Children & Young Adult

"When Barbara Jordan talked, we listened." --Former President of the United States, Bill Clinton Congresswoman Barbara Jordan had a big, bold, confident voice--and she knew how to use it! Learn all about her amazing career in this illuminating and...

What Do Police Officers Do? is a beautifully illustrated children's book detailing acts of kindness, community participation and the many services that police officers perform to protect and serve their communities. A useful teaching tool showing...

Everyone knows Zuri as "the girl with the puffy hair." Her afro is big and fluffy, and not even gravity can keep it down. People often ask her, "What are you gonna do with that hair?" Zuri finds the answer in her cultural hair-itage and shows she can...

Race in America has been avoided in children's education for too long. What Are My Rights? explores the right you have in school, activism, and with the police in a comprehensive, honest, and age-appropriate way. Developed in conjunction with educator,...

Four animals are off to the lake to go fishing, but each thinks the other will wreck their day. Raccoons are thieves.Frogs give you warts.Storks deliver babies. Wait. What?Where did these crazy ideas come from? As this wryly humorous and thoroughly...

Bellamy Muñoz is a Wanderland SUPER fan, and she knows everything there is to know about the iconic theme park... except about the very real, very magical world that it's based on. Bellamy Muñoz is a Wanderland SUPERFAN, and she knows everything there is...

The adventures of Olli and his friends continue. Going alone he meets a seahorse and a turtle and learns about their life in the ocean.. With his guppy friends he has a fun silly day.On their field trip into the dark Abyss they discover something...

Here's a timely, hilarious picture book, with Seussian appeal! In Bobville, everyone is named...yup, Bob...and everything is exactly the same--until one Bob decides he'd like to be a Bruce. Welcome to Bobville, home to people only named Bob! In...

Twelve-year-old Sumiko feels her life has been made up of two parts: before Pearl Harbor and after it. The good part and the bad part. Raised on a flower farm in California, Sumiko is used to being the only Japanese girl in her class. Even when the other...

Ms. Shelby is getting married! As the girls in Nikki and Deja's class compete over who can plan the best imaginary wedding for their teacher, Nikki excitedly throws herself into preparations for the real thing. But Deja is not so enthusiastic. Her Auntie...

Essential reading on American and Black history, race, protest and youth activism★ Four Starred Reviews ★Editors' Choice Book ―The New York TimesJane Addams Children's Book AwardTop 10 Black History Books for Youth ―BooklistBest...

There is so much in store on this incredible journey - enormous statues and temples, the legendary Sphinx, tombs and mummies, and of course the Great Pyramids. With seven exciting destinations, a god or goddess on each page, and informative notes at the...

Part memoir, part call to action, this young readers' edition dives into the inspiring life of the late U.S. Representative Elijah Cummings--from childhood through his time as chairman of the House Oversight Committee--and his tireless fight for justice...

A beautiful and uplifting non-fiction picture book from Katie McCabe and trailblazing civil rights lawyer and activist Dovey Johnson Roundtree, We Wait for the Sun.In the hour before dawn, Dovey Mae and Grandma Rachel step into the cool, damp night on a...

On August 28, 1963, a remarkable event took place--more than 250,000 people gathered in our nation's capital to participate in the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. The march began at the Washington Monument and ended with a rally at the Lincoln...

Beloved author Cynthia Rylant offers a sweet story about a day in the life of a family dog as she explores the concept of opposites. Rosie is a very busy little dog. Sometimes she's good, and sometimes she's bad. Sometimes she wants to go out, and other...