Social Studies Books

Explore Colonial America!

In Explore Colonial America!, kids ages 6-9 learn about America's earliest days as European settlements, and how the colonists managed to survive, build thriving colonies, and eventually challenge England for independence. How did the... Read More...

Myths and Legends: 25 Fascinating Projects You Can Build Yourself

From the Greek legend of Atlantis to West African creation myths, kids will discover the common themes and important knowledge conveyed by each story. They will even learn about the current events upon which some legends may have been based. Read More...

Great Colonial America Projects

Great Colonial America Projects You Can Build Yourself introduces readers ages 9–12 to colonial America through hands-on building projects that use common household supplies. From dyeing and spinning yarn to weaving cloth, from creating... Read More...

Tools of the Ancient Greeks

Tools of the Ancient Greeks: A Kid's Guide to the History and Science of Life in Ancient Greece explores how the scientific discoveries, athletic innovations, engineering marvels, and ideas about the world created by Greeks more than... Read More...

Leonardo da Vinci

Amazing Leonardo da Vinci Inventions You Can Build Yourself introduces readers to the life, world, and incredible mind of Leonardo da Vinci through hands-on building projects that explore his ideas. Most of Leonardo's inventions were never made... Read More...

Great World War II Projects You Can Build Yourself

From spy maps and victory banners to spotter planes and ration cakes, Great World War II Projects You Can Build Yourself brings one of the most defining periods of American and world history to life through hands-on building projects... Read More...

Coming Soon

Colonial Homes

Colonial Homes covers all aspects of the colonial home. It discusses the construction of the first colonial homes in Jamestown, the mysterious disappearance of the Roanoke colony, the wattle-and-daub houses built by colonists in Massachusetts, Swedish-influenced log cabins, changes in the colonial house over time, and Native American tipis, longhouses, and wigwams.

Featured Review

CLEAR Review (SWON Libraries)—Created using the browns and greens associated with forests, "Discover the Amazon” is a thrilling book from front to back. The information is written in an easy conversational style that makes the book more personal for the reader and is easy to follow.