Imagine your family had to choose between sending you to school or having enough food to eat. This book tells how William Kamkwamba was forced to drop out of his school in Wimbe, Malawi, when More →
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When doctors told her parents that she may never walk again, no one could have imagined that Wilma Rudolph would grow up to become the world's fastest woman. This awe-inspiring book shows… More →
This series takes a detailed look at the course of events that led up to World War II and the conflict's lasting impact on the world. Readers will learn how the worldwide economic boom and… More →
A competitive swimmer in Syria, Yusra Mardini never let go of her Olympic dream, even when civil war made it too difficult to train in her country. In 2016, she was allowed to compete in the… More →
Born at a time when the American Revolutionary War was raging, Zebulon Pike grew up to lead expeditions west to find the sources of the Mississippi, Arkansas, and Red Rivers. Find out how his More →
American teenager Zuriel Oduwole tries to live by the quote: "If your dreams don't scare you, then they're not big enough." A filmmaker, public speaker, and writer, Zuriel has interviewed… More →