by Barb Langridge | Jul 20, 2021 | Non-Fiction
Learn how a Prussian princess grew up to be Russia’s longest-ruling female leader! Born in 1729, Princess Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbs was never supposed to come to power. But at age sixteen, she married the heir to the Russian throne. By 1762, Sophie, known now as...
by Barb Langridge | Jul 20, 2021 | Non-Fiction
Find out how stories about his son’s stuffed bear, famously known as Winnie the Pooh, made A. A. Milne one of the world’s best-known children’s authors in this informative biography from the #1 New York Times Best-Selling Series, Who Was?. Born in...
by Barb Langridge | Jul 20, 2021 | Non-Fiction
Learn how this Emmy-winning host, producer, and television personality became the world’s most famous drag queen. RuPaul Andre Charles always knew he was meant to be a performer. Even as a young child, he loved to dress up and imitate the glamorous women he saw...
by Barb Langridge | Jul 20, 2021 | Non-Fiction
Discover how Neil deGrasse Tyson became one of the world’s most successful and well-known scientists in this new addition to the #1 New York Times bestselling series. When he was nine years old, Neil deGrasse Tyson went on a trip that would change his life. While...
by Barb Langridge | Jul 20, 2021 | Non-Fiction
How did a woman with the desire to help others became the founder of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America? Born in 1860 in Savannah, Georgia, Juliette Gordon Low grew up having the finest clothes and education. She was expected to be a prim and proper lady,...
by Barb Langridge | Jul 20, 2021 | Non-Fiction
How did a little girl who loved horses become the longest reigning monarch in England? Find out in this addition to the #1 New York Times best-selling Who Was? series! In 1936, the life of ten-year-old Princess Elizabeth of York changed forever. Although she was a...
by Barb Langridge | Jul 20, 2021 | Non-Fiction
Join the American journalist Henry Morton Stanley on his amazing quest to find David Livingstone, England’s most celebrated explorer. The world was fascinated and concerned. Dr. David Livingstone’s 1866 expedition to find the source of the Nile River in...
by Barb Langridge | Jul 20, 2021 | Non-Fiction
Learn how this heroic group of American Indian men created a secret, unbreakable code and helped the US win major battles during World War II. By the time the United States joined the Second World War in 1941, the fight against Nazi and Axis powers had already been...
by Barb Langridge | Jul 20, 2021 | Fiction
For fans of Sarah Dessen and Mary H.K. Choi, this lyrical and emotionally driven novel follows Alina, a young aspiring dancer who suffers a devastating injury and must face a world without ballet—as well as the darker side of her former dream. Alina Keeler was...
by Barb Langridge | Jul 19, 2021 | Picture Book
The hard-working crew of Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site joins up with seven new road-building trucks to finish a BIG job: a brand-new road! The construction team is taking on their biggest challenge yet—building a brand-new superhighway! With the help of new...
