The Lions of Little Rock - Kristin Levine

Ever wonder what it's like to write one of the American Girl novels? We get the inside scoop from Lisa Yee. 

We explore an immigration story: a Chinese immigrant who ends up in Minnesota. It's the Newbery Honor Award winning tale "Maisie Chen's Last Chance." Writer Lisa Yee tells readers at Overland Elementary School that the book is based on her own family's history. Our celebrity read ...  Show more

Drew Perkins talks with Joshalyn Hickey-Johnson, author of the children's book, Susie Clark: The Bravest Girl You've Ever Seen, a story about desegregating Iowa schools in 1868.

In 1954, the Brown v. Board of Education U.S. Supreme Court decision outlawed segregation in public education. Ernest Green was the first African American to graduate from Little Rock Central High School (May, 1958). In celebration of Black History Month, revisit Ryan's 2023 c ...

In this full episode of Story Pirates’ brand new show, Nimene creates a stirring hip-hop track about the civil rights activist Claudette Colvin, who, as a teenager, refused to give up her seat on an Alabama city bus months before Rosa Parks’ famous protest. Featuring an interv ...

Yes more teachers, yes more books, yes more teachers' dirty looks... Head back to school with TDS. Stephen Colbert enrolls in broadcasting school to learn his craft. Jon Stewart takes a look at the invasive coverage of the Obama daughters heading back to school, with extra invasi ...  Show more