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The second collection in the Big Words Small Stories series follows the adventures of Davey and his dog, Abigail. When Davey tries to sweep an enormous dustball out the front door, the wind lifts the dustball into the air --- and Davey and Abigail with it! Their flying dustball takes them on adventures to places around the world, including Italy, China and Switzerland, which makes for some great stories (five, to be exact)! As with the first book in the series, the mischievous Sprinkle Fairy and her helpers have slipped a Big Word into each sto... + Read More
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Series: Hawk and the Dove, TheHardcover
Paul Kor9781525301254
$17.99JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 8
May 07, 2019
The hawk is sad. He is tired of war. So, he changes his face and puts on gloves. Whoosh! He has become a gentle dove. And all around him, the world is at peace. No more canon blasts. No more bombs. Planes turn into butterflies. Soldiers' guns sprout dazzling flowers. Everyone is joyful as a blanket of calm envelops the world. However, though happy now, the dove still worries. Will it last? The late Paul Kor, an internationally acclaimed Israeli author-illustrator, sought to create a miracle with this book borne out of his own brutal experience... + Read More
3.
Series: Karate KakapoHardcover
Loredana Cunti9781771388030
$18.99JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 7
Apr 02, 2019
Kakapo is crazy about karate. No student at her dojo tries harder or practices more. She loves the blocks, the strikes, the stances. And she especially loves the super-fast kicks: the running kicks, the jumping kicks, the side kicks ... but no amount of practice can help her conquer the elusive flying kick. You see, kakapos can't fly. Despite this, Kakapo works hard on everything else to perfect her skills. She has earned every belt from yellow to green to blue to red. And now it's time for the most difficult karate challenge of all: the black ... + Read More
4.
Series: Little House in a Big Place, AHardcover
Alison Acheson9781771389129
$18.99JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 7
May 07, 2019
Every day, in a little house in a little town in the middle of a big place, a girl stands at her window and waves to the engineer of the train that passes on the nearby tracks. The engineer waves back and his wave and her wave together make a home in her heart. The little girl is curious about the engineer, about where he came from and where he goes. Which makes her wonder if she might go away, too, some day. This beautiful free verse picture book explores the magic of a connection made between strangers, while also pondering the idea of growin... + Read More
5.
Series: Me, Toma and the Concrete GardenHardcover
Andrew Larsen9781771389174
$18.99JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 7
May 07, 2019
Vincent is staying with his aunt Mimi for the summer while his mom recuperates from surgery. Mimi's drab city neighborhood, complete with an empty dirt lot across the street, doesn't seem too promising. But then Vincent meets Toma, a boy who lives nearby, and things start looking up. Mimi has a mysterious box of “dirt balls” in her apartment. When she asks Vincent to get rid of them, the fun Vincent and Toma have throwing them into the lot becomes the start of a budding friendship. Then one day, they notice new shoots sprouting all over the lot... + Read More
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Series: Mine. Yours.Hardcover
Marsha Diane Arnold9781771389198
$18.99JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 7
Apr 02, 2019
Little Panda startles Big Panda awake inside his den. So Big Panda (who's a little cranky) sets him straight by declaring, “Mine.” Then he puts Little Panda outside on a rock and tells him, “Yours.” When Little Panda appears at breakfast wanting Big Panda's food, he tells him again, “Mine.” Though, to encourage Little Panda to leave, he hands him a kite and says, “Yours.” At first, Little Panda has fun flying the kite. But soon he begins disrupting the other animals in the forest. They all give him the same message: their things, “Mine;” the ki... + Read More
7.
Series: My Forest Is GreenHardcover
Darren Lebeuf9781771389303
$18.99JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 7
Apr 02, 2019
With art supplies in tow, a young boy explores the urban forest near his home, then interprets what he sees with his art. The boy is a keen observer who uses poetic, rhythmic language to describe the diversity he finds through all four seasons. His forest is both “fluffy” and “prickly,” “dense” and “sparse,” “crispy” and “soft.” It's also “scattered and soggy, and spotted and foggy.” His forest is made up of many colors --- but he decides that “mostly it's green.” Each aspect of the forest inspires the boy to create a different kind of art: cha... + Read More
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Series: Ojiichan's GiftHardcover
Chieri Uegaki9781771389631
$21.99JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 7
Apr 02, 2019
When Mayumi was born, her grandfather created a garden for her. It was unlike any other garden she knew. It had no flowers or vegetables. Instead, Ojiichan made it out of stones: “big ones, little ones and ones in-between.” Every summer, Mayumi visits her grandfather in Japan, and they tend the garden together. Raking the gravel is her favorite part. Afterward, the two of them sit on a bench and enjoy the results of their efforts in happy silence. But then one summer, everything changes. Ojiichan has grown too old to care for his home and the g... + Read More
9.
