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Series: BIG IDEAS FOR LITTLE ENVIRONME Big Ideas for Little Environmentalists Box Set Maureen McQuerry 9780593529270 $47.96 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) to 3 Oct 04, 2022

An irresistible board book box set about caring for our planet and all that inhabit it, perfect for little hands and big hearts.This box set features four board books on prominent environmentalists and their missions to care for and protect the earth: Ecosystems with Rachel Carson, Restoration with Wangari Maathai, Conservation with Jane Goodall, and Preservation with Aldo Leopold. Bold, relatable scenes show how each turned their childhood interests in nature and wildlife into huge movements that continue today, and kids will see how they can ... + Read More
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Series: Bowie for Babies Board book Paul Daviz 9781922754042 $22.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) to 3 Oct 04, 2022

Baby’s first rock star.It’s never too early to start introducing your kids to the greatest musician who ever lived. Bowie for Babies is a vibrantly illustrated dip into David Bowie, perfect for parents to read with their young children. Transport them to life on Mars, where they’ll meet Ziggy Stardust, Halloween Jack, Major Tom, and all their friends. With colorful illustrations for kids and text that’s fun for parents to read, you can learn about Bowie together while they’re still too little to play with your vinyl collection.
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Series: BABY TOUCH Toys: A Black-and-White Book Board book Ladybird 9780241552704 $10.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) to 2 Oct 11, 2022

Introduce your baby to all kinds of toys with this gorgeous black-and-white book with textures to touch!Designed to develop babies’ eyesight from birth, this high-contrast book with clearly-defined images and simple text will engage your child’s senses as they discover all their favorite toys.Spot the stacking rings, striped ball, and cuddly teddy bear - with touch-and-feel textures for added interaction!
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Series: HELLO, WORLD! Hello, World! Rocks and Minerals Board book Jill McDonald 9780593428276 $11.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) to 3 Oct 11, 2022

Learning about rocks and minerals is made easy for young readers with the bestselling nonfiction board book series Hello, World! A perfect gift for aspiring little geologists!Young children love exploring the beach to find shiny, colorful rocks. Now Hello, World! can teach them all about rocks and minerals—with colors, shapes, sizes, and super-simple facts. (“Do you draw with a pencil? The part that makes a line on your paper is graphite. That’s a mineral!”)Told in easy-to-understand terms alongside bright, cheerful illustrations, Hello, World!... + Read More
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Series: HELLO, WORLD! Hello, World! Snow Board book Jill McDonald 9780593428252 $11.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) to 3 Oct 11, 2022

The hit Hello, World! board book series teaches toddlers all about snow! Includes easy-to-understand facts about chilly weather, snowflakes, storms, snowplows, and winter fun.Young children love to play in the snow. Now Hello, World! can teach them all about winter weather—with colors, shapes, sizes, and super-simple facts. (“Snowflakes come in different shapes, but they all have six sides and six points.”)Told in clear and easy terms and featuring bright, cheerful illustrations, Hello, World! makes learning fun for young children. Each page of... + Read More
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Series: POP-UP PEEKABOO! Pop-Up Peekaboo! Rainforest Board book DK 9780744059878 $17.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 1 - 3 Oct 25, 2022

Search through the Amazon Rainforest and find incredible animals in this exciting lift-the-flap pop-up book for little ones.Climb through the layers of the busy rainforest and discover lots of animals along the way. Babies and toddlers will love lifting the big flaps to find five peekaboo surprises pop up from the pages: a hungry anteater searching the forest floor for a snack, a spotted jaguar lounging on a tree branch over a busy river, a slithery snake winding its way through the leafy trees, a beautiful hummingbird sipping nectar from a pre... + Read More
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Series: WE ARE FRIENDS We Are Friends: At Home Friends Can Be Found Everywhere We Look Board book Sue Downing 9780744059526 $13.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) to 3 Oct 04, 2022

This beautiful board book about friendships and the first bonds in the playroom shows curious kids that everyone needs a friend.Everyone has a friend. The Rattle is friends with the Blocks, and the Teddy Bear is friends with the Pull Toy. But most importantly—you and I are best friends, too!This charming board book is the last one in the series. It introduces babies to the idea of friendship and what it means to have a friend. Baby interacts with everything around them and sees that at the end, you and I are friends, too! With enchanting illust... + Read More
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Series: Fox Explores the Night: A First Science Storybook Paperback Martin Jenkins 9781536227765 $11.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 2 - 5 Oct 18, 2022

