National Network for Equitable Library Service

In 1935, with a doctorate in art history and no prospect of a job, twenty-six-year-old Ernst Gombrich was invited to attempt a history of the world for younger readers.

Aleppo's city center no longer echoes with the rich, exciting sounds of copper-pot pounding and traditional sword sharpening.

The beloved New York Times bestsellers and Kickstarter crowdfunding sensations are available on audio for the first time, read by a star-studded fierce female cast including Alicia Keys, Ashley Jud

What have I to fear? My master broke every promise to me. I lost my beloved wife and our dear children. All, sold South. Neither my time nor my body is mine.

A delightful illustrated book of advice for kids preparing to leave grade school.

In the early hours of October 14, 1942, under cover of darkness, the German submarine U-69 torpedoed and sank the passenger ferry SS Caribou off the southwest coast of Port aux Basques, Newfoundlan

African-American serviceman Lanier Phillips was just eighteen years old when he was rescued from a sinking warship off the coast of Newfoundland in 1942 – a turn of events that transformed his life

Plants, animals, insects and fish are moving in. Invasive species threaten local ecosystems and the planet's biodiversity, but are they all as bad as we think they are?

The healing, restorative power of yoga has been known for centuries, and more people than ever are active practitioners.

In a time when people believed flying was impossible, Joseph and Etienne Montgolfier proved that the sky wasn't the limit.

Have you ever wondered how bridges don't fall down or how really old buildings stay standing up?

As a child, Clive Staples Lewis imagined many things...heroic animals and knights in armor and a faraway land called Boxen.

This inspiring biography tells the story of New York City's first Puerto Rican librarian, a woman who championed bilingual literature.

Cuando llegó a Estados Unidos, en 1921, Pura traía los cuentos folclóricos de su querido Puerto Rico.

When the other gods grow tired in their attempt to create humankind, only one does not give up: the Feathered Serpent.