Series: Paws and EdwardHardcover
Espen Dekko9781525301353
$18.99JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 7
May 07, 2019
Paws is tired. He just wants to rest. And to dream about the days when he used to chase rabbits. He still walks with Edward to the park twice a day, but only because Edward needs the fresh air. Until one day, Paws decides he doesn't want to go for another walk. He just wants to lie in Edward's bed. “Paws has walked and walked. His paws are heavy. Paws doesn't have to walk anymore. Paws doesn't have to do anything anymore.” And Paws falls asleep one last time, leaving Edward to dream of the days when Paws used to chase rabbits. Espen Dekko's ge... + Read More
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Series: Red Light, Green LionHardcover
Candace Ryan9781525300158
$18.99JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 7
May 07, 2019
In this clever book, a green lion is waiting at a red traffic light. While he waits, a series of unexpected events occur, involving such things as lightning, a lilac, library books and lima beans. Or rather, “li-ghtning,” “li-lac,” “li-brary books,” and “li-ma beans” because the text on each spread ends with “Red light, green li-,” and the reader must turn the page to see the whole word --- and what's happened. All the while, the lion calmly and helpfully deals with whatever shows up (even loading livestock into a lifeboat!) and wryly muses abo... + Read More
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Series: TeddyThe Remarkable Tale of a President, a Cartoonist, a Toymaker and a Bear
Hardcover
James Sage9781771387958
$18.99JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 4 - 7
May 07, 2019
The story goes that on a hunting trip in 1902, President Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt refused to shoot a bear. “Me? Shoot that little fella?” he said. “Why, if I so much as ruffled his fur, I'd never be able to look my children in the eyes again!” When a political cartoonist shared the story in the newspaper, New York shopkeepers Rosie and Morris Michtom were impressed by the president's big, warm heart. So they decided to create a “Teddy” bear in his honor to sell in their store. The bear was so popular, they made another one. And another. Befor... + Read More
12.
Series: Time Travel Guides, TheOn the Run in Ancient ChinaPaperback
Linda Bailey9781525301124
$12.99JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12
May 07, 2019
It's the tantalizing smell of Chinese food that's enticed the Binkerton children back into the creepy Good Times Travel Agency. Sure, the fried noodles are delicious, but then the shop owner pulls another one of his mysterious guidebooks off his shelf and before they can stop him, he's sent the children hurtling back in time once again. This time they land in first-century China, where little Libby quickly manages to slip away from Josh and Emma in an official carriage headed to the capital city. But while she's living the ancient China high li... + Read More
13.
Series: Time Travel Guides, TheOn the Run in Ancient ChinaHardcover
Linda Bailey9781525301520
$16.99JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12
May 07, 2019
It's the tantalizing smell of Chinese food that's enticed the Binkerton children back into the creepy Good Times Travel Agency. Sure, the fried noodles are delicious, but then the shop owner pulls another one of his mysterious guidebooks off his shelf and before they can stop him, he's sent the children hurtling back in time once again. This time they land in first-century China, where little Libby quickly manages to slip away from Josh and Emma in an official carriage headed to the capital city. But while she's living the ancient China high li... + Read More
14.
Series: Beastly PuzzlesA Brain-Boggling Animal Guessing GameHardcover
Rachel Poliquin9781771389136
$18.99JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 7 - 10
May 07, 2019
This book asks children: If you're given a list of features and characteristics, can you guess which animal they make? This might seem easy enough. But solving the puzzles in this book is deviously, outrageously, almost impossibly tricky! Though the thirteen animals included are easily recognizable --- such as polar bear, snail, ostrich, pufferfish --- the clues are unexpected. For example: “3 billiard balls,” “dinosaur feet” and “five feather dusters.” And to further complicate matters, the clues are presented in scenarios unrelated to the ani... + Read More
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Series: Exploring Our CommunityFollow That Bee!A First Book of Bees in the CityHardcover
Scot Ritchie9781525300349
$21.99JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 4 - 7
Apr 02, 2019
Pedro, Nick, Yulee, Sally and Martin are buzzing with excitement today! The five friends are visiting Martin's neighbor, Mr. Cardinal. He keeps beehives in his backyard, and he's offered to show them how honeybees live. As the kids help Mr. Cardinal with his work, he explains how bees feed and pollinate, what happens inside their colony, how they build their hives and even why they like to dance! He also tells the friends why some bee populations are in trouble and what people can do to help. And the perfect sweet ending to the day? Honey, of c... + Read More
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Series: Moon MissionThe Epic 400-Year Journey to Apollo 11Hardcover
Sigmund Brouwer9781525300363
$18.99JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 10 - 14
May 07, 2019
This riveting narrative told from the astronauts' points of view offers a unique approach to the story behind Apollo 11's successful --- though nearly disastrous --- 1969 moon landing. Readers are brought along on the ride of a lifetime, as they relive every step of the mission, including the nail-biting (and relatively unknown) crucial moments when it came close to failure. From ignition to moon walk to splashdown, the story is structured in eleven exciting episodes. And, setting this book apart, each episode is linked to the innovations and d... + Read More
17.