Young readers are invited to join a determined fox as she sets out to find her dinner in this simple, stylish introduction to light and dark.Fox is hungry. She waits until dark, then emerges from her den to hunt for food. Follow her as she pads through the city streets and learns about sunlight, moonlight, and electric light. Shadows grow along alleys and reflections bounce off store windows as Fox moves through patches of light and dark. Using simple, clear language and beautiful illustrations, this gentle story is the perfect introduction to ... + Read More
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Series: 1, 2, 3, Exercise with Me! Fun Exercises with Elmo (Sesame Street) Board book Andrea Posner-Sanchez 9780593563809 $15.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 2 - 5 Oct 18, 2022

In this adorable book, Elmo shares lots of fun exercises that young children—and his Sesame Street friends—can do both indoors and outside. The oversized board book, full of bright photos of the characters and colorful illustrations, is great for caregivers and children to read together.Elmo knows how important exercising is for keeping bodies fit and healthy. And he knows it can be fun! Young children will love doing the exercises Elmo does with his Sesame Street friends, including Grover, Rosita, Abby, Bert and Ernie, and Big Bird.Sesame Work... + Read More
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Series: MONSTER MEDITATION Try, Try Again, Two-Headed Monster!: Sesame Street Monster Meditation in collaboration with Headspace Board book Random House 9780593482506 $11.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 2 - 5 Oct 18, 2022

Two-Headed Monster learns fun breathing activities to help calm him when he gets frustrated—based on the popular Sesame Street Monster Meditation video on YouTube, made in collaboration with the mindfulness app Headspace.It can be frustrating when things don’t go right—but giving up isn’t the answer! This terrific board book features Two-Headed Monster learning a calming Monster Meditation. Now when his block tower falls down, he does the simple breathing games and starts building his tower again. Plus, there’s an offer in the book for a free m... + Read More
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Series: My Family and Other Families Finding the Power in Our Differences Hardcover Lewis Edwards-Middleton 9780744059816 $22.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 3 - 5 Oct 11, 2022

A gentle and light-hearted tale about friends, family, and ferris wheels, Richard and Lewis Edwards-Middleton’s debut children’s book shows a world where there are all kinds of families, and they are all equal.Liam has just one thing on his mind: making it to the ferris wheel to use his ticket. There’s just enough time to check out the rest of the carnival, where his friends are playing games, eating popcorn, and going on rides with their parents and guardians. But when Liam’s ferris wheel ticket gets lost, it’s a race against time for him and ... + Read More
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Series: The Sun Shines on the Jungle Board book Michael Slack 9781536214727 $12.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 3 - 5 Oct 25, 2022

Lift the flaps for a gentle introduction to the food chain—perfect for the preschool set!The sun shines on the jungle.Plants grow, reaching for the sun. Welcome to the jungle! Take a look at some animals who live there and discover how they depend on one another. Beetles munch on leaves, and spiders pounce on them in turn. Frogs lay in wait for the spiders, and an argus pheasant waits for a frog to leap. And so it continues, with a peek at some bearded pigs and a not-too-scary python. But what do you think the biggest animal of all will eat? Wi... + Read More
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Series: About Waterfowl A Guide for Children Hardcover Cathryn Sill 9781682632345 $24.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 3 - 7 Nov 15, 2022

An informative and entertaining introduction for young children to the amazing birds that live near water in all types of habitats.In this addition to the About… series, award-winning author Cathryn Sill uses simple, easy-to-understand language to teach children what waterfowl are, where they live, what they eat, and how they move.John Sill’s detailed, full-color illustrations show the characteristics of different types of waterfowl—from the Trumpeter Swans of northwestern North America to the Bar-headed Geese of central Asia.Young learners who... + Read More
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Series: SCIENCE BUDDIES I'm a Volcano! Hardcover Bridget Heos 9780593302880 $24.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 3 - 7 Oct 25, 2022

In the second installment of the Science Buddies series, a volcano takes young readers through the fascinating formation and life of an active volcano—cool! I mean, hot!How do volcanoes form? What makes them erupt? Are there different kinds? Hi, I’m Volcano! And I’m here to answer all your burning questions! In friendly, simple text and with funny, engaging, and informative illustrations, a young volcano will teach readers everything there is to know about these exploding wonders. And while volcanoes can be a bit scary, kids will learn that the... + Read More
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Series: About Habitats: Seashores Paperback Cathryn Sill 9781682634028 $11.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 3 - 7 Oct 18, 2022

Studying nature? Going to the beach? Dig into this classroom favorite and beginner’s guide to seashores from the creators of the award-winning About Habitats series.In this accessible introduction to a familiar locale, author and educator Cathryn Sill uses simple, easy-to-understand language to teach children about seashores and their diversity, the types of animals and plants that live there, and why they’re important. The stunning paintings by noted wildlife illustrator John Sill depict the wide variety of seashore topography. A glossary and ... + Read More
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Series: Curtain Up! Behind the Scenes at the Royal Opera House Hardcover Royal Opera House 9780500652510 $24.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Oct 25, 2022

