Riley B. King grew up poor in the Jim Crow South, losing his mother young and working in the cotton fields as a boy, but music was always calling to him. Could the gift of music carry one determined boy all the way from Mississippi to the top of the world?

In 1967, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave a special speech to a school full of young people, sharing his vision for how they could build meaningful, excellent lives. What would your life's blueprint look like?

Discover the seasons, from bright spring blossoms to sparkling winter snow, and everything in...

Celebrate Kwanzaa continues the spectacular Holidays Around the World series by focusing on this...

In a small village in India, a boy grows up to make a huge difference in his community by planting...

This book tells the story of Lewis Michaux Sr. and his Harlem bookstore, a gathering place where people like Malcolm X, Langston Hughes, and Muhammad Ali came together to share ideas and inspire change.

We are resilience. We are hope. We are dreamers.

Yuyi Morales brought her hopes, her passion, her...

"Are trees alive? How do they breathe? They don't have noses."

And so begins a conversation between...

The wonder of light has fascinated readers for ages. Walter Wick's mesmerizing photographs paired...

Brilliant artwork captures an array of sea creatures from A to Z in this lively alphabet book which...

The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on all of our lives. How will your child remember this...

This book explores typical houses from different time periods and different countries around the...

What can happen in a second? A minute? An hour? Discover new and exciting ways to think about time...

An informational text with colorful pictures and fun facts about a variety of animals. It can be...

A collection of famous paintings, each paired with a clever poem that offers practice with making...

It's the 1920s and the Fleer Corporation is trying to create a new kind of gum, but they aren’t...

"If only you'd been a boy," said Lizzie Cady's father when she won a prize for Latin. But Lizzie...

Fast, fun, and on the move! Little kids love learning about all of the machines that get us from point A to point B.

RIF Summer Camp: STEM Stars Badge. Did you know you can build a rocket using just air and water, or blow a bubble big enough to stand inside? Maker Lab: Outdoors turns your backyard into a science laboratory, with 25 hands-on experiments that reveal the fascinating science hiding all around you.

RIF Summer Camp: STEM Stars Badge. Robots are no longer just characters in movies and books; they are already living and working all around you! From building cars to performing surgery, vacuuming floors to exploring the deepest parts of the ocean, robots are taking on jobs that would amaze you.

In 1847, an African American girl named Sarah Roberts attended school in Boston. One day she was...

This book describes the components of a healthful diet and explains why eating these foods is...

A biography of Susan B. Anthony who worked with Elizabeth Cady Stanton in the struggle to win women...

Did you know the sea otter sleeps while floating in the ocean? An informational text full of fun...