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The Maya Empire became a thriving civilization between the third century and the seventh century CE, but by 900 CE war, drought, and disease wiped out most of its cities and the Mayan people were greatly reduced. Unfortunately, the greatest threat to...

At its peak in the early fifteenth century, the Inca Empire consisted of approximately twelve million people and stretched from the northern border of Ecuador to central Chile. In 1532, the Spanish arrived and invaded Inca territory, setting off a...

In 2014, many people saw images of members of the Yazidi ethno-religious group on television. They sought refuge from Islamic State in Syria (ISIS) militants in the mountains of northern Iraq. Since then, the genocide against the Yazidi minority group...

One of the lesser-known historical crimes that wiped out millions of people was Holodomor (loosely translated from Ukrainian as "death by hunger"), the famine and genocide that occurred during Soviet rule between 1932 and 1933. This book relates the...

Beginning in 2011, the Syrian Civil War has become one of the most pressing crises facing the world today. Fighting has left millions displaced, killed thousands, and destabilized the Middle East. It has also left minorities in the country vulnerable to...

Roald Amundsen was a Norwegian explorer, the first man to reach the South Pole on December 14, 1911, and a hero of the age of Antarctic exploration. Before his death in 1928, Amundsen was the first man to travel the Northwest Passage by ship, and one of...

Kindness can be shown during even the harshest of storms. Shutters rattled. Wind howled. As a ferocious hurricane descends upon her town, Lupita finds two baby birds who have fallen out of their nest and brings them inside to shelter them from the storm...

Offers readers a compelling look into the lives, challenges, and successes of Muslim immigrants. Additional features include a Fast Facts page, a time line, informative photo captions, critical-thinking questions, primary source quotes and accompanying...

When Uzbekistan declared independence and left the Soviet Union, it started a new chapter in its long history. Readers will explore this history and the steps Uzbekistan has taken to plan for the future with this thoroughly-researched and updated guide...

How did the Thirteenth Amendment come about? Learn about Abraham Lincoln, the Emancipation Proclamation, and the abolitionist movement in this book complete with timeline, primary sources, photographs, and excerpts from the time period.

This adventurous guide sheds light on the culture of violence and power in Asia during ancient times. Through vivid language and detailed sidebars, young readers will be drawn to all kinds of gory and unsavory topics, including foot binding for young...

This adventurous guide sheds light on the culture of violence and power in Asia during ancient times. Through vivid language and detailed sidebars, young readers will be drawn to all kinds of gory and unsavory topics, including foot binding for young...

Coretta Scott King, a woman of intelligence and refinement, served as the perfect partner for Martin Luther King Jr. A strong leader in her own right, she fought for the civil rights of all Americans, advocated for the establishment of a national holiday...

Booker T. Washington was an educated black man who was very influential in the transition in the United States from the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment abolishing slavery to the election of President Barack Obama. He believed education was key in...

Rosa Parks was a seamstress whose refusal to obey an unjust law lit the fuse that sparked the civil rights movement. Her arrest for failing to give up her seat on a bus started the Montgomery bus boycott, which launched Martin Luther King Jr. to...

John Lewis was on the front lines of the civil rights movement, suffering a fractured skull in the voting rights march in Selma, Alabama. Courageous in the face of discrimination, he practiced nonviolence to break down the walls of segregation. This man...

Thurgood Marshall turned a law school rejection based on his race into a passion for ending our nation's policy of "separate but equal." He was on the legal team that won the landmark Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka case and used that victory as a...

Martin Luther King Jr. followed the lead of Mahatma Gandhi and employed nonviolent civil disobedience to fight discrimination. His methods brought about some of the most effective civil rights legislation in our country's history and earned him a Nobel...

It takes a special kind of animal to survive in the Arctic. The animals who live there are well suited to their polar environment from a young age. This book introduces early readers to several adorable baby animals, from Arctic foxes to reindeer...

It takes a special kind of animal to survive in the Arctic. The animals who live there are well suited to their polar environment from a young age. This book introduces early readers to several adorable baby animals, from Arctic foxes to reindeer...

