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A middle grade graphic novel about Marlene, a young girl who stops straightening her hair and embraces her natural curls.Marlene loves three things: books, her cool Tía Ruby, and hanging out with her best friend Camila. But according to her mother, Paola, the only thing she needs to focus on is school and "growing up." That means straightening her hair every weekend so she can have "presentable," "good hair."But Marlene hates being in the salon and doesn't understand why her curls are not considered pretty by those around her. With a few hiccups, a dash of embarrassment, and the much-needed help of Camila and Tia Ruby, she slowly starts a journey to learn to appreciate and proudly wear her curly hair.

What jobs are there at a museum? Who creates books? Where do cooks work? The Do You Know?TM series provides in-depth looks at a wide range of popular subjects. Appealing to children who want to know everything, each thought-provoking book features 96 pages of engaging and educational answers to many popular questionsHundreds of labeled full-color illustrationsAn index to key termsFans of this book will also enjoy other in the same series, including Trains, Dinosaurs, Oceans, Space, Vehicles, Earth, and Animals. Great family and classroom read-aloud bookEducational books for kids 5 to 8Nonfiction books for kidsAn indispensable resource for any child's library!

What if you didn't have to read the 50 most important books on Politics to know the most important ideas?This is the thinking person's guide to the big political texts from across the centuries, from the original pioneers to the contemporary. With insightful commentary for each of the 50 books, key quotes and biographical information on the authors and a guide to further reading, 50 Politics Classics gives a unique overview of the political writings that shaped history and are still shaping minds today.From Abraham Lincoln to Nelson Mandela, and from Aristotle to George Orwell, 50 Politics Classics distils the essence of the books, pamphlets, and speeches of the major leaders and great thinkers that drive real-world change. Spanning 2, 500 years, left and right, thinkers and doers, Tom Butler-Bowdon covers activists, war strategists, visionary leaders, economists, philosophers of freedom, feminists, conservatives and environmentalists, right up to contemporary leaders and thought leade

National Book Award LonglistTIME's 10 Best YA and Children's Books of 2020NPR's Best Book of 2020Shelf Awareness's Best Books of 2020Publishers Weekly's Big Indie Books of FallAmazon's Best Book of the MonthAICL Best YA Books of 2020CSMCL Best Multicultural Children's Books of 2020 PRAISE Stirring.. Raw and moving.--TIME Beautiful imagery and with words that soar and scald.--The Buffalo News Easily one of the best books to be published in 2020. The kind of book bound to save lives.-- LitHub A powerful narrative about identity and belonging.--Paste Magazine FOUR STARRED REVIEWS ★ Timely and important. --Booklist, starred review ★ Searing yet dryly funny. --The Bulletin, starred review ★ Exceptional. --Shelf-Awareness, starred review ★ Captivating. --School Library Journal, starred review The term Apple is a slur in Native communities across the country. It's for someone supposedly red on the outside, white on the inside. In APPLE (SKIN TO THE CORE), Eric Gansworth tells his story, the s

The rise of agrarian capitalism in Britain is usually told as a story about markets, land and wages. The Enclosure of Knowledge reveals that it was also about books, knowledge and expertise. It argues that during the early modern period, farming books were a key tool in the appropriation of the traditional art of husbandry possessed by farm workers of all kinds. It challenges the dominant narrative of an agricultural 'enlightenment', in which books merely spread useful knowledge, by showing how codified knowledge was used to assert greater managerial control over land and labour. The proliferation of printed books helped divide mental and manual labour to facilitate emerging social divisions between labourers, managers and landowners. The cumulative effect was the slow enclosure of customary knowledge. By synthesising diverse theoretical insights, this study opens up a new social history of agricultural knowledge and reinvigorates long-term histories of knowledge under capitalism.

Go on hilarious adventures with a hot dog named Dog and a chicken nugget named Nugget in this collectible shrink-wrapped paperback boxed set with the first three books in the Level 2 Ready-to-Read Graphics series by Jason Tharp!Nugget is a chicken nugget. Dog is a hot dog. They are friends, and they like ketchup. Their town of Gastropolis is a peaceful place…until a spicy mustard packet named Dijon Mustard tries to make everyone grumpy. Nugget and Dog want to help, so they start a K.E.T.C.H.U.P. club, standing for Kind, Empathetic, Thoughtful, Courageous, Helpful, Unique, and Powerful.Can Nugget and Dog save the day with ketchup and kindness when faced with even more challenges like a festival in peril and a creepy camping trip? These books are full of silly jokes, funny scenes, misunderstood monsters, and sweetness, too.Ready-to-Read Graphics books give readers the perfect introduction to the graphic novel format with easy-to-follow panels, speech bubbles with accessible vocabulary, a

