Grade 6

Make models of castle buildings and little knights, and plan a medieval battle scene that uses the mini-launchers from other books in this series. All you need are everyday items and some… Read More →

Calling all cat lovers! Cats is a must-have illustrated guide to all things feline, from purr-fect pets to wild predators. Big cats, small cats, long cats, short cats—this book showcases all Read More →

Bit by bit, over thousands or even millions of years, water carves and shapes rock into designs only nature could create. Deep in limestone or under a few feet of hardened lava, on an ocean… Read More →

What are cells made of? Biologists have been studying cells since the mid-1600s, when Robert Hooke viewed a slice of cork through a microscope and coined the word "cell" to describe the… Read More →

Cell phones allowed people to connect on the go, and smartphones have transformed the way we share information. From the earliest landlines to the minicomputers that link people across the… Read More →

Rashawn is smart, owns his own car, and has some cred with the "it" crowd. But when it comes to girls, his moves and his pickup lines are a disaster. If only he knew how to read girls. When a Read More →

Women have always made their voices heard. From historic to present-day women, they have spoken up about issues they care about—civil rights, the environment, and much more—and organized… Read More →

Women are breaking down barriers in all areas of business. Learn about Sheila Johnson becoming the first Black female billionaire and Hilal Ibrahim founding Henna and Hijabs. Then discover… Read More →

Women are leading the way in every branch of the United States government. Learn more about how Kamala Harris became the nation’s first woman vice president and Amy Coney Barret’s rise to the Read More →

Women sing powerful songs, master instruments, and write catchy tunes. Discover how women shape every genre of music from country to rhythm and blues. Learn more about how Beyoncé became one… Read More →

Women take charge in all areas of space exploration and study. Learn more about Katherine Johnson making calculations for the first moon landing and Sally Ride becoming the first woman from… Read More →

Women are making names for themselves in every sport around the world. Learn more about Serena Williams’s career Golden Slams and how Michelle Kwan became the most decorated US figure skater. Read More →

Women are creating change in all areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Learn about how Pooja Chandrashekar founded ProjectCSGirls and how Marie Tharp helped map the… Read More →

Women are always making change in the arts and literature. Learn about Misty Copeland becoming the first Black principal dancer for the American Ballet Theatre and how Maya Ying Lin designed… Read More →

Robyn's best friend Billy has been a mess ever since her other best friend Morgan dumped him. To make matters worse, Morgan started dating hockey star Sean Sloane right afterward. Billy is a… Read More →

In Alta Donna, the weather is great, the sunsets are super, and the stars twinkle brightly. Perfect, right? No! It’s super boring. Nothing real ever happens. Everybody says I spend too much… Read More →

Charles Darwin's scientific work transformed the way people think about life on Earth. From his childhood in England to his pivotal ocean voyages, he took every opportunity to study the… Read More →

Beth didn't think that the song she posted on YouTube would be noticed by more than a few classmates at Clinton High. She was wrong. Harmon Holt noticed, and now she's an intern at his… Read More →

Huge, towering clouds build up in the sky—it's a super cell. The Doppler radar indicates that the system is rotating. But is there a funnel? Is it touching the ground? Only a storm chaser can Read More →

October 9, 1967. World-renowned revolutionary Che Guevara is dead at the age of thirty-nine. The charismatic Argentinian revolutionary had been leading guerilla fighters in the jungles of… Read More →

Celebrating Jewish holidays has never been sillier than in Chelm, the Village of Fools! While the Chelmites try to solve problems—like outsmarting bees to get Rosh Hashanah honey, and keeping Read More →

After the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear explosion in Ukraine, scientists believed radiation had created a vast and barren wasteland in which life could never resurface. But the Dead Zone, as the… Read More →