Children (0 - 8)

George Washington Carver worked to become a top agricultural scientist-and used his knowledge to better the lives of poor farmers.Fact-filled Rookie Read-About Biographies introduce the youngest readers to influential women and men, both past and present...

*A Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Books of the Year*From the author of One Day in the Eucalyptus, Eucalyptus Tree: Do you wanna? Wanna see?Let's go find that gator, gator, gator!COME WITH ME!Put on your life jacket, hop in the boat, and...

Explore the life and achievements of Garrett Morgan, an African American inventor and entrepreneur.

The bold, bright colors of India leap right off the page in this fresh and funny picture book retelling (with a twist) of how Ganesha came to help write the epic poem of Hindu literature, the Mahabharata. Ganesha is just like any other kid, except that...

"A joy to read aloud." --New York Times Book ReviewKondi is determined to make a galimoto--a toy vehicle made of wires. His brother laughs at the idea, but all day Kondi goes about gathering up the wire he needs. By nightfall, his wonderful galimoto is...

Warm illustrations spice up this rhythmical ode to the joys of family and food -- full, full, full of pleasures. For the youngest member of an exuberant extended family, Sunday dinner at Grannie's can be full indeed -- full of hugs and kisses, full of...

This is a matching concept book by Mary Birdsell and Vera Lynne Stroup-Rentier. Our fronts and backs are different. Can you find the back that matches the front of an animal? It's fun guessing! It's also fun to learn animal names in English and Swahili...

This beautifully photographed concept book teaches matching skills and Swahili through delight photos of animals. Our fronts and backs are different. Can you find the back that matches the front of an animal? It's fun guessing! It's also fun to learn...

This inspiring picture book tells the story of the friendship between Flo, Mary, and Diana, and how by supporting each other they overcame hardship to become international superstars. It's 1960, and Flo, Mary, and Diana are three friends with big...

A wonderful introduction for children ages 6-8 on how we can all work together to make the world a better place. Young readers will learn about how they can be part of the solution to today's most important global challenges. Join Frieda as she learns...

A wonderful introduction for children ages 6-8 on how we can all work together to make the world a better place. Young readers will learn about how they can be part of the solution to today's most important global challenges. Join Frieda as she learns...

Join Destiny the Fresh Princess in her second adventure! Based on The Fresh Prince created by Will Smith. Now that Destiny settled in to her new neighborhood, she is on her way to the next big thing: a new school!Destiny loves everything about school,...

Education means true emancipation in this powerful story set in the rural post-Civil War South, written and illustrated by an award-winning author/artist team. When Lizzie's parents are granted their freedom from slavery, Mama says its time for Lizzie...

Two boys--one black, one white--are best friends in the segregated 1960s South in this picture book about friends sticking together through thick and thin. John Henry swims better than anyone I know. He crawls like a catfish, blows bubbles like a swamp...

Two boys--one black, one white--are best friends in the segregated 1960s South in this picture book about friends sticking together through thick and thin. John Henry swims better than anyone I know. He crawls like a catfish, blows bubbles like a swamp...

Jolie has a lot to be scared about since the new Freedom School teacher, Annie, came to town. Bricks thrown through windows in the dead of night, notes filled with hate, and now a fire has burnt down the church where Annie was supposed to start teaching...