In this inspired new collection, acclaimed poet and translator Jody Gladding takes the physical, elemental world as her point of inquiry, examining how language arises from landscape, and deriving a l
"These 40 simple science activities will have young kids searching the house for everyday items to learn about temperature, pressure, water, air, heat, and plants! Each easy and fun activity includes
Craft Beerds is a collection of beautifully-photographed bottles and label art that feature moustaches, sideburns, and beards. All from the recent, exponential growth in American craft beer?over 100 b
What should medicine do when it can’t save your life?The modern healthcare system has become proficient at staving off death with aggressive interventions. And yet, eventually everyone dies—and althou
In this book, pioneering garden designers Henk Gerritsen and Piet Oudolf describe their special choice of ideal plants ? perennials, bulbs, grasses, ferns and small shrubs. An ideal plant is one that
What is the fastest creature in the world? How do animals communicate? What is the difference between monkeys and apes? Learn the answers to these questions and more in SmithsonianSticker Creations: W
Venture beyond the concrete bulwarks and iron bars of Fox River State Penitentiary in Prison Break: Behind the Scenes. For Lincoln Burrows and Michael Scofield escape from the maximum security Fox Riv
Originally composed in Sanskrit and layered with spiritual depth and practical insight, Mystic Poetry is a unique contribution to the religious world. Unlike the poetry of other mystics in search of t
This practical spiral-bound journal is an invaluable travelling companion for globe-trotters and holidaymakers alike. From planning to packing, to lists of places to see and things to do, this is the
Feeling the pressures of life, Stephanie faces her junior year with little optimism, but her new friendship with fellow writer and poetry-lover, Denny Pistill, helps her cope with her troubles and get
Brian Robb follows the wildly different phases of Cages film career: his oddball roles in cult movies like Raising Arizona and Wild At Heart, his unconventional leading man parts in Moonstruck and Gua
Patocka, like few others before or since, combined what was best in Husserl and Heidegger, but at the same time found for himself a distinct, original philosophical voice. Both his originality and his
Turn on the flashing lights and siren as you learn about the powerful vehicles that respond to emergencies inI Love Rescue Vehicles. This complete activity kit allows kids to read, play, and explore t
Dig deep and start building as you learn about the mighty vehicles used at a construction site inI Love Construction Vehicles. This complete activity kit allows kids to read, play, and explore the wor
Starfish, turtles, whalesand so much more! Dive into early learning with Look Through: Sea and find a fun way to learn early concepts. This board book features cute art, simple labels, and raised touc
iPhone boasts a powerful and highly capable camera that is always at the ready, allowing you to document the people, places, and things that surround you. Kat Sloma teaches you how to harness natural
Stunning in its simplicity and grace, Mirror is visual tour-de-force that requires no words to tell its universal tale. Author and illustrator Suzy Lee masterfully creates a world where a little girl
Windows 10 in Easy Steps provides full-color and comprehensive coverage of the new operating system and shows how to get the most out of it, whether you are using a desktop computer or a mobile device
Take a spectacular 3-D tour through the human body and discover how each of the body’s systems functions so that we can see, feel, and experience the world around us. This unique book includes five in
Longing to fly like all of the other cats, Caramba, dreaming of gliding through the clouds and feeling the wind through his fur, gets a flying lesson from his cousins that ends with a big splash--and
Etta, Peter and Jonah all find themselves at a cabin by the shore of Yellow Lake, and flung together in the terrifying series of events that follows.Jonah has come to Yellow Lake to try to get in touc
A little girl and her family find 101 things to do with their new baby in this gentle graphic novel-style picture book. What do you do with a new baby? An imaginative older sister and her parents expl
Have you ever imagined how you came to be? Do you stop and wonder what your place is in creation? Becoming Me presents a way of looking at life and the meaning of our existence, based on timeless spir
Smithsonian First Discoveries: Young Explorer engages young children with new concepts, bright illustrations, and lively photographs with simple labels. Children will recognize places around the world
Smithsonian Readers: Seriously Amazing Level 2 provides accessible and engaging content designed to encourage further progress in children’s reading abilities. Developed in partnership with the Smiths
Developed in partnership with the Smithsonian Institution and esteemed childhood literacy expert Dr. Adria Klein, the Smithsonian Readers series is designed to encourage reading comprehension with hig
Illustrations and easy-to-read text explore what various animals, from an armadillo in an underground restaurant to a wallaby in a sandwich shop, might choose to eat.
This amazing interactive book is bulging with mind-blowing information and stuffed with puzzling questions designed to build boys’ brains. Every page offers fascinating facts plus plenty of space for
No photographer was more deeply engaged with the transformative interaction of light and landscape than Galen Rowell. The preeminent outdoor photographer of his time, he spent his career chasing magic
Associated with key 1960s avant garde figures such as Ginsberg, Burroughs, Rauschenberg, and Johns, John Giorno was an early pioneer of multimedia poetry through Giorno Poetry Systems, which also dist
The Peregrine’s Journey vividly describes one of the most remarkable feats in the animal kingdom. Beginning in Alaska and ending two months later in Argentina, the peregrine falcon’s annual migration
Kids have always been fascinated by the amazing world of insects and bugs. From colorful butterflies to battling rhinoceros beetles, there’s plenty for kids to discover inCreature Close-Up: Insects. T
This book is full of practical expertise on how to create beautiful goldwork embroideries, enhanced with silk embroidery, while conveying the history and tradition of goldwork down the years. There is
The iPhone is revolutionizing photography. Never before has a camera been so portable yet powerful, so versatile and ubiquitous. Yet, as this book shows, this amazing device has untapped potential for
An Internationally Bestselling Orin BookWith the guidance of this bestselling classic, you can learn to grow through joy rather than through struggle and pain. See immediate results in your life when
Contact: The Yoga of Relationships presents an inspiring new vision of yoga created to deepen your relationships with lovers, friends, family and other intimates in your life. Contact explores that my
These poems ? intrepid, obsessive, and erotic ? tell the story of a woman's attempt to overcome despair. Claudia Rankine, whose first collection was the prize-winning Nothing in Nature is Private, cre
Young children will be introduced to the concepts of colors and opposites while learning about a diversity of wildlife withLook & Learn: Colors & Opposites. Each flash card features a
When her long-time agent and friend Robert Lescher died in 2012, the manuscript of M.F.K. Fisher’s unpublished first novel was discovered packed tidily away in one of Lescher’s signature red boxes.Fol
