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1.
Series:
Weird, Wild, Amazing!
Exploring the Incredible World of Animals
Hardcover
Tim Flannery
9781324015437
$25.95
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 8 - 12
Aug 04, 2020
Are zombie jellyfish real?
Do seahorses have stomachs?
What’s it like to wrestle a python?
Tim Flannery has the answers. Introducing some of the most spectacular and unusual creatures on Earth, from water to sky and the forests and deserts in between, he offers in-depth and often bizarre facts about extraordinary animals that live in each habitat. Flannery ties concepts of climate change, evolution, conservation, and taxonomy to each animal’s profile, firmly connecting the animal and its environment while sparking wonder at its role in the natu...
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2.
Series:
Heart on Pluto
Hardcover
Karl Jones
9780593096291
$11.99
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 5 - 8
Aug 04, 2020
Love is everywhere, even in the fartherst reaches of the Solar System. On NASA’s first-ever mission to Pluto, the New Horizons satellite discovers that even when you’re far from home, you are loved.New Horizons was the first NASA satellite to visit and take close-up images of Pluto. And though the journey was long and challenging, New Horizons discovered a message of love in the heart-shaped nitrogren ice lake on Pluto’s surface.
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Series:
When I Grow up: Astronaut
Paperback
Clare Hibbert
9780241197073
$10.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 4 - 8
Jan 02, 2080
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4.
Series:
When I Grow up: Vet
Paperback
Clare Hibbert
9780241197110
$10.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 4 - 8
Jan 02, 2080
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5.
Series:
Professor Astro Cat's Frontiers of Space 500-Piece Puzzle
Cosmic Jigsaw Puzzle and Seek-and-Find Poster : Jigsaw Puzzles for Kids
Game
Dr. Dominic Walliman
9780525577027
$22.99
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 7 - 10
Apr 29, 2020
A delightful 500-piece jigsaw puzzle featuring the midcentury-style art from the cult hit Professor Astro Cat’s Frontiers of Space, plus a reference poster with more engaging activities.Puzzles are a unique and fun way to teach children important skills such as critical thinking, problem solving, creativity, and hand-eye coordination. Now they can discover the solar system and outer space with this 500-piece puzzle based on Professor Astro Cat’s Frontiers of Space. A matching poster includes a search-and-find activity with science vocabulary an...
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6.
Series:
Absolute Expert: Space
All the Latest Facts from the Field
Hardcover
Joan Marie Galat
9781426336690
$19.99
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 8 - 12
May 26, 2020
Discover everything you've ever wanted to know about space in a stellar book for aspiring experts, featuring exclusive astronomical insights and info from National Geographic explorer and astrophysicist Munazza Alam! Ready to go on an out-of-this world adventure? Travel across the Milky Way and into new galaxies to explore every corner of space so YOU can become an absolute expert. Get up close to the sun and moon, asteroids and comets. Learn about the Oort Cloud, supernovas, black holes, and rockets and other spacecraft. Discover the incredib...
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7.
Series:
Molly’s Moon Mission
Hardcover
Duncan Beedie
9781536210163
$23.99
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 4 - 6
Mar 27, 2020
A little moth with big dreams plans to show everyone just how far she can go in this sweet celebration of space and the spirit of adventure.Molly the moth loves her home and her family, but she yearns for adventure. So by day Molly helps her mother, and by night she prepares for her space mission — to the moon! But nobody Molly meets believes that a little moth can make it all the way to the moon. It’s no easy feat for a moth to fly so far, but luckily Molly has no intention of giving up on her dream!
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8.
Series:
Maisie Mammoth's Memoirs
A guide to Ice age celebs
Hardcover
Rob Hodgson
9780500652060
$25.95
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 5 - 9
May 12, 2020
This enchanting,
humorous history of
Ice Age beasts is told
by the “it” girl of the
period, Maisie the
woolly mammoth.Ice Age “it girl” Maisie Mammoth introduces us to all her glamorous friends in this humorous history of prehistoric beasts. Maisie’s Ice Age who’s who reveals the defining characteristics of some of the most memorable creatures from prehistoric times.
Maisie’s memoir includes tales about Stella the saber-toothed cat, whose megawatt smile contained ten-inch canines; the fiend we all love to hate, Victor the Villain, a forty-three...
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9.
Series:
Pop-Up Volcano!
