and his father take a camping trip to Ladakh, he convinces himself they'll bond, despite their differences. When they're lost in a bamboo forest teeming with black rats, and germs, Krish...

From the earliest human settlements near present-day Peru to the more recent Inca civilization, readers will be fascinated by the important archaeological finds that have occurred in this region. This text examines the history and culture of ancient Peru...

From the earliest human settlements near present-day Peru to the more recent Inca civilization, readers will be fascinated by the important archaeological finds that have occurred in this region. This text examines the history and culture of ancient Peru...

From archaeological digs that have uncovered the earliest Sumer civilizations through boats that may have sailed around the time of Jesus, the region that was once ancient Mesopotamia has remains of the oldest cities, religious sites, and artifacts in...

From archaeological digs that have uncovered the earliest Sumer civilizations through boats that may have sailed around the time of Jesus, the region that was once ancient Mesopotamia has remains of the oldest cities, religious sites, and artifacts in...

Allow your readers to step back in time to ancient India, where the people's contributions to art, architecture, religion, and more shaped a unique culture that can still be seen today. This narrative presents the region's archaeological finds...

Allow your readers to step back in time to ancient India, where the people's contributions to art, architecture, religion, and more shaped a unique culture that can still be seen today. This narrative presents the region's archaeological finds...

There's more to ancient Greece than Athens and Sparta. Readers explore the history and culture of ancient Greece through the landmark archaeological finds that have taken place in the region. The chronological arrangement of the narrative allows readers...

There's more to ancient Greece than Athens and Sparta. Readers explore the history and culture of ancient Greece through the landmark archaeological finds that have taken place in the region. The chronological arrangement of the narrative allows readers...

Imagine you live in Pompeii in the year 79. There are rumblings, followed by a terrible explosion that darkens the city of Pompeii for 18 hours. Experience the terror of that momentous volcanic eruption from the point of view of a barber who lived and...

Learn what life was like in Ancient Greece as you are whisked away to the past! This book breathes life into history and examines the mythology, art, architecture, politics, and other aspects of Greek culture. Developed by Timothy Rasinski and Lori...

An accessible and authoritative account of what led to the Vietnam War and its legacies from Newbery Medalist Russell Freedman.With prose that is clear, concise, and enthralling, Russell Freedman presents a detailed history of the Vietnam war. Beginning...

Zimbabwe - A land of diamonds, platinum and gold Whether a child wants to know more about their cultural roots and ethnic origins, or they are simply curious about discovering a country rich with natural resources and rugged beauty, this African...

An updated edition of this 2017 acclaimed book which gives a platform to Palestinian children who share their dreams and fears for themselves and their country. In Palestine today, a fourth generation of children and young people are growing up...

Examine the lives of commoners and kings from the Middle Kingdom with You Are There! Ancient China 305 BC. Take a tour of the different dynasties and important aspects of Ancient Chinese culture, such as calligraphy, language, philosophers, Confucius'...

A moving picture book autobiography about a family's resilience and path to healing after the devastation of war. It's 1945, the final year of World War II. Yukie Kimura is eight years old. She lives on a tiny island with a lighthouse in the north of...

Mesopotamia is often considered the origin of civilization. Nestled on the Fertile Crescent, this empire created the first system of writing and improved farming and livestock so that specialization was possible.

Journey Through Italy offers a look at the landscape, culture and people of Italy, from the watery world of Venice, through sunny Sicily to the Classical splendour of Rome. But there's much more to Italy than pasta, Roman ruins and pizza and this book...

When the Spanish encountered the native people of South America in the 15th and 16th centuries, they marveled at the abundance of gold and silver. In fact, the ancient peoples of Peru began making things from gold and silver about 3,000 years ago!...

Cruz, Sailor, Emmett, and the gang are on their way to Africa when Nebula misses their intended target and someone close to Cruz ends up on the brink of death. Secrets creep out from the shadows and leave Cruz with more questions than answers in this...

Cruz, Sailor, Emmett, and the gang are on their way to Africa when Nebula misses their intended target and someone close to Cruz ends up on the brink of death. Secrets creep out from the shadows and leave Cruz with more questions than answers in this...

Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents J. C. Cervantes's exciting new spin-off from the best-selling STORM RUNNER trilogy, featuring the shadow bruja Ren vs. Aztec gods. Shadow bruja Ren Santiago, daughter of the Maya goddess of time, suspects that...

Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents J. C. Cervantes's exciting new spin-off from the best-selling STORM RUNNER trilogy. "This duology opener is accessible to readers who are new to this world. An engrossing, god-filled delight."--Kirkus Reviews...

Hold onto your hats! It's windy on the Danish island of Sams , where you will meet the environmentally friendly people who now proudly call their home Energy Island. At a time when most countries are producing ever-increasing amounts of greenhouse...

As a sixteen-year-old in Venezuela, José Altuve attended a tryout camp with the Houston Astros. The Astros rejected him because he was too short, but that didn't break his spirit. He attended the tryout a year later and earned a minor-league contract...

Hundreds of thousands of Iraqis and thousands of Americans were killed during the Persian Gulf War, which lasted from 1990 to 1991, and the Iraq War, which lasted from 2003 to 2011. Full of riveting primary sources and personal accounts and full-color...

The #1 bestselling Magic Tree House series for chapter book readers is ready to whisk you away across the world with Jack and Annie--this time to rescue little horses! Perfect for readers ages 6-9! The wind started to blow. . . and a new magical journey...

Discover how a young boy born in Portugal with a passion for soccer worked hard to become one of the most famous athletes of all time in this exciting addition to the Who HQ Now series that features newsmakers and trending topics. When he was just twelve...

A delicious fairy tale full of mysterious spirits, daring escapes, and a beautiful message about the power of found families. In all the years that Elinora Gassbeek has been matron of the Little Tulip Orphanage, not once have the Rules for Baby...

Yuriel's poor neighborhood in Monterrey, Mexico, isn't a place where fairy tales happen. Yuriel and his cousin Azul work each day doing laundry to help their family make a living. So when Azul, a trans teen, decides she wants to mark her transition to...

Yuriel's poor neighborhood in Monterrey, Mexico, isn't a place where fairy tales happen. Yuriel and his cousin Azul work each day doing laundry to help their family make a living. So when Azul, a trans teen, decides she wants to mark her transition to...

Feathered Serpent, Dark Heart of Sky is a stunning collection of Aztec folklore and myths passed from generation to generation and, now, writer to reader.The stories in Feathered Serpent, Dark Heart of Sky trace the history of the world from its...

Feathered Serpent, Dark Heart of Sky is a stunning collection of Aztec folklore and myths passed from generation to generation and, now, writer to reader.The stories in Feathered Serpent, Dark Heart of Sky trace the history of the world from its...

Fifteen-year-old Aiko Cassidy, a bicultural girl with cerebral palsy, grew up in Michigan with her single mother. For as long as she could remember, it was just the two of them. When a new stepfather and a baby half sister enter her life, she finds...

This is an apprenticeship novel, the story of Isabel Cooper, 17, and her 15-year-old brother, Frederick. In early 1911, they leave their Georgetown home after the sudden death of their Mexican mother. They are determined to find their father, a college...

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Just before the United States enters the Vietnam War, eleven-year-old Bé and her three-footed kitten Mèo must rise above the injustices of war to find the comfort, safety, and love of a found family.Eleven-year-old Bé hasn't spoken a word since her...

Magic-sensitive Maeve wants to save the innocent from a dangerous cult. But how much can she delve into darkness without becoming what she fears? The exciting conclusion to the Gifts series. Big things are happening for Maeve and her tight-knit coven in...

While Achilles and the other heroes who fought in the Trojan War are, as far as we know, fictional, the warriors of Ancient Greece are nearly as fascinating. The volume traces the evolution of the ancient Greek warrior, from the Persian Wars, the...

Although ancient India was unearthed by archaeologists long after Egypt and Mesopotamia, experts now believe it was one of the first civilizations in history. Ancient India has given the world Hinduism, Buddhism, advanced mathematics and astronomy, games...