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34 Amazing Facts about Basketball
From the Series Unbelievable! (UpDog Books ™)
Think you know all about basketball? Basketball, one of the world's most popular sports, has thrilled fans for more than 130 years. Spanning the sport's history and present-day highlights,… Read More →
34 Amazing Facts about Football
From the Series Unbelievable! (UpDog Books ™)
Think you know everything about football? Football is the most popular sport in the United States. The first NFL game took place in 1920. Since then, fans have seen amazing stars such as Tom… Read More →
50 American Heroes Every Kid Should Meet, 3rd Edition
How quickly can you name 50 American heroes? They can be men or women, young or old, from the past or present, living or dead, but they all must have made an exceptional positive… Read More →
50 Things You Didn't Know about Colonial America
From the Series 50 Things You Didn't Know About
Toothless at twenty in Colonial America? Discover some of the most amazing and amusing facts about life in Colonial America and how the pilgrims survived it all. Read More →
50 Things You Didn't Know About — Hardcover Set
From the Series 50 Things You Didn't Know About
This fun and engaging series presents entertaining facts on high-interest topics in easy-to-digest summaries to let readers broaden their knowledge on a favorite place or time period, or just Read More →
50 Things You Didn't Know about the Old West
From the Series 50 Things You Didn't Know About
The American West was once an unexplored frontier and the home of thousands of American Natives. Explore the Old West—from fool's gold to buckaroos—with amazing facts about Cowboys and… Read More →
Abolicionismo (Abolitionism): El movimiento para eliminar la esclavitud (The Movement to End Slavery)
From the Series La esclavitud en Estados Unidos y la lucha por la libertad (American Slavery and the Fight for Freedom) (Read Woke ™ Books en español)
En Estados Unidos, el movimiento abolicionista existió junto con la esclavitud desde el principio. Conoce la historia del movimiento, los abolicionistas prominentes y de qué manera los… Read More →
Abolitionism: The Movement to End Slavery
From the Series American Slavery and the Fight for Freedom (Read Woke ™ Books)
The abolitionist movement fought to end slavery long before the Civil War. Abolitionists campaigned for freedom for enslaved people. Abolitionists used print materials, passionate speeches,… Read More →
Alexander Hamilton: The Story of a Statesman
From the Series Gateway Biographies
A founder of the United States turned cultural phenomenon thanks to the hit Broadway musical Hamilton, Alexander Hamilton helped create American democracy. Follow his story from orphaned… Read More →
Allen Jay and the Underground Railroad
From the Series Live Oak Media eReadalong
"Children's eyes will grow wide as they listen to this true story of how Allen Jay helped a passenger on the Underground Railway escape from slavery in 1842. Light sound effects-the crackle Read More →
Allen Jay and the Underground Railroad
From the Series On My Own History
Allen Jay's family farm is a stop on the Underground Railroad. Allen's parents give food and shelter to slaves escaping from the South. One day in 1842, Allen's father asks him to help a… Read More →
All of a Sudden and Forever: Help and Healing after the Oklahoma City Bombing
A profoundly moving nonfiction picture book about tragedy, hope, and healing from award-winning author Chris Barton. Sometimes bad things happen, and you have to tell everyone. Sometimes… Read More →
American Slavery and the Fight for Freedom (Read Woke ™ Books) — Hardcover Set
From the Series American Slavery and the Fight for Freedom (Read Woke ™ Books)
This study of slavery in America balances accounts of oppression with true stories of resistance and resilience, centering on the voices of enslaved people. Page Plus QR codes link readers to Read More →
An American Army of Two
From the Series On My Own History
The war of 1812 is raging, and from the lighthouse where their father works, Rebecca Bates and her sister Abigail can see a British ship coming. But the American troops are nowhere near!… Read More →
A Picture Book of Abraham Lincoln
From the Series Live Oak Media eReadalong
"This presentation of the pertinent facts of the life, times, and importance of the sixteenth president of the United States is a good starting point for children beginning history studies… Read More →
A Picture Book of Benjamin Franklin
From the Series Live Oak Media eReadalong
"This read-along shows how Ben Franklin, one of 17 children in a poor family in Colonial Massachusetts, became one of our greatest statesmen and inventors. This straightforward biography is… Read More →
A Picture Book of George Washington
From the Series Live Oak Media eReadalong
"A lively fife and drum playing Yankee-Doodle-Dandy welcome the listener...A narrative tone that is sincere and respectful and a slow, even pace afford the young listener time to absorb… Read More →
A Picture Book of Thomas Jefferson
From the Series Live Oak Media eReadalong
A package with simple language and detailed drawings conveys information about the life and accomplishments of Thomas Jefferson. Read More →
Apollo 13: Houston, We Have a Problem!
From the Series Explore!
"Houston, we've had a problem!" These famous words from the astronauts of the Apollo 13 Mission became the stuff of movies. This story explains NASA's Apollo Space Program to get a "Man on… Read More →
A Slave's Education in Courage: The Life of Frederick Douglass
From the Series Setting the Stage for Fluency
In 1845, Frederick Douglass’s first autobiography became a bestseller. Many readers could not believe that such a brilliant writer was ever a slave. When Douglass wrote the book, slavery had… Read More →
A Spy Called James: The True Story of James Lafayette, Revolutionary War Double Agent
Told for the first time in picture book form is the true story of James Lafayette—an enslaved person who spied for George Washington's army during the American Revolution. After his… Read More →
A Timeline History of Early American Indian Peoples
From the Series Timeline Trackers: America's Beginnings
Hundreds, even thousands, of years before Europeans arrived in North America, American Indians had made their homes here. These many groups adapted to the varied lands and climates of what… Read More →
A Timeline History of the California Gold Rush
From the Series Timeline Trackers: Westward Expansion
In 1848, a carpenter named James Marshall discovered that there was gold in the riverbeds of the Sacramento Valley. Gold fever quickly spread across the country and around the world. By the… Read More →
A Timeline History of the Declaration of Independence
From the Series Timeline Trackers: America's Beginnings
By the 1760s, most American colonists had become fed up with British rule. They were tired of the unfair taxes and not being able to create their own laws, and cries for revolution were… Read More →