In 1949, Dorothy Vaughan became the first African American woman to lead a team at NASA's Langley Research Center. Her work as a mathematician was an important part of helping the United States explore space. Learn more about Vaughan's life as a famous...

Scott Kelly, an American astronaut, went to space in the 1990s and 2000s. In 2015, he spent nearly a year in space. While there, his body was compared to his twin's on the ground. The data helped us learn about the impacts of space on the human body...

Es el primer baile oficial de la escuela, pero los chicos no quieren ir a un baile formal. A Claudia se le ocurre una idea para que el baile sea muy divertido. Más que un baile, será una verdadera aventura con todo y premios. It's the first real dance at...

Claudia tiene muchas ganas de ir al campamento, aunque tenga que vigilar al pesado de su vecinito durante el trayecto en autobús.Ya tiene todo planeado. Sabe exactamente lo que va a hacer para causar una buena impresión al personal del campamento y así...

Claudia, Becca y Mónica tienen un club, el club " Lo que sea!". Qué van a hacer ahora que Adam, el amigo de Claudia, quiere entrar al club? Adam no sigue las reglas del club y hace que todos la pasen mal, pero Claudia no quiere perder a uno de sus...

Claudia está súper emocionada. Van a construir una piscina en su casa! Pero para hacerlo, hay que talar el árbol donde está la casita en la que pasó tan buenos momentos. Cómo poder olvidarla? Atrapada entre el pasado y una piscina, Claudia no sabe qué...

The Civil War: Brother Against Brother primary source reader builds literacy skills while offering engaging content across social studies subject areas. Primary source documents provide an intimate glimpse into what life was like during the 1800s. This...

Provide an engaging nonfiction book for students as they explore some of the causes of the Civil War. Students will examine the divisive events in the nineteenth century that led up to the war, including the Missouri Compromise, the Compromise of 1850,...

The Sitting Bull: Eagles Cannot Be Crows primary source reader builds literacy skills while offering engaging content across social studies subject areas. Primary source documents provide an intimate glimpse into what life was like during the 1800s. This...

Throughout the 1800s millions of people pushed into the western United States. They went for gold, opportunities, and a chance for a better life. But as settlers moved in, American Indians were often pushed out. Hear the words they spoke. Read the words...

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After years of harsh monsoon seasons, a forest on the river island of Majuli is in danger of being slowly washed away. Jadav, a boy living on the island, is determined to save the forest he loves.This is the true story of how one young boy dedicated his...

Every year, the Williams Elementary "Billy Goats" compete to see which third graders are the Greatest of All Time in each subject. As they watch their scores build on the big bar graph, Rosie is pretty sure she's the GOAT for English language arts, and...

A quiet new student named Jack has joined Rosie and Wolfie's table just in time for a group project. They must use the scientific process to see which team can grow the tallest bean sprouts. Rosie is eager to make a new friend, but Jack doesn't talk to...

A quiet new student named Jack has joined Rosie and Wolfie's table just in time for a group project. They must use the scientific process to see which team can grow the tallest bean sprouts. Rosie is eager to make a new friend, but Jack doesn't talk to...

What was life really like for everyday people in the Islamic Golden Age? In this detailed exploration of daily life in one of history's greatest civilizations, readers will use primary sources and information from archeological discoveries to discover...

What was life really like for everyday people in Ancient Egypt? In this detailed exploration of daily life in one of history's greatest civilizations, readers will use primary sources and information from archeological discoveries to discover fascinating...

The year is 1585 in Tudor England and someone has stolen the duchess's necklace. It's up to the reader of this inventive book to find it and unmask the thief. Readers will play the role of detective while interrogating various people living and working...

The year is 1585 in Tudor England and someone has stolen the duchess's necklace. It's up to the reader of this inventive book to find it and unmask the thief. Readers will play the role of detective while interrogating various people living and working...

Just like in the movies, mammoth castles and armored knights were parts of life in England in the thirteenth century. But European medieval culture was so much more than these romantic props. Readers of this enthralling book will encounter a leper,...