Hardcover
Fleur Daugey
9780500652220
$39.95
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 9
Aug 25, 2020
Watch out! Explosive content! Science, history, and culture are brought to life through vibrant illustrations and riveting pop-ups in Pop-Up Volcano! that take you right to the edge of the crater.
Have you ever wondered how volcanoes are formed? Did you know that there are different types of eruptions? Pop-Up Volcano! tells you everything you’ve always wanted to know about volcanoes with fact-packed text—and pop-ups! Discover the science behind volcanic eruptions; what happens when magma meets water; the kinds of creatures that make their homes...
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10.
Series:
Darwin's Rival: Alfred Russel Wallace and the Search for Evolution
Hardcover
Christiane Dorion
9781536209327
$33.99
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 10
Mar 17, 2020
A beautifully illustrated volume follows a lesser-known Victorian naturalist and explorer on his global journeys — and reveals how he developed his own theory of evolution.Everyone knows Charles Darwin, the famous naturalist who proposed a theory of evolution. But not everyone knows the story of Alfred Russel Wallace, Darwin’s friend and rival who simultaneously discovered the process of natural selection. This sumptuously illustrated book tells Wallace’s story, from his humble beginnings to his adventures in the Amazon rain forest and Malay Ar...
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11.
Series:
Solve This! Forensics
Super Science and Curious Capers for the Daring Detective in You
Paperback
Kate Messner
9781426337444
$22.99
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 8 - 12
Mar 19, 2020
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12.
Series:
Dream Big, Little Scientists
A Bedtime Book
Hardcover
Michelle Schaub
9781580899345
$19.99
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 3 - 7
Feb 18, 2020
Twelve kids. A dozen bedtimes. Endless sweet ways to say goodnight with science!Spark curiosity and exploration with this innovative bedtime story for budding scientists that introduces eleven branches of science. From astronomy to physics to chemistry to geology, this STEM picture book will help kids get excited to explore. Includes further information about each branch of science.
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13.
Series:
Light Waves
Paperback
David A. Adler
9780823445417
$11.99
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 9
Feb 18, 2020
Fascinating physics facts a young scientist needs to know, from one of the most trusted teams in STEM for children!This kid-friendly introduction to the physics of light covers the basics of solar energy, the electromagnetic spectrum, photon particles, light scattering, and reflection and refraction. Readers will follow along as two children and a cow in a lab coat learn how light works in realistic and imaginative scenarios.With accessible language, grounded examples, and easy, hands-on experiments you can do with household items, David A. Adl...
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14.
Series:
The Bug Girl
A True Story
Hardcover
Sophia Spencer
9780735267527
$21.99
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 4 - 8
Feb 11, 2020
7-year-old Sophia Spencer was bullied for loving bugs until hundreds of women scientists rallied around her. Now Sophie tells her inspiring story in this picture book that celebrates women in science, bugs of all kinds and the importance of staying true to yourself.Sophia Spencer has loved bugs ever since a butterfly landed on her shoulder—and wouldn’t leave!—at a butterfly conservancy when she was only two-and-a-half years old. In preschool and kindergarten, Sophia was thrilled to share what she knew about grasshoppers (her very favorite insec...
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15.
Series:
Endurance, Young Readers Edition
Paperback
Scott Kelly
9780735263444
$12.99
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 8 - 12
Feb 11, 2020
Newly adapted for young readers from the New York Times bestseller comes the awe-inspiring memoir from NASA astronaut Scott Kelly, who spent a record-breaking year in space.How does a boy struggling in school become an American hero and a space pioneer?Daredevil behavior? Check. Whether it is sailing leaky boats in the Atlantic Ocean or joining an ambulance corps to race to the rescue, living on the edge is required behavior for an astronaut.Sibling rivalry? Check. An identical twin brother who both cheers you on and eggs you on is the perfect ...
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16.
Series: Trailblazers
Trailblazers: Albert Einstein
The Greatest Mind in Physics
Paperback
Paul Virr
9780593124406
$10.99
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 8 - 12
Jan 14, 2020
Bring history home and meet some of the world’s greatest game changers! Get inspired by the true story of the most famous scientist to ever live. This biography series is for kids who loved Who Was? and are ready for the next level.Albert Einstein is the most famous scientist of all time. His theories form the basis of physics today. Find out how the boy who taught himself calculus at age twelve became one of history’s greatest trailblazers!Trailblazers is a biography series that celebrates the lives of amazing pioneers, past and present, from ...
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17.
