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A World of Knowing: A Story about Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet
From the Series Creative Minds Biographies
Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet had a sharp mind and a great determination to make a difference in the world. When Thomas met Alice Cogswell, a little girl who was deaf, he decided to go to Europe… Read More →
Bionic Beasts: Saving Animal Lives with Artificial Flippers, Legs, and Beaks
What happens when a young elephant steps on a buried land mine? What happens when a sea turtle’s flipper is injured by a predator? Thanks to recent advances in technology, we have new ways to Read More →
Getting Glasses
From the Series My First Time (LOOK! Books ™)
"Four-eyes!" "Nerd!" These are just some of the mean things people say to kids with glasses. But did you know some of the smartest people to ever have lived all wore glasses? Glasses help… Read More →
Lost Sight: True Survival Stories
From the Series Powerful Medicine
• A father who was blind has an eye tissue transplant that lets him see for the first time. • A man whose own body attacked parts of his eye receives artificial coreneascorneas and is able to Read More →
My First Time (LOOK! Books ™) — Hardcover Set
From the Series My First Time (LOOK! Books ™)
For young children, the world is full of new experiences. This series takes a true-to-life approach to first-time experiences in a way that is sure to help readers feel empowered. These books Read More →
Robots, Cyborgs, and AI
From the Series Strange Science
With a quick glance, everything seems normal. But look closer. Can you tell the difference between people and AI, cyborgs, or robots? Every day, science steps closer to creating artificial… Read More →
Sports of the Paralympic Games
From the Series Gold Medal Games
The first official Paralympic Games were held in 1960 in Rome with 400 athletes competing from 23 countries. Then in 1976, the first Winter Paralympic Games were held in Sweden. The 2018… Read More →
STEM Trailblazer Bios — Audisee®—Fluent Set
From the Series STEM Trailblazer Bios
Read about the life stories and significant contributions of some of today's most accomplished figures in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) fields. Narrative nonfiction text… Read More →
Strange Science — Hardcover Set
From the Series Strange Science
Reality can be harsh—so why not jump to a new reality? Is that even possible? Explore some of the most popular sci-fi tropes from popular books, shows, and movies. Then, learn how they're… Read More →
Theoretical Physicist Stephen Hawking
From the Series STEM Trailblazer Bios
Do you like to gaze at the stars? So did the young Stephen Hawking. Eventually, he turned his fascination with the night sky into a career of trying to figure out how the universe began and… Read More →
What's Your Story, Helen Keller?
From the Series Cub Reporter Meets Famous Americans
How did Helen Keller become blind and deaf? How did she learn to read, write, and even speak? Cub Reporter interviews her to find out! Learn about Helen's amazing teacher, Annie Sullivan, and Read More →