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New book ‘A Greek Tragedy’ recounts harrowing shipwreck at the height of the 2015 refugee crisis

March 31, 2025Refugees

Author Jeanne Carstensen details a deadly shipwreck she witnessed through accounts from survivors and rescuers alike.

This dying Spanish town is turning to books to put it on the literary map

February 5, 2025Arts, Culture & Media

The story of one woman’s fight to gain African independence from colonial rule

January 28, 2025Books

‘What’s the greatest knowledge a person can have? Know thyself’: Morgan State University hosts banned book symposium in Cuba

January 17, 2025The World's Global Classroom

Using literature to help children cope with war and trauma

October 22, 2024Ukraine

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Reading about science isn't just for grown-ups: There are many excellent science-related children's books, too.

The year’s best science books for kids have something for everyone

December 15, 2017Books

Science Friday’s Xochitl Garcia rounded up the coolest books for young scientists ages 0 to 11.

Professor Astro Cat’s Frontiers of Space

Here are five books that might get your kids excited about science

December 16, 2014Books

Authors Deborah Blum and Annalee Newitz help us put together a list of five of the best science books of the year for kids.

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