Series:
Telling Time
Hardcover
David A. Adler
9780823440924
$24.99
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 9
Dec 10, 2019
A group of young space travelers can’t wait for their pizza party later, but how many hours away is dinner? What are hours anyway?Readers follow along as a loveable crew of kid astronauts and their Martain friends go about their daily routine, exploring the differences between seconds, minutes, and hours; what A.M. and P.M. mean; and how to tell time on both digital and analog clocks. Ten seconds to liftoff! Are you ready?Veteran children’s nonfiction author David Adler incorporates math concepts, such as addition and subtraction, into this fun...
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18.
Series:
Make Your Mark: A Journal for Capturing Big Dreams
Hardcover
Amy Richards
9780448481791
$13.99
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 8 - 12
Nov 19, 2019
MAKERS is the award-winning video collection of women’s stories. We’re bringing these inspirational and amazing stories to young readers in a journal!Do you dream about becoming a computer programmer, dancer, or politician? Or maybe you want to have a job that doesn’t even exist yet! Wherever your aspirations lie, this journal will give you plenty of food for thought. It’s full of information about MAKERS—women and girls who are trailblazers and pioneers in their fields—as well as quotes, and places for you to write, doodle, and draw. So get re...
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19.
Series:
We Are Makers
Real Women and Girls Shaping Our World
Hardcover
Amy Richards
9780451468925
$24.99
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 8 - 12
Nov 19, 2019
Discover trailblazing women with MAKERS, a digital platform with interviews and videos of remarkable women, launched to wide recognition with its popular PBS documentaries—now in books!Did you know that Kathrine Switzer, the first woman to complete the Boston marathon in 1967, was almost pulled off the course before she could finish the race? And that Mae Jemison, an astronaut, was inspired by a Star Trek character to pursue her passion in science?Behind every successful woman is the fascinating story of how she got to the top. And throughout h...
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20.
Series:
Solids, Liquids, Gases, and Plasma
Hardcover
David A. Adler
9780823439621
$24.99
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 7 - 10
Nov 19, 2019
Explore physics in this early introduction to the states of matter, starring a goofy dog and his all-too-human family. Zippy art and clear explanations introduce the basic characteristics of four states of matter and how they change from one state to another. Totally up-to-date, this book for elementary school children includes plasma, now covered in all curricula. Straightforward text presents the facts and Raff’s infographic illustrations demonstrate the science and tell a humorous story. There are hands-on activities, such as using a chocola...
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21.
Series:
25 Scratch 3 Games for Kids
A Playful Guide to Coding
Paperback
Max Wainewright
9781593279905
$25.95
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 8 - 12
Oct 29, 2019
Build your own computer games with Scratch 3!Learn how to make fun games with Scratch—a free, beginner-friendly programming language from the MIT Media Lab. Create mazes, road-crossing games, and two-player games that keep score. Colorful pictures and easy-to-follow instructions show you how to add cool animations and sound effects to your games. You’ll have hours of fun catching snowflakes, gobbling up tacos, and dodging donuts in space—while learning how to code along the way!Covers Scratch 3
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22.
Series: Baby Loves Science
Baby Loves Scientists
Hardcover
Ruth Spiro
9781623541491
$15.99
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 0 - 3
Oct 15, 2019
Babies who love science can be anything! Move over Wonder Woman and Superman—here come Aerospace Engineer and Particle Physicist!Baby loves to explore the world of science! What’s next for Baby after learning about physics, engineering, computers, and the natural world? Becoming a scientist of course!In this fun look at several scientific careers, parents and children can talk about different science fields and the everyday heroes that work in them. Beautiful, visually stimulating illustrations complement age-appropriate language to encourage b...
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23.
Series:
Girls Who Run the World: 31 CEOs Who Mean Business
Hardcover
Diana Kapp
9781984893055
$25.99
YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION
Age (years) from 10
Oct 15, 2019
The perfect graduation gift for future entrepreneurs! Part biography, part business how-to, and fully empowering, this book shows that you’re never too young to dream BIG! With colorful portraits, fun interviews and DIY tips, Girls Who Run the World features the success stories of 31 leading ladies today of companies like Rent the Runway, PopSugar, and Soul Cycle.Girls run biotech companies.Girls run online fashion sites.Girls run environmental enterprises. They are creative. They are inventive. They mean business. Girls run the world.This coll...
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24.