Pura Belpré Honor Book for Children's TextPura Belpré Honor Book for Children's IllustrationChicago Public Library Best Picture Books of 2022Bank Street College of Education Children's Book Committee's Best Children's Books of the Year 2023New York Public Library 2023 New Vibrant Voices Titles for Kids: New Books from Authors of ColorA powerful story about home, community, and hope, inspired by the rebuilding of Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria in 2017, written by debut author Karina González and illustrated by Krystal Quiles.Co-quí, co-quí! The coquí frogs sing to Elena from her family’s beloved mango tree―their calls so familiar that they might as well be singing, “You are home, you are safe.” But home is suddenly not safe when a hurricane threatens to destroy everything that Elena knows.As time passes, Elena, alongside her community, begins to rebuild their home, planting seeds of hope along the way. When the sounds of the coquíes gradually return, they reflect the resilience a

A fun-packed sticker book with over 300 stickers! Use the stickers to let your imagination run wild, transform everyday objects into spook-tastic Halloween friends and create your own lovable characters. This quirky, pun-filled sticker book is ideal for fans of Usborne's sticker books as well as those who have enjoyed the other sticker books in this series: Create-a-Dinosaur and Create-a-Superhero.

Explore the big outdoors in these action-packed animal board books with sliders on every page.Published in collaboration with the National Trust, this series of board books will inspire a love of nature in even the littlest of animal lovers. With vibrant artwork printed on white board, robust easy-to-use mechanisms for tiny hands and a rhyming text with friendly animal facts, these are the perfect books to captivate curious little explorers time and time again.In this first river book, there are ducks floating on the river, beavers building dams, frogs catching insects and many more river creatures to bring to life with the moving parts.Other titles in the series include: Countryside, Seaside and Woods

An immense canyon, the world's highest peak, and colorful lights that fill the night sky! Travel around the world with these multilayered 3-D scenes that leap off the eye-opening pages of this Pop-Up Guide™. Children can find out more about them and other marvels in this unique look at the world's natural wonders!• 10 big multilayered pop-ups!• Descriptive text and labeled illustrations for quick and easy learning• Built-in elastic bands that allow readers to prop open and display their favorite scene• Sturdy construction that's perfect for at-home or on-the-goFans of the Pop-Up Guide™: Natural Wonders will also enjoy the others book in the series, Space and Vehicles.• Pop-up books for kids• Educational books for children aged 3 to 5• Books for preschool and kindergarten children

Join Clifford and his best friend, Emily Elizabeth, in this box set of six classic stories!Young readers can now carry their favorite Clifford the Big Red Dog storybooks with them wherever they go in one convenient box set with a handle!The story box includes six bestselling 8x8 paperback books, including Clifford’s Manners, Clifford’s Good Deeds, Clifford and the Grouchy Neighbors, Clifford and the Big Storm, Clifford Grows Up, and Clifford’s Pals.This box is a great value -- $30 worth of books for only $12.99!

An inspiring and poetic story about reading, libraries, and overcoming social anxiety to find self-acceptance.I gather the books in my arms, and give them a hug. "Welcome back," I whisper.Nicky is a shy little girl who feels most at home in the safe space of her school library, and when the library closes for a week, she is forced to face her social anxiety. But when she meets a group of unique, diverse, inspiring women at the diner where her mother works, Nicky realizes that being different doesn’t have to mean being alone, and that there’s a place for everyone.Book lovers of all ages will find inspiration in this beautiful, poetic love letter to reading - and how it helps us find empathy and connections with the world around us.

A passionate campaign brings four best friends back together in a fight to save their school library in this heartfelt tale from bestselling author Anna James. The library is Hetty’s very favourite place in school, and since falling out with her best friends Ali, Mei and Rocket she’s been spending even more time there. So she’s absolutely horrified when she learns that her head teacher is planning to close it down, claiming there aren’t enough funds to keep the library going.There’s no way Hetty’s going to sit back and let this happen. But can she repair her broken friendships and build support for her library campaign? Let the Battle of the Books commence! Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8.

