Do you know how the Teddy bear got its name? It all began when President Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt went on a bear‑hunting trip in Mississippi. His friends wanted the very best guide for the president, so they chose Holt Collier. Holt had been born into slavery and had grown up to become the most skilled bear hunter in the South. He promised he would find a bear for the president—even if he had to “lasso one and tie it to a tree.”

This collection brings together 30 stories about wise judges, quick‑thinking lawyers, and crafty tricksters. The tales come from many corners of the world—ancient Greece, Morocco, Germany, China, Ireland, and even the early American colonies. Some are so old they were told long before the Bible was written. Instead of offering a single definition of justice, the author lets the stories speak for themselves. Each one invites readers to decide for themselves: “That’s not fair!” or “Fair is fair.”

The tree observed Anne Frank playing, writing, and hiding in the annex, and saw her family taken...

Asha and Baz are spending the day at their community garden when their teacher presents a new challenge: use a compass rose and a map to track down pieces of a secret message hidden among the plants. But following the map’s directions turns out to be trickier than they expected. Feeling stuck, the friends look to the past for help—and suddenly find themselves transported to 1978, face‑to‑face with mathematician Gladys West.

For two boys in a Japanese American family, everything changed when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor and...

The world of books is wonderful, Nour thought, looking at the piles of books around her.

Like a...

Reimagining the days surrounding this unforgettable event in history, readers are brought back to...

It only takes a few words to create change. It only takes a few people to believe that change is possible. And when those people sing out, they can change the world. "We Shall Overcome" is one of their songs.

Long before the natural-food movement gained popularity, Edna Lewis championed purity of ingredients, regional cuisine, and farm-to-table eating.

A powerful imagining by two Native creators of a first encounter between two very different people...

Margaret can’t wait to see her family, but her homecoming is not what she expected. Based on the...

Every kid in Lola's school was from somewhere else.
Hers was a school of faraway places.

So when...

Jovita dreamed of wearing pants! She hated the big skirts Abuela made her wear. She wanted to scale...

Celebrate the groundbreaking life of astronaut and Johnson Space Center director Ellen Ochoa, the...

Cantora! With a stunning, graphic style and a melodious text, this picture book tells the story of...

Moose Flannagan moves with his family to Alcatraz so his dad can work as a prison guard and his...

A young girl notices things about her grandmother that make her curious. Why does her grandmother...

It's 1946. Langston's mother has just died, and now they're leaving the rest of his family and...

Miles away from their home in El Salvador, Xochitl (SOH-cheel) and her family make a new home in the...

Separated from his family when they were forced to flee their home, a young East African boy named...

That zany beat in our feet is ‘cause of Pop-Pop, our pa. He sure loved himself some Mardi Gras! “It...

At her home in Vietnam, a girl rescues ants from the sugar water set out to trap them. Later, when...

In 1947, no African American player can play at a southern school; in return, the opposing team...

This moving story of a Jewish family's immigration to America from Russia may be jeopardized by a...