Let's learn all about animals that can do some unexpected things!Can you believe there are snakes that can fly? What about lizards? With amazing photos and lively text, this book explores five different creatures that, unexpectedly, can fly! Get ready to learn why and how these surprising animals can take to the skies!ABOUT THE SERIES:The natural world is filled with animals doing unexpected things! It is hard to believe, but orcas can talk, sloths ...

“Lorraine Hansberry has had a direct influence on who we are, the stories we tell, and how we move in the world today. We are beyond delighted to share Jay’s beautiful words and Loveis’s stunning work, bringing this iconic visionary to life for the next generation of dreamers.” —Lena Waithe, Rishi Rajani, and Naomi Funabashi, Hillman Grad BooksOur stories can change the world.As a young girl, playwright Lorraine Hansberry walked everywhere ...

A "2020 NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People" SelectionA vibrantly illustrated and compelling collection of profiles about women and men who revolutionized politics, policy, commerce and activism.You likely know that Barack Obama was the first African American president of the United States. And you maybe you know that Sandra Day O’Connor was the first woman to serve as a Supreme Court Justice. But you might not know that Nelson Mandela ...

A perfect book for young readers to discover lesser-known works of art and culture that have shaped Black history in the United States.The Banjo Lesson. The Brownies Book. "Rapper's Delight." Throughout history, Black people have performed, created art, and broken barriers that helped propel the fight for equality forward. Celebrate little-known groundbreaking contributions to art and culture like these and learn about their social impact on American history in Ove...

Let's learn all about newly discovered animals!Have you ever seen a Salazar's pit viper or a nano chameleon? Now you can! With amazing photos and lively text, this book explores five new species of reptiles. Get ready to learn all about how, when, and where these animals were discovered!ABOUT THE SERIES:Did you know scientists discover thousands of new species every year? Some are even named after things in popular culture like the Wakanda fish (

A perfect book to teach kids about reefs and the animals that make them their home!A reef is a place in the ocean made of the skeletons of tiny animals called corals. You might know that some fish live in reefs. But did you know that many other creatures such as sea turtles and eels also live there? With amazing photos and lively text, this book explores how coral reefs are formed and introduces the amazing animals that make them their home. Get ready to learn all ...

This vibrant and compelling picture book biography tells the story of Toussaint Louverture, the Haitian hero who led his people to freedom.Ayiti, the Pearl of the Antilles, was once a pristine paradise. But in the 15th century, colonizers seized the island, dividing it in two and forcing enslaved Africans to labor in its sugarcane fields. For generations, the enslaved endured unimaginable suffering, all the while yearning for freedom.In 1743, a beacon of ho...

Learn about the key events of the civil rights movement in the latest installment of this exciting and informative series.The year 1967 was pivotal to the civil rights movement. In April, Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered a speech to thousands inside a New York church condemning the Vietnam War and asking for a peaceful end. In June, the Supreme Court case Loving v. Virginia would determine whether interracial couples could legally marry in the United Stat...

This book deals with the life history and work of Ralph Waldo Emerson, an American poet and philosopher.“Emerson represents a protest against the tyranny of democracy. He is the most recent example of elemental hero-worship. His opinions are absolutely unqualified except by his temperament. He expresses a form of belief in the importance of the individual which is independent of any personal relations he has with the world. It is as if a man had been withdrawn from the earth and de...

The City is an Ecosystem maps an interdisciplinary, community-engaged response to the great ecological crises of our time—climate change, biodiversity loss, and social inequality—which pose particular challenges for cities, where more than half the world’s population currently live.Across more than twenty chapters, the three parts of the book cover historical and scientific perspectives on the city as an ecosystem; human rights to the city in relation to urban sustainabili...

Key events of the Civil Rights Movement will be brought to life in this exciting and informative new series.The civil rights movement in 1965 was fraught with assassination, brutal attacks, and an attempt to deny Black Americans the right to vote. In February, Malcolm X, a Black religious leader and human rights activist, was slain. Bloody Sunday followed in March when 600 civil rights protesters attempted to walk from Selma to Montgomery, the capital of Alabama, t...

A perfect book for young readers to discover lesser-known places that have shaped Black history in the United States.The square in New Orleans where enslaved people met to sing, dance, and play music together. The oldest Black church still standing in the United States. The first Freedmen’s colony in the country. Throughout history, Black people have founded communities, churches, and more to fight for equality. Celebrate little-known historic sites like these and ...