"Make a plush polar bear or build a tall tube giraffe! The crafts in this book are super simple and tons of fun. Each project includes colorful photos and easy-to-follow instructions."--Back cover.

A critical, unflinching cultural history and fierce beacon of hope for a better future, America Redux is a necessary and galvanizing read. What are the stories we tell ourselves about America? How do they shape our sense of history, cloud our perceptions, inspire us? America Redux explores the themes that create our shared sense of American identity and interrogates the myths we’ve been telling ourselves for centuries. With iconic American catchphrases...

Houston Rockets guard James Harden lit up scoreboards with more than 25 points per game in 2014-2015, making him one of the best scorers in the league. Read all about James's journey to NBA stardom.

Now a proud resident of Maine, on the path to citizenship, Abdi Nor Iftin's dramatic, deeply stirring memoir is truly a story for our time: a vivid reminder of why western democracies still beckon to those looking to make a better life.

"In the face of rapidly declining bird populations, read about the vast impacts birds have on ecosystems, food systems, and our mental health and what we can do to protect them"-- Provided by publisher.

Their magic tree house takes Jack and Annie back to retrieve a lost story in ancient Greece, where they witness the original Olympic games and are surprised to find what girls of the time were not allowed to do.

"The construct of race has always been used to gain and keep power, to create dynamics that separate and silence. Racist ideas are woven into the fabric of this country, and the first step to building an antiracist America is acknowledging America's racist past and present. This book takes you on that journey, showing how racist ideas started and were spread, and how they can be discredited"--Dust jacket flap. "A history of racist and antiracist...

Presents a retelling of fifteen Greek and Roman myths from the point of view of the main protagonist, including those of Arachne, Callisto, Baucis and Philemon, and Sisyphus.

"Fall is in full swing! The trees are dropping colorful leaves. The temperatures are getting cooler. Geese are flying south. Get young readers engaged in the many ways fall affects weather, plants, animals, people, and more. Through easy-to-read text, colorful photos, and a fun seasonal activity, kids will learn how fall has it all!"-- Provided by publisher.

"In the spring of 1992, after a jury returned not guilty verdicts in the trial of four police officers charged in the brutal beating of a Black man, Rodney King, Los Angeles was torn apart. Thousands of fires were set, causing more than a billion dollars in damage. In neighborhoods abandoned by the police, protestors and storeowners exchanged gunfire. More than 12,000 people were arrested and 2,400 injured. Sixty-three died. In Rising from the Ashes...Paula...