Series:
Squares, Rectangles, and other Quadrilaterals
Paperback
David A. Adler
9780823444403
$11.99
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 9
Oct 08, 2019
Demystify geometry with this primer on shapes that will have young builders everywhere on to their next towering project.Comical cats and dogs guide kids through the essential characteristics of squares, rectangles, parallelograms, rhomboids, and other quadrilaterals. Angles and degrees are explained in accessible terms and useful visuals. Kids will get a handle on geometric vocabulary and can try out plenty of hands-on activities that will help reinforce the concepts. David A. Adler and Edward Miller are a trusted team when it comes to math bo...
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25.
Series:
Astro Kittens: Into The Unknown
Board book
Dr. Dominic Walliman
9781912497270
$11.99
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 0 - 3
Oct 08, 2019
Greetings, my little Astro Kittens! Are you ready to take off on your first space adventure? Join Professor Astro Cat as we head Into the Unknown, in an adventure for pre-K age kids to spark their interest in science!What would life be like on another planet? It might be difficult to imagine, but scientific exploration and development is evolving so fast that it might not be an impossibility. From holidays on the moon to discovering aliens, this beautifully illustrated board book explore some of the research that is taking us one step closer to...
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26.
Series:
Astro Kittens: Cosmic Machines
Board book
Dr. Dominic Walliman
9781912497287
$11.99
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 0 - 3
Oct 08, 2019
Greetings, my little Astro Kittens! Are you ready to take off on your first space adventure? Join Professor Astro Cat as we learn all about Cosmic Machines, in an adventure for pre-K age kids to spark their interest in science!Advancements in space technology mean that we now know more than ever before about what’s out there in the Universe. From rockets to rovers, this beautifully designed board book introduces young explorers to some of the most innovative and incredible machinery that has opened our eyes and broadened our minds to things we...
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27.
Series:
Weird Little Robots
Hardcover
Carolyn Crimi
9780763694937
$21.99
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 8 - 12
Oct 01, 2019
When two science-savvy girls create an entire robot world, they don’t expect the robots to come alive. But life may be a bit more magical than they thought.Eleven-year-old Penny Rose has just moved to a new town, and so far the robots she builds herself are her only company. But with just a bit of magic, everything changes: she becomes best friends with Lark, has the chance to join a secret science club, and discovers that her robots are alive. Penny Rose hardly remembers how lonely she used to feel. But then a fateful misstep forces her to cho...
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28.
Series: Trailblazers
Trailblazers: Jane Goodall
A Life with Chimps
Paperback
Anita Ganeri
9780593124109
$10.99
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 8 - 12
Oct 01, 2019
Bring history home and meet some of the world’s greatest game changers! Get inspired by the true story of a famous researcher who studied chimpanzees. This biography series is for kids who loved Who Was? and are ready for the next level.In July 1960, Jane Goodall went into the wilderness in Tanzania to study chimpanzees. For years she camped out with the chimps, observing their behavior and making amazing discoveries! Jane had always been fascinated by animals and knew she wanted to make learning more about them her life’s work. Find out how th...
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29.
Series: Trailblazers
Trailblazers: Neil Armstrong
First Man on the Moon
Paperback
Alex Woolf
9780593124017
$10.99
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 8 - 12
Oct 01, 2019
Bring history home and meet some of the world’s greatest game changers! Get inspired by the true story of the first person to ever walk on the moon. This biography series is for kids who loved Who Was? and are ready for the next level.On July 20, 1969, the whole world was watching Neil Armstrong. He was the first person ever to set foot on the moon! But how did he achieve such an amazing feat? From a childhood spent building model planes to an early career as a test pilot, Neil was always fascinated by aviation. Find out how this boy who loved ...
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30.
Series:
The Speed of Starlight
An Exploration of Physics, Sound, Light, and Space
Hardcover
Colin Stuart
9781536208559
$33.99
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 8 - 12
Oct 01, 2019
A contemporary exploration of physics, light, and sound told through stunning graphic artwork.Designed to present physics in a totally new way, this book explores the topics of physics, light, and sound alongside incredible artwork from Ximo Abadía. Visualize sonar sound, discover the speed of light, and understand basic quantum physics with easy-to-understand, engaging text by acclaimed science writer Colin Stuart. Impressive design meets exciting content in this title that will truly captivate and inspire.
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31.
