Nonfiction

When Mariano Rivera was growing up in Panama, he was so poor, he had to make gloves out of cardboard, a bat out of a tree limb, and a ball out of a wrapped rock! With his love of the game, talent, and great determination, he made it to the major leagues...

When she was seven years old, Zaha Hadid designed her own clothes and furniture. Forty two years later, she transformed architecture and created buildings that defied gravity. Learn about this groundbreaking architect in this illustrated biography.

This illustrated biography teaches children about the life of Mother Teresa from childhood to her humanitarian work in India.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg as aware of inequality ever since she was child. She vowed to make difference when she became a lawyer and a Supreme Court Justice. This biography will be an inspiration to all.

This illustrated biography introduces children to Rosa Parks and how she became an activist for civil rights.

Introduce children to one of the greatest soccer players of all time. They will enjoy seeing how Pele went from playing soccer with a homemade ball in the streets of Brazil to international superstar.

This illustrated biography teaches young children how Pablo Picasso became one of the greatest painters of all time.

In this illustrated biography, young children will learn about the life of Michelle Obama as a child, student, lawyer, and First Lady.

Maya Angelou lived most of her childhood in Stamps, Arkansas. She stopped speaking for five years after a traumatic experience at ahe eight. A friend of her grandmother's helped her discover her voice once again.

Learn how a poor girl in England named Mary Anning became the mother of paleontology.

When Martin Luther King Jr. was a child, the world was segregated. When he got older, he used the power of words to combat hate and violence. This illustrated book introduces children to his peaceful fight for civil rights.

This book shows how Marie Curie went from being a poor girl who was not allowed to go to college in her native country because she was a woman to becoming one of the greatest scientists of all time.

When Jane Goodall was a child, her parents gave her a stuffed chimpanzee toy. This gift inspired her love of animals. When she grew up, she studied chimpanzees in the wild and changed the way we view this amazing species.

This illustrated biography introduces children to the young climate change activist Greta Thunberg. They will be inspired to get involved in this important cause.

Coco Chanel is synonymous with fashion. Learn how she became a famous designer.

This illustrated biography introduces children to the life of Corazon Aquino. They will be inspired by her fight against corruption, which led her to become the first woman president of the Philippines.

When Amelia Earhart was a little girl, she liked to imagine she could fly like a bird. She grew up to become a groundbreaking, fearless aviator.

This illustrated biography presents the life of Kamala Harris from a young girl to Vice President of the United States.

A duck's quack does not produce an echo. We are born with 300 bones, but we only have 206 when we are adults. The first toothbrushes were invented in China in 1498. Ramses II had 100 children. Roaches can live up to nine days without a head. These...

This book introduces readers to Favio Chávez. In 2006, he went to the garbage dump in Cateura, Paraguay to teach the families that worked there the best way to sort and classify the trash. He began teaching the children how to play music, but he soon...

This illustrated book takes readers deep inside the world of dinosaurs. It begins with how life began on Earth and goes on to discuss the different classifications of dinosaurs, how they lived, what they looked like, how their fossils were found, even...

This book celebrates the life and activism of Argentine singer Mercedes Sosa. Known as the Voice of Latin America, she sang of injustice and struggle. A suggested play list is included.

Children will love this cumulative song about a singing frog and all the animals that quiet him.

This board book shows children how their bodies react to certain feelings including happiness, anger, and love.

This rhyming board book shows children the joy of spending time with family.

Children will learn to associate colors with different animals in this charming board book.

The Americas are filled with fascinating amphibians and reptiles. This illustrated book presents the wide variety of frogs, lizards, turtles, crocodiles, and other species that live there. Readers will learn about how they have adapted and why they are...

This colorful board book shows a parade of animals strolling, trotting, running, and flying.

In this traditional Latin American rhyme, children will learn how to count backwards from 10.

This stunning, large format book presents an illustrated history of aviation. Beginning with the first air-born plants and ending with solar-propelled planes, it explains how flight has evolved over the centuries. Climb aboard, fasten your seatbelts,...

What's inside an egg? Are they all the same shape and size? This book introduces children to more than 60 different kinds of eggs.

What do seeds need to germinate? How do seeds find a place to grow? Are they all the same size? This book teaches readers about many different kinds of seeds.

Oceans cover more than half of our planet. But what's under all that water? Explore the ways in which science, technology, engineering, art, and math help us learn more about the oceans and their inhabitants!

Everyone from scientists to artists makes models. Learn how models can be used to understand concepts and make new discoveries in science, technology, engineering, art, and math

Can you find math in your art? Discover math in art through symmetry, geometry, and patterns!

Kick a ball. Drop a cup. Jump in the air. What happens? Explore the ways in which science, technology, engineering, art, and math help us understand motion and gravity!

This illustrated book teaches children how to care for their pet dogs and provides insight into their behavior. It discusses their sleeping habits, need for canine interaction, dislike of unfamiliar sounds, taking care of special needs dogs, and much...

What animals live underwater? Do you want to learn their names? This book introduces children to sharks, marine turtles, seals, and more.

This illustrated book proves to children the importance of never giving up, even if they make mistakes. It presents 10 geniuses who discovered or created something that has changed our lives. They include Jan Matzeliger, Wilson Greatbatch, Stephanie...

This colorful board book teaches children the names of animals that live in the forest. They include bears, rabbits, eagles, and crickets.