Misty Copeland

By Monique Dong, Laurie Calkhoven

Misty Copeland

By Laurie Calkhoven

Pirouette across the stage and get to know Misty Copeland the first African-American woman to become a principal ballerina with the American Ballet Theater.

The women who launched the computer age

By Laurie Calkhoven

In 1946, six brilliant young women programmed the first all-electronic, programmable computer, the ENIAC, part of a secret World War II project. They learned to program without any programming lang...

Secret agents Sharks Ghost armies

By Laurie Calkhoven

The Secrets of American History is a new, nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read series that takes beginning readers on a tour of the action, adventure, and intrigue that helped form and protect the coun...

Mae Jemison

By Monique Dong, Laurie Calkhoven

Project friendship

By Laurie Calkhoven

"You can't wait for the science fair. You have so many fun ideas! But working with friends sure gets complicated. One partner disagrees with your ideas. Another leans on you a little too much. Can...

You Can t Bring a Sandwich to the Moon . . . and Other Stories about Space

By Laurie Calkhoven

You Can t Bring a Sandwich to the Moon . . . and Other Stories about Space

By Laurie Calkhoven

Lin Manuel Miranda

By Laurie Calkhoven

Mount Rushmore s hidden room and other monumental secrets

By Laurie Calkhoven

Did you know that President Franklin Roosevelt had a secret train station in New York City? Or that there s a hidden room inside Mount Rushmore? Unearth secrets about these monuments and more in th...