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![Cover: 50 Things You Didn't Know about Ancient Egypt](https://assets2.titleleaf.com/lerner/product/cover/s_9781634407922_fc.jpg)
50 Things You Didn't Know About
This fun and engaging series presents entertaining facts on high-interest topics in easy-to-digest summaries to let readers broaden their knowledge on a favorite place or time period, or just have a few laughs. Each book in this series is filled with facts and… View →
![Cover: Ada Byron Lovelace & the Thinking Machine](https://assets2.titleleaf.com/lerner/product/cover/s_9781939547200_fc.jpg)
Ada Byron Lovelace & the Thinking Machine
Ada Lovelace, the daughter of the famous romantic poet, Lord Byron, develops her creativity through science and math. When she meets Charles Babbage, the inventor of the first mechanical computer, Ada understands the machine better than anyone else and writes the world’s first… View →
![Cover: Amazing Africa: A to Z](https://assets2.titleleaf.com/lerner/product/cover/s_9781735123974_fc.jpg)
Amazing Africa
A fun and resourceful book that takes children and even adults on a visual journey throughout the continent of Africa. Readers will visit the pinnacle of Mount Kilimanjaro and learn a few new words in Swahili and Twi while exploring Africa’s rich natural… View →
![Cover: Carly Patterson](https://assets2.titleleaf.com/lerner/product/cover/s_9780822526407_fc.jpg)
Amazing Athletes
Inspire sports fans with the success stories of Amazing Athletes. These attractive high-interest biographies include a description of an athlete’s career from the beginning through his or her current achievements. This series is perfect for reluctant readers. View →
![Cover: American Rock: Guitar Heroes, Punks, and Metalheads](https://assets2.titleleaf.com/lerner/product/cover/s_9780761345039_fc.jpg)
American Music Milestones
This high-interest series looks at key musical landscapes in American music. Each book takes a peek at the key events, performers, albums, and songs in the evolution of a specific musical genre. View →
![Cover: Abolitionism: The Movement to End Slavery](https://assets2.titleleaf.com/lerner/product/cover/s_9781728439099_fc.jpg)
American Slavery and the Fight for Freedom (Read Woke ™ Books)
This study of slavery in America balances accounts of oppression with true stories of resistance and resilience, centering on the voices of enslaved people. Page Plus QR codes link readers to primary source recordings from the Voices Remembering Slavery collection at the Library of… View →
![Cover: Mysteries of the Egyptian Pyramids](https://assets2.titleleaf.com/lerner/product/cover/s_9781512440140_fc.jpg)
Ancient Mysteries (Alternator Books ® )
Uncover the mysteries of some of the most intriguing places on the planet. What was Stonehenge used for? Are the Egyptian pyramids really cursed? While answers to some questions have been lost to history, discover what scientists have learned about some of the most fascinating ancient sites. View →
![Cover: A Queen to the Rescue: The Story of Henrietta Szold, Founder of Hadassah](https://assets2.titleleaf.com/lerner/product/cover/s_9781939547958_fc.jpg)
A Queen to the Rescue
Henrietta Szold took Queen Esther as a model and worked hard to save the Jewish people. In 1912, she founded the Jewish women’s social justice organization, Hadassah. Henrietta started Hadassah determined to offer emergency medical care to mothers and children in Palestine. When… View →
![Cover: Beautiful Shades of Brown: The Art of Laura Wheeler Waring](https://assets2.titleleaf.com/lerner/product/cover/s_9781939547651_fc.jpg)
Beautiful Shades of Brown
Growing up in the late 19th century, Laura Wheeler Waring didn’t see any artists who looked like her. She didn’t see any paintings of people who looked like her, either. As a young woman studying art in Paris, she found inspiration in the works of Matisse and Gaugin to paint… View →
![Cover: Behind the Bookcase: Miep Gies, Anne Frank, and the Hiding Place](https://assets2.titleleaf.com/lerner/product/cover/s_9781541557253_fc.jpg)
Behind the Bookcase
Anne Frank’s diary is a gift to the world because of Miep Gies. One of the protectors of the Frank family, Miep recovered the diary after the family was discovered by Nazis, and then returned it to Otto Frank after World War II. Displaced from her own home as a… View →
![Cover: Best Believe: The Tres Hermanas, a Sisterhood for the Common Good](https://assets2.titleleaf.com/lerner/product/cover/s_9781728460444_fc.jpg)
Best Believe
Meet the Tres Hermanas: Evelina Antonetty, Lillian López, and Elba Cabrera. They moved from Puerto Rico to New York City as children and grew up to become leaders in their Bronx community. Evelina, an activist for social causes, founded United Bronx Parents.… View →
![Cover: Hurricane Katrina and the Flooding of New Orleans: A Cause-and-Effect Investigation](https://assets2.titleleaf.com/lerner/product/cover/s_9781512411171_fc.jpg)
Cause-and-Effect Disasters