Series: Nature All Around: TreesHardcover
Pamela Hickman9781771388047
$19.99JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 7 - 10
Apr 02, 2019
This comprehensive and beautifully illustrated introduction to trees and the important role they play is part of the essential Nature All Around series. The book first explores the parts of trees, their life cycles, the difference between deciduous and evergreen trees, leaf types and the processes of photosynthesis and respiration. Then it takes readers through a year in the life cycle of trees, describing what happens during each of the four seasons. Readers will discover the many ways trees are vital to the environment and how various animals... + Read More
18.
Series: CitizenKidVoice for the Spirit Bears, AHow One Boy Inspired Millions to Save a Rare AnimalHardcover
Carmen Oliver9781771389792
$19.99JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 6 - 9
May 07, 2019
As a child, Simon Jackson found navigating the world of the school playground difficult. He felt most at home in the woodlands, learning about and photographing wildlife. As a teenager, he became fascinated with spirit bears, a rare subspecies of black bear with creamy white fur. These elusive creatures were losing their habitat to deforestation, and Simon knew he had to do something to protect them. He decided he would become the voice for the spirit bears. But first, he would have to find his own. Carmen Oliver's inspiring true story is base... + Read More
19.
Series: Stinky ScienceWhy the Smelliest Smells Smell So SmellyHardcover
Edward Kay9781771383820
$18.99JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12
Apr 02, 2019
This book about the science of smells takes a funky subject and makes it fascinating --- and hilarious! It starts with the basics, from the reason why things stink to how our sense of smell works (hint: it has to do with the six million scent receptors way up inside our noses). Then come some specifics such as how and why smells are closely linked to memories, descriptions of some of the stinkiest stinks on Earth and information about the chemicals that smells are made of. (Young readers finally learn why feet and some cheeses can smell the sam... + Read More
20.
Series: CarmillaHardcover
Kim Turrisi9781525301308
$17.99YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 14 - 18
May 07, 2019
An adaptation of Shaftesbury's award-winning, groundbreaking queer vampire web series of the same name, Carmilla mixes the camp of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the snark of Veronica Mars, and the mysterious atmosphere of Welcome to Nightvale. Newly escaped from the stifling boredom of a small town, college freshman Laura is ready to make the most of her first year at Silas University. But when her roommate, Betty, vanishes and a sarcastic, nocturnal philosophy student named Carmilla moves into Betty's side of the room, Laura decides to play detec... + Read More
21.
Series: Always SmileCarley Allison's Secrets for Laughing, Loving and LivingHardcover
Alice Kuipers9781525300400
$18.99YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION Age (years) from 14 - 18
May 07, 2019
Not long ago, seventeen-year-old Carley Allison had it all. She was on the edge of fame as a singer and composer. She was reaching for the highest levels as a competitive skater. She had a brand-new boyfriend and a golden future waiting after graduation. Her world came crashing down when she was diagnosed with a rare kind of cancer in her trachea. Her case, doctors said, was one in 3.5 billion. Faced with an uncertain new future, Carley did what she always did: she rose to the challenge. Cancer treatment tested her, but Carley was fearless an... + Read More
22.
Series: Center of the Universe, TheHardcover
Ria Voros9781525300387
$19.99YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 14 - 18
Apr 02, 2019
Grace Carter's mother --- the celebrity news anchor GG Carter --- is everything Grace is not. GG is a star, with a flawless wardrobe and a following of thousands, while Grace --- an aspiring astrophysicist --- is into stars of another kind. She and her mother have always been in different orbits. Then one day GG is just ... gone. Cameras descend on their house, news shows speculate about what might have happened and Grace's family struggles to find a new rhythm as they wait for answers. While the authorities unravel the mystery behind GG's... + Read More
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