5KN: Narrative Nonfiction
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Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre
Winner of the Coretta Scott King Book Awards for Author and Illustrator A Caldecott Honor Book A Sibert Honor Book Longlisted for the National Book Award A Kirkus Prize Finalist A Boston… Read More →
Urban Biologist Danielle Lee
From the Series STEM Trailblazer Bios
After earning degrees studying animal behavior, Danielle Lee wanted to share her love of science with young people. Through urban outreach she has brought budding scientists into professional Read More →
Usain Bolt
From the Series Amazing Athletes
Usain Bolt has been the fastest runner in the world since the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China. Back then, the Jamaican sprinter won gold medals and set world records in three running… Read More →
US Women's National Soccer Team: Winning On and Off the Field
From the Series Gateway Biographies
The US Women's National Soccer Team (USWNT) is among the best soccer teams in the world. Over the years, the team won gold medals at both the Olympics and the FIFA Women's World Cup four… Read More →
Vaccine Innovators Pearl Kendrick and Grace Eldering
From the Series STEM Trailblazer Bios
Have you ever been vaccinated against a particular disease? As children, Pearl Kendrick and Grace Eldering both suffered from whooping cough, a life-threatening illness. As adults, they… Read More →
Vaccines: A Graphic History
From the Series Medical Breakthroughs
Vaccines have been used to safely introduce people's bodies to diseases for centuries, and they save millions of lives each year. By giving people a weakened or dead version of a disease, a… Read More →
Victor J. Glover: Artemis Pilot
From the Series Gateway Biographies
NASA astronaut Victor J. Glover is the pilot for the Artemis II mission to the Moon, becoming the first person of color to travel beyond Low Earth Orbit. As a child in Pomona, California,… Read More →
Video Games: A Graphic History
From the Series Amazing Inventions
Video games evolved over decades from simple consoles to cutting-edge entertainment in homes and arcades. In the twenty-first century, they've also become some of the world's most popular… Read More →
Videojuegos (Video Games): Una historia gráfica (A Graphic History)
From the Series Invenciones increíbles (Amazing Inventions)
Los videojuegos pasaron de ser simples consolas a convertirse en un entretenimiento doméstico de vanguardia y en algunas de las aplicaciones más populares del mundo. Descubre las innovaciones Read More →
Vincent van Gogh
From the Series On My Own Biography
Vincent van Gogh is one of the most famous painters in the world. He is best known for his brightly colored paintings, but Vincent's work wasn't always so colorful. Following Vincent on his… Read More →
Voice of Freedom: A Story about Frederick Douglass
From the Series Creative Minds Biographies
Born a slave, Frederick Douglass grew up facing hunger, hard work, and terrible beatings. After overhearing that reading was the key to freedom, Frederick became determined to learn to read.… Read More →
Volcanoes Inside and Out
From the Series On My Own Science
Why does a volcano erupt? How many different kinds of volcanoes are there? Once believed to be the work of a fire god named Vulcan, volcanoes have long fascinated people. Looking at three… Read More →
Volodymyr Zelensky: Heroic Leader of Ukraine
From the Series Gateway Biographies
Volodymyr Zelensky first gained the spotlight as an entertainer, not a politician. A comedian and actor, he starred in a Ukrainian television show about a teacher fed up with government… Read More →
Von Miller
From the Series Sports All-Stars (Lerner ™ Sports)
Von Miller is a talented football player for the Denver Broncos. He was selected by the Broncos as the second overall pick in the 2011 National Football League (NFL) Draft, and he's been a… Read More →
Walking the Road to Freedom: A Story about Sojourner Truth
From the Series Creative Minds Biographies
Sojourner Truth was born into slavery in New York in 1797 or 1798. She never knew for sure which year she was born or even whether it was summer or winter. By the time she was a young woman,… Read More →
Washington Is Burning
From the Series On My Own History
Fifteen-year-old Paul Jennings looked out the window of the President's House. America was at war with Britain, and British soldiers were marching toward Washington. Terrified people were… Read More →
Wayne Gretzky: The Great One
From the Series Epic Sports Bios (Lerner ™ Sports)
Raised to play hockey from a young age, Wayne Gretzky made news as a child prodigy. It wasn’t long before he made it to the National Hockey League. As captain, he led his team to win four… Read More →
What Are You Figuring Now?: A Story about Benjamin Banneker
From the Series Creative Minds Biographies
In 1791 plans for the new capital city, Washington, DC, were in the works, but someone was needed to help with the surveying. Thomas Jefferson recommended Benjamin Banneker for the job.… Read More →
When Dogs Heal: Powerful Stories of People Living with HIV and the Dogs That Saved Them
The best medicine may not always be found at a pharmacy or in a doctor’s office. Sometimes it comes in the form of a four-legged friend. Three well-known leaders in their… 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 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 →
Who Is a Scientist?
Scientists work hard in the lab and in the field to make important discoveries. But who are they really? It turns out they are just like us! Scientists can be any race. And any gender. They… Read More →
Who's Changing the World? — Library Bound Hardcover Set
From the Series Who's Changing the World?
Meet people who turned their frustration about injustice and inequality into motivation to take action and improve the world. These inspiring individuals noticed pollution damaging Earth,… Read More →
Will and Orv
From the Series On My Own History
Johnny Moore watched as the amazing airplane moved along the track. He wondered if the Flyer would make it off the ground and if the pilot would be able to stay in control. then suddenly it… Read More →