“A remarkable gift to the historians who study the overland migration and the descendants of those courageous handcart pioneers.” — Reid L. Neilson, former Assistant Church Historian and RecorderBring Them to Zion: The 1856 Handcart Emigration Organization, Leadership, and Issues offers a deeply researched and meticulously documented account of one of the most ambitious and controversial episodes in Latter-day Saint pioneer history. Drawing on original sources and archival...

Duck and the gang are camping out, in the fourth installment of the “cool” graphic chapter book series that Kirkus Reviews dubbed “a rad read!”Right on the heels of One Cool Duck #3: Summer Games, Duck, Cat, and the rest of the gang plan to camp out at the far-out fort! With a campfire roaring, they settle in to tell spooky stories. Duck tells the far-fetched tale of Scrambled Eggs the Possum. Locals say he still haunts the woods around t...

A visual journey through the history of North America via a series of engaging, detailed maps, explaining key events and eras from prehistory to the 21st century.Specially created maps tell the story of this vast region: the first human populations and the lands of indigenous peoples; the complex ancient civilizations that arose in Mexico; the first Westerners to arrive on the shores, from the Vikings to the Mayflower; early settlements and the devastating conseque...

I own a jewelry store in New Jersey. I send newsletters to my customers 3 times a year. The newsletters were an instant hit when I started them in 1997. I compiled them along with many articles on topics unsuitable for the newsletters into three editions of Ornamentally Incorrect. By now, I have written so much about just about everything, consumer and middle class issues, food, drink, money, economics, politics, and the lighter side of life, I reorganized everything into a new general int...

Start the conversation around grief—a normal and healthy experience we all share as human beings.Grief is a small word for a BIG experience. Grief affects us emotionally, but also physically, socially, spiritually, and really in every part of our lives. But the important thing to know is that grief is natural, normal, and healthy, and it's an experience we all have because we're human.

Ida B. Wells was a groundbreaking journalist and civil rights activist in the decades after the Civil War. She worked fiercely for the equal treatment of Black people in schools, in society, and at the voting booth. With her powerful voice, she spoke out against injustice wherever she saw it.

indigo is the joy and lament of a father, theologian, human being, fashioning new ideas about the divine within the painful loss of his daughter, within the constraints of his own intelligence, within the constraints of what religion had been telling him his whole life— some of which was good and some of which wasn’t.

Meet Charles S. Parker, an unsung yet trailblazing Black scientist who made major contributions to the fields of botany (the study of plants) and mycology (the study of fungi) in this inspiring STEM/STEAM picture book biography from the creators of Buzzing with Questions.In 1882, Black botanist and mycologist Charles S. Parker sprouted up in the lush, green Pacific Northwest. From the beginning, Charles’s passion was plants, and he trudged through forests,...

The Adventures of Abigail Rosebud and the Haphazard Hat will leave your young readers wanting more. In this adventure, Abigail has developed a nose for fine flowers, and a knack for making new friends! Some of her friends are more unusual than others, and one of them causes quite a ruckus when he comes CRASHING onto the scene, causing Abigail Rosebud to just go with a fashion-forward moment.

"Unlocks a spiritual and academic feast of story and soul, history and insight regarding China and her neighbors." — R. Lanier Britsch"The history of the Church in China is one of the most important and least well-known chapters in Latter-day Saint history. . . . Highly recommended!" — John Hilton III"An indispensable volume that gives a wonderful examination of key past events that shaped subsequent direction and efforts in the Chinese realm." — Dr. Po Nien (Felipe) Chou

Many women of different backgrounds lived together in the American West.Former enslaved women left the racism of the Southern states to find a new life. White settlers traveled alone or with their families seeking their fortune as farmers, teachers, or gold miners. They met Mexican and Native American women who already lived in the territory. They were later joined by Japanese and Chinese immigrant women. All these women faced hardship and an unfamiliar life as the...

This series explores history through modern topic books that enhance literacy and background knowledge while aligning with the curriculum.DK Super History: Trail of Tears is part of the new DK Super History series designed for children aged 7-11 to explore the full picture of a key moment in history.Captivating and curriculum-aligned, this book is the perfect support for learning about key historical moments. Embark on an educational journey and ta...