Tales of Brave and Brilliant Animals
A beautiful anthology for animal lovers of ten folk tales, beautifully retold for a new generation of readers. Discover how Anansi the spider brought stories to the world, how trickster Coyote stole fire and follow a heroic wolf who helps a prince find a firebird. Full of magic and wonder, these tales will take you around the world, from desolate mountains and winter forests to lush jungles, meeting brave and inspiring animals along the…
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Step Inside Science: Weather
Find out how weather works in this fun and friendly book. Learn why it rains and snows, and the fascinating science that cause thunder and lightning and hurricanes and…
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See Inside Genes and DNA
What ARE genes? What do they do? How did DNA make EVERYTHING? Young scientists, meet genes and DNA, the building blocks of ALL LIFE ON EARTH. Colourful illustrations, plenty of flaps, and intriguing for kids who want to know…
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InvestiGators All Tide Up
Unsinkable detectives Mango and Brash are back in InvestiGators: All Tide Up, a high seas adventure that takes the hit series by John Patrick Green to uncharted waters! Three million readers can't be wrong - don't miss the boat! When a cruise captain is found drifting at sea and delirious, the search begins for his missing ship and passengers! Did it sink? Was it boat-napped? Are supernatural forces at play? And can the InvestiGators unravel this maritime mystery before a second cruise befalls a similarly unfathomable fate? Seas the day and find out in this new nautical…
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InvestiGators Braver and Boulder
Mango and Brash's latest case has our sewer-loving secret agents feeling a little stonewalled in InvestiGators: Braver and Boulder, the latest hilarious graphic novel from John Patrick Green. Three million readers all agree: this series absolutely ROCKS. The InvestiGators are having a hard time keeping a low profile with their new headquarters being a giant robot towering over the city! How can they be SECRET agents if everyone recognizes them? But with their ears to the ground, Mango and Brash hear mysterious rumblings about BOULDER BUDDIES...are they just the latest fad or part of a mob-run scheme? And could a rocky relationship from the InvestiGators' past be trembling beneath…
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Bad Kitty Supercat
The phenomenally successful Bad Kitty series is purr-fect for fans of Dav Pilkey's Dog Man and Ben Clanton's Narwhal and Jelly series, reluctant readers, comic book fans, and cranky cats. It's been a long time since Kitty has had a play date. So, her owners decide it's about time she interacts with some friends in Bad Kitty: Supercat, a full color chapter book in Nick Bruel's New York Times bestselling series. But the play date takes a turn when Kitty and her friend, Strange Kitty, don their armor and become...Super Cat and Captain FantastiCat! Together, they must go on a scavenger hunt across the world (their house and yard) and recover the Orbs of Destiny (some…
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Bad Kitty Makes a Movie: Graphic Novel
Kitty achieves stardom - and, of course, a bit of trouble - in the brand new Bad Kitty graphic novel IN FULL-COLOR, Bad Kitty Makes a Movie. When Uncle Murray accidentally uploads a video of Kitty to Viewtube, it goes VIRAL, and Kitty becomes a STAR...kind of. Join Uncle Murray and Kitty in a bundle of Hollywood antics in the latest full-color graphic novel addition to the viral Bad Kitty series you will not want to…
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Yoshi, Sea Turtle Genius: A True Story about an Amazing Swimmer
In this picture book that is both heartwarming and exciting, join Yoshi, a sea turtle, on her remarkable journey as she swims farther than any animal in recorded history--23,000 miles!--to return to the beach where she first hatched, to lay her own eggs. Inside every loggerhead turtle is genius: the ability to find their first home, no matter how far away. Follow one, from her birth on a beach in Australia...to her trip across an ocean filled with sharks and seahorses and much more...to her rescue from a net by a fisherman, who names her Yoshi...to her rehabilitation at an aquarium...to her record-breaking swim across the Indian Ocean to the beach on which she hatched, to lay her…
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Laugh and learn as you take a peek into the hidden lives of all kinds of weird and wonderful animals from different habitats around the…
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Contenders: Two Native Baseball Players, One World Series