The detective dogs are back for a swashbuckling pirate adventure!Shifty and Sam have swapped their life of crime for a career in cupcakes. But when they’re asked to bake for a pirate party, they find themselves caught up in the middle of a robbery. Uh-oh! Captain Sharpwhiskers and his criminal crew have stolen Captain Chucklebeard’s treasure! Can Shifty and Sam catch those BAD pirates and bring back the loot? Find out in this hilarious, rhyming picture book adventure!Tracey Corderoy is a multi-award-winning author and has written over 70 books for children including collaborations with Rosalind Beardshaw and Sarah Massini.Steven Lenton has created many books with Tracey Corderoy and also illustrates books by David Baddiel, Frank Cottrell-Boyce and Peter Bently. His books have won awards such as the Sainsbury’s Children’s Book Award and have been selected for the WHSmith Children’s Book of the Year and Tom Fletcher Book Club.Read all the Shifty and Sam picture book adventures:Shifty McG

A bright, fun first concepts book featuring sweet mice characters and simple, yet clever die-cuts to explain the concept of shapes. In this innovative die-cut title, children will learn the concept of shapes through bright, fun illustrations featuring Little Mouse and other friendly animal characters.The peep-through holes help children engage with the title and encourage sensory development and exploration, and bold colours bring these books to life.This is the first title in a series of first concept books in the Little Mouse Learns series:Book 1: OPPOSITESBook 2: COLOURSBook 3: SHAPESBook 4: NUMBERS​These board books are great for young children as they introduce them to these basic but important concepts in a friendly, fun and accesible way!

A bright, fun first concepts book featuring sweet mice characters and simple, yet clever die-cuts to explain the concept of shapes. In this innovative die-cut title, children will learn the concept of shapes through bright, fun illustrations featuring Little Mouse and other friendly animal characters.The peep-through holes help children engage with the title and encourage sensory development and exploration, and bold colours bring these books to life.Four first concept books in the Little Mouse Learns series:Book 1: OPPOSITESBook 2: COLOURSBook 3: SHAPESBook 4: NUMBERS

A stylish 3-book board, cloth and bath giftset for a baby’s day―perfect for playtime, bathtime, and bedtime.Being a baby is a busy job! This set includes three books for a baby's day – a board book for playtime, a bath book for bathtime and a soft cloth book for bedtime.Each of these books tells the story of the different parts of baby's day!The different formats maximise sensory development – durable board for playtime, a waterproof book specially designed for bathtime, and a soothingly soft cloth book to read together at bedtime.Great for introducing babies and young children to these daily routines, bright and bold colors will ensure that these books are loved time and time again, and the interactive elements will encourage hand-eye co-ordination, communication, exploration and play!

How should copyright exceptions be drafted? This is a question of ongoing concern in scholarly and law reform debates. In Drafting Copyright Exceptions, Emily Hudson assesses drafting options using insights from the standards and rules literature, and case studies from cultural institutions in Australia, Canada, the UK and the US. Drawing on thousands of hours of fieldwork conducted over fourteen years, the book describes how staff engage with and interpret the law. Whilst some practices are guided strongly by copyright doctrine, others are influenced by the factors such as ethical views, risk assessment, and prosaic matters related to collection management. This work should be read by anyone interested in a detailed account of interpretative practices related to the drafting of copyright exceptions, but it also speaks to broader debates about the relationship between the 'law in books' and the 'law in action'.

This well-known rhyme is the latest in Usborne's library of baby-friendly little board books. Perfect for small hands, and for sharing.

This innovative study investigates the reception of medieval manuscripts over a long century, 1470–1585, spanning the reigns of Edward IV to Elizabeth I. Members of the Tudor gentry family who owned these manuscripts had properties in Willesden and professional affiliations in London. These men marked the leaves of their books with signs of use, allowing their engagement with the texts contained there to be reconstructed. Through detailed research, Margaret Connolly reveals the various uses of these old books: as a repository for family records; as a place to preserve other texts of a favourite or important nature; as a source of practical information for the household; and as a professional manual for the practising lawyer. Investigation of these family-owned books reveals an unexpectedly strong interest in works of the past, and the continuing intellectual and domestic importance of medieval manuscripts in an age of print.

Priddy Books' First 100 Box Set includes three bestselling titles from the successful First 100 series, stored in a sturdy slipcase.Roger Priddy's First 100 Box Set includes three bestselling first word titles to read and learn. The small, easy-to-hold size, is an ideal size for little hands.Inside this box set there are three fantastic books for children to enjoy; Dinosaurs, Farm, and Trucks. Each book includes 100 words to learn and vibrant photographic images, perfect for building vocabulary and developing speech. The sturdy slipcase allows the books to be stored safely until the next time they're used.