Series:
Girl Rising
Changing the World One Girl at a Time
Paperback
Tanya Lee Stone
9780553511499
$19.99
YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION
Age (years) from 14
Sep 24, 2019
“Powerful…. We love this book.” —GLAMOUR“With delicacy and great empathy, Stone…prod[s] young readers to think of what better sort of girlhood is possible.” —THE WASHINGTON POSTA gorgeous, full-color oversized book about educating girls across the world, inspired by the documentary that Entertainment Weekly says “every mother, sister, and daughter should see, as well as the men who love and support them.”Worldwide, more than 130 million girls are not in school.Why is that, and what can you do about it?Girl Rising started as a film, profiling ni...
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32.
Series: Baby Loves Science
Baby Loves the Five Senses: Sight!
Board book
Ruth Spiro
9781623541033
$10.99
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 0 - 3
Sep 24, 2019
Big, brainy science for the littlest listeners.Baby loves the five senses! Accurate enough for experts, yet simple enough for baby, this clever board book explores the science of vision, light, and color. Beautiful, visually stimulating illustrations complement age-appropriate language to encourage baby’s sense of wonder. Parents and caregivers may learn a thing or two as well.Series Overview: The Baby Loves Science series features little books about big ideas, introducing complex scientific concepts to the littlest learners.
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33.
Series: Baby Loves Science
Baby Loves the Five Senses: Hearing!
Board book
Ruth Spiro
9781623541026
$10.99
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 0 - 3
Sep 24, 2019
Big, brainy science for the littlest listeners.Baby loves the five senses! Accurate enough for experts, yet simple enough for baby, this clever board book explores the science of sound and hearing. Beautiful, visually stimulating illustrations complement age-appropriate language to encourage baby’s sense of wonder. Parents and caregivers may learn a thing or two as well.Series Overview: The Baby Loves Science series features little books about big ideas, introducing complex scientific concepts to the littlest learners.
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34.
Series:
Get Coding 2! Build Five Computer Games Using HTML and JavaScript
Paperback
David Whitney
9781536205411
$16.99
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 9 - 12
Sep 24, 2019
Ready to learn how to code a game? Get an introduction to programming with this fun and accessible guide. Learn HTML and JavaScript. Design and build five interactive computer games. Create cool graphics. Code simple artificial intelligence. This appealing guide, covering essential coding concepts, offers an ideal introduction to all these activities and more. By following simple step-by-step instructions and completing five exciting missions, aspiring programmers are invited to code well-known games such as tic-tac-toe and table tennis, then c...
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35.
Series:
The Big Book of Everything You Need to Get the Job Done
Hardcover
Mia Cassany
9783791374048
$19.95
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 3 - 6
Sep 24, 2019
Explore diverse professions in this playful children’s book that charts all the tools of the trade you need for a variety of careers.Children love to group, name, identify, and discover, which is the perfect way to explore vast topics, such as the jobs people do. Filled with hundreds of meticulously and stylishly rendered items, this book takes a fun approach to a serious subject. Each spread is ingeniously populated with objects that pertain to a different career: from musician, astronaut, and doctor, to builder, chef, and gardener. The artwor...
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36.
Series:
How to Code a Rollercoaster
Hardcover
Josh Funk
9780425292037
$23.99
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 4 - 8
Sep 24, 2019
Pearl and Pascal take their coding adventures to the amusement park in this follow-up picture book from our Girls Who Code program!Pearl and her trusty rust-proof robot, Pascal, are enjoying a day out at the amusement park. Spinning teacups, ice cream, and of course: rollercoasters! Through the use of code, Pearl and Pascal can keep track of their ride tokens and calculate when the line is short enough to get a spot on the biggest ride of them all—the Python Coaster. Variables, if-then-else sequences, and a hunt for a secret hidden code make th...
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37.
Series: A World of
A World of Discovery
Hardcover
Richard Platt
9781536207668
$34.00
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 7 - 10
Sep 18, 2019
An essential compendium of some of the most world-changing discoveries and inventions of all time, from the first use of money to antibiotics and artificial intelligence.In a stylish miscellany, celebrated author Richard Platt and printmaker James Brown travel through time to showcase the amazing breakthroughs in science and technology that have changed our lives forever. From the wheel to the telephone to the Internet, human history is studded with innovations that have changed our world. Each bold, bright, and beautiful infographic is complet...
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38.
Series:
Paper World: Planet Earth
Hardcover
Templar Books
9781536208542
$33.99
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 8 - 12
Sep 17, 2019
This guide to our planet shows paper being engineered like never before.Paper World: Planet Earth uses ingenious paper cutouts to reveal the amazing details of our planet, from bubbling volcanoes to rushing rivers to the boiling hot interior of the Earth. With detailed art by studio Bomboland, a fact-filled text, and flaps and die-cuts on every spread, this one-of-a-kind novelty book will appeal to readers of all ages.
