National Geographic Children S Books imprint: 169 books
Spies of Mississippi
The True Story of the Spy Network that Tried to Destroy the Civil Rights Movement
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2010
The Spies of Mississippi is a compelling story of how state spies tried to block voting rights for African Americans during the Civil Rights era. This book sheds new light on one of the most momentous periods in American history.
Author Rick Bowers has combed through primary-source materials...
This Is Rocket Science
True Stories of the Risk-taking Scientists who Figure Out Ways to Explore Beyond
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2010
..three, two, one... we have liftoff! From the award-winning author of Are We Alone? comes a title to propel young imaginations far into space. This Is Rocket Science explores the past, present, and future of space travel.
The compelling text—vetted by NASA scientists—is a combination of...
Angry Birds Playground: Animals
An Around-the-World Habitat Adventure
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2014
Fly with your favorite Angry Birds characters through the rainforest, over the desert, and into the oceans to help them on their zany search to find their eggs. Kids will be hooked on this wacky mystery as they analyze and observe the diverse habitats of the world while building basic skills through fun and fascinating activities.
Angry Birds Playground: Atlas
A Global Geography Adventure
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2014
Follow along with your favorite Angry Birds characters as they fly around the world discovering continents, countries, and cultures. Kids will be hooked on a wacky search for the Angry Birds' eggs as they seek out clues that lead them to amazing discoveries. Readers analyze and observe the world from...
Running with Wolves
Our Story of Life with the Sawtooth Pack
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2019
Discover the wonder of wolves from Emmy-award winning filmmakers Jim and Jamie Dutcher as they tell their story of the six years they watched, learned about, and lived with the Sawtooth wolf pack.
Adventure, friendship, and family come together in this riveting memoir as two award-winning filmmakers...
by Catherine Hughes
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2019
Playful puppies! Cuddly kittens! Beautiful birds! In the next book in the hit Little Kids First Big Book series, readers learn all about pets with fur, feathers, fins, scales, and shells--and how to find and care for the perfect pet for their family.
From cats to dogs to guinea pigs to birds...
by Marfe Ferguson Delano
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2017
Drip, drop. Rain falls softly on the forest canopy. You peer into the mist. What wild creatures emerge? In this charming picture book, curious kids will learn all about the majesty of the rain forest, from jungle predators to colorful treetop birds to plants that thrive in this lush landscape.
by Dennis Fradin, Judy Fradin
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2011
It’s another normal day in Alaska, where the beauty of the rugged landscape makes the hardships of winter worth enduring. This Northern life is good, you think, when suddenly—without warning—your world is ROCKED! The ground sways beneath your feet with sickening force. You’ve just been caught...
The March Against Fear
The Last Great Walk of the Civil Rights Movement and the Emergence of Black Power
Language: English
Release Date: January 3, 2017
James Meredith's 1966 march in Mississippi began as one man's peaceful protest for voter registration and became one of the South's most important demonstrations of the civil rights movement. It brought together leaders like Martin Luther King Jr. and Stokely Carmichael, who formed an unlikely alliance...
Facing the Lion
Growing Up Maasai on the African Savanna
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2009
Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton gives American kids a firsthand look at growing up in Kenya as a member of a tribe of nomads whose livelihood centers on the raising and grazing of cattle. Readers share Lekuton's first encounter with a lion, the epitome of bravery in the warrior tradition. They follow his...
Stolen into Slavery
The True Story of Solomon Northup, Free Black Man
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2012
The true story behind the acclaimed movie 12 Years a Slave, this book follows the life of Solomon Northup, a free black man from New York who was captured in the United States and sold into slavery in Louisiana.
Solomon Northup awoke in the middle of the night with his body trembling. Slowly, he...
Taking Cover
One Girl's Story of Growing Up During the Iranian Revolution
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2019
This coming-of-age memoir, set during the Iranian Revolution, tells the true story of a young girl who moves to Tehran from the U.S. and has to adjust to living in a new country, learning a new language, and starting a new school during one of the most turbulent periods in Iran's history.
When...
Shackles From the Deep
Tracing the Path of a Sunken Slave Ship, a Bitter Past, and a Rich Legacy
Language: English
Release Date: January 3, 2017
A pile of lime-encrusted shackles discovered on the seafloor in the remains of a ship called the Henrietta Marie, lands Michael Cottman, a Washington, D.C.-based journalist and avid scuba diver, in the middle of an amazing journey that stretches across three continents, from foundries and tombs in...
Angry Birds Playground: Dinosaurs
A Prehistoric Adventure!
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2014
It's an extraordinary day on Piggy Island because the Angry Birds haven't lost their eggs, they've found something amazing: a bone! Not a plain old bone—a huge and very old bone. What kind of giant creature could this bone have come from? That's a question for Mighty Eagle—the wisest bird they...