REFERENCE
Eyewitness: Desert is a detailed guide to some of the most inhospitable places on Earth. This book treks across the…
Eyewitness: Music is an original and exciting look at the fascinating world of sound and music—from ancient to…
Eyewitness: Water provides an in-depth, comprehensive look at Earth's most precious resource, its chemical properties,…
Booker T. Washington's autobiography, Up from Slavery is an inspirational story of hard work and positive goals, the…
In this startling memoir by a former child soldier, Ishmael Beah tells the harrowing story of fighting in Sierra Leone's…
BOOK GUIDES
Open students' eyes to the secrets of the world's most repressive totalitarian state. In Escape from Camp 14, acclaimed…
This discussion guide to The Warrior's Heart: Becoming a Man of Courage and Compassion by Eric Greitens includes…
African-American filmmakers pushed the envelope by using their movies as a social and political commentary on American…
Read this article to learn about food-borne illness and nine prominent bacteria that can cause them.
Review hockey scores and statistics from 1972, when Team Canada defeated the Soviet National Team. This article includes…
Read this article to learn about the history of Auld Lang Syne and other New Year's traditions around the world.
Say "Happy New Year!" in many different languages&3150;from Afrikaans to Welsh&3150;with this reference.
Moby-Dick is the fictional whale in Herman Melville's novel by the same name. Learn about this famous whale and the book…
Find tips and ideas for making healthy food choices when packing lunches and snacks.
Discover the origins of the Stanley Cup, hockey's most prized trophy. Read about the Cup's history, and learn how the…
Read about ten of the world's most notorious despots: Tamerlane (Timur); Ivan the Terrible (Ivan IV); Maximillien…
Samuel Pepys' diaries have shed great light on life in Restoration-era England. Teach your pupils about this famous…
Read about the life and work of Salman Rushdie, an Indian-born English novelist and critic, in this biography.
Share these fun facts about Wimbledon, tennis' most prestigious grand slam event, with your students.
Learn about the work and life of Raphael, one of the most famous artists of Italy's High Renaissance, by reading this…
Use the information in this article to discuss genocide. Learn how genocide is defined, review part of the 1951 U.N.…
Read about leaders of the Khmer Rouge, including Pol Pot and General Ta Mok, in this article about the radical Marxists…
Read about the success of Bram Stoker's Dracula, possibly the most blood-thirsty novel in English literature.
Read about the life of Pope Benedict XVI, who succeeded John Paul II as pope in 2005.
