Grade 4

The "Helmets" and the "Gloves" have been cross-river rink rivals forever, so when the league decides to merge the two teams to represent their small B.C. town at a big invitational hockey… Read More →

He was popular with his troops. And he was such a good soldier that Benedict Arnold became a major general in the Colonial Army. So how did a Revolutionary hero become known as one of the… Read More →

Describes Ben Franklin’s interest in and experiments with electricity, what he learned about electricity, and his famous experiment with lightning. Read More →

It's Yom Kippur Eve in 1973, and twelve-year-old Beni thinks his biggest problem is settling in at his new school in the Golan, where his family moved at the end of the Six-Day War. But on… Read More →

True or False? Benjamin Banneker used a telescope and mathematics to predict a solar eclipse. True! In 1789, Banneker calculated when the moon would pass between the earth and sun. And he did Read More →

Gazing up at the stars, Benjamin Banneker longed to understand how and why things worked as they did. In a time when most black Americans were slaves, Banneker lived a life of freedom and… Read More →

In the summer of 1870, Thomas Leathers was captain of the Natchez. Captain Leathers believed it was the fastest steamboat on the Mississippi River. Captain Cannon of the Robert E. Lee offered Read More →

Benno was the neighborhood's favorite cat. During the week, he napped in a sunny corner of Mitzi Stein's dress shop and begged scrapped from Moshe the butcher. But one night in Berlin, the… Read More →

Beowulf is a brave and mighty warrior, known to have the strength of thirty men. At home in Geatland, Beowulf hears about the terrible troubles of his father's friend, Hrothgar, the king of… Read More →

High in the sky, Bessie Coleman could soar like a bird. She was free—at least until she landed. As a black woman in the 1920s, she wasn't allowed to learn how to fly. Forced to travel to… Read More →

Meet the Tres Hermanas: Evelina Antonetty, Lillian López, and Elba Cabrera. They moved from Puerto Rico to New York City as children and grew up to become leaders in their Bronx community.… Read More →

At many men's and women's gymnastics competitions, gymnasts perform routines on their own. But they are part of a team that must work together to bring home the gold medal. There have been… Read More →

Lightning quick and loaded with skill, basketball is one of the world's most popular games. Its color, razzmatazz, and million-dollar superstars make it a fantastic spectator sport. America… Read More →

Whether it’s for food or fun, fishing has been a part of human life for thousands of years! Being good at fishing requires many unique skills, including patience, strategy, and perseverance. Read More →

Playing golf is a great way to get some fresh air and exercise while enjoying being outside, but it is so much more than just that! It is also a highly skilled sport, requiring strategy,… Read More →

Gymnastics is a beautiful and varied sport, containing many different disciplines. Gymnasts require agility, strength, flexibility, balance, and many other skills in order to succeed at this… Read More →

Karate is one of the most popular martial arts in the world. As much an artform as a sport, Karate teaches skills for combat, self-defense, good sportsmanship, and much more. This book, with Read More →

It is called soccer in the United States, football in England, fussball in Germany, and voetball in Holland. In Spain, it is known as futbol and in Italy, they go down to the park for a game… Read More →

There are lots of reasons why you might want to improve your swimming skills. Some people swim as a way to keep fit, other people join swimming clubs to compete or make friends. Maybe you… Read More →

Tennis is a combination of speed and agility that is both exciting and fun to play. Major tournaments such as the US, French, and Australian Opens, as well as Wimbledon are watched by… Read More →

The author takes readers on a fascinating journey back to A.D. 100, where a bolt of sky blue silk is carried by successive caravans from China to Rome along the ancient Silk Road. The… Read More →

Growing up in China as the child of American missionaries, Pearl read and listened to stories from both the East and the West. A story, she thought, was a wonderful way to learn about people… Read More →