Social Science

How do Americans know that government papers are real? If you see an eagle holding a shie...

It’s 1787, and a handful of men are about to sign the United States Constitution. I...

Why do Americans love a bell that no longer rings? It is the Liberty Bell, and it once ra...

The Lincoln Memorial honors Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States. It ...

The U.S. Capitol houses both the Congress and Senate, but do you know its history? This b...

It’s a monster that drinks human blood. It can turn into mist, but it can’t s...

It’s a huge, smelly monster that stomps through the woods. It roars in the night as...

It’s a monster with sharp claws and pointy fangs. It howls at the moon as it hunts ...

In the waters of the Atlantic Ocean, planes and ships have vanished without a trace. Stor...

They're walking dead people who are dazed and confused! Stories of zombies are in many pa...

Its a big, long necked monster that lives in the waters of Loch Ness. Stories of the Loch...

OF COURSE you think Goldilocks was a brat who broke in and trashed our house. You don't k...

OF COURSE you think I did a horrible thing by eating Little Red Riding Hood and her grann...

OF COURSE you think Cinderella was the sweetest belle of the ball. You don't know the oth...

OF COURSE you think I was the bad guy, terrifying poor little Jack. You don't know the ot...

Dragons have roared their way through popular fairy tales for many years. Have you ever w...

Fairies have fluttered through popular fairy tales for many years. Have you ever wondered...

Princesses have danced through popular fairy tales for many years. Have you ever wondered...

Unicorns have galloped their way through fairy tales for many years. Have you ever wonder...

Trolls have trampled through popular fairy tales for many years. Have you ever wondered w...

Elves have been hiding out in popular fairy tales for years. Have you ever wondered what ...

Parrots, rain forests, and the Amazon River. Soccer legends and the Carnaval of Rio de Ja...

Coffee and brightly painted oxcarts. Quetzals, coastlines, and the Montverde Cloud Forest...

Oil, mangoes, and Angel Falls. International beauty contest winners and the golden legend...

Wet rice paddies and steaming jungles. Noodles, lacquer art, and water puppet theater. E...

Jayden's mom is working on a navy ship, so he's staying with his grandparents. But soon h...

What should you do if you see someone bullying another person at school? Is it better to ...

What is the best way to cheer up a friend? How can you help if your mom or dad is grumpy?...

Is it fair for another kid to keep a pen you lost, since he's the one who found it? And i...

"Ever hear of a fellow named Johnny Appleseed?" They say he had a wolf as a pet and could...

"Ever hear of a feller named John Henry?" They say he was born with a 10-pound hammer in ...

"Ever hear of a feller named Davy Crockett?" Folks say he fell from the sky with a coonsk...

This fun and surprising book goes beyond words and lets numbers tell the story! In a fres...

Presidential politics has always been a minefield of competition, excitement, and even sc...

Throughout the 1850s, the issues of slavery and states' rights had divided the nation. Wi...

Dig through the fields of the far East to unearth the huge clay army of China’s fir...

Climb the arid slopes of Colorado to discover the cave dwellings of the ancestral Pueblo ...

Stories about spooky ghosts haunting the living have been around for thousands of years. ...

Stories about hungry vampires hunting for a meal of fresh blood have been around for thou...

Stories about ferocious werewolves killing everything in their paths have been around for...

Stories about the walking dead searching for a meal of warm flesh have been around for th...

Ghosts . . . are they real spirits or just the stuff of scary stories? Scientists have ye...

The idea that aliens might visit our planet has gripped Earthlings for a long time. Extra...

Legendary creatures abound. From Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster to Mothman and the Chu...

Legendary creatures abound. From Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster to Mothman and the Chu...

Why did ancient people in Peru create the Nazca Lines? Who built England's Avebury Circle...

Police officers keep us safe. Learn about a police officer’s tools, workplace, and ...

Teachers help explain the world around us. Learn about a teacher's tools, workplace, and ...

Construction workers build our homes, businesses, and stores. Learn about a construction ...

Building from nuclear to extended families, and then on to people in the community, these...