Thousands of years in the future the divide between humanity and technology has become nearly unrecognizable. Each thought, each action is logged, coded, backed up. Data is as easily exchanged through
The story of Robert and Margarete and their children Johannes and Dorothea, who emigrate from Germany to the United States in 1850. After landing in New Orleans and joining a wagon train headed west t
In 1916, Emma O’Neill is frozen in time. After sampling an experimental polio vaccine brewed in the remote swamps off St. Augustine, Florida, she and her family stop aging—as do the Ryans, her family’
Someone has dug up the private garden in the square and taken buckets of dirt, and Miss Angela Chesney of the Garden Committee is sure that a gang of boys from run-down Catford Street must be to blame
Anna Harwell Celenza's engaging fictionalized telling of the story behind Franz Joseph Haydn's famous symphony is a perfect introduction to classical music and its power. THE FAREWELL SYMPHONY brings
When his friend Victor suddenly dies, composer Mussorgsky is deeply saddened. But, with the help of his friends, and through his own music, Modest finds a way to keep Victor's spirit alive.Readers of
A missing cub, a carnival, and a gang of cat burglars… Hold on to your hats! Best-selling author David Biedrzycki brings back the hilarious bears from Breaking News: Bear Alert, but now they
As children are taught about these incredible inventors and groundbreakers in school, Campfire's graphic retelling of these great scientific events really brings the story to life, showing how the sci
Donkey-donkey has a problem. Despite his many friends and his good master, he is sad because his ears are so long and ridiculous. If only Donkey-donkey could have short sensible ears like his friend P
As the McGrath Math series continues, the cute and bouncy teddies introduce subtraction to young readers. Great for in-class use with popular bear manipulatives, simple verse and bright colors make ma
That’s so gross!Prepare to be grossed out by an engaging and unique look at some of the more disgusting survival techniques from the animal kingdom.From blood-squirting reptiles to blood-sweating mamm
A joyful and empowering environmental book from Moms Clean Air Force, a national movement of more than one hundred thousand moms—and dads—who are protecting the right of every child to breathe clean a
Find me if you can. . . for if youdon’t,I’ll be heretomorrow . . .youwon’t.Animals and insects use camouflage to hide from hunters or to ambush prey. Stealth is a very useful technique when it comes t
Minamoto Yoshitsune should not have been a samurai. But his story is legend in this real-lifeGame of Thrones.This epic tale of warriors and bravery, rebellion and revenge, reads like a novel, but this
You haven’t changed a bit!Living fossils, or modern-day animals that very closely resemble their ancient relatives. Meet the coelacanth, horseshoe crab, dragonfly, tuatara, nautilus, and Hula painted
Kathy Sullivan wanted to go everywhere. She loved blueprints and maps. She loved languages and the ocean. She didn’t like the question, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” She wanted to explore
Combining history with culture, the ocean with exploration, and risk with triumph—this rich offering is the only picture book account of Thor Heyerdahl's world-famous Kon-Tiki expedition, during which
Christmas is coming, and our young hero wants to buy his best friend, Dragon, the perfect present. He and Dragon take job after hilarious job, earning enough to buy a deluxe Knight Boy action set—but
Examine the birth of America through a delicious lens: FOOD! This history-themed recipe book is third in a scrumptious series and proves that cooking never gets old.This collection of unique recipes w
This middle-grade historical novel follows three young girls living very different lives who are connected by one bottle that makes two journeys across the ocean.It's 1854 and eleven-year-old Bones is
Succinct and factual text follows chimney swifts as they arrive on a Texas farm, build their nest, lay eggs, ready for fledglings to take flight, and eventually prepare to migrate back to South Americ
"Once upon a time there was a little witch who was only a hundred and twenty-seven years old." And so begins the delightful story of the Little Witch and her talking pet raven, Abrax
One spring day, the little Water-sprite is born in a house of reeds at the bottom of a mill pond. Mother and Father Water-sprite are very proud of their son, and they invite their whole family to a pa
Maria is from Guatemala, Jin is from Korea, and Fatima is from Somalia. All three are new to their American elementary school, and each has trouble speaking, writing, and sharing ideas in English. Thr
When Steward Edmund Rounds and Sir Cumference notice that there are strangers camped nearby, Rounds II decides to investigate despite being involved with the task of learning how to make accurate coun
Fans of Olivia and Lilly will delight in Poppy, a little rabbit with big dreams—and an even bigger personality.More than anything, Poppy wants to be a verrrry famous writer. She's sure Mrs. Rose will
Part Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, part Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, Adam Silvera's extraordinary debut novel offers a unique confrontation of race, class and sex
Young Frank, his father, and the families of all the Colorado miners on strike in the Ludlow tent colony are uncertain of their fate when the camp's guards attack during the Ludlow Massacre of 1914.
In the icy waters of the Pacific, a massive humpback whale unexpectedly finds herself tangled in a net abandoned by fishermen. When a rescue boat and a convoy of divers arrive to help the struggling h
A tiger cub has escaped from a reserve in the Sundarbans in Bangladesh, and Neel, a poor boy from the islands, is determined to find her in order to save her from being captured and sold on the black
A reprint of a rare, much-sought-after 1960s-era children’s book beloved by the graphic design world and children’s book collectors, Puff’s midcentury modern aesthetic will appeal to adults and childr
When Liam, a fourteen-year-old graffiti artist, can't keep his grades up and is threatened by a local gang in the projects of Minneapolis, his mother sends him to Lake Michigan for the summer.
The now iconic figure John Muir, while living at the base of Yosemite Falls in California, ventures up the trail from his cabin one night and has a harrowing waterfall adventure. Back matter roots the
This nonfiction picture book about horses has a fresh focus: how people over the ages have decorated horses in special ways. Organized into three categories—warfare and hunting, performance and compet
Just before the Mother Gooseland Games, hard-boiled detective Joe Dumpty is called upon to solve the mystery of what made Jack and Jill fall down the hill--and who took Jack's prized crown after the f
Nobody likes a rat. And we're not talking about a snitch here. We're talking about those disgusting bald-tailed rodents that scurry around alleys and in the subway. But, hold on . . . are rats really
Mad Men meets Nashville in this debut mystery set in 1963, written by Grammy winner and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Cynthia Weil.It's the summer of 1963 and JJ Green is a born songwriter—which is a ma
Sarah Jane Hartwell and her class are back. After the stress of her last attempt at taking her class on a field trip (seen in First Year Letters), Mrs. Hartwell has a plan for an upcoming trip to the
Two stories published separately in the 1970s, in the first of which Harris offers Bostock the affections of his sister in exchange for the brass telescope of Bostock's father and starts a string of
