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While experts agree that getting governments to legislate the reduction of waste in all forms is the most important step we can take at this moment in time, it’s never too early to educate our students about what needs to be done globally and locally, and what they as individual citizens can do.

Rabble rousers and rebels rub shoulders with artists and adventurers in these eminently browsable collective biographies.

New books about women in STEM feature inventors, architects, naturalists, and computer and space scientists.

A look at women who courageously fought for the right to vote—their struggles, missteps, disagreements, and their successes—and those who were determined to exercise that right once it became law.

Recently published books celebrating African American women and girls highlight their important contributions to the arts, activism, literacy, politics, science, and other fields too numerous to name.

These titles jump-start important conversations about online conduct, safety, and ethics.

This past year has seen a number of 20th-century histories published for secondary students on topics ranging from women's suffrage and World War l to the Civil Rights Movement and the Vietnam War. Here's a select list, with reviews.

As we celebrate multiple space exploration anniversaries in the next few years, these are just some of the recent crop of titles that will spark kids’ interest.

In anticipation of our coverage of Black History Month, add these selections about historical figures with big dreams, from board books to YA memoirs, to your collection and display year-round.