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Allen Jay and the Underground Railroad
From the Series Live Oak Media eReadalong
"Children's eyes will grow wide as they listen to this true story of how Allen Jay helped a passenger on the Underground Railway escape from slavery in 1842. Light sound effects-the crackle Read More →
Tourette Syndrome
From the Series USA TODAY Health Reports: Diseases and Disorders
Thousands of young people are diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome (TS) each year. TS is a disorder of the neurological system, causing uncontrollable sounds or movements called tics. TS peaks… Read More →
Diabetes
From the Series USA TODAY Health Reports: Diseases and Disorders
Heart disease, hypertension, nerve damage, vision problems, liver damage…These are some of the complications of diabetes―a chronic and growing disease in which the body cannot use sugar… Read More →
The Underground Railroad Adventure of Allen Jay, Antislavery Activist
From the Series History's Kid Heroes
Randolph, Ohio, 1842. Allen Jay and his family are Quakers, members of a religion that opposes slavery. Allen’s home is a stop on the Underground Railroad, and his family helps escaping… Read More →
The Rough-Riding Adventure of Bronco Charlie, Pony Express Rider
From the Series History's Kid Heroes
On a ranch in California . . . a boy dreams of becoming a pony express rider. California, early 1860s. Julius loves horses so much that he leaves his job as a sailor to work on a ranch. He… Read More →
Allen Jay y el Ferrocarril Subterráneo (Allen Jay and the Underground Railroad)
From the Series Yo solo: Historia (On My Own History)
Allen Jay's family farm is a stop on the Underground Railroad. Allen's parents give food and shelter to slaves escaping from the South. One day in 1842, Allen's father asks him to help a… Read More →
Bronco Charlie y el Pony Express (Bronco Charlie and the Pony Express)
From the Series Yo solo: Historia (On My Own History)
Bronco Charlie longs for a life of adventure. By the time he turned eleven, he’d been a sailor, a cowboy, and could tame wild bucking broncos. But Charlie was always itching for new… Read More →
El Día de los Veteranos (Veterans Day)
From the Series Yo solo: Festividades (On My Own Holidays)
Veteran’s Day is a day set aside to thank the men and women who risk their lives protecting America. Each year on November 11, we celebrate what they have done for our country. Learn more… Read More →
Veterans Day
From the Series On My Own Holidays
Veteran’s Day is a day set aside to thank the men and women who risk their lives protecting America. Each year on November 11, we celebrate what they have done for our country. Learn more… Read More →
Garbage Trucks
From the Series Pull Ahead Books — Mighty Movers
Garbage trucks can weigh as much as five elephants. They can pick up garbage from 400 to 500 houses before they are full. That’s a lot of trash! Read More →
Bronco Charlie and the Pony Express
From the Series On My Own History
Bronco Charlie longs for a life of adventure. By the time he turned eleven, he’d been a sailor, a cowboy, and could tame wild bucking broncos. But Charlie was always itching for new… Read More →
Allen Jay and the Underground Railroad
From the Series On My Own History
Allen Jay's family farm is a stop on the Underground Railroad. Allen's parents give food and shelter to slaves escaping from the South. One day in 1842, Allen's father asks him to help a… Read More →