Every February 2nd, people all across the country wonder about the groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil. Wil... more

Ada Lovelace (1815-1852) was the daughter of Lord Byron, a poet, and Anna Isabella Milbanke, a mathe... more

You ve been waiting all year long, and now it s finally Christmas Eve Is this the year you ll finall... more

Santa comes to the barnyard in this holiday addition to the award-winning Click, Clack series from t... more

Imagine a force that can toss boats around like toys, wash away bridges, and create waves as high as... more

Despite fierce prejudice and abuse, even being beaten to within an inch of her life, Fannie Lou Hame... more

Hailing from the Trem neighborhood in New Orleans, Troy Trombone Shorty Andrews got his nickname b... more

Girls cannot be drummers. Long ago on an island filled with music, no one questioned that rule--unti... more

In 1914, Harry Colebourn, a veterinarian on his way to tend horses in World War I, followed his hear... more

Funny Bones tells the story of how the amusing calaveras-skeletons performing various everyday or fe... more

Every Sunday after church, CJ and his grandma ride the bus across town. But today, CJ wonders why th... more

Poppy, the adorable, persistent, dreaming-big pig, has a new adventure in store for her: the World G... more

An everyday visit to the library becomes an unexpected adventure through the pages of classic childr... more

Alexander takes a rip-roaring historical adventure Through his imaginative journey, Alexander discov... more

Why is there winter in the Southern Hemisphere at the same time there is summer in the Northern Hemi... more

Poppy has big dreams - lots of them But following her dreams isn t as easy as it sounds. It s a good... more

In the 1950s, it was a man s world. Girls weren t supposed to act smart, tough, or ambitious. Even t... more

The precocious, purple-haired traveler spends the day playing with her dad as she pretends everyday ... more

In addition to the story of Patrick s life, here is information about how St. Patrick s Day is celeb... more

Both Thomas Edison and Henry Ford started off as insatiably curious tinkerers. That curiosity led th... more

Valentine s Day is candy hearts, flowers, and chocolate truffles. It is Valentine cards galore. Most... more

Alice in Wonderland is one of the most wondrous, truly original stories ever written filled with mag... more

Revel in the in the magic of the holiday season with three classic Christmas tales. From the birth o... more

Who Is Your Hero? Isabella s include U.S. Astronaut Sally Ride, activist Rosa Parks, and sharpshoote... more

Did you know the moon is a satellite? In fact, the moon is the Earth s only natural satellite. In be... more

On the first night of Hanukkah, a weary traveler named Hershel of Ostropol eagerly approaches a vill... more

Snow Cookies Candy Mouse loves snow days. When he s accidentally swept out the door and into the sno... more

Christmas is many things to many people. It celebrates the birth of the Christ child. It is also Sai... more

Sour balls Gumdrops Chocolate Mouse is stunned as he watches goblins and skeletons and ghosts collec... more

Evy is so focused on watching her garden grow that she misses all the silliness going on around her ... more

Discover the origins and history of Halloween traditions and festivities from ancient times to the p... more

Anne Perry stands tall not only for earning her place among the world s most widely read mystery wri... more

Dad is bringing his daughter to bed, when she suddenly says I can do this myself... I m a big girl ... more

Brother Hugo can t return his library book - the letters of St. Augustine - because, it turns out, t... more

Rescued from an animal shelter on the first night of Hanukkah, Latke the puppy joins the family just... more

Even at the age of nine, little Golda Meir was known for her leadership skills. As president of the ... more

Rifka s parents are actors in the Yiddish Theater, and one day she finds herself center stage in a s... more

Farmer Brown does not like Halloween. So he draws the shades, puts on his footy pajamas, and climbs ... more

This loving ode to the power of serendipity delightfully reveals how fate brought two friends togeth... more

Join Francis Scott Key on the choppy waters of the Chesapeake Bay in this stunning iconographic vide... more

The years leading up to elementary school are a critical time period in a child s development. Kids ... more

Pre-teens and young teenagers are still developing an understanding of how they fit in the world aro... more

Billy and Goat are best friends, but they have different styles. Billy likes to smell the roses - Go... more

The perfect spot is this way says Boom. The perfect spot is that way tweets Twitty. Snot is smartly ... more

Give that dog a puddle and he d splash. Give him a whistle and he d roll over. Give him a rule and h... more

A boy rides a bicycle down a dusty road. But in his mind, he envisions himself traveling at a speed ... more

Zoe is the Queen of the whole Universe... but her favorite place in the Universe is her own room, wh... more

High above the jungle floor, fearless Zoe, explorer extraordinaire, catches a glimpse of the rare wi... more