The true story of John Meyers and Charles Bender, who in 1911 became the first two Native pro baseball players to face off in a World Series. This picture book teaches important lessons about resilience, doing what you love in the face of injustice, and the fight for Native American representation in sports. Charles Bender grew up on the White Earth Reservation in Northwestern Minnesota. John Meyers was raised on the Cahuilla reservation in Southern California. Despite their mutual respect for each other's talents and their shared dedication to Native representation in baseball, the media was determined to pit them against each other. However, they never gave up on their dreams of…
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On the Tip of a Wave: How AI Weiwei's Art Is Changing the Tide
2023 CA Eureka! Nonfiction Children's Book Award Silver Medal2024 NCTE Orbis Pictus Award Recommended TitleStarred Review from Kirkus ReviewsStarred Review from Publishers WeeklyStarred Review from School Library JournalStarred Review from BooklistFrom New York Times bestselling author of Eyes That Kiss in the Corners, Joanna Ho, and critically acclaimed illustrator, Cátia Chien comes a moving, powerful picture book about the life and work of activist and artist, Ai Weiwei.He [Ai Weiwei] felt the life jackets and an idea curled and crested through his fingertips. The way it always did.Told in Joanna Ho's signature lyrical writing, this is the story that shines a light on Ai…
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How Do You Spell Unfair?: Macnolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee
A Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book "This moving picture book portrays a girl who met injustice with dignity and excelled."--Booklist (starred review) From a multi-award-winning pair comes a deeply affecting portrait of determination against discrimination: the story of young spelling champion MacNolia Cox. MacNolia Cox was no ordinary kid.Her idea of fun was reading the dictionary. In 1936, eighth grader MacNolia Cox became the first African American to win the Akron, Ohio, spelling bee. And with that win, she was asked to compete at the prestigious National Spelling Bee in Washington, DC, where she and a girl from New Jersey were the first African Americans invited since its founding.…
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Ancestory: The Mystery and Majesty of Ancient Cave Art
*A NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY TOP TEN BEST BOOK OF 2023 FOR CHILDREN * A PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR * A KIRKUS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR * A BOOKLIST EDITORS' CHOICE OF THE YEAR *★ "Vivid . . . mesmerizing . . . intriguing." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) ★ "Breathtaking illustrations capture the beauty and power of prehistoric artwork with remarkable precision." --ALA Booklist (starred review)★ "Visually stunning. A fascinating look at a still-unfurling human history." --Publishers Weekly (starred review)This striking nonfiction picture book investigates who created ancient wall art that's been discovered around the world and why--the exact answers may…
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The Book of Turtles
**A SIBERT HONOR BOOK! **** A KIRKUS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR ** A BOOKLIST EDITORS' CHOICE OF THE YEAR ** From National Book Award finalist and New York Times bestseller Sy Montgomery comes an ode to one of the most diverse, fascinating, and beloved species on the planet: turtles. With dazzling illustrations and emotionally engaging, fact-filled text, this picture book will speak to the wisdom these long-lived animals can lend.Everyone loves turtles. And no wonder: long-lived, unhurried, and ancient, these shelled reptiles are fascinating.Turtles are also endlessly surprising. There are turtles with soft shells, turtles with googly eyes, turtles with necks longer than their bodies, and…
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Comic artwork, hilarious jokes, and fascinating facts in these nonfiction books are sure to amaze, entertain, and educate readers. Nature's adaptations have led to some of the most hilarious behaviors among Earth's many animals. Learn about some of the funniest in this entertaining…
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Comic artwork, hilarious jokes, and fascinating facts in these nonfiction books are sure to amaze, entertain, and educate readers. Meet some of the goofiest, stinkiest, absolutely funniest bugs on planet Earth in this lively illustrated compendium of amazing…
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