Most US book bans target children’s literature featuring diverse characters and authors of color
The number of book bans in the US has soared in recent years. A new study shines light on which types of books and authors ...
Do You Know These World-Famous Children’s Books?
Folk tales and beloved characters from cultures around the globe can are celebrated in popular books for young readers. Test ...
VentureBeat21h
Magic Story launches AI-based media platform for children to create their own adventures
Learn More Magic Story, an AI-powered media platform that lets children be the hero of their own magical adventure, has launched its customized books and subscription platform. It is targeting ...
New Scientist4h
Orbital wins the Booker prize: “I see it as a kind of space pastoral"
Samantha Harvey has won the UK's top fiction prize for a novel that takes place over 24 hours on the International Space ...
British writer Samantha Harvey’s space-station novel 'Orbital' wins the Booker Prize for fiction
British writer Samantha Harvey has won the Booker Prize for fiction with “Orbital,” a short, wonder-filled novel set aboard ...
Capital Public Radio16h
Why this former banking regulator is writing kids books
Today on the show: What Sheila Bair has learned about American capitalism as one of its top regulators and how she's trying — ...
Detroit events mark arrival of 'Motor City Famous,' a book on celebrities tied to the city
Author Steve Platto will be giving talks and signing copies of his new book, "Motor City Famous," about celebrities linked to ...
Yondr pouches seal students’ cellphones away for the entire school day. Are they working?
At Robert Eagle Staff and Hamilton International middle schools students put their cellphones in a pouch at the start of the ...
The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier18h
River Hills' new library brings literacy to students of all abilities and ages
To demonstrate types of learning, students used a tablet to select words and images, one child used braille and another child ...