Grade 7

Charles Albert Bender was a World Series-winning pitcher and the first Minnesotan picked to join the National Baseball Hall of Fame. He grew up poor on a farm and lived far away from his home 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 →

For every practical person, there is a perfect practical career, and for many young people it could be becoming a chef. This book explores all the many different jobs available in the… 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 →

Master the art of drawing adorable chibis! First learn basic drawing techniques, and then draw a wide variety of characters step by step. Begin with solid drawing fundamentals that… Read More →

Do you have much in common with kids from long ago? Sure, their clothes and homes looked different. They ate different food and might not have ever gone to school. But they also made art—just Read More →

Milton Hershey loved candy. As a boy, he saved his hard-earned pennies for the candy store. He soon discovered that he had a gift for making delicious treats and, after years of trying,… Read More →

Thirteen-year-old Alondra was born into a musical family. Her dad, the former frontman of a famous alt-rock band, expects her and her sisters to follow in his footsteps. The girls have formed Read More →

Discover the life story of NASA astronaut Christina Hammock Koch. Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and raised in North Carolina, Christina Hammock Koch dreamed about traveling to space since… Read More →

Strange things are happening in Rith's house at night. First a spiral staircase replaces the regular stairs. The new stairs lead to a living room that isn't his, a cat that isn't his either,… Read More →

How do student loans work? What do sanctions do? Where does federal spending go, and who decides on the budget? Author and established journalist Jeff Fleischer digs into these and other… Read More →

Mary Church Terrell grew up after the Civil War with many opportunities. Although she received an excellent education and had a distinguished teaching career, Mary grew up African American in Read More →

How are polar bears related to pandas? For thousands of years, philosophers and scientists have tried to organize and understand, or classify, the relationships among Earth's animals and… Read More →

Earth is under threat. Today, our planet faces huge challenges as a result of human actions. The time has come to replace those negative actions with positive ones—it's time to take eco… Read More →

Cats are special, and they know it! Cats live across the world and have been pets to humans for many thousands of years. You can find cats wherever humans are living, adventuring, and… Read More →

When George Eastman decided to make photography his hobby, "simple" was hardly the word to describe the pastime. He had to lug 50 pounds of camera equipment around with him, including the… Read More →

What is climate change? How does it happen? Who does it affect? Climate Change Basics unpacks these key concepts and more, such as the difference between weather and climate, the role of the Read More →

What happens when our climate changes? How does it impact life on Earth? From food, water, and agriculture to human health and communities, shifts in climate affect everything. Explore the… Read More →

Climate change impacts all life on Earth. How can we adapt to a changing climate? What challenges do we face? Dig into these critical topics, exploring key concepts such as environmental… Read More →