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Sumérgete en la historia, la cultura y el patrimonio del estado de Texas con Who HQ. Descubre todo, desde las influencias hispanas del estado hasta la tradición de la barbacoa y de los vaqueros, en este audiolibro para jóvenes lectores. De los creadores de la serie ¿Quién fue?, serie...

Brought to you by Ladybird. Winner of The FutureBook of the Year Award 2019 and Week Junior Audiobook of the Year 2023. Meet our fearless adventurers Cassandra, Otto and Missy AKA the smartest raven in the universe as they set out on their next action-packed Ladybird Audio Adventure! It’s an...

Brought to you by Ladybird. Winner of The FutureBook of the Year Award 2019 and Week Junior Audiobook of the Year 2023. Meet our fearless adventurers Cassandra, Otto and Missy AKA the smartest raven in the universe as they set out on their next action-packed Ladybird Audio Adventure! Embark on a...

Brought to you by Ladybird. Winner of The FutureBook of the Year Award 2019 and Week Junior Audiobook of the Year 2023. Meet our fearless adventurers Cassandra, Otto and Missy AKA the smartest raven in the universe as they set out on their next action-packed Ladybird Audio Adventure! All aboard...

Brought to you by Ladybird. Winner of The FutureBook of the Year Award 2019 and Week Junior Audiobook of the Year 2023. Meet our fearless adventurers Cassandra, Otto and Missy AKA the smartest raven in the universe as they set out on their next action-packed Ladybird Audio Adventure! Step into a...

Brought to you by Ladybird. Winner of The FutureBook of the Year Award 2019 and Week Junior Audiobook of the Year 2023. Meet our fearless adventurers Cassandra, Otto and Missy AKA the smartest raven in the universe as they set out on their next action-packed Ladybird Audio Adventure! Slither...

Have you ever looked at the towers, houses, bridges and parks around you, and wondered how they got there? The answer is in the greatest experiment in human history: the city. In The Story of the City, urban historian Leo Hollis takes listeners on a captivating journey through the history of...

Before he was the world’s most famous mime, Marcel Marceau used the power of silence and his artistic talent to resist tyranny and save hundreds of Jewish children from the Nazis. Marcel was born in 1923 in the French city of Strasbourg. He was drawn to the flickering images of Charlie Chaplin in the movies, and he had a gift for imitating the birds around him, the people, and even the wind! But his childhood was shattered by the advent of World War II and the anti-Jewish laws that demonized his Jewish family. Before long, his family was forced to flee in the wake of the advancing German army.

Are you curious about rocks and gems? What are the differences between rocks, minerals, and gems? Are there rocks in outer space? How many kinds of gems exist? Learn more with Smithsonian: Rocks & Gems.

Born into a close knit family in Chicago, Michelle Robinson was a star student who graduated from Princeton and Harvard Law. Then in 1992, she married another promising young lawyer and the rest, as they say, is history. It is undeniable that President Barack Obama has changed the United States...

Even though it is called the Silk Road, it was not one road. Many historians prefer the title of Silk Routes. The Silk Routes were more than trade routes. They were a knowledge highway.

Sumérgete en la historia, la cultura y el patrimonio del estado de Florida con Who HQ. ¡Descubre todo, desde su vida silvestre hasta la historia de Disney World, en este libro ilustrado para jóvenes lectores! De los creadores de la serie ¿Quién fue?, serie bestseller del New York Times...

How did a six-year-old Black girl become the courageous face of the 1960 civil rights movement? Learn all about the inspiring true story of the civil rights activist Ruby Bridges. Even though the US Supreme Court ruled segregated schools illegal in 1954, it wasn’t until 1960 that school...

Learn the true stories of Indian boarding school students and their families in this moving nonfiction book for young readers. This in-depth history examines letters to and from boarding schools, all compiled and edited by Dr. Brenda J. Child. Firsthand accounts reveal how profoundly entire...

John Bunyan was an imaginative author, father, and Puritan preacher who was deeply committed to sharing the gospel that had transformed his life. His enduring literary legacy, including his well-known and beloved book The Pilgrim's Progress, continues to inspire and transform lives today. This engaging biography takes middle-grade listeners on a journey through Bunyan's life, exploring his early struggles with sin and shame, his years of imprisonment for preaching the word of God, and the turbulent events shaping his nation.

Ethelred's mother stood behind him. The archbishop smeared holy oil on Ethelred's shoulders and hands. He gave Ethelred a heavy sword and placed a gold crown on his head. The crown was too big—it fell over his eyes, and Ethelred almost dropped the sword on the archbishop's foot. How did Ethelred become king when he was only ten years old?

When Columbus landed on the islands in the Caribbean Sea, he thought he was off the coast of China. A few years later, Amerigo Vespucci sailed west, hoping to find a new route to the East. Instead, he discovered new lands that nobody at home knew about. What did he see? Who did he tell? And why is America named after him?

Johannes Gutenberg spent his days shut away, working on a mysterious project. His neighbors wondered what he was doing in his metal shop. Why did he need so much money? Was he making expensive gold jewelry? Weapons? Armor? What project could possibly take up so many hours of Johannes's time? And how did his invention change the world?

The Emperor Justinian could not decide what to do. His people were rioting. An angry mob poured through the streets, looting, setting fires, and destroying houses and taverns. If they reached the palace, they might kill him. Justinian's trusted advisers pressed him to run to the port and sail away, giving up his throne to save his life. He turned and looked at his wife, the wisest person in the room. What would she, the Empress Theodora, urge him to do?

Born into slavery in Maryland, Frederick Douglass was separated from his mother during infancy, then taken from his grandparents at the age of six to serve at the “Great House” on the Wye Plantation in Maryland. He never imagined the cruelties he would witness or the indignities of his family being treated like cattle to be sold, divided, and scattered far and wide. Escaping from slavery, Frederick Douglass became a national leader of the abolitionist movement in America.