Ages 9 to 10

An Arctic tern can fly as many as 50,000 miles in its annual migration, and as this bird chases summer across the hemispheres, it sees more sunlight than any other living thing. In this luminous 2024 Riverby Award-winning celebration of such astonishing...

"The words were dangerous." For as long as people have been expressing their opinions in writing, there have been those in positions of power who have succeeded in censoring those thoughts. In this timely and provocative parable, a book is first...

"The words were dangerous." For as long as people have been expressing their opinions in writing, there have been those in positions of power who have succeeded in censoring those thoughts—or making sure they were never printed in the first place. In...

Storytelling is an ancient and powerful human tradition. It ties us to cultural memory and the experiences of those who came before us, linking one generation to the next. Oral tradition is of keen importance to Black heritage and is honored here in this...

According to the ancient Greek philosopher Plato, Atlantis was a utopian island city and kingdom that was destroyed by a flood more than 11,000 years ago. But was it real or just a story? Scientists and historians seeking the truth debate conspiracy...

According to the ancient Greek philosopher Plato, Atlantis was a utopian island city and kingdom that was destroyed by a flood more than 11,000 years ago. But was it real or just a story? Scientists and historians seeking the truth debate conspiracy...

Area 51, in the desert outside Las Vegas, Nevada, is a place so mysterious that for years the U.S. government wouldn't admit it existed. Cloaked in secrecy, the restricted military zone is now known to play a key role in American aeronautics and defense...

Area 51, in the desert outside Las Vegas, Nevada, is a place so mysterious that for years the U.S. government wouldn't admit it existed. Cloaked in secrecy, the restricted military zone is now known to play a key role in American aeronautics and defense...

William, who is autistic, is in his first week of second grade. He wants to make friends, but he processes speech slowly and he gets especially nervous in new situations. When a classmate thinks he is ignoring her, William and his teacher come up with a...

William, who is autistic, is in his first week of second grade. He wants to make friends, but he processes speech slowly and he gets especially nervous in new situations. When a classmate thinks he is ignoring her, William and his teacher come up with a...

On a grocery shopping trip with her mom, Kimberly, who is autistic and nonverbal, struggles to communicate what she wants to the cashier who doesn't understand sign language. Seeing Kimberly's frustration, her mom steps in and reminds her to use her...

On a grocery shopping trip with her mom, Kimberly, who is autistic and nonverbal, struggles to communicate what she wants to the cashier who doesn't understand sign language. Seeing Kimberly's frustration, her mom steps in and reminds her to use her...