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39.
Series: Soccer School
Soccer School Season 2: Where Soccer Explains (Saves) the World
Paperback
Alex Bellos
9781536208757
$10.99
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 7 - 10
Sep 10, 2019
Soccer School is back in session and ready to defend its goal: to explain the world through soccer.Coaches Alex Bellos and Ben Lyttleton return with even more proof that soccer can be used to teach kids about pretty much anything. The second book in their funny, fascinating series is full of facts about the most popular sport in the world, from history to language, design to psychology. When did women begin playing soccer? Why do lefties have an advantage on the field? Which soccer stadium was built in the shape of a crocodile? Perfect for socc...
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40.
Series: Ordinary People Change the World
I am Marie Curie
Hardcover
Brad Meltzer
9780525555858
$21.99
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 5 - 8
Sep 10, 2019
The first woman to win a Nobel Prize, physicist and chemist Marie Curie is the 19th hero in the New York Times bestselling picture book biography series about heroes.This friendly, fun biography series focuses on the traits that made our heroes great—the traits that kids can aspire to in order to live heroically themselves. Each book tells the story of an icon in a lively, conversational way that works well for the youngest nonfiction readers and that always includes the hero’s childhood influences. At the back are an excellent timeline and photos.
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41.
Series:
We Are Artists
15 Women who Made their Mark on the World
Hardcover
Kari Herbert
9780500651964
$25.95
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 8 - 12
Sep 10, 2019
Wonderfully illustrated
throughout, this book
tells inspiring stories
of fifteen women
artists who made a
lasting impact on art
and the world through
their lives and work.A richly illustrated book, We Are Artists celebrates the life and work of fifteen female artists from around the globe and the distinctive mark they made on art. Presented as a collection of exciting biographical stories, each section reveals how the artist’s unique approach and perspective provided art and society with a new way of seeing things.
We Are Artists places the spo...
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42.
Series:
Baby Feminists Too
Board book
Libby Babbott-Klein
9780451480132
$13.99
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 0 - 3
Sep 10, 2019
Amelia Earhart, Mia Hamm, and Nelson Mandela were all once adorable babies—and you can meet them (and more) in this follow-up to runaway hit Baby Feminists!On the heels of Baby Feminists, here are ten more pioneering icons in a second board book for budding leaders of all ages. Lift the die-cut flaps to discover how cute these change-makers can be, inspiring the next generation of artists, athletes, and activists to join the fight for equality and inclusion. In sturdy 7“ x 7” board book format, this is truly a perfect gift for babies and their ...
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43.
Series:
Astro Girl
Hardcover
Ken Wilson-Max
9781536209464
$22.99
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 4 - 8
Sep 03, 2019
The stars are the limit for a little girl who acts out her wish to be an astronaut — inspired by a very special person.Astrid has loved the stars and space for as long as she can remember. “I want to be an astronaut!” she says to everyone who will listen. While her mama is away, Astrid and her papa have fun acting out the challenges an astronaut faces on a space mission — like being in zero gravity (“I can do that all day long!” she says), eating food from a kind of tube, and doing science experiments with the help of cookie sheets. When at las...
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44.
Series:
Save It!
Hardcover
Cinders McLeod
9781984812407
$22.99
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 3 - 5
Sep 03, 2019
A charming introduction to simple money concepts in which a little bunny learns about the power and satisfaction that come with saving money.Honey earns two carrots a week for taking care of her siblings. Her FIVE siblings who are so loud and bouncy, she wishes she had a place of her own to escape to for some peace and quiet. So what's a bunny to do? Get creative and figure out a savings plan--even if it means forgoing a treat or two. But saving is worth it because with a little patience and perseverance, Honey will be able to make her dream of...
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45.
Series:
My Life as an Ice Cream Sandwich
Hardcover
Ibi Zoboi
9780399187353
$22.99
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 10
Aug 27, 2019
National Book Award-finalist Ibi Zoboi makes her middle-grade debut with an unforgettable character: Ebony-Grace Norfleet, the sci-fi-obsessed granddaughter of one of the first black engineers to integrate NASA. Set in Harlem in the early days of hip-hop, My Life as an Ice Cream Sandwich is a moving and hilarious story of girl finding a place and a voice in a world that’s changing at warp speed.In the summer of 1984, 12-year-old Ebony-Grace Norfleet makes the trip from Huntsville, Alabama, to Harlem, where she’ll spend a few weeks with her fath...
