Grade 4

Noah Webster, famous for writing the first dictionary of the English language as spoken in the United States, was known in his day for his bold ideas and strong opinions about, well,… Read More →

Have you ever seen an elephant in a zoo? You know they are very big and can weigh as much as a school bus! Millions of years ago there was a dinosaur on Earth called Brachiosaurus. One… Read More →

A beguiling look at seven contemporary nomadic cultures around the world, offering a timely insight into alternative ways of life that connect us to our ancestral roots. Explore this… Read More →

An illustrated collection of thought-provoking stories about how anger doesn’t always have to be angry, with illustrations from Marc Boutavant. In ten thoughtful, philosophical, absurd tales Read More →

With a simple, rhyming text and beautifully reproduced paintings, No One Saw explores modern art. Each painting highlights the way in which the artist looked at the world in his or her own… Read More →

With short, stubby legs, long narrow wings, and large throat pouches, North American pelicans are unique and easily recognizable birds. Found throughout the northwest, pelicans can often be… Read More →

Pack your bags! We’re headed to Norway. On this whirl-wind tour, you’ll learn all about the country’s landscape, culture, people, and more. We’ll explore Norway’s beautiful cities, snowy… Read More →

Discover the unlikely story of Beate Sirota Gordon, a young woman who grew up in Japan and returned as a translator working for the American military after WWII. Fluent in Japanese language… Read More →

Buzz! Zip! Zoom! When the weather is warm, insects are everywhere. But what do they do in winter? Honeybees huddle in their hive. Monarch butterflies fly south. Woolly bear caterpillars hide… Read More →

Shirley Chisholm was a natural-born fighter. She didn’t like to be bossed and she wanted things to be fair. Brooklyn-born Shirley Chisholm was smart and ambitious. She poured her energy into… Read More →

When Zachary's relatives show up for the family Christmas, there aren't enough beds to hold them all. So they end up sleeping in the craziest places--like the bathtub and the porch swing--and Read More →

Ruth Gruber didn't want to live an ordinary life, and she wouldn't take "no" for an answer. Born to a Jewish American family in 1911, she grew up to become a renowned journalist and activist. Read More →

You just need the simplest everyday items to try these teasers and challenges—but they all stre-e-e-etch your powers of imagination and deduction! See how to... ● make objects appear and… Read More →

Twelve-year-old Shai hates everything about moving to America from Israel. She's determined to come up with a plan that will get her back home. Maybe she can go back with her grandparents… Read More →

Do you enjoy performing experiments or studying how the universe works? Growing up in China, Chien-Shiung Wu enjoyed learning about science. As an adult, she earned her PhD in physics and… Read More →

When Logan’s class takes a trip to a math museum, his mischievous friend Benedict is sure it will be a boring day—until he discovers a robot and its creator in an off-limits area. The robot… Read More →

We all need to use numbers in our lives every day, for counting and measuring and shopping. As well as being fun, playing games is a good way to get quicker at working with numbers. We can… Read More →

We all need to use numbers in our lives every day, for counting and measuring and shopping. As well as being fun, playing games is a good way to get quicker at working with numbers. We can… Read More →

We all use numbers every day at home and at school and at work. Are you good at counting and measuring? Can you read a graph or a map? What are some other ways we use numbers to help us? Read More →

Sophie Kowalevski was both a brilliant mathematician and a talented writer. Creative work nurtured her mathematical research, giving her a flexibility of thought she treasured. A wonderful… Read More →

Seals, otters, oysters, fish, pelicans, and sharks are a few of the animals that make up an ocean food web. But did you know that almost all ocean creatures depend on algae to live? Or that… Read More →

Do you ever think about how important the ocean is? Did you know that the oceans impact on all of us, no matter how far from the sea we live? Find out how the ocean affects the air you… Read More →

La Tierra está compuesta en casi un 70 % por agua. La mayor parte de esta agua está congelada en forma de glaciares. A medida que nuestro planeta se calienta, los glaciares se están… Read More →