Ancient Civilizations
This social studies theme collection is appropriate for middle school students. Books in this collection cover the BCE period up to about 200 CE with an international focus (Ancient Egypt, Rome, Greece, Ancient China, India, Mayan Civilization, Mesopotamia).
Four available baskets: RR–Bk, Or, Pu, Br–Si.

Biographies
Concentrating on heroes, this collection includes those who are well known such as Rosa Parks and Abraham Lincoln, as well as those who are not, particularly lesser-known heroes who are or were people of color and women of all races.
Thirteen available baskets: RR (2 different baskets), Wt (2 different baskets), Bk (2 different baskets), Or (2 different baskets), Pu (3 different baskets), Br (2 different baskets).

Bugs
This is a mostly nonfiction study of everything with six, eight, or 100 legs from mosquitoes to spiders to centipedes.
Ten available baskets: Y–GG, B, BB (2 different baskets), R (2 different baskets), RR, Wt, Bk, Or.

Civil Rights and Social Justice
This can be an important resource for middle school or high school classes studying the Civil Rights movement in the United States, enabling students to see connections between civil rights and other historic movements for social justice. The collection focuses on struggles for social justice and social, economic, and civil rights. Some of the topics addressed in the collection include: desegregation struggles, women’s and/or black people’s fights for voting rights, Montgomery Bus Boycott, gay and lesbian rights, unionization, modern feminist movement, Justice for Janitors, Black Power movement, Migrant Workers’ Rights labor movement, Apartheid, etc.
Four available baskets: BB–Wt, Bk–Or, Pu–Br, Si-Gl.

Civil War
This collection includes books on the politics, battles, and struggles of the American Civil War period. It also includes topics such as enslavement resistance and the concurrent women’s suffrage movement from 1800 to the beginning of the Reconstruction period.
Six available baskets: R–Wt, Bk, Or, Pu, Br (2 different baskets).

Fantasy
This collection can be an important resource for middle school language arts classes studying literary genres. The collection includes books on imaginary worlds, cultures, and creatures. It offers more advanced students a literary genre study on how fantasy writers use language as well as the people, customs, magics, languages, and creatures they invent to create a sense of a new and complete world.
Four available baskets: RR–Wt, Bk–Or, Pu, Br.

Habitats and Environments
This collection can provide a valuable resource for elementary or middle school classes studying the ecosystems of the world and ways to protect them. These baskets focus on the relationships between animals, humans, plants, and the earth itself. Covering a range of conservation topics from recycling to deforestation to oil spills to species extinction, as well as ecosystem topics such as habitats, life cycles, and food chains, the Habitats and Environments collection off ers a holistic study of earth and its inhabitants.
Eight available baskets: G–B, BB, R, RR, Wt, Bk, Or, Pu.

Historical Fiction
A broad genre study, this collection includes historical fiction from many time periods and many parts of the world.
Nine available baskets: R, RR, Wt, Bk, Or (2 different baskets), Pu (2 different baskets), Br.

Immigration
This collection can be a significant resource for middle or high school social studies classes studying immigration and seeking to enlarge its understanding of the immigrant experience. The collection focuses on the experience of moving from one country to another and dealing with adjusting to a new culture, language, and country. It includes stories of immigrants from all over the world. Books about refugees, pilgrims, and forced immigration (slavery) are also included.
Two available baskets: R–Or, Pu–Br.

Marine Life
Focusing on all life forms that spend the majority of their time in salt water, this collection ranges from coral reefs and seahorses to dolphins and sharks to penguins and polar bears.
Nine available baskets: G–B, BB, R, RR, Wt, Bk, Or, Pu, Br.

Medieval Civilizations
This is a social studies theme collection appropriate for middle school students. It is recommended that at least two baskets be purchased for best results— allowing for more in-depth research and providing enough information at a variety of levels. The collections cover the period from about 200 CE to 1500 CE with an international focus (medieval Europe, Aztec Civilization, Inca Civilization, Ghana, Mali, Songhay, Japan, etc.)
Four available baskets: BB–Wt, Bk–Or, Pu, Br

Native Americans
From the Inuit to the Lakota, the Pueblo to the Lenee Lenape, this collection includes books on the history, traditional tales, and present-day cultures of the peoples who first inhabited North America.
Nine available baskets: R–RR, Wt (2 different baskets), Bk, Or (2 different baskets), Pu (2 different baskets), Br.

Poetry
The poetry collection is appropriate for any language arts curriculum. Poetry is a topic on most standardized tests. Teachers can use our collections to help students prepare for these high-stakes tests. It is recommended that a range of baskets be purchased for best results—allowing for more in-depth research and providing enough information at a variety of levels
Ten available baskets: Y–GG, B, BB, R, RR, Wt, Bk, Or, Pu, and Br–Gl.

Science Fiction
From Space Bratt to Ender’s Game, this genre study focuses on imagining the impacts of technology, space travel, and alien encounters on the human present and future.
Seven available baskets: RR, Wt, Bk, Or (2 different baskets), Pu, Br.

Space
This collection is mostly a nonfiction study of the solar system, stars, the planets, and the history of human space exploration.
Seven available baskets: G–BB, R–RR, Wt, Bk, Or, Pu, Br.

Traditional Tales
Gathered from around the world, this collection presents the traditional tales of many cultures.
Eleven available baskets: B, BB (2 different baskets), R (2 different baskets), RR (2 different baskets), Wt (2 different baskets), Bk, Or–Br.

Westward Expansion
This is a significant resource for elementary or middle school social studies classes who are studying US history and the period of Westward Expansion. From 1810 to 1900, what would come to be the American West was a hotbed of conflict, controversy, and adventure—and the events of that time continue to shape our present. This collection includes books on such topics as the Transcontinental Railroad, Chinese immigration to the West Coast, the Gold Rush, Native American resistance, the Mexican-American War, missions, the Pony Express, slavery in the new territories, and pioneers and wagon trains.
Five available baskets: BB–Wt, Bk, Or, Pu, Br–Si.

Wild and Endangered Animals
With a focus on wild and endangered animals, this mostly nonfiction collection includes books about all land animals from elephants to snakes to hummingbirds.
Twenty-two available baskets: Y–YY, G, GG, B, BB, R, RR, Wt, Bk, Or, Pu–Br (2 different baskets for each level.)

World War II
This nonfiction and historical fiction collection covers the politics and world conflicts of this period in history. Topics include the rise of Nazi Germany, the Holocaust, the atomic bomb, the internment of Japanese Americans, as well as the politics, battles, and technology of the period.
Four available baskets: RR–Bk, Or , Pu, Br.

That’s Us: Proud to Be Making Things Better
These books contain stories about people from all cultures who are brave enough to change the world around them. This collection focuses on the stories of children who encounter an injustice, a need, or a challenge, and respond with concern, creativity, and determination.
Available: a basket of books with levels BB–Br

That’s Us: Proud to Be Hispanic Americans
This collection focuses on Hispanic-American families and experiences. The stories explore the lives of Hispanic children and families bonding together as they navigate through the challenges of finding their way in a new culture.
Available levels: BB–Pu

That’s Us: Proud to Be Asian Americans
Literature about Asian Americans from many countries and cultures makes up this collection. These stories celebrate the richness and diversity of Asian-American culture, and the struggles and sacrifices of children and families as they find their way in America.
Available: a basket of books with levels BB–Pu

That’s Us: Proud to Be African Americans
You will find stories that explore and celebrate African-American history and culture in this collection. These books are selected to vividly and triumphantly present the stories of African-American children, their families, and their communities.
Available: a basket of books with levels R–Br