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This educational video focuses on the Hoffmann's two-toed sloth which lives in Central and South America. Named after the German naturalist and physician, Karl Hoffmann (1823 - 1859), this interesting animal is solitary; it is nocturnal and arboreal. This video includes vibrant, large pictures of the animal. #educational #educationalvideo #animals #animal #nature #science #zoology #naturelover...

Help your little one dream big with a Little Golden Book biography about Colin Powell, the first African American US secretary of state! Little Golden Book biographies are the perfect introduction to nonfiction for young readers—as well as fans of all ages! This Little Golden Book about Colin Powell--the son of immigrants who became a four-star general and the United States' first Black secret...

The true sweat-and-dirt tale of the feisty cowboy-child who became the most famous black rodeo performer who ever lived. Includes a note about the history of the black West and a bibliography.

Buildings, bridges, and books don't exist without the workers who are often invisible in the final product, as this joyous and profound picture book reveals from acclaimed author of The Christmas Boot Lisa Wheeler and New York Times bestselling illustrator of Love Loren Long All across this great big world, jobs are getting doneby many hands in many lands. It takes much more than ONE. Gorgeous...

Thank you for listening. There are tons of great, educational videos on our YouTube Channel! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxtDczKFAGnBkpECH3kjziA Arthur reluctantly helps his friend, D. W. and discovers how much fun it can to work together.

This exquisite, deluxe edition contains the complete illustrated texts of both Winnie-the-Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner. In full-color and featuring a satin ribbon marker, it is the perfect gift and a cornerstone of every family's bookshelf. Since 1926, Winnie-the-Pooh and his friends—Piglet, Owl, Tigger, Kanga, Roo, and the ever doleful Eeyore—have endured as the unforgettable creations o...

Here's the link to our educational YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxtDczKFAGnBkpECH3kjziA With a spare, inspiring text and gorgeous watercolor illustrations, this is a timeless and important book for activists of all ages. This hardcover picture book is perfect for sharing and for gifting. Sometimes people march to resist injustice, to stand in solidarity, to inspire hope. T...

In this educational video, scholars will learn about ophthalmologist, researcher, professor, and inventor, Dr. Patricia Bath (1942-2019). It also includes a vocabulary lesson on the following words: cataracts, fortitude, humanitarian, ophthalmologist, patent and tenacity. In 1988, Dr. Bath received a patent for a method that removed cataracts with a device called the “Cataract Laserphaco Probe”. T...

Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to our educational YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/@avantgardebooks Join a family of three who spend nine whole months waiting, from a frosty winter through a sun-dappled summer, until finally . . . a baby is here. A Boston Globe - Horn Book Honor RecipientAn NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book for StudentsA Capitol Choices Noteworthy Title A soon-to-be big s...

Alison always wanted to play the trumpet, but everyone is telling her to forget it. Should she try to become a great jazz trumpeter anyway?

In this touching book with a moral message, a child retells the story of her father's youth when an impromptu baseball game gets out of hand and some unthinking boys end up destroying an old man's garden. Every year my father and I plant a garden. Tomatoes, peppers, onions, marigold, and zinnias grow in neat, straight rows...and every spring my father tells me about Mr. Bellavista and the...

A New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year The classic  Round Trip  takes young readers on  an imaginative, inventive journey, from the country to the city and back again.  It’s not just the story of a round trip—it  is  a round trip!  Read the story forward, then flip the book over to see something different on the way back.  Kirkus  called the black-and-white art, by best-selling picture...

Charnaie Gordon, the creator of Here Wee Read, and Roda Ahmed, the New York Times bestselling publisher and author of Mae Among the Stars, debut their first-ever collaboration with the extraordinary adventures of the one and only Etta Extraordinaire! Meet Etta! Etta was born to be a shining star. When Etta discovers her school is hosting a talent show, she wants to share her many talents with the...

Check out our educational YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxtDczKFAGnBkpECH3kjziA Meet Raye Montague―the hidden mastermind who made waves in the U.S. Navy! After touring a German submarine in the early 1940s, young Raye set her sights on becoming an engineer. Little did she know sexism and racial inequality would challenge that dream every step of the way, even keeping her greate...

Farah feels alone, even when surrounded by her classmates. She listens and nods but doesn’t speak. It’s hard being the new kid in school, especially when you’re from another country and don’t know the language. Then, on a field trip to an apple orchard, Farah discovers there are lots of things that sound the same as they did at home, from dogs crunching their food to the ripple of friendly laughte...

This educational video about NBA Legend, Shaquille O'Neal is based on information from the book, "Shaquille O'Neal" (2005) by Ross Bernstein. Some say his name means “little warrior,” but there’s nothing little about 7’1”, 330-pound Shaquille O’Neal. He even wears a size 22 shoe. One of the greatest basketball players of all time, Shaquille O’Neal has played sixteen seasons with...

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The story, set in Rosas, the kingdom of wishes where wishes can literally come true, follows Asha—an optimist with a sharp wit who cares endlessly about her community. In a moment of desperation, Asha makes an impassioned plea to the stars, which is answered by a cosmic force, a little ball of boundless energy called Star. Together, they face the most formidable of foes to save her community and p...

For more great educational videos, SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxtDczKFAGnBkpECH3kjziA This empowering educational video focuses on the "Zz" sound in the English language. It includes vibrant, large pictures and big letters. It is interactive and learners are encouraged to say the words with the instructor. The lesson is scaffolded so that children...

For great, educational videos, SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxtDczKFAGnBkpECH3kjziA This educational video includes a lesson about how peanut butter is made. Content was taken from the following book: From Peanuts to Peanut Butter by Melvin Berger and Newbridge Educational Publishing. Information about George Washington Carver was taken from National Geographi...

For great, educational videos, go to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxtDczKFAGnBkpECH3kjziA Peanuts are good, but peanut butter is better.

Susan Kuklin, who wrote the award-winning Dance with Bill T. Jones, here teams up with the WNBA's recently named MVP, Sheryl Swoopes, in Hoops with Swoopes. Kuklin's soaring photographs of Swoopes and bright, bold typography vibrate on a vast expanse of white space, as the Houston Comet jumps (she extends horizontally across a spread) and looks suitably poker-faced while pulling off a fake...

When a bullfrog hops out of the classroom window, Ms. Frizzle and her students take a wild ride from a frog's-eye-view to learn about animal habitats in a book that complements the new PBS animated series. Original. TV tie-in.

This empowering educational video focuses on the sounds of the French alphabet. It includes vibrant, large pictures and big letters. It is interactive and learners are encouraged to say the words with the instructor. The lesson is scaffolded so that children can read 27 French words. #educational #educationalvideo #preschoollearning #reading #literacy #frenchalphabet #French #Frenchalphabetsounds...

Photos by Brian Skerry Can you imagine what it would be like to swim with a whale? Gliding beneath the blue ocean waves. Bobbing gently as a huge, graceful animal pulls you along. It would be truly magical to explore the sea this way! For such a thing to happen, a whale would have to want to be with you. But whales are wild animals. They rarely come face to face with humans. Once in a while, howev...