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Batter up! Baseball action and exciting whodunits star in this chapter book series! Next up is Atlanta! The A-team takes A-Town! Mike and Kate are in Atlanta, where Hammerin' Hank hit his legendary 715th home run. But Hank's historic bat and ball, which he used to break Babe Ruth's record, have...

From the National Book Award-winning author of Stamped from the Beginning and How to Be an Antiracist comes a fresh new audiobook that empowers parents and children to uproot racism in our society and in ourselves, now with added discussion prompts to help listeners recognize and reflect on bias...

America’s northern neighbor, Canada, is similar to the United States in many ways but also very different. Kids will learn about Canada’s diverse wildlife as well as some of its biggest cities such as Toronto and Vancouver. They will hear about what school is like for kids in Canada, how people often speak both English and French, and how Canadians enjoy playing hockey.

Featuring a heroine with faith, courage, and a great deal of grit, this acclaimed historical fiction novel portrays the realities faced by three children hoping to find a new home in an unknown land. Amanda Freebold doesn't know what to do. Her father left three years ago for the new colony of Jamestown in America, thousands of miles away. But now that her mother has died, Amanda is left to take care of her younger brother and sister all alone back in England.

A young Aztec girl tells her little brother how their parents create beautiful painted manuscripts, or codices. She explains to him how paper is made from local plants and how the long paper is folded into a book. Her parents and others paint the codices to tell the story of their people’s way of life. Inspired by the pre-Columbian codices, this story tells how the Aztec and their neighbors in the Valley of Mexico painted books and records long before Columbus arrived, and continued doing so among their Nahua-speaking descendants for generations after.

Swift lives with his pack in the mountains, until one day his home and family are lost. Alone and starving, Swift must make a choice: eke out a desperate life on the borders of his old hunting grounds, or strike out and find a new place to call home. The journey Swift must go on is long and full of peril, and he'll need to take every chance he can. Will he find the courage to survive all by himself?

Margaret Olemaun Pokiak-Fenton’s powerful story of an Inuvialuit girl standing up to the bullies of residential school in the far North has been reissued to commemorate the memoir’s 10th anniversary with updates to the text, reflections on the book’s impact, and a bonus chapter from the acclaimed follow-up, A Stranger at Home.

Take the classic story of jolly old St. Nicholas, place it in a Louisiana bayou setting, dress Santa Claus in muskrat "from his head to his foot," pile his skiff high with toys, and hitch it to eight friendly alligators. The result is this modern classic. Fifty years after its first appearance, Cajun Night Before Christmas® has sold more than one million copies and has served as the model for Pelican's ongoing, best-selling Night Before Christmas Series.

William C. Morris YA Debut Award Finalist–Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) Best Fiction for Young Adults–Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) CCBC Choices–Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) Amelia Bloomer Book List–American Library...

Inspired by Pixar Animation Studios' heartwarming film, Coco, this middle grade story retells the story of Miguel's daring adventure, and features exciting new scenes about his family. Coco is the celebration of a lifetime, where the discovery of a generations-old mystery leads to a most...

A little girl feels left out at her sister’s quinceañera, until she realizes the joy of celebrating her big sister—and that she'll get to have her own quinceañera one day! With Spanish woven throughout and back matter created by the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Latino, this...

Una niña se siente excluída durante la quinceañera de su hermana, hasta que, al celebrar junto a ella, ¡comprende que algún día tendrá su propia quinceañera! Complementado con un apéndice creado por el Smithsoniano, este emotivo audiolibro es un homenaje a la familia y la tradición...

A mouth-watering audiobook that celebrates the rich cultural diversity and culinary traditions of tamal-making across the Americas. Features an informative backmatter and activity created by collaborator, the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Latino! Join Liliana, Yasmany, Tomás...

Un delicioso audiolibro que celebra la rica diversidad cultural y la tradición culinaria de hacer tamales a lo largo de todo el continente americano. ¡Incluye material informativo y actividades creadas por nuestro colaborador, el Museo Nacional Smithsoniano de los Latino Americanos! ¡Únete a...

Newbery Honor Book Pura Belpré Author Award Pura Belpré Illustrator Award Odyssey Honor Audiobook A poignant, hilarious, and unforgettable graphic memoir—adapted for audio—about a Mexican-American boy’s family and their adventure-filled road trip to bring their abuelito back from Mexico...

Experience a time-traveling children's history adventure to uncover the thrilling origins of a vast, diverse nation. Perfect for a family road trip or daily commute, this engaging educational journey turns the past into an immersive playground. Kids will paddle trading canoes, taste campfire...

Some stories are too important to be forgotten. During the Great Depression, families living deep in the Appalachian mountains had little access to books. But a group of determined women changed that. They rode horses and mules over steep mountain trails, carrying saddlebags full of stories to...

Ann Hamilton's family has moved to the western frontier of Pennsylvania, and she misses her old home in Gettysburg. There are no girls her age on Hamilton Hill, and life is hard. But when the Hamiltons survive a terrible storm and receive a surprise visit from George Washington, Ann realizes...

Bloomsbury presents The Wolves of Yellowstone by Catherine Barr, read by Philippa Forrester. Here is the fascinating true story of the wolves who restored the ecosystem at Yellowstone National Park, written by Catherine Barr. In the 1930s, the last wolves disappeared from Yellowstone National...

13-year-old Brian Robeson learns to survive alone in the Canadian wilderness, armed with his hatchet and resourcefulness...