The Loud Family hits the books in a Back to School Special!Time to hit the books with The Loud House! Join Lincoln, Lori, Leni, Luna, Luan, Lynn, Lucy, Lisa, Lola, Lana, and Lily as they explain the s

The ultimate collection of classic teachings on wealth and successIt’s time to stop living your life on the margins and claim the financial success you deserve. Essential Prosperity is a treasury of wisdom that will empower you to move from a life of want—defined by debt, fear, and missed possibilities—to one of true success. You have the power and potential to create the life of abundance you’ve always imagined and Essential Prosperity will show you how.Essential Prosperity includes fourteen life changing books from the thought leaders and teachers whose work has changed the world, including Napoleon Hill, George S. Clason, James Allen, Florence Scovel Shinn and more. These experts speak from every background—from self-help and spirituality to finance and business—each of them sharing the secrets to building life changing wealth and prosperity.

Reading Together is the essential guide for parents interested in starting a book club with their kids and raising their children to become book-loving adults.This book is the first guide to parent-child book clubs. Written by a group of moms and their adolescent children who started a book club while the kids were in first grade, this how-to book shares the dos and don'ts they learned over more than 100 meetings and 100 books.Brimming with insight and inspiration, Reading Together includes the details of organizing and structuring meetings, tips on finding diverse books and choosing titles that spur discussion, common book club challenges and how to overcome them, and more.Readers will also find plenty of curated booklists with brilliant recommendations for middle grade and YA readers across genres, from sci-fi to mystery, adventure, and graphic novels. This book is a go-to gift for bookish parents who hope to raise a reader and connect with their community through the magic of books.

The international bestselling author of The Jane Austen Society returns with a compelling and heartwarming story of post-war London, a century-old bookstore, and three women determined to find their way in a fast-changing world.Bloomsbury Books is an old-fashioned new and rare book store that has persisted and resisted change for a hundred years, run by men and guided by the general manager's unbreakable fifty-one rules. But in 1950, the world is changing, especially the world of books and publishing, and at Bloomsbury Books, the girls in the shop have plans:Vivien Lowry: Single since her aristocratic fiancé was killed in action during World War II, the brilliant and stylish Vivien has a long list of grievances - most of them well justified and the biggest of which is Alec McDonough, the Head of Fiction.Grace Perkins: Married with two sons, she's been working to support her family following her husband's breakdown in the aftermath of the war. Torn between duty to her family and dreams

A fun-packed sticker book with over 300 stickers! Use the stickers to let your imagination run wild, transform everyday objects into roar-some dinosaur friends and create your own hilarious characters. This quirky, pun-filled sticker book is ideal for fans of Usborne's sticker books as well as those who have enjoyed the other sticker books in the similar series Cutie Stickers: Create-a-Mermaid and Create-a-Unicorn.

A fun-packed sticker book with over 300 stickers! Use the stickers to let your imagination run wild, transform everyday objects into awesome superheroes and create your own hilarious characters. This quirky, pun-filled sticker book is ideal for fans of Usborne's sticker books as well as those who have enjoyed the other sticker books in the similar series Cutie Stickers: Create-a-Mermaid and Create-a-Unicorn.

'The most exquisite kind of literature... I've put it on a special shelf in my library that I reserve for books that can never be fully exhausted - books that demand to be revisited every now and then. 'Olga Tokarczuk, author of The Books of Jacob and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature'In equal measure playful and profound, Georgi Gospodinov's Time Shelter renders the philosophical mesmerizing, and the everyday extraordinary.I loved it'Claire Messud, author of The Woman Upstairs'Gospodinov is one of Europe's most fascinating and irreplaceable novelists, and this his most expansive, soulful and mind-bending book'Dave Eggers, author of The Circle'A powerful and brilliant novel: clear-sighted, foreboding, enigmatic. A novel in which the future gives way like a rotten beam and the past rushes in like a flood'Sandro Veronesi, author of The Hummingbird 'A trickster at heart, and often very funny... Gospodinov is one of the leading writers in Europe: every book is an event'Garth Greenwel

It's magic! Unscramble and reveal amusing images with a magic picture finder enclosed in the book. Is it a triangle or a fish? An apple tree or a raspberry bush? To find out, readers line up the black stripes of the magic picture finder with the strips on the illustration. It's a look-and-find book with a twist! ‧ A fun, interactive book that encourages curiosity and discovery ‧ Includes acetate sheet and storage pocket in the book ‧ Colorful illustrations will entertain and engage children ‧ Answer key with helpful labels is provided at the back of the book What Do You See? A Magic Slide-and-Find Book is an interactive and engaging book for curious kids. ‧ Books for children aged 0 to 3 ‧ Interactive board books for toddlers and preschool children ‧ Books that boost hand-eye coordination