A fascinating behind-the-scenes tour of the Royal Opera House in London led by Figaro the cat, thirty minutes before curtain up for The Nutcracker ballet. It’s opening night of The Nutcracker ballet, and the performers at the Royal Opera House in London are busy getting ready to step out onto the stage. Meanwhile, Figaro—the opera house’s resident cat—is poised to take readers on a behind-the-scenes tour to meet the many people working to make tonight’s performance a resounding success. This backstage tour of the Royal Opera House takes readers... + Read More
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Series: Yoga Nidra Lullaby Hardcover Rina Deshpande 9781623176976 $24.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 4 - 8 Nov 01, 2022

For readers of Good Night Yoga and I am Peace, a kids’ sleepy-time story for winding down, tuning in, and relaxing into better, deeper, and more restorative sleep.The orange sun begins to sink. Skies are golden. Clouds are pink. What evening colors do you see?Skies are clear. Moonlight glows. Blankets warm your legs and toes. Can you relax your whole body, from head to toe?Beautifully illustrated with watercolor-style collage, Yoga Nidra Lullaby brings readers a mindful, rhyming story arc and series of progressive relaxation cues that help kids... + Read More
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Series: A Name from the Sky Hardcover Diane Kruger 9781662650918 $24.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 4 - 8 Oct 25, 2022

From actress and mom Diane Kruger comes an enchanting story about how learning the meaning of her name changed her life—and how our names can help us find our own special powers.“Beautiful….Such a great new baby gift - on my go-to gift list.” — Zibby Owens, Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books“Beautiful.” — Hoda Kotb, Today with Hoda & Jenna“Diane Kruger is celebrating the power of a name.” — People Magazine. Do you know where your name comes from? Growing up in Germany, like so many children around the world, Diane Kruger felt like she didn’t fi... + Read More
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Series: The Girl Who Built an Ocean An Artist, an Argonaut, and the True Story of the World's First Aquarium Hardcover Jess Keating 9780593305119 $24.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 4 - 8 Oct 25, 2022

The inspiring tale of a seamstress-turned-scientist who invented the world’s first aquarium at a time when women in STEM were startlingly rare.The daughter of a seamstress and a cobbler, Jeanne Villepreux-Power began her career as a dressmaker, sewing beautiful gowns for the Parisian aristocracy. But her heart longed for more, and when she moved to the seaside, she became fascinated by the ocean’s mysteries. She filled her pockets with seashells and specimens, and filled her notebooks with oservations about coral and crustaceans and all manner ... + Read More
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Series: The Very Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra With 10 Musical Sounds! Hardcover Tim Lihoreau 9780744059779 $39.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 5 - 7 Oct 25, 2022

Discover the main instruments of the orchestra accompanied by 10 sound clips of child-friendly famous pieces, including Lark Ascending, Flight of the Bumblebee, Carnival of the Animals, Rhapsody in Blue, and more.“An instant childhood classic that I have no doubt will be looked back on fondly by musicians of the future.” Alexander ArmstrongTune up and take your seat - the orchestra is about to begin! Follow Ava and Jayden on a magical journey, as they discover the instruments of the orchestra, and explore beautiful scenes inspired by the music.... + Read More
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Series: SMALL WORLDS Hidden Habitats: Earth Hardcover Camilla de la Bedoyere 9781536226690 $24.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 5 - 8 Nov 01, 2022

This beautifully illustrated lift-the-flap book lets children explore small habitats in nature up close.The smallest areas of the natural world can contain a diverse web of life. Peel back leaves on the forest floor, peer over a clifftop and into a desert canyon, travel to an oasis in the Sahara Desert, climb a towering Brazil nut tree in a rain forest, and visit four more land-based habitats. What creatures will you discover? In this richly illustrated lift-the-flap book, young nature enthusiasts can get up close and personal with the wonders ... + Read More
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Series: Stuff Curious Everyday STUFF That Helps Our Planet Paperback Maddie Moate 9780241489468 $18.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 5 - 8 Dec 06, 2022

Do you ever wonder where your stuff comes from, and what happens to it when you’re finished with it?From CBBC presenter Maddie Moate: a collection of incredible stories about STUFF!Did you know that you can make paper out of elephant poo? And plastic packaging out of seaweed? And did you know that if you throw away an old T-shirt, it can take 200 years to break down?This book is full of mind-bursting facts and EXTRAORDINARY stories of the ingenious ways people around the world, and across history, have made, used and reused the stuff around the... + Read More
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Series: The Unknown Soldier Hardcover Jess M. Brallier 9781623541590 $21.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 5 - 9 Oct 04, 2022

