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Love curling up with a good book? If so, a book club might be the right fit for you. Find out what it takes to join a book club or start your own, including information on membership, meetings, and activities. Together, you and your fellow members can participate, create, and most importantly, have fun.

On May 17, 1954, the Supreme Court of the United States delivered a unanimous ruling that declared racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional, because separate could never be equal. Now listeners can step back in time to learn about what led up to this major milestone in the Civil Rights movement, how the landmark case unfolded, and the ways in which one critical day changed America forever.

Kids love to celebrate the 100th Day of School! Some elementary school students make crafts, play games, or eat treats to mark the holiday. Others have a dress-up day or hold counting contests.

Get ready to laugh from the cafeteria to the playground with these silly jokes about school!

Learning is important no matter where you are. But some classrooms are very different than others. Discover all types of schools around the world in this fun, engaging series that develops kids' understanding of our diverse global community and their place in it.

Teachers help students become excellent learners and wonderful adults. Listeners will find out the different types of roles teachers have, the tools they use, and how people get this rewarding and difficult job.

What does it mean to be a good citizen at school? Young listeners will learn what it looks like to be a part of a school community.

In this moving true story, Kao Kalia Yang shares her experiences as a young Hmong refugee navigating life at home and at school. Having seen the poor treatment her parents received when making their best efforts at speaking English, she no longer speaks at school.

The Lockdown Drill teaches students the importance of listening to their teacher and their school resource officer during school drills. Using fun characters and engaging rhymes, The Lockdown Drill explains safe emergency practices to young children in a nonthreatening manner.

A school resource officer plays a diverse role in the school community and has many duties and responsibilities. In Police in Our School, kids learn about the important role their school resource officer plays in the protection of their school. Becky Coyle learned firsthand how children can misunderstand officer's roles in schools through her work as an elementary-school resource officer.

In dieser Episode enthüllen wir die Top 5 der nervigsten Schulcharaktere, bei denen selbst die größte Geduld auf die Probe gestellt wird. Von Abschreibern bis hin zu nervtötenden Lautsprechern – erkennt ihr jemanden wieder?

From award-winning, New York Times bestselling author Ibi Zoboi and artist Juanita Londoño, this lyrical celebration of the first day of school across every continent explores what going back to school looks like for children in countries around the world! How do children around the world spend...

Become a little expert in how the country is run! Understand why politics matters and how you can get involved with ALASTAIR CAMPBELL – writer, podcaster and strategist best known for his work as former PM Tony Blair’s spokesman. What links schools, transport and hospitals? POLITICS!...

THE empowering intro to politics that EVERY young person needs right now from writer, podcaster and strategist ALASTAIR CAMPBELL. Politics made fun? YES, REALLY! Writer, podcaster and strategist, Alastair Campbell, makes politics exciting, relatable and personal – AT LAST! Alastair shares his...

Ideal for readers of 6+ with an interest in design and construction […] From treehouses to skyscrapers, timber to future tech, Clarke’s well-judged text is heightened by Sae-Heng’s bright, flat images. – The Guardian Get designing and building with architect and TV presenter GEORGE...

From conservation to protecting endangered species to sustainable living, All of Creation offers young readers accessible and fascinating information on the challenges our planet faces and practical ways we can care for the magnificent world around us. Drawing on science and Scripture, this...

Revealing little-known facts about the fight to teach evolution in schools, this riveting account of the dramatic 1925 Scopes Trial (aka “the Monkey Trial”) speaks directly to today’s fights over what students learn, the tension between science and religion, the influence of the media on...

From head teacher and star of Educating Yorkshire, Mr Matthew Burton, this is the ultimate secondary school survival guide. 'Find great friends. Boost your confidence. Build towards your brilliant future.' Secondary school can seem scary. Corridors are wide, older students look terrifying and...

Caleb doesn’t like going to school in his mother’s car. He wishes he could ride the school bus like his sister. He hates that he is all alone in the car and his mother can’t read to him. One day, he asks if they can try riding the bus to school instead. What will Caleb learn about this new type of transportation?

Un entretenido paseo por la historia de la educación, que rememora los tiempos en que la escuela era un privilegio para pocos, los niños usaban orejas de burro, las mujeres no podían enseñar, los zurdos debían escribir con la mano derecha y no existían...