Meet Mia Macarooney, an ordinary eight-year-old who has an extraordinary super secret, in this action-packed paperback bind-up of the first three books of the series!Meet Mia Macarooney, an ordinary eight-year-old girl who finds out she has extraordinary superpowers! Join Mia as she learns that she can fly, has super-strength, and is incredibly fast―all while dealing with the daily pitfalls of her ordinary life. Join Mia as she learns to use her newfound superhero abilities, all while trying to be a normal kid, too!With easy-to-read language and graphic novel art on almost every page, the Mia Mayhem chapter books are perfect for emerging readers.This heroic paperback bind-up includes:Mia Mayhem Is a Superhero!Mia Mayhem Learns to Fly!Mia Mayhem vs. the Super Bully

A charming epistolary novel about the love of books and magical ability they have to bring people together.Sometimes a book has the power to change your life…When Anne-Lise Briard books a room at the

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In 19th century Bombay, Captain Jim Agnihotri channels his idol, Sherlock Holmes, in Nev March’s Minotaur Books/Mystery Writers of America First Crime Novel Award-winning debut.In 1892, Bombay is the

An investigative journalist exposes what’s wrong with much of today’s bestselling behavioral science and its application to social problems.Through their viral TED Talks, bestselling books, and counte

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From New York Times bestselling and Newbery Honor–winning author Shannon Hale and award-winning illustrator Tracy Subisak, comes a zany picture book that pokes fun at overly gendered notions of “boy books” and “girl books” and celebrates the pleasure of a good book.Stanley’s thrilled for bookmobile day―until the old man at the window refuses to lend him the story he wants, all because it features a girl. “Girl books” are only for girls, the book man insists, just like cat books are only for cats and robot books are only for robots. But when a dinosaur arrives at the bookmobile and successfully demands a book about ponies, Stanley musters the courage to ask for the tale he really wants―about a girl adventurer fighting pirates on the open seas. By speaking up, Stanley inspires the people, cats, robots, and goats around him to read more stories outside their experiences and enjoy the pleasure of a good book of their choosing.

Books 1-3 in this fantastical series about a human girl who befriends sparkly, magical pegasuses are now available as a bind-up!Welcome to the Wing Realm, the magical land of the Pegasus Princesses!When Clara Griffin is playing in the forest near her home, she’s thrilled to discover a magical silver feather and a flying armchair that transport her to the Wing Realm! Clara makes her way to Feather Palace, home to eight princesses who each have a unique magic power. They are delighted to meet Clara―they rarely meet any creature without wings! Clara’s visits to the Wing Realm are always packed with high-flying adventures full of creativity, fun, and friendship, and readers will be thrilled to journey to the Wing Realm along with her!This bind-up includes the first three books in the delightful series―Mist's Maze, Aqua's Splash, and Flip's Fair.

Explore the big outdoors in these action-packed animal board books with sliders on every page. Published in collaboration with the National Trust, this brand new series of board books will inspire a love of nature in even the littlest of animal lovers. With vibrant artwork printed on white board, robust easy-to-use mechanisms for tiny hands and a rhyming text with friendly animal facts, these are the perfect books to captivate curious little explorers time and time again.In this first countryside book, there are hares to find in the grass, bees to buzz between the flowers, swallows to swoop through the sky and many more countryside creatures to bring to life with the moving parts. Other titles in the series include: Seaside

Caught in a storm, Arnold the elephant washes up on a tiny island. Along comes Mouse in a little dingy and Arnold steps aboard . . . uh-oh! They use the wreckage to make the island bigger. And here’s Dog—can this boat take Arnold’s weight? Uh-oh! None of the animals can save the shipwrecked elephant but each broken vessel provides new materials for another intricate construction. Wheels and pulleys create a Ferris wheel, an elevator, a waffle maker. Soon there is a whole community and enough space for everyone!As with all Leo Timmers picture books, Elephant Island has many layers of discovery. Each new building is a magical fun park packed with mechanical detail and busy animals all working together.

The Art of Alice and Martin Provensen is the first-ever monograph on this beloved midcentury husband-and-wife illustration team. This award-winning pair created more than 40 beloved children's books over the span of seven decades, many of which appeared on the New York Times,/i> Best Illustrated Books of the Year lists. From early favorites for Golden Books such as The Color Kittens by Margaret Wise Brown, 1949, to their Caldecott-winning title The Glorious Flight: Across the Channel with Louis Bleriot, 1983, the Provensens' books inspired generations of young readers. Original paintings for their beloved classics such as A Child's Garden of Verses, 1951, The Iliad and the Odyssey, 1959, Myths and Legends, 1960 and many others, are beautifully reproduced and included here.This comprehensive volume showcases hundreds of their well-known illustrations, as well as many never-before-seen paintings, drawings, and exquisite sketchbooks from their travels around the world. An interview wit