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Series:
Super Scratch Programming Adventure! (Scratch 3)
Paperback
The LEAD Project
9781718500129
$25.95
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 7
Aug 27, 2019
Comics! Games! Programming! Now updated to cover Scratch 3.Scratch is the wildly popular educational programming language used by millions of first-time learners in classrooms and homes worldwide. By dragging together colorful blocks of code, kids can learn computer programming concepts and make cool games and animations. The latest version, Scratch 3, features an updated interface, new sprites and programming blocks, and extensions that let you program things like the micro:bit.In Super Scratch Programming Adventure!, kids learn programming fu...
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48.
Series:
Me and the Measure of Things
Paperback
Joan Sweeney
9781984829610
$10.99
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 3 - 7
Aug 20, 2019
Now with new art by Katie Kath (illustrator of Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer), this easy-to-understand introduction teaches children how to quantify the things in their daily routines. They’ll learn all about the tools used to measure—rulers, scales, pencils, and cups—as well as the language to express what they find. Readers will soon have the answers to questions like how far, how tall, and how small. Me and the Measure of Things joins the other repackages in Joan Sweeney’s popular Me…series—Me on the Map, Me and My Plac...
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Series:
Me Counting Time
Paperback
Joan Sweeney
9780525646853
$10.99
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 3 - 7
Aug 20, 2019
How long is a minute? What is a decade? How many decades are in a century?Now with new illustrations by Alex Willmore, Me Counting Time is a playful introduction to the concept of time. When a young boy prepares for his seventh birthday and counts how many years old he is, he begins an exploration of the many units of time that are a part of everyday life. Fun to read, easy to understand, and brimming with colorful illustrations, this title joins the other repackages in Joan Sweeney’s popular Me… series—Me on the Map, Me and My Place in Space, ...
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Series:
Code Like a Girl: Rad Tech Projects and Practical Tips
Hardcover
Miriam Peskowitz
9781524713898
$28.99
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 10
Aug 13, 2019
Welcome to Code Like a Girl, where you’ll get started on the adventure of coding with cool projects and step-by-step tips, from the co-author of the bestselling The Daring Book for Girls.Coding is about creativity, self-expression, and telling your story. It’s solving problems and being curious, building things, making the world a better place, and creating a future. It’s about you: whoever you are, wherever you’re at, whatever you want. Nearly everything you encounter on a screen is made from code. You see, with code you can have an idea and p...
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Series:
Hooray for Women!
Hardcover
Marcia Williams
9781536201116
$21.99
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 8 - 12
Aug 13, 2019
Discover and cheer the accomplishments of more than seventy amazing women from all over the world and throughout history.They’re activists and explorers, scientists and writers and more. And they’re all women: Cleopatra, Boudicca, Joan of Arc, Elizabeth I, Mary Wollstonecraft, Jane Austen, Florence Nightingale, Marie Curie, Eleanor Roosevelt, Amelia Earhart, Frida Kahlo, Anne Frank, Wangari Maathai, Mae C. Jemison, Cathy Freeman, and Malala Yousafzai, to name just a few. Marcia Williams, through her lively comic-strip style and a clever combina...
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Series:
Arithmechicks Add Up
A Math Story
Hardcover
Ann Marie Stephens
9781629798073
$23.99
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 4 - 8
Aug 13, 2019
This exuberant picture book demonstrates key math concepts to children as ten math-loving chicks make a new friend.As the Arithmechicks slide down the slide, swing on the swings, and play hide-and-seek, they don’t realize that a lonely mouse is copying them, longing to join in. However, when their basketball becomes stuck, the chicks discover that a two-inch-tall new friend is exactly what they need. In this heartwarming story, there are many ways to add up ten cheerful chicks—but a new friend is what makes them cheer. The book includes a helpf...
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Series:
Professor Astro Cat's Stargazing
Hardcover
Dr. Dominic Walliman
9781912497836
$18.99
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 5 - 7
Aug 06, 2019
Perfect for quarantine reading with your children!Welcome back, stargazers! Have you ever looked up at the night sky and wondered what a star looks like up close? Ever thought about how long it would take to walk a light-year? Join Professor Astro Cat and his friends on another stellar mission!In this new addition to the bestselling science series, we learn all about the stars in our universe, including our own sun! From scientific discoveries to the constellations dreamed up by humans centuries ago, the adventurous and wise Professor Astro Cat...