This moving tribute to veterans and America’s fallen follows a young boy on his first trip to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.On the last day of their Washington, DC, vacation, Jack and his family visit a cemetery. Jack finds it boring, but as they watch the guard patrolling the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, his perspective shifts. He learns about the monument, the sentinels, and why it is they keep watch. Jack develops a newfound respect for those who serve and an appreciation for the honor and bravery of veterans. Includes back matter about th... + Read More
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Series: MY VERY IMPORTANT ENCYCLOPEDIA My Very Important Earth Encyclopedia For Little Learners Who Want to Know Our Planet Hardcover DK 9780744059731 $33.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 5 - 9 Oct 18, 2022

This exciting introduction to Earth is brimming with explosive volcanoes, incredible habitats, and world-saving ideas.From Earth’s inner core to the thinnest air at the edge of the atmosphere, get ready for an aound-the-world adventure…Dig down and learn exactly what is under our feet. Investigate the workings of earthquakes and volcanoes. Learn how mountains are made and how rivers form. Find out about wind, rain, and extreme weather on Earth’s surface. Explore Earth’s habitats, and meet the plants and animals that call them home. Finally, fin... + Read More
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Series: Mega-Predators of the Past Hardcover Melissa Stewart 9781682631096 $23.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 6 - 9 Nov 08, 2022

Award-winning nonfiction author and science specialist Melissa Stewart offers young readers a mega-exploration of little-known prehistoric predators that rival even the mightiest of dinosaurs!It is time for T. rex and his dinosaur cousins to step aside and let other mega-predators like the terror bird and the giant ripper lizard take the spotlight! Travel back to prehistoric times and meet some of the most impressive creatures to ever roam the Earth. You’ll be amazed at the size and the fierceness of these lesser-known predators, many of them a... + Read More
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Series: A Walk Through the Rain Forest Hardcover Martin Jenkins 9781536211207 $24.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 6 - 9 Oct 18, 2022

The award-winning team behind Can We Save the Tiger? and Ape invites young readers to explore the breathtaking biodiversity of a Malaysian tropical rain forest. Conservation biologist Martin Jenkins and acclaimed fine artist Vicky White expertly guide readers into the complex ecosystem of Malaysia’s Taman Negara. Conversational prose and photorealistic black-and-white artwork—punctuated by four jaw-dropping full-color spreads—evoke the whir of cicadas and the low call of a pheasant. Pages fill with ants and elephants, leopards and hornbills, gi... + Read More
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Series: Show and Tell! Great Graphs and Smart Charts An Introduction to Infographics Hardcover Stuart J. Murphy 9781580898232 $21.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 6 - 9 Oct 11, 2022

A visual-learning expert races up the charts and graphs math success with kid-friendly content sure to help with homework.Want to find the most popular meal in the cafeteria? Compare town sports enrollments? Or maybe you just want to know who burps the most in your family! Learn what line graphs, bar graphs, pie charts, and pictographs are and how and when to use them to represent data. Each project shows how to build a chart or graph and ties it all together with a creative infographic that really puts the A in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engi... + Read More
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Series: SHE PERSISTED She Persisted: Wilma Mankiller Hardcover Traci Sorell 9780593403037 $19.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 6 - 9 Oct 04, 2022

Inspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger comes a chapter book series about women who spoke up and rose up against the odds—including Wilma Mankiller!Wilma Mankiller grew up with the knowledge that, as a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, her people had long suffered mistreatment at the hands of the US government. As she got older and learned more about the injustices they had faced and continued to face, she dedicated her life to helping Native Nations and their citizens reclaim their right... + Read More
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Series: Symphony for a Broken Orchestra: How Philadelphia Collected Sounds to Save Music Hardcover Amy Ignatow 9781536213638 $23.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 6 - 9 Oct 25, 2022

What happens when musical instruments can’t make the sounds we expect them to make? Is music still possible? An uplifting picture book based on a true story.The schools of Philadelphia were filling up with broken violins, drums, pianos, and more, making it difficult for students to learn to play. This sparked an idea for a symphony, played entirely with the broken instruments, that would raise funds to repair the instruments themselves. Musicians young and old volunteered, and their captivating performance showed that even something broken can ... + Read More
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Series: My First Guide to Weather Hardcover Camilla de la Bedoyere 9781536226720 $25.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 6 - 9 Oct 25, 2022

A gloriously illustrated first guide to the weather for ages six and upDiscover how storm clouds form, why we have seasons, how seaweed can tell us what the weather will be, why fish and frogs sometimes fall from the sky, and much more. Cinyee Chiu’s charming illustrations are accompanied by carefully written text for young readers by children’s natural history author Camilla de la Bedoyere. This book is split into four clear sections (What Is Weather?, Changing Weather, World Weather, and Extreme Weather) and includes a fun search-and-find element.
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Series: King of the Tightrope When the Great Blondin Ruled Niagara Paperback Donna Janell Bowman 9781682634066 $11.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 6 - 9 Nov 29, 2022

