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Mountain lions once prowled all across North and South America, from Canada to Chile. But as people crowded into the big cats’ habitat, mountain lions were forced into smaller areas. Learn more about these big cats, including where they live, what they eat, and how they continue to survive while losing more and more of their habitat to humans.

The quick and ferocious Velociraptors pounce on their unsuspecting prey. Although this dinosaur may not have looked like the modern birds you see today, they were the original birds of prey. Explore all there is to know about the Velociraptor—where it lived, what it ate, and what made it so deadly.

Belle Song and her family are aliens on a new world.The Songs came to Mars to seek a new life, but living on the red planet isn't easy. The land is rough. The people are strange. The weather is unpredictable, and water is always in short supply. However, adventure is never far away. Belle adapts to...

Join Stitch Head, a mad professor's long-forgotten creation, as he steps out of the shadows and into another adventure of an almost-lifetime! When Arabella ends up an orphanage, Stitch Head leaves Grotteskew and all its creatures behind in a daring rescue attempt. Stitch Head is confident he can save...

Annie's broken up with Tyler and is trying to mend a broken heart. It doesn't help that he's now going out with snooty Kelsey. That's not all that's going on. Annie's roller derby coach has announced she will be selecting the best roller girls to form an all-star team. Annie really wants to be on it,...

Retrievers are famous for their ability to fetch and retrieve game. Read about the different retriever breeds and what makes them great hunting companions and loyal friends.

When the American Civil War ended in 1865, the country faced the huge challenge of rebuilding and healing after four years of bitter war. Cities of the war torn South had to be rebuilt, and the rights of former slaves needed to be protected. Find out about the successes and failures of the trying Reconstruction period of American history.

It’s the 1960s, and the Vietnam War is raging. You find yourself in the midst of the  turmoil. Will you:  Enlist in the Marines and volunteer to go to war?  Join your fellow young Americans eager to protest the war?  Be a young Vietnamese man forced to choose between the communist North and the...

You’re one of millions of immigrants leaving your home in the early 1900s to move to the United States. You’re searching for a better life. Ellis Island, near New York City, is your first stop in your search for opportunity and freedom. Officials on the island have been processing immigrants there...

Who hasn’t looked to the night sky and wondered, what’s out there? Miracles of human curiosity, bravery, and science have made it possible to begin answering that question. From wishful stargazing to moon walking to, someday, intergalactic travel, the story of human space exploration is full of daring adventure, incredible machinery, and endless curiosity about our place in the universe.

What do I do if I see a classmate cheat? How do I get all my homework done? Four diverse peer mentors answer more than 30 common questions about school posed by tween girls, providing sound advice that's not only kid-friendly but also expert approved.

Tween girls have tons of questions about everything from best-friend squabbles and cell phone privileges to getting braces and surviving a bad grade. Girl Talk's illustrated peer mentors answer more than 100 friend, family, growing up, and school questions in a way that's on-level, true, and expert-approved.

Why is my face breaking out? How do I fit in when I'm taller than everyone else? Four diverse peer mentors answer more than 30 common questions about growing up posed by tween girls, providing sound advice that's not only kid-friendly but also expert approved.