The first book to explore the historical role and residual impact of the Green Book, a travel guide for black motorists. Published from 1936 to 1966, the Green Book was hailed as the "black travel guide to America." At that time, it was very dangerous and difficult for African-Americans to travel because black travelers couldn't eat, sleep, or buy gas at most white-owned businesses. The Green Book listed hotels, restaurants, gas stations, and other...

"On January 20, 2021, standing where only two weeks earlier police officers had battled with right-wing paramilitaries, Joe Biden took his oath of office. The American people were still sick with COVID-19, his economists were already warning him of an imminent financial crisis, and his party, the Democrats, had the barest of majorities in the Senate. Yet, faced with an unprecedented set of crises, Joe Biden decided he would not play defense. Instead,...

"¿Sabiás que las jirafas tienen tres corazones o que las estrellas de mar no tienen cerebro? Pasa las páginas y descubre asombrosos datos sobre los animales con los que compartimos el planeta. ¿Cuál es tu faborito?"--

"Amazing photography accompanies engaging information about the fighting abilities of mountain lions and coyotes. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--

"This title explores the layers of the rain forest and what animals and plants can be found in each layer. This title is at a Level 2 and is written specifically for emerging readers. Aligned to Common Core Standards & correlated to state standards. Dash! is an imprint of Abdo Zoom, a division of ABDO."--Provided by publisher.

"Thom Hartmann looks at the real history of guns in America and what we can do to limit both their lethal impact and the power of the gun lobby. Taking his typically in-depth, historically informed view, Thom Hartmann examines how guns have played important roles throughout American history, from early European settlement to the Revolutionary War and Manifest Destiny, through the use of Slave Patrols in the DeepSouth (which became the "well-regulated...

"Nada con medusas replandecientes, descubre el misterioso fondo marino y conoce los increíbles unicornios marinos. Tiburones, ballenas, tortugas o extrañas criaturas de las profundidades nadan a través de las páginas de este precioso libro que combina magníficas ilustraciones y fotografías. Los jóvenes lectores conocerán la extraordinara vida que esconden los océanos y mares de todo el mundo y descubrirán cómo ellos mismos pueden ayudar...

In this thoughtful treatise spurred by the 2015 death of African-American academic Sandra Bland in jail after a traffic stop, New Yorker writer Gladwell (The Tipping Point) aims to figure out the strategies people use to assess strangers-to "analyze, critique them, figure out where they came from, figure out how to fix them," in other words: to understand how to balance trust and safety. He uses a variety of examples from history and recent headlines...

"This beautifully illustrated anthology illuminates twenty-five extraordinary stories of space exploration, adventure, and human achievement, from a leading expert in human spaceflight"--