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The colony of Massachusetts in 1692 was a harsh place. Disease, hunger, and the threat of war made life stressful. Colonists clung to their religious faith and looked for someone to blame. Some accused their fellow colonists of causing the troubles through the practice of witchcraft. The hysteria spread...

Did you know Kevin Durant led his AAU team to a national championship when he was only 11? Discover how an amazing high school and college basketball player went on to become an NBA great!

The Second World War is a war of the modern world, in terms of technology and firepower. Airplanes, tanks, and fully automatic weapons make their appearance. Battles in both Europe and the Pacific give this fight between nations a global scope. Will you: Live through the attack of Stalingrad as a young...

Iguanodon was a speedy dinosaur that could get moving on either two or four legs. The second dinosaur ever discovered in fossils, Iguanodon lived on every continent on the planet, except Antarctica. Colorful images, maps, fun facts and engaging text supported by Smithsonian experts introduce readers to a time when this peaceful plant eater populated the Earth.

The first time scientists unearthed a Triceratops fossil, they thought they might be dealing with a really big bison. Take a fascinating journey through this discovery timeline to reveal the mysteries and revelations of how Triceratops was discovered, including digs and finds from Colorado to Mexico....

A stone shrine shrouded in the Black Hills of South Dakota, Mount Rushmore is a symbol of democracy and freedom. Infographics, fact boxes, sidebars, and primary historic photos tell the story of this famous monument and the men who built it.

A fight to the last man. A cry of, Remember the Alamo! This national symbol of sacrifice and freedom is what most readers know about the Battle of the Alamo. Engaging photos, historic illustrations, and explorative infographics help kids learn even more about the legend surrounding this monumental battle site.

Abraham Lincoln watched a play. James Garfield walked through a train station. William McKinley shook hands with his public. John Kennedy smiled and waved from a motorcade. In these moments shots rang out and four presidents suffered mortal wounds. Some say their assassins were calculating killers....

Caleb Woolf spots Cassie Cloak. She's carrying a huge box of food . . . and he is very, very hungry.

Get your science groove on, and check out these awesome physics projects: Magnets that wave up and down, Slime that dances to the beat, Science tools that disappear before your eyes. Physics is easy when you’re having this much fun!

The taller the bar, the more there are! Bar graphs put information side by side. Have fun making and using bar graphs to compare numbers quickly.

Mountain lions once prowled all across North and South America, from Canada to Chile. But as people crowded into the big cats’ habitat, mountain lions were forced into smaller areas. Learn more about these big cats, including where they live, what they eat, and how they continue to survive while losing more and more of their habitat to humans.

The quick and ferocious Velociraptors pounce on their unsuspecting prey. Although this dinosaur may not have looked like the modern birds you see today, they were the original birds of prey. Explore all there is to know about the Velociraptor—where it lived, what it ate, and what made it so deadly.

Belle Song and her family are aliens on a new world.The Songs came to Mars to seek a new life, but living on the red planet isn't easy. The land is rough. The people are strange. The weather is unpredictable, and water is always in short supply. However, adventure is never far away. Belle adapts to...