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A Caribou Alphabet
Award Winners, Education & Teaching, Middle Grade, Pre-k to Kindergarten, Children's Books, Baby to 2, Ages 3 to 5, Ages 6 to 8, Science, Nature and EnvironmentOnce common in the northern United States, caribou are more closely identified with the Canadian arctic - and with Lapland, where their domesticated relatives, reindeer, are essential to the lives of the indigenous people. Through art and rhyme, this book celebrates the strength and beauty of one of nature's great survivors. -
Always Mom, Forever Dad
Education & Teaching, Middle Grade, Pre-k to Kindergarten, Children's Books, Ages 3 to 5, Ages 6 to 8, Modern FamilyALWAYS MOM, FOREVER DAD explores today's world where more and more children have parents who live separately. As these children move between homes, they can't help but wonder: will mom still love me? Will Dad? In this reassuring picture book, young readers see children who have two households whether because of divorce, separation, or other circumstances experiencing life's ups and downs with both parents secure in the knowledge that Mom will always be Mom, and Dad is forever Dad. -
Ana and the Sea Star
New Releases, Children's Books, Ages 3 to 5, Ages 6 to 8, Science, Nature and EnvironmentThis beautiful picture book celebrates the power of imagination and an appreciation of the natural world. -
Astronaut Annie
Award Winners, New Releases, Children's Books, Ages 3 to 5, Ages 6 to 8, Modern Family, Multicultural, Science, Nature and EnvironmentAnnie's joyful exuberance and her family's wholehearted support leave no doubt that her dream is within her grasp. This delightful story?with backmatter about women astronauts?encourages young readers to pursue their dreams and reach for the stars. -
Bees in the City
New Releases, Children's Books, Ages 3 to 5, Ages 6 to 8, Global Empathy, Science, Nature and EnvironmentLionel lives in a Paris apartment building but loves keeping bees with his Aunt Celine at her farm outside the city. But when her bees start dying, how can he help? -
Before We Eat
Award Winners, Education & Teaching, Middle Grade, Pre-k to Kindergarten, Children's Books, Baby to 2, Ages 3 to 5, Ages 6 to 8, Science, Nature and EnvironmentBefore we eat, many people must work very hard planting grain, catching fish, tending animals, and filling crates. In this book, vibrantly illustrated by Caldecott Medalist Mary Azarian, readers find out what must happen before food can get to our table to nourish our bodies and spirits. -
Boat of Dreams
Award Winners, Education & Teaching, High School & YA, Middle Grade, New Releases, Pre-k to Kindergarten, Ages 3 to 5, Ages 6 to 8, Ages 9 to 12, Global Empathy, Modern FamilyHow does a fastidious old man with bowler, umbrella, suspenders, and a Salvador Dali mustache come to live on a deserted island? -
Daddy Played The Blues
New Releases, Ages 3 to 5, Ages 6 to 8, Ages 9 to 12, MulticulturalAVAILABLE AUGUST! You may order now and receive this book as soon as it is available. “I was six years old the day we left the farm in Mississippi,” remembers Cassie in this richly textured picture book. “Between the boll weevils, the floods, and the landlord, there was no way a family could scratch out a living there anymore.” -
If Picasso Painted a Snowman
Middle Grade, New Releases, Pre-k to Kindergarten, Children's Books, Ages 3 to 5, Ages 6 to 8, Nonfiction“If someone asked you to paint a snowman, you would probably start with three white circles stacked one upon another. Then you would add black dots for eyes, an orange triangle for a nose, and a black dotted smile. But if Picasso painted a snowman….” -
Melena’s Jubilee
Middle Grade, New Releases, Pre-k to Kindergarten, Children's Books, Ages 3 to 5, Ages 6 to 8, Modern Family, Multicultural, Tolerance & Resolving ConflictAfter being sent to bed early the previous night, Melena wakes up to a new day with a song in her heart. -
Most People
New Releases, Children's Books, Ages 3 to 5, Ages 6 to 8, Global Empathy, Modern Family, Multicultural, Tolerance & Resolving ConflictAVAILABLE JULY! You may order this title now and receive it as soon as it's available. The world can be a scary place. Anxious adults want children to be aware of dangers, but shouldn’t kids be aware of kindness too? -
Moth and Wasp, Soil and Ocean
New Releases, Children's Books, Ages 3 to 5, Ages 6 to 8, Global Empathy, Multicultural, Science, Nature and EnvironmentMoth and Wasp, Soil and Ocean tells its story through the memories of a farm boy who, inspired by Pu Zhelong, became a scientist himself. -
My Busy Green Garden
New Releases, Pre-k to Kindergarten, Teaching by Grade, Teaching by Subject, Ages 3 to 5, Ages 6 to 8, Science, Nature and EnvironmentA lyrical tribute to the bugs, bees, and birds that make the garden such a busy place. -
One Maine Christmas Eve
Young Adult, Children's Books, Baby to 2, Ages 3 to 5, Ages 6 to 8, Ages 9 to 12, Maine and New EnglandIt's Christmas Eve in Maine, and Miss Moody and her boarders Millie and Emery--as well as her pup Smittens--are all tucked into bed, when out in the barnyard there arises such a clatter...! Turns out that Santa's reindeer have come down ill and need a chance to recuperate. Thanks to some old-fashioned down-on-the-farm ingenuity, Santa gets back on schedule with the help of a motley but willing crew like none you've ever dreamed of. -
Sylvia Rose and the Cherry Tree
New Releases, Pre-k to Kindergarten, Ages 3 to 5, Ages 6 to 8, Global Empathy, Multicultural, Science, Nature and EnvironmentIn rhymed couplets, with magical illustrations, Sylvia Rose and the Cherry Tree spins a story of adventure, imagination, and the importance of home.
