Kung hay fat Choy means 'may you prosper' and is a greeting heard often during Chinese New Year. Chinese New Year, somet... MoreChinese New Year
Ages 7 to 14 years. According to Greek mythology, two sea-monsters named Charybdis and Scylla created treacherous whirlp... MoreOcean Storm Alert!
Ages 8 to 14 years. In the early 1600s, England was among the many countries in search of a northern passage to trade w... MoreHenry Hudson: Seeking the Northwest Passage
This intriguing new book tells the story of one of the world's first fibers, shorn from sheep, carded into wool, and spu... MoreThe Biography of Wool
From plant to T-shirt, this intriguing new book follows the history of this natural fiber from its earliest beginnings i... MoreThe Biography of Cotton
The fight for animal rights can be controversial. Modern animal rights activists argue that animals should not be used f... MoreAnimal Rights Activist
In the early 1600s, England asked Henry Hudson to search for the northern passage to trade with the Far East. This fasci... MoreHenry Hudson: Seeking the North West Passage
How could a relaxing cup of tea become a symbol of revolution? This fascinating new book relates the thousands-year-old ... MoreThe Biography of Tea
The Biography of Silk follows the path of the Silk Road to tell the story of this luxury material. From its origins in C... MoreThe Biography of Silk
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