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Jamie Smart is the British author and illustrator of the bestselling children’s comic series “Bunny vs Monkey.” Max and Chaffy: Welcome to Animal Island is the first title in his new graphic novel series for kids ages 5–8. Smart talks about the creation of this delightful new series.

This digital tool offers the youngest learners a range of content covering various high-interest topics in an ad-free portal. Children can safely explore the resources that cover popular early learning topics, such as animals, vehicles and transportation, and concepts like letters and numbers.

This database draws on primarily PBS-produced content and provides approximately 180 resources, primarily video clips, to educate students about their civic rights and duties, how the U.S. government works, misinformation and misuse of powers, and more.

The Kids Discover Online database invites students to an educational environment where they can read, play, and follow their natural curiosity. Here's our review.

Women’s History Month reminds us that, although they are sometimes overlooked in history classes, women are very much a part of American history. They’ve been key players both out front and behind the scenes. During our recent work creating the new database, Women’s History in the United States, we discovered many inspirational stories of such women from various time periods and walks of life.

LOTE4Kids is an online resource designed to strengthen language learning by providing access to digital children’s books in over 75 languages, including Spanish, Mandarin, Vietnamese, and Arabic.

Throughlines is a free digital resource designed to foreground earlier concepts of race and racial development for high school and university students.

From ready reference to encyclopedias, these titles will spark curiosity in baseball, ancient times, and dragons, while also providing research resources on Black women's history and space travel.

The recently revamped Diverse BookFinder is a ­beneficial collection development ­resource for librarians and educators who are dedicated to encouraging diversity and ­inclusivity in children’s literature.