Hold your nose while you read about the disgustingly fascinating world of garbage!
What a Waste! answers the question: when we throw something away, where is “away”? Ever since cave people cracked ...

An authentic rallying cry for anyone who has been affected by bullying.

In February 2013, Shane Koyczan’s passionate anti-bullying poem “To This Day” electrified the world. An animated video of the ...

Did you know that aloe vera—now found in countless products, including sunscreens and soaps—was first used by Africans? They ground it into powder and used it to treat burns and other skin conditions, ...

Cleanliness is next to godliness. At least that was the point of view espoused by John Wesley in 18th century England. But accounts of people bathing go back to the Bronze Age in the Indus Valley. All ...

Acupuncture, gun powder and the secrets to spinning silk are innovations that we have come to associate with China. But did you know that the Chinese also invented the umbrella? And toilet paper, initially ...

The Dentist and You is a book for any young child making a trip to the dentist's office. 

It familiarizes children with many of the tools and procedures they are likely to encounter during their visit, ...

That sweaty, gut-clenching, suffocating, racing-heart feeling . . . 

. . . That dull, never-ending sense that something’s wrong. What is it? Anxiety. And it affects millions of young North Americans ...

This fifth book in Annick’s successful We Thought of It series describes the vibrant traditions and innovations that are the result of thousands of years of civilization in Latin America. Travel from ...

Princesses live in fairytale castles and spend their days doing important things. There are ships to launch, knights to reward, and marriage proposals from persistent princes to decline. If this sounds ...

Check it out: not just a book about sex, but a look at girl culture by youth themselves. No stuffy school textbook. No nosey adults. Just a diverse group of teen girls from a community youth project who ...