Provide readers with a deeper understanding of history through a cause-and-effect analysis of well-known disasters. What decisions were made, what shortcuts were taken, or what heroic acts led to the ultimate outcomes? Even the most reluctant readers won’t be able to resist… View →
![Cover: Children of the Past: Archaeology and the Lives of Kids](https://assets2.titleleaf.com/lerner/product/cover/s_9781512413168_fc.jpg)
Children of the Past
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 like you. They helped their families with chores—just like you. They played with friends and… View →
![Cover: Clasificado (Classified): La carrera secreta de Mary Golda Ross, ingeniera aeroespacial cheroqui (The Secret Career of Mary Golda Ross, Cherokee Aerospace Engineer)](https://assets2.titleleaf.com/lerner/product/cover/s_9781728492933_fc.jpg)
Clasificado (Classified)
“Despegue. ¡Una biografía que llega más allá de las estrellas!”—excelente, Kirkus Reviews Mary Golda Ross trabajaba en muchos proyectos clasificados como ingeniera aeroespacial del siglo XX, y gran parte de lo que hizo sigue siendo secreto hasta el día de hoy. Sin View →
![Cover: Classified: The Secret Career of Mary Golda Ross, Cherokee Aerospace Engineer](https://assets2.titleleaf.com/lerner/product/cover/s_9781541579149_fc.jpg)
Classified
An American Indian Library Association Youth Literature Award Honor Picture Book Mary Golda Ross designed classified airplanes and spacecraft as Lockheed Aircraft Corporation’s first female engineer. Find out how her passion for math and the Cherokee View →
![Cover: Cook's Cook: The Cook Who Cooked for Captain Cook](https://assets2.titleleaf.com/lerner/product/cover/s_9781776572045_fc.jpg)
Cook's Cook
Cook’s Cook follows the 1768 journey of James Cook’s H.M.S. Endeavour with his ship’s cook, the one-handed John Thompson, as story teller. Through real recipes from the ship’s galley, events on board and the places the ship traveled on its way to View →
![Cover: Nigeria](https://assets2.titleleaf.com/lerner/product/cover/s_9780822585091_fc.jpg)
Country Explorers
Engaging photographs, colorful designs, and informative, accessible text are combined in this beginning geography series. World and country maps show the country’s location and geographical features. Extensive back matter includes a description and traceable image of the… View →
![Cover: Count Your Way through Italy](https://assets2.titleleaf.com/lerner/product/cover/s_9780761358152_fc.jpg)
Count Your Way
Count Your Way from one to ten in languages from around the world. Each spread has beautiful, full-page art and a number displayed in both English and a second language, introducing a cultural aspect of the featured country. View →
![Cover: The Aztecs: Ruthless Warriors and Bloody Sacrifice](https://assets2.titleleaf.com/lerner/product/cover/s_9781915153685_fc.jpg)
Deadly History
History is deadly! From brutal battles and scary sacrifices through evil empires and bloodthirsty games, readers will love digging up the past and discovering its frightening facts in this fascinating exploration of ancient civilizations. Primary sources, colorful View →
![Cover: Create Your Own Blog](https://assets2.titleleaf.com/lerner/product/cover/s_9781512483437_fc.jpg)
Digital Makers (Alternator Books ® )
Learn how to create, launch, perfect, and safely share digital works of art, including videos, songs, blogs, and websites. This series capitalizes on the popularity of both digital technology and makerspace activities. Creator profiles and expert tips provide extra inspiration. View →
![Cover: Doña Gracia Saved Worlds](https://assets2.titleleaf.com/lerner/product/cover/s_9781728466996_fc.jpg)
Doña Gracia Saved Worlds
In 16th-century Portugal, even Doña Gracia’s Jewish name was a secret. But she and her merchant husband helped other secret Jews, by persuading the king to protect them during the Inquisition. When her husband died, many said no woman would be able to run their international… View →
![Cover: Dream by Dream: The Story of Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise](https://assets2.titleleaf.com/lerner/product/cover/s_9781728467931_fc.jpg)
Dream by Dream
As a child, Isaac Mayer Wise loved to study. Words were like magic keys that could unlock new worlds. He had big ideas and big dreams. After becoming a rabbi, he thought some long-held traditions needed changing, but some of his ideas were unpopular with European Jews. He decided to go… View →
![Cover: The Little Black Dress and Zoot Suits: Depression and Wartime Fashions from the 1930s to the 1950s](https://assets2.titleleaf.com/lerner/product/cover/s_9780761358923_fc.jpg)
Dressing a Nation: The History of U.S. Fashion
What was it like to wear pumpkin breeches in colonial times? Or hoopskirts during the Civil War era? Find out in this fascinating series that covers American fashions through many historical time periods. Each volume shows the trends and influences on clothing designs, hairstyles, and… View →