Grade 6
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What Was the Missouri Compromise?: And Other Questions about the Struggle over Slavery
From the Series Six Questions of American History
When the Missouri Territory applied for statehood in 1818, the United States had an equal number of free states and slave states. The territory's leaders wanted Missouri to be a slave state.… Read More →
When Did Columbus Arrive in the Americas?: And Other Questions about Columbus's Voyages
From the Series Six Questions of American History
In the late 1400s, Christopher Columbus was sure he could find a trade route from Spain to the Far East by sailing west across the Atlantic Ocean. On his first voyage, he landed on an island… Read More →
When Did George Washington Fight His First Military Battle?: And Other Questions about the French and Indian War
From the Series Six Questions of American History
When George Washington was twenty-two years old, he served as an officer in the British colonial army. He helped Great Britain in its struggle against France for control of North America.… Read More →
When Lightnin' Struck
It’s 1928 in Odessa, Texas, and eleven-year-old James is struggling to find his purpose in life and to uncover a family secret. With his father struck dead by lightning and his mother in… Read More →
When Lunch Fights Back: Wickedly Clever Animal Defenses
The octopus spies a nice, tasty mantis shrimp. It swims over for a closer look at the small creature. Then—WHAM!—the mantis shrimp strikes a nasty blow with its hammer-like forelimb. The… Read More →
When Nature Attacks — Library Bound Hardcover Set
From the Series When Nature Attacks
Nature can be ruthless. Explore the science behind the worst disasters to have hit the planet, including how they happen, what the environmental impact is, and how technological advancements… Read More →
When Plants Attack: Strange and Terrifying Plants
In the wild, it's eat or be eaten. Each living thing is on a mission to survive another day—including plants. And the measures they take can be downright deadly for those that come too… Read More →
When the River Ran Backward
From the Series Adventures in Time
Fifteen-year-old Laurel Mawston has just moved to the Mississippi River town of New Madrid with her parents and brother when disaster strikes. A series of terrible earthquakes devastate New… Read More →
When the Sun Shines on Antarctica: And Other Poems about the Frozen Continent
Experience summer like you've never experienced it before by traveling to Antarctica with evocative poetry. Icebergs brighten as the sky peels itself of darkness and stretches awake. . .… Read More →
When Were the First Slaves Set Free during the Civil War?: And Other Questions about the Emancipation Proclamation
From the Series Six Questions of American History
When Abraham Lincoln became president in March 1861, the United States was on the brink of the Civil War. Six states had already left the Union. The North and the South fought over the… Read More →
Where Did Sacagawea Join the Corps of Discovery?: And Other Questions about the Lewis and Clark Expedition
From the Series Six Questions of American History
When President Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory in 1803, the size of the United States almost doubled. Suddenly, the country stretched from the Atlantic Ocean all the way to Read More →
Where Have All the Bees Gone?: Pollinators in Crisis
Apples, blueberries, peppers, cucumbers, coffee, and vanilla. Do you like to eat and drink? Then you might want to thank a bee. Bees pollinate 75 percent of the fruits, vegetables, and nuts… Read More →
Where I Belong
A Pura Belpré Honor Book An immigrant teen fights for her family, her future, and the place she calls home. In the spring of 2018, Guatemalan American high school senior Milagros "Millie"… Read More →
Where's My Stuff? 2nd Edition: The Ultimate Teen Organizing Guide
A comprehensive guide to organizing schoolwork, lockers, bedrooms, and schedules. Free time is great. Unless you spend all of it searching for your homework, your phone, or a clean pair of… Read More →
Whistle-Blowers: Exposing Crime and Corruption
Sex abuse. Government spying on civilians. Lying under oath. These aren't the makings for crime novels—they're real-life stories uncovered by whistle-blowers with knowledge of deep, dark… Read More →
White Fang
From the Series First Avenue Classics ™
White Fang, a wolf-dog mix, grows up in a village in Canada's Yukon Territory. Shunned by other dogs because of his wolf blood, he learns to defend himself and becomes a vicious killer. When… Read More →
Whiteout
From the Series To the Limit
With dreams of becoming a professional snowboarder on her mind, Jessa drags her younger brother Pax up the tricky slopes of a mountain, ignoring warnings of an approaching storm. She’s having Read More →
White Privilege: Deal with it in all fairness
From the Series Lorimer Deal With It
For some kids, ways they can help eliminate racial injustice might be hard to see. After all, they are taught that people in society are all equal under the law. So why then does racial… Read More →
Who Else in History? (Alternator Books ®) — Library Bound Hardcover Set
From the Series Who Else in History? (Alternator Books ®)
Celebrate the women, people of color, and other hidden figures in history and science who are often overlooked. Features help introduce readers to important figures and to hear from the… Read More →
Who Invented the Airplane?: Wright Brothers vs. Whitehead
From the Series STEM Smackdown (Alternator Books ® )
Do you know who invented the airplane? Most Americans believe it was Wilbur and Orville Wright. But what if that's not true? What if a German immigrant named Gustave Whitehead beat the… Read More →
Who Invented the Light Bulb?: Edison vs. Swan
From the Series STEM Smackdown (Alternator Books ® )
Do you know who invented the light bulb? Most Americans will tell you it was Thomas Edison. But what if they're wrong? What if a British scientist named Joseph Swan was filing for the rights… Read More →
Who Invented the Movie Camera?: Edison vs. Friese-Greene
From the Series STEM Smackdown (Alternator Books ® )
Most people believe Thomas Edison was the mastermind of motion pictures. But what if another budding inventor filed a patent for a movie camera just before Edison? Photographer William… Read More →
Who Invented the Radio?: Tesla vs. Marconi
From the Series STEM Smackdown (Alternator Books ® )
You may have heard the story of how Guglielmo Marconi invented the radio, but what if it isn't entirely true? What if the brilliant young inventor Nikola Tesla was working on advancing radio… Read More →
Who Invented the Telephone?: Bell vs. Meucci
From the Series STEM Smackdown (Alternator Books ® )
Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone, right? That's what most people will tell you. But what if they're wrong? What if Scottish-born inventor Antonio Santi Giuseppe Meucci was working Read More →