A novel on an America torn by race wars where black people are kidnaped to serve as body-part donors. The heroine is a woman who invents a machine that increases the body's immune system to the point where disease is conquered.

The ordinary interactions and everyday routines of the Watsons, an African American family living in Flint, Michigan, are drastically changed after they go to visit Grandma in Alabama in the summer of 1963.

Chronicles a black man's search for his heritage and reveals an epic panorama of America's past.

Take a look, it's in a book, a Reading rainbow! For over 30 years, this beloved children's television series has been bringing stories to life. Hosted by acclaimed actor LeVar Burton, journey to exciting places and build a lasting connection with your favorite books.

Introduces readers to many types of dinosaurs whose skeletons and reconstructions are seen in museums and explains how scientists uncover, preserve, and study fossils. Other segments: The mysteries of dinosaurs: LeVar buries a time capsule and relates this activity to what we find now when we look at dinosaurs from the past ; What makes a dinosaur?: dino-history poem with visuals of present day animals who are related to dinosaurs ; Let's dig up fossils:...

An old Chinese legend about a poor boy who longs to paint and is given a magic paintbrush that brings everything he paints to life.

Gregory the goat is a very picky eater, wanting only fruits, vegetables, eggs and orange juice and refusing the usual goat diet of shoes and tin cans. His parents become worried and eventually teach him to enjoy a variety of goat food.

A little lamb uses her clever wiles to keep a coyote from eating her up.

We share our world with millions of micro-organisms. This book explains what germs are, how bacteria and viruses affect the human body, and how the body fights against them.

Finding our heritage through family stories and artifacts provides a mirror to the past and a window to the future.