In 1859, The Great Blondin took the most dangerous tightrope walk of his career—a death-defying walk across Niagara Falls. History and STEAM combine for an edge-of-your-seat read. At the age of four, Jean-Francois Gravelet walked across his first balance beam. Later, he took to the tightrope like a spider to its web and climbed toward stardom. Though his feats became more and more marvelous, he grew bored. That is, until he visited Niagara Falls and imagined doing something that no one else had ever accomplished.To cross the raging river, the G... + Read More
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Series: Show and Tell! Great Graphs and Smart Charts An Introduction to Infographics Paperback Stuart J. Murphy 9781623541750 $9.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 6 - 9 Oct 11, 2022

A visual-learning expert races up the charts and graphs math success with kid-friendly content sure to help with homework.Want to find the most popular meal in the cafeteria? Compare town sports enrollments? Or maybe you just want to know who burps the most in your family! Learn what line graphs, bar graphs, pie charts, and pictographs are and how and when to use them to represent data. Each project shows how to build a chart or graph and ties it all together with a creative infographic that really puts the A in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engi... + Read More
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Series: SHE PERSISTED She Persisted: Wilma Mankiller Paperback Traci Sorell 9780593403051 $7.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 6 - 9 Oct 04, 2022

Inspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger comes a chapter book series about women who spoke up and rose up against the odds—including Wilma Mankiller!The descendant of Cherokee ancestors who had been forced to walk the Trail of Tears, Wilma Mankiller experienced her own forced removal from the land she grew up on as a child. As she got older and learned more about the injustices her people had faced, she dedicated her life to instilling pride in Native heritage and reclaiming Native right... + Read More
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Series: Core 52 Family Edition Build Kids' Bible Confidence in 10 Minutes a Day: A Daily Devotional Hardcover Mark E. Moore 9780593236291 $22.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 7 Oct 18, 2022

In just ten minutes a day, you and your kids can master 52 core Bible verses over the course of a year—and have fun doing so!While there are lots of one-year Bible reading plans and family devotionals, few help kids understand the words that they’re reading. In this new addition to the popular Core 52 line of resources, Mark E. Moore and his daughter, former teacher and stay-at-home mom Megan Howerton, coach you and your family through 52 of the Bible’s key verses. Each week provides you and your child with a simple 5-day plan:Day 1—read the Bi... + Read More
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Series: DK TREASURES The Secret World of Plants Tales of More Than 100 Remarkable Flowers, Trees, and Seeds Hardcover Ben Hoare 9780744059830 $33.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 7 - 9 Oct 11, 2022

Plants are found almost everywhere on Earth, but to many people their lives are a mystery. Discover the secrets of more than 100 amazing plants in this treasury of intriguing flora.Learn how seagrass changes the environment around it, how the Venus flytrap counts to make sure it catches its prey, and why some tulips used to cost more than a house! This book explores the vast plant kingdom and explains how plants work, as well as the weird and wonderful relationships they have with animals. Plants provide us with food, fuel, and medicine, and wi... + Read More
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Series: HIGHLIGHTS BOOKS OF DOING The Highlights Book of How Discover the Science Behind How the World Works Hardcover Highlights 9781644728499 $39.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 7 Oct 04, 2022

How was the moon formed? How does hair grow? How exactly does popcorn pop? Hearing a lot of questions like this lately? Highlights has the answers! The Highlights Book of How features some of kids’ most inquisitive science questions about how things work submitted by real readers over the years alongside expert answers so curious kids everywhere can learn exciting new things. Integrating STEM content, experiments and activities, this 352-page how-things-work book offers in-depth explanations based on things kids are curious about.Focusing on nu... + Read More
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Series: Road Trip! Camping with the Four Vagabonds: Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, Harvey Firestone, and John Burroughs Hardcover Claudia Friddell 9781684372720 $24.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 7 - 10 Oct 11, 2022

Join Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, Harvey Firestone, and John Burroughs on their pioneering camping trips during the early 1900s in this energetic and entertaining nonfiction picture-book adventure.After years of inventing things that other people needed, Thomas Edison and Henry Ford realized there was something they needed—a vacation! So, the famous inventors packed up Ford’s Model T and invited their good friends Harvey Firestone and John Burroughs to join them as “the Four Vagabonds” hit America’s back roads to enjoy the country’s natural beaut... + Read More
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Series: MYTHICAL WORLDS Underwater World Aquatic Myths, Mysteries, and the Unexplained Hardcover Tamara Macfarlane 9780744059847 $23.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 7 - 9 Oct 25, 2022

