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If you had to name a statue, any statue, odds are good you'd mention the Statue of Liberty. Have you seen her' She's in New York. She's holding a torch.

In July of 2015 a robotic spacecraft reached Pluto after a nine-and-half-year journey. New Horizons is the first spacecraft mission to Pluto and revealed its five moons as never before seen.

You gotta know the rules to play the game. Ball is life. Take it to the hoop. Soar.

First-hand accounts that include diary entries and personal letters describe the experiences of boys, sixteen years old or younger, who fought in the Civil War.

In Beastly Brains, Castaldo delves into the minds of animals and explores animal empathy, communication, tool use, and social societies through interviews and historical anecdotes.

We know dogs are our best animal friends, but have you ever thought about what that might mean' Fossils show we've shared our work and homes with dogs for tens of thousands of years.

Considered the "lungs of the world," the Amazon provides a full fifth of the world's oxygen, and every year unsustainable human practices destroy 2.7 million acres.

On a hot day in July 1919, five black youths went swimming in Lake Michigan, unintentionally floating close to the "white" beach.

On November 14, 1963, a volcano fifteen miles off the shore of Iceland exploded under the sea, resulting in a brand-new island.

Chris P. Bacon was born with malformed legs, but with the help of a wheelchair made of construction toys, he's become a hero to people with similar challenges.

From the legendary civil rights activist and author of the million-copy selling Warriors Don't Cry comes an ardent and profound childhood memoir of growing up while facing adversity in the Jim

Every kid knows that pirates talk funny, swing a big sword, and seek buried treasure-don't they' What do we really know about Blackbeard, Madame Cheng, Sir Francis Drake, and other men an

In this delightful book, teacher and birder Cathryn Sill explains to children what birds are, what they do, and how they live.

*Odyssey Honor Audiobook* Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah's inspiring true story—which was turned into a film, Emmanuel's Gift, narrated by Oprah Winfrey—is nothing short of remarkable.

'Significantly more engaging and inspiring than the rival Rebel Girls' GUARDIAN 'It's hard to imagine any group of primary-aged children who wouldn't be inspired' BOOK