History

The YMCA is dedicated to supporting communities and bringing people together. Readers will explore the history and impact of this organization and how its services help community members learn, grow, and thrive together.

The American Red Cross's volunteers and staff work year-round to provide disaster relief, run blood drives, and supply medicine and food to those in need. Readers will explore the history and impact of this organization and how it brings communities...

Easterseals makes a difference for people with disabilities and their families. Readers will explore the history and impact of this organization and how it has been changing lives across the country for over a hundred years. They will learn how staff and...

This compassionate book explores the dynamics of immigrant and refugee families. Young readers learn about the different kinds of immigrant and refugee families, the ways they form, the challenges they can face, and strategies for working through those...

The digital communications industry has profoundly impacted our world. The Planet Human series breaks down the human impact on the environment over time and around the globe. Each title presents important high-interest natural science nonfiction content...

Travel back in time to find out what life was like before social media. Historical photographs, helpful infographics, and a “Blast from the Past” special feature provide readers an engaging overview of ways people shared their interests, got...

Meet Earth, the planet we call home! Earth is here to introduce readers to geography and the ways in which humans shape the planet we live on. Students will journey all the way back to early human history as they learn about our relationship with the...

Industrialization is one of the leading environmental issues today. In this book, readers will learn about the history, importance, and environmental impacts of industrialization. Large-scale and personal solutions to industrialization issues are also...

The story of Anne Frank and her diary is one of the world's most important and well-known, but less is known about the woman who sheltered Anne and her family for years and, ultimately, rescued Anne's diary from Nazi clutches. Miep Gies was a woman who...

Failed inventions and unexpected uses abound in this look at the contribution of failures to the health industry. Fantastic Failures: From Flops to Fortune takes readers through the unexpected origins of popular products and innovations. With a focus on...

The YMCA is dedicated to supporting communities and bringing people together. Readers will explore the history and impact of this organization and how its services help community members learn, grow, and thrive together.

The American Red Cross's volunteers and staff work year-round to provide disaster relief, run blood drives, and supply medicine and food to those in need. Readers will explore the history and impact of this organization and how it brings communities...

Easterseals makes a difference for people with disabilities and their families. Readers will explore the history and impact of this organization and how it has been changing lives across the country for over a hundred years. They will learn how staff and...

This compassionate book explores the dynamics of immigrant and refugee families. Young readers learn about the different kinds of immigrant and refugee families, the ways they form, the challenges they can face, and strategies for working through those...

The digital communications industry has profoundly impacted our world. The Planet Human series breaks down the human impact on the environment over time and around the globe. Each title presents important high-interest natural science nonfiction content...

Travel back in time to find out what life was like before social media. Historical photographs, helpful infographics, and a “Blast from the Past” special feature provide readers an engaging overview of ways people shared their interests, got...

Outside Beijing, China, in the year 1572, nine-year-old Hu-Wan tends the vegetable garden with his grandfather. Their specialty is growing gourds that are made into ladles and bowls and sold in the marketplace. Each year, one special gourd is made into a...

In this multicultural travelogue through each of the 24 time zones, young readers are invited to travel the world and experience all the people, places, and things that exist on our planet right now. In every minute of every hour of every day, something...