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Series: Mad Scientist Academy
Mad Scientist Academy: The Ocean Disaster
Hardcover
Matthew McElligott
9781524767198
$23.99
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 5 - 8
Jul 09, 2019
Fans of Ada Twist, Scientist will want to join Dr. Cosmic's class of clever monsters as they explore the dark depths of the ocean in the fourth book of the Mad Scientist Academy series.The students in Dr. Cosmic's class take their lessons underwater when they're introduced to his latest invention, the SKWID--a special submarine that explores the ocean and looks like a real giant squid!With the guidance of oceanographer Professor Fathom, the class embarks on an exploration of the deep sea. Their next assignment? Identify the smallest producers a...
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Series: Mad Scientist Academy
Mad Scientist Academy: The Space Disaster
Paperback
Matthew McElligott
9780553523850
$10.99
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 5 - 8
Jul 09, 2019
Fans of Ada Twist, Scientist, will want to join Dr. Cosmic’s class of clever monsters as they tackle gravity, comets, and many moons in the third book of the Mad Scientist Academy series. When Dr. Cosmic’s class meets Commander Nova, the school astronomer, they know their next lesson will be out of this world! With the help of Dr. Cosmic’s latest invention—a planetarium—the class must complete four challenges. Each time the planetarium shifts and the atmosphere changes, the students find themselves floating from planet to planet. They put th...
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Series:
Ancient Wonders
Hardcover
Iris Volant
9781912497911
$25.95
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 7
Jul 09, 2019
Perfect for quarantine reading with your children!How exactly was the Great Pyramid at Giza made? Were the mystical Hanging Gardens of Babylon even real? What became of the Lighthouse of Alexandria?No one knows quite who decided the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, but thrilling accounts of their wonder have left us yearning to know more about their great mysteries. Go on a journey across the world and through time, and explore the Great Pyramid at Giza, Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Terracotta Army, Statue of Zeus, Temple of Artemis, Colossus...
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Series:
I'm Trying to Love Math
Hardcover
Bethany Barton
9780451480903
$23.99
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 4 - 8
Jul 02, 2019
Children's Choice Award winner Bethany Barton applies her signature humor to the scariest subject of all: math!Do multiplication tables give you hives? Do you break out in a sweat when you see more than a few numbers hanging out together? Then I'm Trying to Love Math is for you! In her signature hilarious style, Bethany Barton introduces readers to the things (and people) that use math in amazing ways -- like music, and spacecraft, and even baking cookies! This isn't a how-to math book, it's a way to think differently about math as a necessary ...
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Series: Rocket Says...
Rocket Says Look Up!
Hardcover
Nathan Bryon
9781984894427
$23.99
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 3 - 7
Jun 25, 2019
Meet Rocket--a plucky aspiring astronaut intent on getting her community to LOOK UP! from what they're doing and reach for the stars in this auspicious debut picture book. Honored as a Chicago Public Library 2019 Best of the Best Book!A comet will be visible tonight, and Rocket wants everyone to see it with her--even her big brother, Jamal, whose attention is usually trained on his phone or video games. Rocket's enthusiasm brings neighbors and family together to witness a once-in-a-lifetime sighting. Perfect for fans of Ada Twist, Scientist and...
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Series:
Count on Me
Hardcover
Miguel Tanco
9780735265752
$21.99
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 3 - 7
Jun 11, 2019
A young girl sees the world differently in this beautiful picture book celebration of math.Everyone has a passion. For some, it's music. For others, it's art. For our heroine, it's math. When she looks around the world, she sees math in all the beautiful things: the concentric circles a stone makes in a lake, the curve of a slide, the geometric shapes in the playground. Others don't understand her passion, but she doesn't mind. There are infinite ways to see the world. And through math is one of them.This book is a gorgeous ode to something vit...
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Series: Hello, World!
Hello, World! Moon Landing
Board book
Jill McDonald
9780525648543
$10.99
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 0 - 3
Jun 04, 2019
Learn from home and explore the world with these fun and easy board books!Discover all about the first moon landing with the hit nonfiction board book series Hello, World!All young children love to look up at the moon. Now here’s a board book that teaches them all about the first moon landing, with easy-to-understand details about the Apollo 11 astronauts, the NASA team, spacesuits, the rocket modules, and the world’s celebration after the successful mission.Hello, World! is a series designed to introduce first nonfiction concepts to babies an...
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