A reference guide includes records in the realms of popular culture, sports, science, nature, and technology, and includes a section of United States records.

"Meet the father of science fiction, Jule Verne. Born in France in 1828, Jules Verne always dreamed of adventure. At age 11, he snuck onboard a ship headed for the Indies only to be discovered by his father and have his dreams dashed. After his father made him swear to only travel "in his imagination," Verne kept his promise for the rest of his life. He began writing adventure stories as a young man and became a popular writer throughout France. Known...

Explores how humans discovered the laws of nature and found the coordinates in space and time.

Profiles the life and accomplishments of the schoolteacher who became the most famous leader of the women's rights movement.

A collection of stories and poems by teenage writers that looks at the subtleties of harassment, the myriad reasons victims may be chosen, and how one day, as adults, they will be able to help.

"Meet the man who created Alice, the Mad Hatter, and Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum. Lewis Carroll is the pen name of Charles L. Dodgson, a mathematician and church deacon, who taught at Oxford University. He was inspired to write his best known works, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass, by one of the Dean's daughters, Alice Liddell. The books were hugely successful and brought Carroll wide acclaim, especially for the nonsense...

Examines the lives of six members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Using plain language and clear exciting musical examples, renowned UK teacher, Mel Reeves shows kids guitar types, guitar parts, how to hold the guitar, fingering, chords and chord diagrams, guitar tablature, and how to read guitar music. Plus, there are full performances of country, rock/blues, and classical pieces and snippets of guitar trivia along the way.

"The story of Helen Keller, who learned to read and write despite being deaf and blind, and became an activist who fought for the rights of disabled people"--

Six educational, interactive and fun programs that teach kids all about dinosaurs. Join Anna and Tyler, your teenage hosts, as they take kids on a prehistoric journey to learn everything they ever wanted to know about dinosaurs. Dinosaurs were, by far, the most diverse and amazing animals that ever walked the earth. Some dinosaurs were as big as trees ... Others were smaller than a chicken ... Some had big sharp teeth ... Some had hundreds of tiny...