Grade 5

You're out! People all over the world love to play fastpitch softball. But did you know the world’s best players compete in exciting professional leagues? Explore Women’s Professional… Read More →

In 1950, 13 women golfers started the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA). Since it began, the league has grown to include golfers who compete at tournaments all over the world. Learn Read More →

On January 1, 2024, the first season of the Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) began. Explore the history of pro women’s hockey and the key people who helped form the PWHL. Then learn… Read More →

In 1999, the US Women’s National team won the World Cup. Americans everywhere were hungry for more women’s soccer, and in 2012, the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) was formed. Since it… Read More →

Each year, fans pack into stadiums to watch their favorite tennis players compete in the biggest Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) tournaments. Learn about the history of the four major… Read More →

Forgotten today, Annie Turnbo Malone was an influential Black business leader in the early 20th century. She turned her personally developed hair care products into a successful industry,… Read More →

Wildcats are incredible with many super skills. They get high scores on the 'paw chart' for speed and size, but some are surprisingly small! Full-color illustrations showcase the top 20… Read More →

Even man's best friend has to earn its keep sometimes! These dog breeds have been designed to be good at specific jobs such as herding, hunting, and guarding. Take a close look at the top 25 Read More →

Language arts has never been more fun! Laugh and learn with this hands-on activity book based off the best-selling series Word Are CATegorical®. Create silly stories, act out funny verbs and… Read More →

A teacher and principal, a lawyer, an entertainer, a diplomat, and a writer, James Weldon Johnson spent his entire life working to help African Americans gain the rights and respect they… Read More →

What is work? You may think work is doing chores or going to a job, but you do work every time you move something from one place to another. With experiments that demonstrate these… Read More →

Wandering through a maze of geography facts can easily get you lost! You need to navigate huge distances (an orange may travel more than 8,000 miles on the way to your stomach), vast… Read More →

Learn about snakes that swallow their meals whole and massive saltwater crocodiles! Take a journey in search of the largest reptiles on Earth with full-color illustrations designed to keep… Read More →

Travel to Africa to meet the longest snake on the continent, the black mamba, which is also one of the fastest in the world. A dangerous cast of characters with comic-style illustrated… Read More →

These gross animals are fleshy, slimy, and deadly! Learn about bloodsucking fish, stinky skunks, scary goblin sharks and more. Discover how disgusting traits help these animals survive. Take… Read More →

These creepy creatures will make your skin crawl! Learn about blood-sucking leeches, smelly stinkbugs, giant centipedes, and more. See how their disgusting behaviors keep these animals alive. Read More →

The past was disgusting. Sewage ran into the rivers people bathed in. Doctors drank their patients' urine to diagnose them. This title has plenty of nasty facts to gross you out. Take a tour… Read More →

From earwax and bad breath to boogers and burps, the human body is a disgusting place. Learn about your body's sticky, smelly functions that help you stay healthy. Take a tour of the ugly,… Read More →

Get to work on the world's most disgusting jobs. Discover what sewer inspectors, pet food tasters, and crime scene cleaners must do on the job. Sometimes it pays to get your hands dirty. Take Read More →