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Throughout history, Black women have blazed trails across the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Black Women in Science brings something special to black history books for kids, celebrating incredible Black women in STEM who have used their brains, bravery, and ambition to beat the odds.
Discover 15 science stories for kids that explore the lives of bold female scientists. Learn how each of them advanced their STEM fields...
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"There's a story about President Thomas Jefferson that says that, while visiting France, he tried macaroni and cheese for the first time. The story says that he was the first person to introduce the dish to America. However, that's a myth! Jefferson achieved many things-including doubling the size of the country and establishing the Lewis and Clark expedition-but some of the stories surrounding him are false. Readers are sure to be drawn in by facts...
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"America's 18th president was, and still is, well known for his efforts leading the North to victory during the American Civil War. But many stories surrounding Grant aren't actually true. For example, is it true that Grant was arrested for speeding in a horse-drawn carriage? Is it true that his middle name is actually Simpson? Readers will find the answers to these questions inside this detailed guide to Grant's life. The at-level text is paired...
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See how schools in the United States have changed over the years
We go to school to learn and see friends but school has changed over time. Long ago schools only had one room, now schools are large buildings with many rooms.
This book describes how school has changed through the years and includes such topics as transportation, supplies, and subjects taught.
Historical and modern-day photographs interspersed throughout these books clearly illustrate...
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"There's a common myth that says Abraham Lincoln, the 16th U.S. president, wrote the Gettysburg Address on the back of an envelope while on a trip by train. Although that makes for a good story, it's just a story! Readers will discover other myths about Lincoln, but more importantly, they will learn the facts about his time in the White House. Primary sources of Lincoln and his era help readers make connections to the text, and a timeline of Lincoln's...
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Discover the staggeringly true story of how the first Navajo silversmiths fed and freed a nation.
"Old Pounder," they called him — the very first Navajo silversmith. Yet Herrero Delgadito's greatest legacy is measured in lives, not ounces: the scores of Navajo women and children he plucked out of slavery in 1864, the hundreds of exiles he risked everything to feed in 1865 and the thousands of people he helped lead back home in 1868.
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See how transportation has changed over the years
Transportation carries people from one place to another but transportation has changed over time. Long ago airplanes began to fly in the sky, now airplanes fly very high and far.
This book looks at how transportation has changed over the years
Historical and modern-day photographs interspersed throughout these books clearly illustrate how aspects of daily life change over time, while simple text shows...
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Thomas Jefferson is one of the most famous founding fathers, but did you know that his mind was always on science? This STEM/STEAM picture book tells how Jefferson’s scientific thinking and method battled against faulty facts and bias to prove that his new nation was just as good as any in the Old World.
Young Thomas Jefferson loved to measure the natural world: plants and animals, mountains and streams, crops and weather. With a notepad...
Young Thomas Jefferson loved to measure the natural world: plants and animals, mountains and streams, crops and weather. With a notepad...
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