Dive into the depths and discover the mysteries of the world of water.Water—it can be hard as rock, silky soft, and often barely there. We can’t live without it, but can’t breathe within it. This shape-shifting element washes in on our shores, pours on our towns, and winds through our fields. We are mostly made out of water, but how much do we really know about it? Water features in creation myths from across the globe. Watery gods and goddesses glide across all continents, stories of Selkies and Siren-like creatures sing up from every sea. Wat... + Read More
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Series: Galapagos Hardcover DK 9780744059724 $25.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 7 - 9 Oct 25, 2022

The Galapagos islands is one of the most amazing, biologically diverse, nature-rich places on Earth. This beautifully illustrated and photographic tour of the flora, fauna, and geology of the Galapagos islands will cover everything that makes them one of the most unique places on the planet.An illustrated and photographic tour of the flora, fauna and geology of the Galapagos islands (13 major islands, 6 smaller islands, 40 islets), this is the ultimate book on these incredible islands. Featuring spreads on the formation of the islands, the a... + Read More
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Series: HOW TO BUILD LEGO How to Build LEGO Dinosaurs Hardcover Jessica Farrell 9780744060959 $19.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 7 - 9 Oct 11, 2022

Discover how to build your awesome LEGO® dinosaurs!Be inspired by 30 incredible LEGO dinosaurs, from a fierce T-rex to a giant Brachiosaurus and a winged Pteranodon.Embark on an imaginative building journey as the models get more challenging through the book. Each dinosaur idea is broken down into three, four, or five important building steps.Learn essential building techniques to create claws and teeth, legs and tails, textures and colors and much more, for your own wonderful creations.You can build anything!
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Series: POCKET EXPERT Jurassic World Pocket Expert All the Facts You Need to Know Paperback Catherine Saunders 9780744054606 $10.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 7 - 9 Oct 04, 2022

Become an instant expert on all things Jurassic World with this handy pocket-sized guide!Discover everything you ever needed to know about the dinosaurs of Jurassic World! Which is the most deadly carnivore on the island? Can a velociraptor outrun a T-rex? What does brontosaurus mean? This pocket guide gives young dino-fans a one-stop source of amazing facts to wow their friends with!©2022 Universal Studios.
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Series: Unstoppable Us, Volume 1: How Humans Took Over the World Hardcover Yuval Noah Harari 9781774882214 $29.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Oct 18, 2022

A New York Times Bestseller • From world-renowned historian and philosopher Yuval Noah Harari, the bestselling author of Sapiens, comes an exciting, brand-new illustrated book for middle-grade readers that looks at the epic true story of humankind.“Gripping and thought-provoking.” —New York TimesEven though we’ll never outrun a hungry lion or outswim an angry shark, humans are pretty impressive — and the most dominant species on the planet. So, how did we become “unstoppable”?The answer to that is one of the strangest tales you’ll ever hear. An... + Read More
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Series: The Reading Adventure 100 Books to Check Out Before You're 12 Hardcover We Need Diverse Books 9780744057881 $25.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Oct 18, 2022

Discover your next read with this carefully curated list from We Need Diverse Books.Check out 100 must-read books to try before you’re 12! Packed with reviews, recommendations, and exclusive author interviews, The Reading Adventure: 100 Books to Check Out Before You’re 12 will inspire young readers to discover books beyond the curriculum and see themselves on the page. From mystery to autobiography, the book is organized by genre, so you can jump to the section that interests you the most. Each entry has a key theme box so you can immediately s... + Read More
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Series: Counting in Dog Years and Other Sassy Math Poems Hardcover Betsy Franco 9781536201161 $24.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Oct 11, 2022

Twenty-nine playful poems from the maven of math poetry + ingenious high-concept art = countless hours of mind-blowing, mathematical fun. Award-winning author Betsy Franco is back with another pitch-perfect performance that explores a range of math topics—from fractions and time measurements to geometry and graphs—in a way that relates math to the daily lives of children. Even the most mathematically disinclined will warm to these innovative poems, illustrated with game-changing wit and whimsy by Priscilla Tey, whose clever mechanical “Numbots... + Read More
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Series: Your Place in the Universe Paperback Jason Chin 9780823452453 $11.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Nov 15, 2022

Explore the known Universe and consider its mind-boggling scale in this crisply illustrated, well-researched picture book from Caldecott Medalist Jason Chin. Winner of the Cook Prize!Now available in paperback.Most eight-year-olds are about five times as tall as this book…but only half as tall as an ostrich, which is half as tall as a giraffe…twenty times smaller than a California Redwood! How do they compare to the tallest buildings? To Mt. Everest? To stars, galaxy clusters, and…the universe?Jason Chin, the award-winning author and illustrat... + Read More
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Series: Would You Rather? Would You Rather? Teen Challenge Edition Funny Questions & Lively Competition for Original Thinkers Paperback Lindsey Daly 9780593435670 $11.00 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION Age (years) from 12 Oct 18, 2022

