National Network for Equitable Library Service

Eighth grader Mercer, whose passion is the fantasy role-playing game Wizards of the Warrior World, hopes to use a fund raiser to bring a gaming convention to his middle school, but instead he attra

Reveals the how and why behind some of the most fascinating and enduring structures humankind has ever created.

Big machines and their drivers work together to build a library.

A collection of concrete poetry, illustrations, and photographs that shows how young children's constructions, created as they play, are reflected in notable works of architecture from around

The bulldozer, the excavator, the loader and other heavy machinery all have important tasks to accomplish at the job site: digging, lifting, carrying, dumping, moving, shaping.

In 1922, in the Chinatown district of Vancouver, British Columbia, twelve-year-old Chin Mei Ling and her father work several jobs to save money for the "Head Tax" that will allow her moth

When sixth-grader Gene Tucks moves South, she dreads being the new kid at school and almost everything else about her life as a "nobody".

Traces the history of developments in train technology from coal-burning engines to magnetic levitation trains, and contains experiments designed to explain the science behind the technology.

Looks at the experiences of a young Inuit girl returning from a residential religious school, where she is not recognized by her mother and is seen as an outsider.

Discusses American Jazz singer Billie Holiday and her dogs, especially her pet boxer, Mister.

Annalina's diary entries reflect her feelings and experiences as she goes from being afraid to go to kindergarten to loving it during her first month of school.