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American Anthem
A Song of Our Nation
2021
EN
Based on the song that President Joe Biden quoted in his inaugural address, this picture book celebrates the beauty and diversity of this country and the legacies on which we build our future.As President Joe Biden delivered his inaugural address, he quoted from a song that fully captured his own spirit of service: “The work and prayers of centuries have brought us to this day. What shall be our legacy? What will our children say? Let me know in my heart, when my d...
American Anthem
A Song of Our Nation
- Narrated by
- Ken Burns
Unabridged
3 min
2021
EN
Based on the song that President Joe Biden quoted in his inaugural address, this picture book, now adapted for audio, celebrates the beauty and diversity of this country and the legacies on which we build our future.As President Joe Biden delivered his inaugural address, he quoted from a song that fully captured his own spirit of service: “The work and prayers of centuries have brought us to this day. What shall be our legacy? What will our children say? Let me kno...
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2020
EN
Accessible
A beautifully illustrated and lyrical picture-book biography of eccentric and beloved writer and artist Edward GoreyIn this lyrical biography of one of literature’s most creepily creative authors and illustrators, kids will learn about the inspiration behind a generation of creators, from Lemony Snicket to Tim Burton.Known for, among other things, wearing a large fur coat wherever he went, storyteller Edward Gorey was respected for both his brilliance and h...
2017
EN
Caldecott Medal winner Allen Say brings his lavish illustrations and hybrid narrative and artistic styles to the story of artist James Castle.James Castle was born two months premature on September 25, 1899, on a farm in Garden Valley, Idaho. He was deaf, mute, autistic, and probably dyslexic. He didn't walk until he was four; he would never learn to speak, write, read, or use sign language.Yet, today Castle's artwork hangs in major museums throughout the world. The Philadelphia Mu...
Share Your Rainbow
18 Artists Draw Their Hope for the Future
- by
- Various
2020
EN
When the storm subsides and the sun comes out, don't forget to look for the rainbow!Inspired by kids across the country displaying rainbows in their windows, acclaimed illustrators come together to imagine everything these rainbows represent: caring for one another, and our hopes for the future. In this collection of eighteen scenes, readers will lick an ice cream cone, swim in the ocean, cuddle close with cousins, and celebrate a birthday with a party full of frie...
About Time
A First Look at Time and Clocks
2013
EN
Accessible
“[An] impressive history of timekeeping.”—Horn BookBruce Koscielniak, in this Common Core text exemplar, tells the intriguing story of the many years spent tinkering and inventing to perfect the art of telling time. When time itself was undefined, no one knew the difference between a minute, an hour, and a day. Then people started creating tools to measure time. First they used the sun, the moon, and the water, but soon after people began using their knowledge about the na...
2006
EN
Follow los monstruos and los esqueletos to the Halloween partyUnder October's luna, full and bright, the monsters are throwing a ball in the Haunted Hall. Las brujas come on their broomsticks. Los muertos rise from their coffins to join in the fun. Los esqueletos rattle their bones as they dance through the door. And the scariest creatures of all aren't even there yet!This lively bilingual Halloween poem introduces young ...
2013
EN
This is a style of reminiscing love with all the joys and pains that happens .But love has so many journeys and stories of happy endings, heartbreaking tales ,and endless opportunity of bonds for eternity.
2021
EN
This is a book contains a true story that every child will love. Ten-year-old Devon wakes up on a Saturday with the whole day to himself. The only trouble is, he's bored and doesn't know what to do. Determined to have some fun before the day slips away, he first turns to his family members looking for ideas. As everyone in the house is occupied, he eventually finds two of his neighborhood friends, and together they set about to find something to do. The day takes an exciti...