From the best-selling author of Would You Rather? Made You Think! Edition, a laugh-out-loud game of challenging “Would You Rather?” questions for teens.Help your teen take a break from social media, school, and everyday teen stress with this super fun game of 160+ hilarious “Would You Rather?” questions designed specifically for them. Covering topics teens care about and contemplate—from technology to entertainment to adventure—this age-appropriate book gives teens space to laugh, think, and hang out as they try to win the Would You Rather? tro... + Read More
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Series: A Different Kind of Normal My Real-Life COMPLETELY True Story About Being Unique Hardcover Abigail Balfe 9781774881637 $29.99 Age (years) from 8 - 12 Oct 04, 2022

In this joyfully illustrated memoir, author-illustrator Abigail Balfe recounts her journey growing up autistic and the challenges of navigating the “normal” world around her.“Hi! My name is Abigail, and I’m autistic. But I didn’t know I was autistic until I was a (kind of) adult. This is my true story of growing up in the confusing ’normal’ world, all the while missing some Very Important Information about myself. ”There’ll be scary moments involving toilets and crowded trains, heart-warming tales of cats and pianos, and funny memories includin... + Read More
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Series: A Different Kind of Normal My Real-Life COMPLETELY True Story About Being Unique Paperback Abigail Balfe 9781774881651 $18.99 Age (years) from 8 - 12 Oct 04, 2022

In this joyfully illustrated memoir, author-illustrator Abigail Balferecounts her journey growing up autistic and the challenges ofnavigating the “normal” world around her.“Hi! My name is Abigail, and I’m autistic. But I didn’t know I was autistic until I was a (kind of) adult. This is my true story of growing up in the confusing ’normal’ world, all the while missing some Very Important Information about myself.”There’ll be scary moments involving toilets and crowded trains,heart-warming tales of cats and pianos, and funny memories including my... + Read More
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Series: MAKER LAB Dinosaur and Other Prehistoric Creatures Activity Lab Exciting Projects for Exploring the Prehistoric World Hardcover DK 9780744050707 $25.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Oct 04, 2022

Explore the exciting world of dinosaursWhether you’re a dinosaur fan or just simply enjoy practical, hands-on projects, this book combines creativity with a prehistoric twist. Each of the super-fun make-and-do projects in this book comes with simple step-by-step photographs and instructions that will inspire imaginative minds and bring the dinosaur world to life!Perfect for kids who are interested in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math), Dinosaur Lab features activities that cover many aspects of prehistoric life, from the evolutio... + Read More
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Series: Troublemakers in Trousers Women and What They Wore to Get Things Done Hardcover Sarah Albee 9781623540951 $22.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Oct 25, 2022

Meet twenty-one women throughout history who broke fashion and norms to do something groundbreaking in this unique middle-grade collection that celebrates trailblazers and troublemakers.Girls and women have historically been denied access to work, been blocked from the arts, refused the opportunity to lead and fight, and much more, simply because of their gender. From Hatshepsut to Joan of Arc to Frida Kahlo, Troublemakers in Trousers highlights twenty-one women who, for different reasons, wore men’s clothing, pretended to be men, and broke the... + Read More
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Series: DK OUR WORLD IN PICTURES Our World in Pictures An Encyclopedia of Everything Hardcover DK 9780744060157 $39.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Oct 25, 2022

From animals to the internet, pandemics to climate change, this children’s encyclopedia is packed with everything you need to know.Explore galleries of intriguing objects on a range of topics, from plants to space, and from sports to ancient civilizations. Whether it’s the earliest photograph taken or the latest rover on Mars, see the world – and beyond – as you have never seen it before. This comprehensive visual encyclopedia takes you on a fascinating journey from the past to present – and into the future!Prepare to build your knowledge on a ... + Read More
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Series: KNOWLEDGE ENCYCLOPEDIAS Knowledge Encyclopedia Planet Earth! Our Exciting World As You've Never Seen It Before Hardcover DK 9780744056259 $33.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Oct 18, 2022

DK’s best-selling, richly illustrated encyclopedia series explores planet Earth inside and out. Discover our planet—its place in space, its volcanoes, wild landscapes, deserts and oceans, hurricanes and earthquakes.What’s inside Earth, and why is it so hot under the surface? How did our planet come about, and what did it look like in the beginning? How are mountains formed and why are forests important? What happens when glaciers melt and how can we stop climate change? Explore habitats and ecosystems—inside caves, among enormous redwoods, on ... + Read More
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Series: DK TIMELINES CHILDREN Timelines of Science Hardcover DK 9780744060171 $39.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Oct 04, 2022

