Meet Boilerplate, the world’s first robot soldier—not in a present-day military lab or a science-fiction movie, but in the past, during one of the most fascinating periods of U.S. history
In this dark, thrilling fairy tale, it is the wolf who saves the girl. Fell, the dark-furred twin brother of Larka, the heroine of The Sight, must face life without his sister or the rest of his lovin
Following the groundbreaking Where Is the Cake?, this companion story is also told entirely without words. In detailed, active illustrations, readers watch a group of animals who decide to have a picn
Harvey Kurtzman discovered Robert Crumb and gave Gloria Steinem her first job in publishing when he hired her as his assistant. Terry Gilliam also started at his side, met an unknown John Cleese in t
Dana Faolan, the spunky half-faerie heroine of The Light-Bearer’s Daughter, the third book in The Chronicles, has been using her access to the land of Faerie to escape the troubles of being a teenager
Rumor has it that Mrs. Farmer is making chicken soup, so the chickens are on the run—except for poor Little Chickie, who has a bad cold. No matter where she hides—the hayloft, a milk pail, or the shee
For over four decades, erotic comics have flourished around the world. Erotic Comics 2 examines how this budding art form exploded from the California comix scene to become an international publishing
The first two novels in Printz-winner Aidan Chambers’s Dance Sequence are at last available in a fresh format that will draw teens to these classics of YA literature.Literature is crap. Fiction is, an
Now every kid can write like a Wimpy Kid! ? An exciting companion to the bestselling Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. ? “First of all, let me get something straight: This is a journal, not a diary.” ? T
Graeme Base’s fun, bestselling environmental counting book is now an innovative board book!?Children will love counting from one to ten as animals of the world gather around a water hole. As one rhino
Snappy, pulp-inspired noir set in the mean hallways of middle school, from an exciting debut author.?The treacherous, hormone-soaked hallways of Franklin Middle School are the setting for this sharp,
Monumental India presents breathtaking panoramic views of North India's famed monuments and sites as well as little-known architectural gems. Produced in a landscape format and including stunning mult
This sequel to The Lighthouse Land is “better than the first . . . nonstop action.”*?From an acclaimed crime novelist comes the second book in this inventive sci-fi trilogy.?Jamie O’Neill is back on E
A rare look inside one of the wonders of the world, published in time for the 2008 Olympics in ChinaFor five hundred years, the Forbidden City was the seat of power of China’s emperors. Given r
Long before the Amazing Race television show there was the Great Race—a thrilling true story that will grab readers from the start to the finish line. In February of 1908, six cars from four co
Now in paperback, this groundbreaking study by Harvard neurobiologist Margaret Livingstone explores the inner workings of vision, demonstrating that how we see art depends ultimately on the cells in
No team in the history of Major League Baseball has ever had a run of sustained success equal to the Atlanta Braves. For fourteen consecutive seasons—from 1991 through 2005—the Braves won
The highly anticipated sequel to the #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling book! Secrets have a way of getting out, especially when a diary is involved. Whatever you do, don’t ask Greg Heffley how he spen
Thirteen-year-old Jamie is overjoyed when a bequest sends him and his mother to live on an Irish island, where he and his newfound friend Ramsay travel back in time to help a young girl save her peopl
Rowan, Nina, Xanthe, and Xavier are reunited for their first solo time travel trip, venturing to Bloomington, Illinois, in 1856 in search of an unhappy teen whose decision to run away from his father
Despite the discouragement of her little brother, Joey, Josephine proves that kangaroos can, indeed, become ballet dancers when she fills in for an injured prima ballerina. By the creators of Diary of
Seventeen-year-old Nick buys a used cell phone only to call his girlfriend, but strange and desperate people keep calling--one of them a denizen of Hell--begging for or demanding his help.
Seventeen-year-old Laurel returns to her grandparents' home in Ireland, where she encounters "the roly-poly man," a cluricaun who sets Laurel on a quest to free her twin sister, thought to be dead, to
"The perennially popular children's book is back in print! When Little Mole looks out of his hole one morning -PLOP! - something lands on his head. Whodunit? In this irreverent, forthright mystery, Li
The great improvisational American jazz musicians of the mid-20th century inspired a generation of photographers to develop a looser, moodier style of visual expression. That evocative approach is on
Two teenage cousins, one Irish, the other from the United States, set out to find a magic doorway to the Faraway Country, where humans must bow to the little people.
The Cubs haven't won a World Series since 1908, but they still have the game's most loyal fans. The Cardinals have won the World Series more than any other National League team in history. The Cubs ha
When his best friend dies in a plane crash, sixteen-year-old Ken has a ritual performed that will make him invulnerable, but soon learns that he had good reason to be suspicious of the woman he paid t
Little ones are introduced to the various bedtimes of barnyard animals, all of whom want to avoid sleep as much as possible, in a rollicking picture book.
A lavishly illustrated volume of large-format photography features original comic book artwork that depicts DC Comics's most significant characters and artists, in a tribute that showcases both pop-cu
Lavish palaces built in the late 19th century--at a time when the revival of historical styles (particularly the Gothic) was in vogue--are depicted in this suitably lavish, oversize book (10x13"). It
Molly, a young girl who loves moose, is delighted to find them vacationing in her city, and when she and her family invite three young moose to rest at their home, they quickly discover how useful moo
A poignant, moving illustrated account of Hollywood's most famous dog follows the adventures of Terry, cairn terrier who played Toto on The Wizard of Oz.
An elephant's eleventh birthday party is marked by eleven games preceding the banquet to be eaten at the eleventh hour; but when the time to eat arrives, the birthday feast has disappeared. The reader
Enjoy the cuisine of Ibiza as celebrated at Les Terrasses, a boutique hotel where locals and lucky guests alike gather to enjoy chef Françoise Pialoux’s inventive creations—prepared with fresh ingredi
