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Jane Goodall recounts her groundbreaking years in Tanzania, sharing intimate stories and photographs of the chimpanzees

Young Paul takes us into the fascinating nineteenth-century world of his father, an entomologist who spends his days unc

Lyrical poems and folk-art illustrations trace the life and philosophy of labor activist Cesar Chavez and his fight for

Ten-year-old Ariana helps her cousin Cynthia prepare for a milestone fifteenth birthday, exploring the rich traditions a

Cats leap from the pages of history through ancient Egyptian bronze sculptures, delicate Chinese embroidery, and the bol

Ela Weissberger shares her childhood memory of playing a cat in an opera while imprisoned at Terezin, showing how art en

A young sculptor in Ancient Egypt is caught between his loyalty to the Pharaoh and his father’s dangerous plot for reven

The mechanical geologist Opportunity was only supposed to last ninety days, but it continues to send back incredible pho

Step behind the canvas to hear the true story of Kate Millet, the young girl who modeled for John Singer Sargent’s most

For children processing a serious medical diagnosis or seeking to understand the human side of the AIDS epidemic through

Told in a comic book format, this history follows the evolution of legendary heroes, villains, and the creators behind t

Classic characters like Cinderella and Pinocchio leap into brand new poetic adventures that give familiar fairy tales a

Medieval England comes to life through seven classic tales of clever tricks and life lessons, retold in modern prose wit

A secret mission to drop candy from the sky brings sweet relief and hope to the children of blockaded West Berlin throug

Travel across the globe through fifteen traditional folktales that reveal how cultures everywhere share similar stories

Centuries of oral tradition come to life in these Cambodian folktales that use humor and wisdom to teach lessons about g

Bees use geometry for strength while termites invent natural air conditioning in this look at the brilliant engineers of

A Texas boy with a unique sound grows up to change music forever in this folksy, rhythmic story of Buddy Holly’s rise to

A simple Spanish song and folk-art illustrations follow a tiny seed’s journey from the soil to the oven to celebrate the

Harriet Quimby makes history as the first woman to pilot a plane across the English Channel, proving her grit and courag

Science changes every time a new fossil is found, revealing that everything we thought we knew about dinosaur skin, colo

A fourteen-year-old boy plowing a field in 1906 has a sudden, brilliant flash of inspiration that eventually changes the

Armed with courage, a young Modoc boy named Nulwee hunts a giant skeleton creature to save his village and restore the p

From ancient customs to modern fashion, see how humans have cut, curled, and styled their hair in this funny look at our