More than 150 spectacular illustrated timelines show how science changed the world one discovery at a time.Timelines of Science takes you on an astonishing voyage through time to witness every great breakthrough in the history of science. Each topic is beautifully realized as an illustrated, two-page timeline showcasing the discoveries, disasters, and eureka moments that gave rise to every modern science from astronomy to zoology. Find out why the fruitless search for a potion of eternal life led to the birth of modern chemistry. See how the in... + Read More
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Series: Black in Time The Most Awesome Black Britons from Yesterday to Today Paperback Alison Hammond 9780241532317 $16.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Dec 06, 2022

Hiya! Alison Hammond here! I love getting to know all about different people and I’ll tell you a secret…sometimes people we don’t know much about are the most interesting of all! Which is really what this book is all about.Let me ask you a question: How many Black people can you name from our history? Mary Seacole? Ira Aldridge? George Bridgetower? Pablo Fanque? Walter Tull? Have you heard of these people?Yes? That’s great! But if you haven’t, don’t worry, you’re not alone, which is why I’m so excited to tell you all about them. Because the peo... + Read More
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Series: FOR YOUNG PEOPLE SERIES A Young People's History of the United States Revised and Updated Hardcover Howard Zinn 9781644212509 $60.00 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 10 Dec 20, 2022

A Young People’s History of the United States brings to US history the viewpoints of workers, enslaved people, immigrants, women, Black people, Latino Americans, Asian Americans, American Indians, and others whose stories, and their impact, are rarely included in books for young people. Beginning with a look at Christopher Columbus’s arrival through the eyes of the Arawak Indians, then leading the reader through the struggles for workers’ rights, women’s rights, and civil rights during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and ending with the... + Read More
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Series: FOR YOUNG PEOPLE SERIES A Young People's History of the United States Revised and Updated Paperback Howard Zinn 9781644212516 $31.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 10 Jan 03, 2023

A Young People’s History of the United States brings to US history the viewpoints of workers, enslaved people, immigrants, women, Black people, Latino Americans, Asian Americans, American Indians, and others whose stories, and their impact, are rarely included in books for young people. Beginning with a look at Christopher Columbus’s arrival through the eyes of the Arawak Indians, then leading the reader through the struggles for workers’ rights, women’s rights, and civil rights during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and ending with the... + Read More
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Series: How Everything Works From Brain Cells to Black Holes Hardcover DK 9780744060164 $45.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 10 - 14 Oct 25, 2022

Have you ever wondered how an email gets to someone on the other side of the world in just a few seconds, or why it’s a bad idea to stand under a tree during a thunderstorm?Each page of this mind-blowingly detailed and ambitious encyclopedia will guide you through the natural world and the technology that surrounds you. Giant, page-filling illustrations take objects apart – or take the roofs and walls off buildings – to show you how they work, explaining both basic principles (such as photosynthesis) as well as broader concepts (like how all th... + Read More
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Series: Underground Fire: Hope, Sacrifice, and Courage in the Cherry Mine Disaster Hardcover Sally M. Walker 9781536212402 $33.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 10 - 14 Oct 11, 2022

A historic mine fire traps hundreds of men underground in a gripping work of narrative nonfiction meticulously researched and told by a master of the genre. It is November 13, 1909, and the coal miners of Cherry, Illinois, head to work with lunch pails in hand, just like any other day. By seven a.m., 484 of these men are underground, starting jobs that range from taking care of the mules that haul coal to operating cages that raise and lower workers and coal to chiseling out rocks and coal from the tunnels of the mine. With the electrical syste... + Read More
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Series: The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee (Young Readers Adaptation) Life in Native America Hardcover David Treuer 9780593203477 $26.99 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION Age (years) from 12 Oct 18, 2022

The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee is a story of Native American resilience and reinvention, adapted for young adults from the adult nonfiction book of the same name.Since the late 1800s, it has been believed that Native American civilization has been wiped from the United States. The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee argues that Native American culture is far from defeated—if anything, it is thriving as much today as it was one hundred years ago.The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee looks at Native American culture as it exists today—and the fight to preserve lang... + Read More
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Series: Better Than We Found It: Conversations to Help Save the World Hardcover Frederick Joseph 9781536224528 $25.99 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION Age (years) from 12 Oct 11, 2022

From the New York Times best-selling author of The Black Friend and a seasoned activist comes an indispensable guide to social and political progressivism for young people and anyone wanting to get more involved.Every generation inherits the problems created by the ones before them, but no generation will inherit as many problems—as many crises—as the current generation of young people. From the devastations of climate change to the horrors of gun violence, from rampant transphobia to the widening wealth gap, from the lack of health care to the... + Read More