People & Places (Children's/Teenage)

The fascinating, little-known story of how two brilliant female physicists’ groundbreaking discoveries led to the creation of the atomic bomb. In 1...

Do you know why a chef's hat has 100 pleats? Or how many ways there are to tie a tie?Packed full of whacky facts and stunning clothes from designer...

"Bake Off meets Downton Abbey for preschoolers' — The Times A stunning, nostalgic picture book about a beautiful hotel and the people who stay, liv...

★★★★★ "A gift for our 7 year old granddaughter. She loved reading it before our trip to Alaska in July."A is for Alaska combines dazzling photos wi...

*From the author of the multi-million bestselling Sapiens comes the next volume in the incredible story of the human race, for younger readers.*Som...

It was a warm summer day in Saratoga Springs, New York. Tyler and his Dad spent the morning at Congress Park. Together they rode the carousel and v...

Natuk and White Bear are the very best of friends. But when a terrible catastrophe strikes the village, they might be separated forever.

Also available in Spanish as Abrazo de OsoNatuk and White Bear are the very best of friends. But when a terrible catastrophe strikes the village, t...

On the wind-swept steppes of Mongolia in the thirteenth century, a princess was given the chance to rule. She took lands that had been ruined by wa...

Ambitious Roman empress Agrippina murdered and married her way to the throne--and to being declared a goddess. She made many enemies, including her...

Thousands of years ago, in the world of the Ancient Greeks where women were expected to obey their husbands in all matters, to play no part in publ...

The richest, most powerful woman in the world, Cleopatra ruled the East and tamed the West. With both cunning and charm, she beguiled two of the mo...

Do you know Boston? The New England city attracts people from all over the world—even little monsters! Did you know that? Monsters are masters ...