Books have always been my windows into another world, and I enjoy reading any sort of book that takes me somewhere I didn't even know I wanted to go. I love watching that same phenomenon happen in children, who are learning the most amazing things about our world for the first time.
School is almost over, summer vacations are booked, and it's time to break out the bathing suits. It's also time to start looking for those summer beach reads.
Before you think it's time to take a break from the world and all of its hardships, hear me out. Disengaging from the world can make the world worse.
Pete McBride went through eight pairs of shoes over 13 months, hiked through four sprained ankles, two broken fingers and lost two girlfriends as he and a friend hike the length of the Grand Canyon to save it. The result is a movie and book.
Whether it's the Roman Empire or Chinese history, the U.S Civil War, the history of scientific discovery or more recent civil rights battles, the new wave of children's historical nonfiction is attracting a younger audience to read more about real events.