Grade 3

Martha Dandridge Custis was twenty-seven years old when she married George Washington. She worked by her husband's side to help keep their family, home, and country running smoothly. Whether… Read More →

Anne Frank and Martin Luther King Jr. were born the same year a world apart. Both faced ugly prejudices and violence, which both answered with words of love and faith in humanity. This is the Read More →

On January 20, 1986, church bells rang in New York City, world leaders gathered in Atlanta, and thousands paraded in Chicago. It was the first annual celebration of a new national holiday.… Read More →

History recognizes the leadership and voice Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. brought to the civil rights movement in 1960s America. A 30-foot tall statue of Dr. King gazes into the future full of… Read More →

Minerals are fascinating resources that have a variety of uses. A diamond is a mineral that is sought after for its beauty. Salt is a useful mineral that adds flavor. But do you know what… Read More →

Second Place Winner for Best Educational Children’s Picture Book in the 2019 International Latino Book Awards NCSS-CBC 2019 Notable Social Science Trade Book for Young People 2018 National… Read More →

Did you know that a scientist discovered X-rays by accident? Or that people have been taking pain medicine for more than 5,000 years? Get ready to learn the strange stories behind inventions… Read More →

Ready to make some mouthwatering muffins, breads, and pancakes? You can be the chef with these easy-to-follow recipes, including carrot muffins, chocolaty croissants, easy honey-wheat bread,… Read More →

In the early 1800s, very few girls were allowed to learn about science. Yet Mary Anning spent her life hunting for fossils on the cliffs of Lyme Regis, England. When she was still a girl,… Read More →

How did Mary McLeod Bethune solve problems? How did she make life better for other people? What did Mary do to help African Americans gain equal rights? Read this book to discover the answers! Read More →

When an abandoned 20-story building needs to be safely demolished and reduced to 80,000 tons of rubble, who do you call? Master blasters! These are the engineers who use precisely placed… Read More →

Shapes, colors, or markings. Some mammals, birds, and fish use unusual camouflage to hide in plain sight. Read More →

What's that huge dog with the short, coarse coat and mellow personality? It's the mastiff! Mastiffs are gentle giants with a calm and easygoing temperament. Their owners think they are the… Read More →

The friendly science-mad Stickmen characters, are here to accompany you through your first steps in science, with a fascinating and fun look at what stuff is made of! Discover what are… Read More →

Have you ever taken something apart to see how it works? As a child, Grace Hopper took apart five alarm clocks in a row, trying to figure out how all the pieces fit together. As an adult, she Read More →

Discover how the rules of math are at work when a basketball drops into a net and when creating a piece of art. Full-color photographs and related age-appropriate math questions engage young… Read More →

Learn about number patterns that exist in a sunflower, the reason behind the hexagonal shape of a honeycomb, and all about the Fibonacci sequence. High impact photographs will draw in young… Read More →

Explore how mathematics has shaped how we look at and understand the world. From figuring out Earth's circumference using geometry to developing load-bearing arches, young readers will be… Read More →

From the phases of the moon seen on Earth to the rotation of far-off galaxies, mathematics can be used to explain what's happening in the universe. Full-color photographs and related… Read More →

Math is everywhere when you're traveling! See who's on the move inside this book—and how we need math to finish the trip! You'll need your math smarts to calculate time, distance, and speed,… Read More →